Refugee Success in Work and Enterprise

30th April 2008

Allen & Overy

This conference launched 'Making a Difference', a publication of case studies celebrating the success of refugees who have rebuilt their lives through work and enterprise.

To download the publication as a pdf, please click here.

An untapped resource - employing refugee teachers

06 March 2008

Institute of Education

Supported by DCSF, TDA, ASCL, NAHT and ALDCS, this free event provided practical information on employing teachers from refugee backgrounds.

For more information please contact Frances Green on 020 7785 6274

New PRESTO legacy website

The Presto Partnership, funded through Equal, has created a legacy website as a resource for other partnerships working to promote refugee employment and integration. It contains our success stories, models and good practice we believe can be transferred to other partnerships, policy briefings and the lessons learned from working together over 3 years. To access the site please click here.

OPENING DOORS FOR REFUGEE TEACHERS IN LONDON

04 December 2007

London Voluntary Sector Resource Centre

Employability Forum has launched a 3-year Government-funded inititiative to support refugees into work in the education sector in London. The event set out our partnership framework for action, launched a campaign for employer engagement, and showcased new courses run by London Metropolitan University and the Institute of Education. For more information about the event please contact Beryl Randall on 020 7785 6273.

REFUGEE TEACHERS EXHIBITION STAND

An exhibition stand has been produced on behalf of the Refugee Teacher's Task Force to provide more information about the national strategy and to highlight the contribution refugees can make to the education workforce. The stand is available for use at conferences or seminars and transport costs will be met by Employability Forum. To see a copy of the exhibition stand as a pdf, please click here. If you would like to book the stand, please contact Beryl Randall.

DCSF awards over £1m to support the refugee teachers strategy

In April 2007 the DfES (now the Department for Children, Schools and Families) awarded a 3-year grant to implement the recommendations of the Refugee Teachers Strategy. The grant will be used to pilot a regional 'hub' of provision in London, to raise employer awareness, to provide a support network for organisations outside London and to maintain the ongoing work of the Refugee Teachers Task Force. For more information about the above, please contact Beryl Randall.