UNHCR Teacher Training Programme
Autumn Term 2021
The team behind A Day of Welcome are collaborating with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) to trial some online teacher training. We would like to invite you to join us in the Autumn term, for the UNHCR Teaching for Refugees online training programme.
Who is the training for?
If you are interested in developing A Day of Welcome in your local area and/or developing your own teaching resources which explore local refugee history/experience, then this course will support you in that process.
If you are the lead practitioner at a school which is working towards, or has already achieved, the Schools of Sanctuary award this training is excellent preparation to carry out your role.
What are the details of the training?
UNHCR's Teaching for Refugees training provides teachers in primary and secondary education a basic introduction to the subject of refugees, asylum and migration. You will be using a user-friendly online module to learn about the subject. You can read and watch most of the training materials in your own time. An instructor will be supporting you and will respond to questions online and in regular video sessions with fellow trainees. You will also get several homework assignments.
The UNHCR Teaching for Refugees training is being made available free of charge to schools and school networks in the UK. Training is largely self-paced and online so participants can plan around their work schedules. In total the training is estimated to take 6-8 hours and it will run over six weeks starting from the week beginning Monday 1st November 2021.
If you represent a network of schools and are interested in repeating this training in the future and delivering it yourselves, then the UNHCR have offered to train participants on the course as facilitators for future delivery. There will be no fee for training facilitators or for the future delivery of the Teaching for Refugees programme.
What does the training cover?
This course will provide the basic knowledge and adequate training to work with refugee children. It will also support teachers to teach about the situation of refugees. Educating children and young people in the host community about the plight of refugees will foster a better understanding between the local community and the newcomers, which will improve chances of creating a harmonious and constructive learning environment in which all pupils can thrive.
The training consists of five modules, which you can find out more about in the accompanying Information Sheet:
Words matter
Know your local refugee situation
With refugees in the classroom
Critical thinking about refugees
Building a resource catalogue
Information Sheet
Click on the link above to view or download the information sheet for a complete overview of the teacher training programme.
Click on the link above to register for the teacher training programme.
This training is a collaboration between Anglia Ruskin University, Norfolk Schools of Sanctuary and UNHCR
