Bill Bolloten billboll1 at mac.com
Tue May 13 11:47:19 BST 2008

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Dates:     Friday 23rd May 2008 and Thursday 5th June 2008
Times:     9:30 - 15:30
Tutor:     Bill Bolloten
Fees:     £200.00 (delegates who are not in Lewisham Borough)
Target Group:  Primary and Secondary teachers of all subjects, Senior  
leaders, Inclusion Managers, Heads of Year, Citizenship  
Coordinators,  EMAS teachers and teaching assistants, Learning mentors

Description:
This two-day course aims to provide an overview of good practice in  
teaching children from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds, as well  
as practical strategies for practitioners. The course will also  
include workshops from Greenwich and Lewisham Young People’s Theatre  
and Woodberry Down Primary School
(Hackney).

The following areas will be covered:

• The diverse experiences of refugee children and young people
• Background to asylum issues in the UK
• Understanding children’s emotional and social needs
• The role of the school as a protective factor
• Promoting integration and community cohesion
• Listening to refugees and developing a culture of participation
• Welcoming new arrivals and managing pupil mobility
• Peer support
• Approaches to teaching and learning about refugees

More information and a booking form is attached.

If you have any further questions or require a flyer and booking form  
please contact Tabitha Iddon

Tel: 020 8314 7362
Email: tabitha.iddon at lewisham.gov.uk