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2 Aims To equip key staff with the knowledge, skills & resources to support others To consider how schools can fulfil their duties to safeguard and promote well-being To turn empathy into positive action

3 “6.5 million externally displaced persons. 7.6 internally displaced persons. It is the largest displacement of people in world history…”

4 Syria’s Children “A Lost Generation “ Exposure to the horrors of war, conflict,inhumane treatment and great personal risk Denied access to basic services such as education and healthcare 2.8 million Syrian young people are out of school Refugee children from Syria struggle to continue their education Early marriage and child labour

5 Syria Seen and Heard سوريا https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=oxfam+seen+and+heard+campaign

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7 Wheel of Life Test Protective Factors v Adverse Factors

8 Oxfam Education h ttp://www.oxfam.org.uk/education/education-blog/2015/09/~/link.aspx?_id=114E8A0DF0344CE9B3B27C3DECBEE385 &_z=z h ttp://www.oxfam.org.uk/education/education-blog/2015/09/~/link.aspx?_id=114E8A0DF0344CE9B3B27C3DECBEE385 &_z=z

9 Sanctuary Schools

10 http://www.goglasgow.org.uk/pages/show/1975

11 August 2015

12 School of Sanctuary Award City of Sanctuary movement in partnership with Oxfam to schools that have consistently put the sanctuary principles into practice : Take positive action to make welcoming and inclusion part of the values of your school and evidence through displays, school procedures, fundraising etc., Learn about what it means to be seeking sanctuary and be actively involved in for example celebrating Refugee Week Share your vision and achievements with parents, community and your cluster, and the wider Schools of Sanctuary network

13 Refugee Week 20-26 June 2016 http://refugeeweek.org.uk/info- centre/educational-resources/classroom-resources/ http://refugeeweek.org.uk/info- centre/educational-resources/classroom-resources/ Links to short films, stories, testimonies, activities & events Simple Acts

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16 5 miles in circumference Now the 4 th biggest city in Jordan with 81 000 There is a pizza delivery service & wedding dress hire shop Half of children in the camp are enrolled in school Girls married very young to secure dowries Za’atari Camp, Jordan

17 Nizip Refugee Camp, Turkey Tents and containers Power supply & Water Supply Crime very low Schools & Nurseries Family allowance to spend in shops

18 Government Responses UK Government : 20 000 Syrian refugees over 4 years Scottish Government : 1000 Syrian refugees across all L.A.’s GIRFEC Principles

19 Protective Factors Teachers who understand the refugee experience Supporting the resilience of refugee pupils Acknowledge their diversity Meet the pastoral needs of new arrivals, focusing on the induction process The school ethos, policies and learning environment that promote inclusion and meet the specific needs of refugee pupils Learning and teaching - strategies that support achievement Peer-to-Peer Learning for a Truly Global Education

20 Protective Factors The importance of school “It is no exaggeration to say that refugee children’s wellbeing depends to a major degree on their school experiences, successes and failures....School policies are a powerful tool for helping refugee children feel safe and normal again, and begin to learn.” Naomi Richman, In the Midst of the Whirlwind - a manual for helping refugee children, 1998

21 Curriculum Oxfam Campaigns – Syria a Children’s Crisis, Seen & Heard Interdisciplinary Topic like Sanctuary Testimonies - UNHCR Photographs, Quizzes, “Seeking Safety” Primary & Secondary – British Red Cross School of Sanctuary Against all Odds – Interactive web-based game UNHCR and Syrian Journey BBC Action Aid, War Child, Amnesty International

22 Resources & Sources Scottish Refugee Council & Refugee Week http://refugeeweek.org.uk/info- centre/educational-resources/classroom-resources/http://refugeeweek.org.uk/info- centre/educational-resources/classroom-resources/ Oxfam Seen and Heard campaign www.oxfam.org.uk/education/resources/syria- seen-and-heardwww.oxfam.org.uk/education/resources/syria- seen-and-heard Oxfam Schools of Sanctuary campaign https://schools.cityofsanctuary.org/.../schools-of-sanctuary-and-oxfam-cr... https://schools.cityofsanctuary.org/.../schools-of-sanctuary-and-oxfam-cr Oxfam Syria : A Children’s Crisis www.oxfam.org.uk/education/resources/syriawww.oxfam.org.uk/education/resources/syria British Red Cross http://www.redcross.org.uk/What-we-do /Teaching- resources/Quick-activities/Refugee-Week-2014http://www.redcross.org.uk/What-we-do /Teaching- resources/Quick-activities/Refugee-Week-2014 Humanitarian Information Unit https://hiu.state.gov/Products/Syria_ConflictWithoutBorders_Displacement_201 5Aug27_HIU_U1283.pdf https://hiu.state.gov/Products/Syria_ConflictWithoutBorders_Displacement_201 5Aug27_HIU_U1283.pdf

23 Reema’s Poems Poem 1: Syria Syria, we love you with all our hearts Your children long to see you We will never forget you We will be back one day to wipe the tears off your cheeks We will return one day to our mother's arms and kiss her forehead, her flowers, her soil Beloved Syria, we will be back one day (Syria, the one and only Syria, my beloved Syria, I will come back to you one day)


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