[eal-bilingual] 'Beyond the school gates'

'Beyond the school gates': Refugee Council's research report on  
supporting refugees and asylum seekers in secondary school [May 2008]

This report presents the findings from research undertaken as part of  
the Inclusive Secondary Schools Project which is a three-year  
project, which funded by the KPMG Foundation. The project has  
researched and piloted new ways of working that link schools with  
refugee and asylum seeking young people, their parents/carers and  
Refugee Community Organisations (RCOs).

This report discusses the findings of the research phase which  
explored the needs and experiences of refugees and asylum seekers in  
relation to secondary schooling. The research consisted of 70 in- 
depth interviews, and questionnaire surveys with RCOs, secondary  
schools and local authorities, to:

     * examine the experiences and needs of these groups
     * identify key barriers to inclusion, and
     * identify examples of practice aimed at overcoming these barriers.

A copy of the report can be downloaded from:

http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/policy/position/2008/ 
inclusiveschools.htm