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A reminder that our Communities of Practice meeting is TONIGHT at 3:45-4:45pm. Come and hear from teachers, Bradford 2025, Schools of Sanctuary...and celebrate our two newly award Bradford schools! 🥳 Email [email protected] for the Zoom link.

We loved visiting St Stephen's CE (VA) Primary School, Bradford Primary today - just look at how many countries and languages are represented and spoken there! All presented in beautiful KS1 and KS2 School of Sanctuary displays! 🧡

Missed our meeting last night? Find the full recording, key takeaways & ppts on our Communities of Practice page: tinyurl.com/597vzja6. A big thank you to the New to English Lead at Hanson Academy & Bradford 2025's cultural Learning Team for their contributions.

Huge congratulations to Hoyle Court Primary School Primary who after an amazing application&appraisal are now a School of Sanctuary!👏Staff said: “SoS is like a stick of rock; it runs through everything we do. It's created a structure&framework for inclusion; it's given a name to what we do.”

Bradford Schools of Sanctuary is part of Schools of Sanctuary UK - the annual impact report makes clear the vital role Schools of Sanctuary can play in building a culture of welcome in schools and far beyond. Read all about it in the full impact report... tinyurl.com/59jwapz7

To celebrate all 27 libraries in Bradford becoming Libraries of Sanctuary, we came together to collect stories, poetry, illustrations and collages in our Welcome Guest Book! 📸 Smart Banda @cityofsanctuary Arts Council England, North @bradford_sos @bradford_tanda @bradforcos Bradford 2025

Looking for different kinds of Christmas activities for your class (or children at home) this year? Check out our Christmas resource page: crafts, books, social action ideas, lessons and assemblies! 🎄🌟tinyurl.com/yba8r3wm

Teaching about climate change & displacement? Over the past 10 years, weather-related disasters have caused 220 million internal displacements – that's 60,000 per day. UNHCR's new interactive data tool looks at the impact & predicted future effects. tinyurl.com/37v3ck6e

Congratulations to St Stephen's CE (VA) Primary School, Bradford who have received the Sanctuary Award & are officially a School of Sanctuary! 👏🧡They really are a place of sanctuary for all, including those seeking sanctuary. Take a look at the video children made about the school! tinyurl.com/3ky7y47s

Do you have pupils in your school who have come from war zones? We know that in some of the schools we work in, children find the sounds of fireworks highly triggering . With NYE approaching, International Rescue Committee - UK developed a busy booklet to help prepare children 👇 tinyurl.com/3f5kkjs4

Our end of term newsletter is here! In 2024, we awarded 8 amazing schools who have worked hard to create cultures of welcome & ensure the needs of those seeking sanctuary are met. We are inspired by the hard work of teachers & staff, read more here👉tinyurl.com/2w92nfxw

As we wrap up for 2024, we want to thank everyone who has supported us this year! If you have a moment, take a look at our 2024 Impact Report💥(PDF with links here: tinyurl.com/3vdskkhf ). Wishing you a very happy Christmas/winter/family break and a peaceful New Year 🙏

Happy New Year! It's definitely been a cold & challenging start 🥶 Plenty of news from us next week on the way including upcoming events, training & new resources but to get started this year, why not sign up to Refugee Education UK's webinar next Tuesday 👇

📢 Spring 1 2025 update! You can find our half-termly digest of key dates, CPD, new resources, research and opportunities for Bradford schools and colleges by following the link: tinyurl.com/dcbrn68r

Join our Communities of Practice Group in 2025! Open to Bradford school staff & relevant orgs to share best practice on creating welcoming communities & improved education opportunities for pupils seeking sanctuary. Email [email protected] for link & agenda.

Is your school within 2hrs of the Yorkshire Dales with a high number of pupils eligible for PP? Or do you run a refugee & asylum seeker support group? The Wild Ingleborough Access To Nature Fund are offering grants to help groups access the Dales. Deadline: March 23rd 2025

Furaha Mussanzi runs our Schools of Sanctuary assemblies, delivers staff training & helps on appraisal panels for awards. Did you know she also has the most incredible singing voice?! If you missed her at Rise with Bradford 2025, watch tonight on the BBC! tinyurl.com/3a667x6d

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