Refugee Employment - Teachers
Taissir, a refugee teacher.
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London Hub Newsletter
The London Hub has a monthly newsletter which includes updates on events, courses, policies and news relating to refugee teachers. If you would like to contribute to the newsletter or join the mailing list please contact Frances Green
Opening Doors for Refugee Teachers
The Department for Children, Schools and Families has provided funding through the Refugee Teachers Task Force to maximise the skills and experience of refugee teachers, and to promote their employment in schools and colleges.
This is an opportunity to put into practice the recommendations set out in the Refugee Teachers Task Force report (available to download here) over the next 3 years. The funding will be used to support a network of organisations working with refugee teachers outside London, to raise awareness with employers of this untapped resource of potential employees and to establish a London partnership that will work collaboratively in assisting refugee teachers into the education workforce.
Refugee Teachers Network
The Refugee Teachers Network (RTN) links providers of services to refugee teachers across England, with a particular aim to develop and support provision outside London. The network is a tool for pooling the expertise and capacity of local authorities, NGOs, teacher training providers and employers, in order to help refugee teachers find appropriate work placements, training courses and employment.
On 20th March 2009 the Refugee Teachers Network held a conference celebrating the successes of its 1st year. The conference brought together partners involved in the project to: share good practice on supporting refugee teachers; promote existing services; identify services to develop and to build plans for the coming year. Issues and recommendations from the day will be presented to the Refugee Teachers Task Force. To access a copy of the conference report click here. Presentations by speakers are available to download:
Edward Ralston: Review of the Refugee Teachers Network
Beryl Randall: Opening Doors for Refugee Teachers Project
Pip Kings: Working in the FE Sector
Henry Kum: Refugees into Teaching in Scotland Project
Lynne Perry: Manchester ESOL Mentoring Project
Workshop presentations can also be accessed:
Helen Toft: Running a Familiarisation Course for Refugee Teachers
Elina Makela: National Services available for Refugee Teachers
Sue Bermingham: Getting on to PGCE Courses
Dave Walling: Employment Based Initial Teacher Training
If you would like more information on the Refugee Teachers Network contact Edward Ralston
Resources:
'Recruiting Refugees' is an advice leaflet for schools produced with the National Association of Head Teachers andbased on frequently asked questions. If you would like hard copies please contact us.
'Training provision and other support for refugee teachers in the UK' is a mapping report produced by RAGU in November 2007. To download the report please click on its title.
A Guide for Refugees who want to work in education has been produced by the Refugee Teachers Task Force and Employability Forum. A pdf version of the Guide is available to download here.
An exhibition stand has been produced on behalf of the Refugee Teachers 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 Frances Green.
For more information about any of the above please contact Beryl Randall.