Why Are So Many Teenage And Child Refugees In The UK Missing Out On Education? (Webinar)

Join us to explore the findings of REUK’s research on the barriers to young refugees accessing education and the policy changes needed.

The steep rise in school absences after the pandemic has led to urgent efforts from the new Government, which has announced a new Children's Wellbeing Bill to address the issue and bring absent children back to school.

These efforts must include refugee and asylum-seeking children and teenagers, who arrive later into the school system ("late arrivals") and face additional challenges to accessing education. Refugee Education UK (REUK) sheds light upon this in their upcoming report, Education for Late Arrivals, which draws on the experiences from 400 individuals including practitioners from charities, education, local government, and young refugees themselves.

Join us for a conversation about what REUK found and what needs to change at a policy level.

Panel

  • Diana Sutton - Director, The Bell Foundation (chair).
  • Catherine Gladwell - Chief Executive, Refugee Education UK.
  • Angel Nakhle - REUK Youth Advocate.
  • Isabelle Sherlock - Senior Policy Advisor, Children’s Commissioner for England.
  • James Gould - Vice Principal for Student Services and Recruitment, Sir George Monoux Sixth Form College.

This webinar will be focused on the policy findings and recommendations from this research. Additional practitioner-focused events will be held in the autumn, but practitioners with an interest in policy are most welcome to attend!

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