The SUN’s Expert Speaker Programme – Supporting and Educating Refugee and Migrant Students Within Inclusive and Welcoming Schools
Thursday 12 January 4:00 – 5:00pm
We live in a world where some 103 million people have been forced to flee their homes and are now living in internal or external displacement (UNHCR 2022). Bringing together three experts in the field of education, psychology, and refugee studies, this expert talk addresses the difference schools can make to the lives of children who have been uprooted from their homes. The talk will draw on the voices of refugees, and good school practices from across Europe and beyond, along with the experiences and insights of teachers. The session will advance critical insights into the education of refugee children and, crucially, demonstrate why this education can and must be inclusive.
Southern Universities Network (SUN) are delighted to announce that Liudmyla Berezova from the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences (Ukraine), together with Julie Wharton and Wayne Veck from the University of Winchester will be the first expert speakers of 2023.
What will it cover?
Bringing together three experts in the field of education, psychology, and refugee studies, this session addresses the difference schools can make to the lives of children who have been uprooted from their homes. Drawing on the voices of refugees, and good school practices from across Europe and beyond, along with the experiences and insights of teachers, the expert talk will advance critical insights into the education of refugee children and, crucially, demonstrate why this education can and must be inclusive.
By joining the session you will…
• Draw attention to the critical insights of refugees and migrants to address how schools might become more welcoming and inclusive
• Hear examples of good practice from schools that have successfully integrated refugee and migrant students
• Explore strategies that practitioners can use to cultivate and sustain inclusive relationships within the education sector
Who is it for?
• Anyone interested in the education and wellbeing of refugees and migrants
• Teachers in schools and colleges
• Support staff in schools and colleges
• SLT in schools and colleges
• Practitioners working in the refugee and migrant support field