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Bilingual books and ebooks | Dari and English Bilingual Books and ebooks | Childrens Books | Mantra Lingua UK

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Refugee Education UK │Higher Education │University for refugees and asylum seekers

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Here’s everything you need to know if you want to find out how to get to university as an asylum seeker or refugee

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Refugee Education UK | Advice for College | Resource 05 |

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Our Educational Progression team gives advice about FE to young asylum seekers and refugees through our advice line and face-to-face support service. We've found that lots of people want to know the same information so we've written these Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) as a first point of call.

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How do I get to university? Refugees and Asylum Seekers

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Farsi

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نمایشنامه صوتی مکبث نوشته ویلیام شکسپیر

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داستان مکبث : اثر ویلیام شکسپیر

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یادگیری زبان انگلیسی با داستان کوتاه | Hamlet

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Animal Farm Novel by George Orwell (Farsi)

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Shop Now the Persian Edition of this book written by George Orwell, Political & Social Fiction today! ✓ Worldwide delivery

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To buy. Farsi

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Of Mice and Men Novel by John Steinbeck (Farsi)

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Shop Now the Persian Edition of this book written by John Steinbeck, Political & Social Fiction today! ✓ Worldwide delivery

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یادگیری زبان انگلیسی با داستان کوتاه | Twelfth Night

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یادگیری زبان انگلیسی با داستان کوتاه | Macbeth

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Macbeth Farsi.1 مکبث- ویلیام شکسبیر- داریوش آشوری

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A Christmas Carol Novel by Charles Dickens (Farsi)

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Shop Now the Persian Edition of this book written by Charles Dickens, Classics & Literary Fiction today! ✓ Worldwide delivery

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Farsi - English

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📚کتابخانه صوتی📚

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کتاب صوتی سرود کریسمس اثر چارلز دیکنز

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Survival English Level 2 Book 1 - Pashto

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Survival English Level 1 Book 3  - Pashto

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Survival English Level 1 Book 2  - Pashto

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Survival English Level 1 Book 1 - Pashto

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Subtitled video on how to navigate the NHS for Refugees & Asylum Seekers. Set language in Settings

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Subtitled video on how to navigate the NHS for Refugees & Asylum Seekers. Set language in Settings

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به انگلستان خوش آمدید: مراقبت از سلامتی خود Welcome to the UK: Looking after your health (in Farsi)

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انګلستان ته ښه راغلاست! ستاسو د روغتیا ساتنه Welcome to the UK: Looking after your health (in Pashto

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انګلستان ته ښه راغلاست! .په بریتانیا کې قوانین او ژوند Welcome to the UK: UK Laws & Life in  (Pashto

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قوانین و زندگی در انگلستان  به انگلستان خوش آمدید Welcome to the UK: Laws & Life in the UK (in Farsi

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انګلستان ته ښه راغلاست !  میندو او پلرونو (Welcome to the UK: Parenting in the UK - Pashto version)

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شیوه‌های تربیتی و پرورش فرزندان در انگلستان Welcome to the UK: Parenting in the UK (Farsi/Persian)

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Dari: مراقبت از دندان های خود | Taking Care of Your Teeth

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DARI:مراقبت خود و دیگران در هوای گرم باشید Taking care of yourself and others during the hot weather

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Dari: مقابله با استرس (فشار) پس از یک فاجعه Coping with Stress after a disaster

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Voices of Children Foundation: Recommended Mental Health Resources for Older Learners (Dual Language English/Ukrainian Resource Pack)

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Twinkl and the Ukraine-based Charitable Foundation, Voices of Children have joined forces to support children of Ukraine by providing FREE mental health educational resources. This resource pack consists of 5 mental health resources for Older Learners. All materials included in this resource pack have been approved and are recommended by the Foundation’s psychologists and five activities are being offered to help all children who have experienced war trauma.These resources are available in both Ukrainian and English, to aid both speakers in accessing them. How can these mental health resources help Older Learners? These fantastic Ukrainian Translated Resources are great for supporting young people in exploring and dealing with their anxious thoughts. This resource pack includes handy cards such as the Older Learners: I Can Calm Myself Down prompt cards activity, which is translated into Ukrainian and designed to support students managing their emotions. The bright and colourful prompt cards provide a range of strategies to help students to calm themselves down when experiencing difficult feelings. Strategies to Reduce Anxiety Prompt Cards includes cards that can be laminated and attached to a lanyard or made into a pocket book for students to keep on hand and use whenever and wherever needed. The calming down strategies are useful to help students who may be feeling angry, anxious, overwhelmed or upset. Using a simple tool such as the Areas of Self-Regulation Display Pack will help Older Learners to understand what they are feeling and attach those feelings to a particular area. This area will then give them strategies to return to a green “ready to learn” area. Once an older learner understands the areas and the coping strategies needed, they can then regulate their emotions without having to physically move to a certain area. The four areas are colour coded: Blue - Reflection Time Green - Ready to Learn Time Yellow - Relaxation Time Red - Take Control Time The Getting to Know You Blether Stations are perfect for getting new students from Ukraine to share facts about themselves as well as their hopes, wishes and ambitions. As for these Top Tips on supporting young people through bereavement, this resource can be both helpful to pupils themselves and school staff members offering support to them. Available in both Ukrainian and English, you will find information on staff training, how to identify behaviours and the importance of liaising with the child’s family to ensure the best possible bereavement support can be provided. Click here to see all the resources we’re creating in partnership with the Ukraine-based Charity Foundation, Voices of Children that provides psychological and psychosocial support to children and parents who suffered as a result of war operations in Ukraine.

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How does this resource excite and engage children's learning?

Twinkl and the Ukraine-based Charitable Foundation, Voices of Children have joined forces to support children of Ukraine by providing FREE mental health and art therapy educational resources. This resource pack consists of 5 mental health resources for Learners aged 7 to 11.

All materials included in this resource pack have been approved and are recommended by the Foundation's psychologists and 5 activities are being offered to help all children who have experienced war trauma. These resources are available in Ukrainian to aid speakers in accessing them.

How can these mental health resources help Learners aged 7 to 11?

These fantastic Ukrainian Translated Resources are great for supporting young people in exploring and dealing with their anxious thoughts.

Download these Coping skills flashcards to help young people try different positive, coping strategies when faced with difficult, stressful situations. There are a number of useful flashcards, translated into Ukrainian, to try until the young person finds the idea that works for them. These coping skills can be used in adult life.

Using tick lists with prompts can help children to understand what they are feeling and how to recognise the physical signs of different emotions. What happens to my body when I feel worried is a resource that has been translated into Ukrainian to help support new arrivals who may be experiencing a variety of different emotions. Using activities that look at specific emotions and the potential reactions to them will help children to determine which emotion they feel at the time and from there, they can learn to use specific coping mechanisms or strategies to help them deal with particularly uncomfortable emotions.

While it is important to provide children with comfort when they are sad, it is also helpful to give them the tools and understanding for recognising when they feel sad. By using resources such as What happens to my body when I feel sad, they can learn how to identify what is making them sad and then get the support they need to deal with this. This simple and easy-to-use pastoral activity, now translated into Ukrainian, will help children to identify the signs of their sadness and as they learn how to recognise this uncomfortable emotion, it can help kickstart the use of positive coping strategies.

What am I able to control is a resource encouraging children to think about things they can and cannot control as a way of reducing stress and staying calm. They are also provided with follow-up questions to make them understand how thinking about the things they can or cannot control can have a positive impact on their mental well-being.

Use this Ukrainian translation of I can statements to help children think positively about what they can do rather than focus on any difficulties and struggles in their lives. The statements encourage them to think about good things that have happened, considering things they can do and achieve even in difficult times when circumstances are often beyond their control.

Click here to see all the resources we're creating in partnership with the Ukraine-based Charity Foundation, Voices of Children which provides psychological and psychosocial support to children and parents who suffered as a result of war operations in Ukraine!

What other resources can I use to support my child's wellbeing?

Parents' Wellbeing team is dedicated to supporting the well-being of both you and your child. Every person is different so head to our Health and Wellbeing Hub for a huge range of information and activities to support you at home.

What is emotional regulation?

The term emotional regulation refers to the ability to control one's emotions so they don't become overwhelming. People who are emotionally mature in this way are more resilient and better able to cope with the stressors of daily life.

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Voices of Children Foundation: Recommended Mental Health Resources for Learners aged 7 to 11 (Dual Language English/Ukrainian)

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Twinkl and the Ukraine-based Charitable Foundation, Voices of Children have joined forces to support children of Ukraine by providing FREE mental health and art therapy educational resources. This resource pack consists of 5 mental health resources for Learners aged 7 to 11.

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How does this resource excite and engage children's learning?

Twinkl and the Ukraine-based Charitable Foundation, Voices of Children have joined forces to support children of Ukraine by providing FREE mental health educational resources. This resource pack consists of 5 mental health resources for Young Learners (EYFS & KS1).

All materials included in this resource pack have been approved and are recommended by the Foundation's psychologists and 5 activities are being offered to help all children who have experienced war trauma.These resources are available in both Ukrainian and English, to aid both speakers in accessing them.

How can these mental health resources help young learners?

These fantastic Ukrainian Translated Resources are great for supporting young people in exploring and dealing with their anxious thoughts.

These Feelings Faces Cards can be helpful for children of all ages who need some help to identify emotions. They can be used in the classroom or at home to teach children how to learn and label emotions. Each illustration is accompanied with the English and Ukrainian spelling of the emotion. All cards are printable and easy to download and use. You can either open the resource in a new tab and print straight from the PDF page, or download to your device to have a digital copy saved.

Sets of printable emotion cards for children such as these Printable Emotion Cards For Toddlers can be used to help children develop their emotional vocabulary and explain how they are feeling without having to use words. These printable emotion cards for children are perfect for children in early years and in their first few years of primary school. Use these printable emotion cards to help give children words for what they're feeling by learning the appropriate vocabulary. Naming emotions is important as it helps children express themselves in a healthy way.

The simple What am I feeling worksheet features the outline of a person for children to colour in based on how they are feeling. Children are encouraged to think about how and what they are feeling before colouring in the matching body part for where these feelings are happening. For example, if they have a headache, they can colour in the head of the person. This gives them the opportunity to talk about how they are feeling, if they want to, and learn how to express themselves using emotional language.

This All About Myself Booklet (EAL) booklet has wonderful activities that will help children to talk about themselves as well as helping teachers get to know them. Plus, each part of the booklet is clearly labelled with instructions like 'My name is...' and 'I live with...' to help the kids get started.

This Twinkl Symbols: Self-Regulation Strategy Board gives pupils the opportunity to communicate how they are feeling and to request strategies to support them with self-regulation. By providing pupils with visual choices, they can see the strategies available to them, but take ownership by choosing what works best for them as an individual. This resource develops pupils' understanding that we are all different while promoting positive behaviour.

Click here to see all the resources we're creating in partnership with the Ukraine-based Charity Foundation, Voices of Children that provides psychological and psychosocial support to children and parents who suffered as a result of war operations in Ukraine.

What other resources can I use to support my child's wellbeing?

The Parents' Wellbeing team is dedicated to supporting the wellbeing of both you and your child. Every person is different so head to our Health and Wellbeing Hub for a huge range of information and activities to support you at home.

What is emotional regulation?

The term emotional regulation refers to the ability to control ones emotions so they don't become overwhelming. People who are emotionally mature in this way are more resilient and better able to cope with the stessors of daily life.

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Voices of Children Foundation: Recommended Mental Health Resources for Young Learners (EYFS & KS1) (Dual Language English/Ukrainian Resource Pack)

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How does this resource excite and engage children's learning?

Twinkl and the Ukraine-based Charitable Foundation, Voices of Children have joined forces to support children of Ukraine by providing FREE mental health and art therapy educational resources. All materials included in this Art Therapy Resource Pack have been approved and recommended by the Foundation's psychologists, and six activities are being offered to help all children who have experienced war trauma. These resources are available in both Ukrainian and English, to aid both speakers in accessing them.
What is Art Therapy?
Art Therapy activities such as The Colours of Me and My Inner-Self and Outer-Self Portrait are designed to help children communicate how they are feeling and express their internal emotions. Some children find it difficult to talk about their emotions, especially those whose lives have been affected by war. Creative expression through art aims to give children a non-verbal way of communicating with their parents and carers, which can then lead to conversations about coping strategies and ways to deal with difficult situations.

My Inner-Self and Outer-Self Portrait Activity allows children to draw and colour what their physical face looks like on one side of a blank face template. They are able to draw and colour their hobbies, thoughts, and emotions on the other side.

The Colours of Me - Art Therapy Activity is designed to help children assign each of their emotions with a colour in the Emotions Colour Chart. Then, they will be able to use the colours to add patterns to the head template to show how they're feeling.

This resource pack also includes a FREE Blank Comic Strip Template (26 templates) for children who would like to express their feelings or recount personal stories in a visual form. Most of these are comic book strips, but we've also included two pages of speech bubbles and geometric shapes. This resource is suitable for use with students in EYFS through to KS3.

Sun Shape Poem Template is a fantastic poetry template that encourages children to have a go at writing their very own sun concrete poems. Inside this resource, you'll find a handy sheet which features an outline of the sun and plenty of line space inside. Children can then try to write a lovely poem in the shape of the sun about how they feel!

The All About Myself Booklet (EAL) has wonderful activities that will help children to talk about themselves as well as helping teachers get to know them. Each part of the booklet is clearly labelled with instructions like 'My name is...' and 'I live with...' to help the children get started.

Click here to see all the resources we're creating in partnership with the Ukraine-based Charity Foundation, Voices of Children. The foundation provides psychological and psychosocial support to children and parents who have suffered as a result of war operations in Ukraine.

What other resources can I use to support my child's wellbeing?

The Parents' Wellbeing team is dedicated to supporting the wellbeing of both you and your child. Every person is different, so head to our Health and Wellbeing Hub for a huge range of information and activities to support you at home.

What is emotional regulation?

The term 'emotional regulation' refers to the ability to control one's emotions so they don't become overwhelming. People who are emotionally mature in this way are more resilient and better able to cope with the stresses of daily life.

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Voices of Children Foundation: Top Art Therapy Resources - (Dual Language English/Ukrainian)

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Twinkl and the Ukraine-based Charitable Foundation, Voices of Children have joined forces to support children of Ukraine by providing FREE mental health and art therapy educational resources. All materials included in this Art Therapy Resource Pack have been approved and recommended by the Foundation's psychologists, and six activities are being offered to help all children who have experienced war trauma.

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A colourful primary resource exploring the cultural heritage and traditions of refugees living in the UK

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Red Cross

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Visual survival language pack

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Numeracy, Life skills, Host country, Survival English, among others. Dari and Pashto translations. Primary and secondary

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EAA have developed educational resources in a program for continuous learning for the Afghan refugee children in order to support a short-term and quick learning and growth program.

The following sequence is recommended:

1. 1. The Socio-Emotional Learning Package is a month-long program designed for hour long daily projects and mindfulness routines for learners between 4 - 14 years based on the award-winning Colours of Kindness Program designed by the Amal Alliance and the IFERB by EAA.

2. 2. Academic Learning Package

For those fluent in English: use the Learning Packages that are designed as student facing, gamified and technology free month long workbooks that contain daily hour long curated activities/projects from the award-winning IFERB. It is designed for 5 age groups for children between 2 - 14 years for Literacy and Numeracy. The Learning Packages can be accessed using this link

For those not-fluent in English: We will use the month-long interdisciplinary Activity books that are custom made for the Afghan refugees that have two activities per day based on a relevant broad weekly theme including an introduction of English as a Second Language. These are designed to be facilitated by volunteers for learners of 4 different age groups and can be downloaded below.

All of the learning recommended does not require technology, can be student lead or supported by volunteers and only requires basic stationery including paper and pencils.

For more information or support please reach out to innovations@eaa.org.qa

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Bilingual books in the two official languages of Afghanistan

https://hoopoebooks.com/storybooks-for-all-ages/

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Hoopoe Books is a global initiative that produces and distributes teaching stories as part of an ongoing commitment to social and emotional learning in the world's children.

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Refugee Education UK
https://www.reuk.org/afghanistan

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https://www.reuk.org/afghanistan

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Refugee Education UK
https://www.reuk.org/afghanistan

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Arabic, English, Farsi, Greek, Turkish, Urdu

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Cultural, linguistic and eduation background

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Supporting Afghan Students in Schools - Schools of Sanctuary and Refugee Education UK

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Dual language vocabulary cards and videos

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Applying for free school transport

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During periods of severe weather, there may be school closures or disruption to the home-to-school transport.

Updates will be provided via the following:

Northumberland County Council website school closures page.
Northumberland County Council homepage for weather updates

In extreme cases, a school may close during the day due to severe weather and your child will be sent home early.

Do you have a procedure in place for the care of your child in the event of school disruption?

It's important to be prepared in the event of disruption to the school transport service:

Make arrangements with a relative or close friend to care for your child until you are able to get home.

Inform the school and transport provider of these arrangements, as it may be necessary for your child to seek alternative transportation from school.

Make sure that the school and transport provider has an emergency contact number.

Ensure your child is aware of these arrangements.

If a school is disrupted, have you considered:

Suitable clothing
Ensure your child is warmly dressed, just in case the school transport is running late, or the journey is slow.

Waiting time
During periods of severe weather, a child should wait 20 minutes after their normal pick-up time for school transport. After 20 minutes, it is advisable for the child to return home.

Communication
Let the school know that your child has returned home after waiting 20 minutes for transport to arrive. Make sure that you have the contact details of your transport providers and that they have emergency contact numbers for you.

Responsibility
If you take your child to school, it is your responsibility to collect them in the afternoon.

Forward planning
It's important for parents to have a plan in place, if they are not home when a child returns. For example, a buddy scheme, or a family friend or relative who the child can go to until the parent or carer returns home.

PLEASE NOTE: More information about the operation of school transport during bad weather can be found in section 18 of the Home to School Travel and Transport policy.

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Northumberland County Council - School transport

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During periods of severe weather, there may be school closures or disruption to the home-to-school transport. Updates will be provided via the following: Northumberland County Council website school closures page. Northumberland County Council homepage for weather updates In extreme cases, a school may close during the day due to severe weather and your child will be sent home early.

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A flyer with information about NIES EAL Service and contact details

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Books for all ages - Refugee and Asylum seeker themes

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refugee/rɛfjʊˈdʒiː/ : A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.
Barely a day goes by without the plight of refugees making headlines, whether through a tragedy, political conflict or a heart-rending tale of survival against the odds. In response to this, many books have been published over recent years to help young readers understand the refugee situation and encourage them to make sense of a difficult topic.
An image from A Story Like the Wind by Gill Lewis and Jo Weaver.
It is estimated that over 82 million people around the world have been forced to flee their homes to find safety.

Refugees are protected through international law and should not be returned to countries where their lives are at risk. There are numbers of charities across the world that do incredible work supporting refugees, helping with asylum requests and providing immediate aid; food, shelter and medical assistance, and protecting the human rights of these very vulnerable people.

For more information about Refugee Week, events taking place and ways in which you can get involved visit refugeeweek.org.uk and follow the latest updates @RefugeeWeek

Amnesty International. If you are interested in finding out more about the refugee crisis there are articles, blogs and videos on the Amnesty International website. You can also hear an interview with Lord Dubs, the Labour Peer who campaigns for the rights of refugees. As a child he was rescued from Nazi Germany on the Kindertransport, just before the outbreak of World War Two. Listen here.

Or visit www.unhcr.org which is the UN Refugee Agency, a global organisation dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people.

The British Red Cross supports refugees seeking help in the UK. You can read some of the true stories from thousands of refugees the British Red Cross have helped at www.redcross.org.uk - and find out what special services are available to young refugees, some of whom arrive in the UK without their parents or other family members.

Medecins Sans Frontiers - Doctors Without Borders are a global humanitarian movement that responds to medical emergencies caused by conflict, displacement and disaster. Find out more about their vital work here.

Refugee Strong is a nonprofit organization committed to empowering refugee communities by providing support and hope through education. Refugee Strong is driven by a single goal: to make the world a better place for all through empowering students living in refugee camps to achieve their educational dreams and inspire refugee students to continue their studies. Founder Omar Mohamed said "I lived in Dadaab Refugee camp for over 15 years. I know what it's like to spend your entire childhood without resources. Now, I'm working to change that for my family, friends, and neighbors." You can read more about his extraordinary story in his book When Stars are Scattered.
An image from My Name is Not Refugee by Kate Milner
From simple picture books and non-fiction titles to hard-hitting, gritty YA novels, books are a great way to illuminate and explore the contribution and benefit to our society that refugees bring, and the hardship and challenge they endure. The books in this collection appeal to a wide range of ages and are perfect to help initiate a discussion as a family or in the classroom to explore what it really means to escape your home and seek refuge elsewhere.
"I look up to the birds that seem to be following us. They are migrating just like us. And their journey, like ours, is very long, but they don't have to cross any borders." The Journey by Francesca Sanna
With thanks to Chris Naylor-Ballesteros for the feature image taken from his picture book,

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refugee/rɛfjʊˈdʒiː/ : A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster. Barely a day goes by without the plight of refugees making headlines, whether through a tragedy, political conflict or a heart-rending tale of survival against the odds.

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Refugee themed reading

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Books about refugees and asylum seekers (teens)

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Since asylum can be a confusing issue for teenagers (and even adults), here are some books that explore what it really means to flee your home and have to start your life over.

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A book for 5 to 8 year olds

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One day, a little girl goes to school, unaware that while she is there, her school will be bombed, and her town turned to rubble. Frightened, she runs away: down roads and over fields and mountains, in buses and on a boat that almost sinks, until she reaches a new country. Even there, she cannot escape war: it is in her heart, and in the eyes of the people in the new country that turn away.

Worse, when the little girl finds a school, the teacher sends her away because there isn't a chair for her to sit on. Yet, a little boy finds her, frightened and alone, to tell her that he has found her a chair for her to sit on at school, inspiring other children to bring chairs so that everyone has a place to sit.

A heartbreaking picture book that perfectly explains the displacement of people, and especially children, in war, and the trauma experienced by people forced to leave their homes. Rebecca Cobb's illustration is moving and emotive without being scary, and perfectly conveys the sadness of the little girl; the text, a devastatingly simple and deeply affecting prose poem, pulls no punches.
Read about how the book was made

Since asylum can be a confusing issue for children (and even adults), here are some books that explore what it really means to flee your home and have to start your life over.

It can be hard to know how to talk to young people about conflict, but these books could help to spark discussions about war and its consequences.

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Five poems - resources to spark thinking and discussion

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Advice from the British Psychological Society

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Guidance and strategies

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Approaches to talking about concerning issues.

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How do you talk to children about war? - Psychosocial Support IFRC

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Teaching young people who have been affected by violence conflict and displacement

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Online Course: A Toolkit for Teachers

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Migrants And Refugees In Education - Online Course - FutureLearn

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Welcoming Refugee Children to your School

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Welcoming Refugee Children to your School

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Teaching resource

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Welcoming refugee children to your school | National Education Union

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This guide provides information about ways in which you can create a refugee-friendly school, make an accessible curriculum and think about some principles of effective practice.