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Use this audit tool to review what your school has done already to meet the minimum criteria and identify areas for improvement.

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Read the application guidance to understand how to complete the application, including the maximum page number, and how to organise and share your supporting evidence.

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Download the application and as you move through your journey start to add activities and efforts to the form and collate evidence.

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Have a look at example application to understand how to structure the application clearly and concisely.

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Have a look at example application to understand how to structure the application clearly and concisely.

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Refugee Week Free Film Programme

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Please note that the resource packs were first published some years ago and some content may be out of date, including the current wording of the minimum criteria. They are still packed full of helpful case studies, examples and signposting to other useful resources.

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Links to sanctuary seeking support in Coventry

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Links to sanctuary seeking support in Coventry

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Advice and advocacy: asylum and immigration issues, problems with benefits, money, housing.

Advocacy including applications for European nationals and family members of European nationals, Children's, Art Therapy, ESOL

Oakwood House,
St Patrick's Street,
Coventry,
CV1 2JZ

024 7666 4616

Free legal advice and representation. Specialise in the following areas of law: Community Care, Discrimination, Employment, Family, Housing, Immigration and Asylum, Money and Debt, Public Law and Welfare Benefits.

Coventry Citizens Advice

Impartial advice and support on a wide range of issues.

A number of projects including debt advice, saving money on energy bills, support for finding employment and training, housing and healthcare.

Community group run by asylum seekers, refugees, and volunteers. Weekly meetings to discuss a range of issues including accommodation, health care, legal aid, education, and shared experiences.

70-72 Elmsdale Avenue,
Coventry,
CV6 6ES

024 7663 7693

Education, training, healthcare and employment support for women in Coventry. Regular English, Maths and IT classes available, with on-site crèche facilities.

Authentic Centre Coventry

7 Lamb Street,
Coventry,
CV1 4AE

07513 812766
help@awmuk.info
Mon, Tues, Wed & Fri 9:30am - 4pm
Thurs - Telephone service only

Support groups, skills classes, drop-in services for those in need, community cafe

Support for members of the Roma community in Coventry.

Carriers of Hope

Tuesdays 9am - 10.30am

General enquiries: Sue Sampson 024 7645 6356

Baby equipment: Katie Wilson, 07809 367 517

Furniture project: Catherine Norrish, 07939 437 159

Home visits, welcome baby bag visits, support with food, clothing and baby items. Furniture project also available.

City of Sanctuary

Craig Muir

024 7626 4264

Bringing together 78 organisations across Coventry who are committed to welcome and support those seeking sanctuary in our city.

British Red Cross

Fridays 9am - 2pm

0121 766 5444

Emergency food, clothes and small amounts of money for those facing severe hardship.

Free English language classes for new starters, beginners and improvers. ESOL also provided for a small charge per session.

Work club available Monday - Friday offering help and support for finding employment

Positive Youth Foundation

024 7615 8550

Supporting Young People aged 8 - 25 with programmes relating to education, employments and training, healthy lifestyles, arts and culture, and social activities.

Ashley Community Housing

4 Queen Victoria Road
Coventry
CV1 3JH

024 7531 2470

Social Housing organisation that provides supported accommodation and tailored integration to refuges and vulnerable migrants.

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Our Coventry refugee and migrant support - Coventry City Council

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Community as a Superpower

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Refugee Week 17-23 June 2024 Get Involved Hold an Event Simple Acts Children & Young People Social Media Thunderclap News & Blog Theme Discover Refugee Week 2023's theme

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EMAS and Coventry Migration Team Refuge Week Project

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EMAS and Coventry Migration Team Refuge Week Project

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Please share photos and a brief overview of all the amazing things you are doing in your schools to celebrate Refugee week 2025. Let's make our school community superpowered!

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The Westwood Academy Bread Sculpture

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Cardinal Newman Catholic School - library display for Refugee Week.

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Earlsdon Primary School Refugee Week Library display

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The finished, beautiful Refugee Week Community Cape. Thank you to all the schools that contributed.

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The collaborative bread sculpture created at the Refugee Week event at Warwick Arts Centre

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The collaborative bread sculpture created at the Refugee Week event at Warwick Arts Centre

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The University of Warwick UNICEF Society presenting to primary aged pupils in the Butterworth Hall

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Authentic Centre Coventry | Join & Transform Lives

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Welcome to Authentic Centre Coventry, a community focused on faith-driven support, combating crises, and empowering change. Join us to make a difference.

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Non verbal workshop at Warwick Arts Centre - The Westwood Academy

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Basic Bread sculpture

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Working on their individual sculptures The Westwood Academy

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Award-winning peer-buddying programme that trains young people to welcome and support new EAL pupils.

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BookTrust is dedicated to encouraging families of all cultures to engage with books. We want to ensure that every child has access to books and the…

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Sanctuary Foundation

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How to Talk to Children About the St George’s Flag | Free School Resource

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Unite for Literacy provides free digital access to picture books, narrated in many languages. Literacy is at the core of a healthy community, so we unite with partners to enable all families to read with their young children.

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Remake the Coventry SoS Application Padlet-remember to password protect

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Remake the Coventry SoS Application Padlet-remember to password protect

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You will need to register for a free Padlet account to remake this. make sure you remake copying design and posts.

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At St Augustine's, the children created Hexagons of Hope which we have displayed in our entrance hall to welcome our school community.

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Coventry SOS Local Lead offer, suggested timeline for accreditation and dates for submission.

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Register your interest: How to Teach About Forced Migration Project

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Register your interest: How to Teach About Forced Migration Project

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Thank you for registering to be part of the 'How to Teach about Forced Migration' project with City of Sanctuary UK and the University of Newcastle.

By participating in this project, you will use and trial the draft version of the 'How to Teach about Forced Migration' Toolkit, alongside the supporting resources, worksheets and animations, with your class. You will then share feedback to help us improve the toolkit and resources for the final version. You will also suggest other ways we can support you in these efforts and other resources that may be helpful.

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Global Connections

Educational Toolkit for Secondary Schools

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A practical communications guide for grassroots organisations working on migration and asylum

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Schools of Sanctuary Communications Toolkit Practical guidance for all school staff and local groups on communicating with confidence, staying safe online,and responding to misinformation,hostility, and community unrest

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Welcome to our DARPL library. Here you will find a collection of blogs, essays, research articles and case studies to enrich and develop your own anti-racist professional learning.

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Welcome to our DARPL library. Here you will find a collection of blogs, essays, research articles and case studies to enrich and develop your own anti-racist professional learning.

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Posters, Banners and Stickers - Schools of Sanctuary

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Being a School of Sanctuary is about saying loud and clear: we are proud to be a place of safety, belonging and kindness for all, especially people seeking sanctuary. Use the FREE downloads below to create banners and posters to display around school and share stickers with pupils. Do you find these resources helpful? Please […]

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Please find the new, updated Coventry Schools of Sanctuary Padlet @ New Coventry Schools of Sanctuary Padlet