Other curriculum resources

Global Communities aims to develop better understanding of global migration and refugee issues amongst young people and to support teachers in tackling these issues in their classes.

There will be two Global Communities resource packs, one for Primary schools and one for Secondary schools. These will be filled with activity ideas, up to date information, inspiring case studies and suggestions for further resources and sources of information. The packs will be FREE and available in time for the academic year starting in September 2004.

If you would like to pre-order a hard copy, contact the Refugee Week team by emailing info@refugeeweek.org.uk. (Please give the name of the school and your role there, the full postal address including postcode and state clearly whether you would like the primary or secondary pack.)

FREE training days will be offered for teachers to enable them to learn more about global migration and refugee issues and how they can link them to the curriculum. If you wish to register interest, email info@refugeeweek.org.uk.

Information and resources are available at the Refugee Website

Refugees: A Resource Book for Primary Schools
ISBN 0 946787 77 8
Published by the Refugee Council (1998)
Price: £4.50
A popular resource book for 5 - 11 year olds containing activities, personal testimonies and background information.  Invaluable for teachers wishing to cover refugee issues as part of Citizenship, English, History, Geography, Religious Education and other subjects.  Comes with a Journey to Safety game.


Kosovan Journeys: Refugee children tell their stories
ISBN: 0 946787 43 3
Published by the Refugee Council (2001)
Price: £6.00
Two refugee children tell their stories in this colourful A3 book for Literacy Hour reading and activities.


Why Do They Have to Fight? - Refugee Children's Stories from Bosnia, Kurdistan, Sri Lanka and Somalia
ISBN: 0 946787 18 2
Published by the Refugee Council (1998)
Price: £4.50
A source book of refugee children's stories and paintings, for Key Stage 2 and 3 Citizenship Studies.  Contains basic facts and figures about refugees, a short dictionary of key words and phrases, and a resource list.


A Long Way From Home: young refugees in Manchester write about their lives
ISBN: 0-9542874-0-1
Published by Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations Archive and Save the Children (2002)
Price: £2.50
Young refugees in Manchester give accounts of their lives and their experiences as refugees.  The book contains stories of fear, anxiety and destruction as well as of relief and happiness.  To order a copy  email: rrarchive@man.ac.uk or tel: 0161 275 2920.


Educational resources from UNHCR
A range of resources are available from the UNHCR office in London.  They
include:
To order and to obtain a full UNHCR educational resource list go here


Refugee Voices
A video from Channel 4 Learning in the Off Limits series that tries to convey something of the reality of being a refugee through interviews with four young people who had to leave their country of origin and ended up in Britain. The young people speak of the dangers which meant they had to leave their own countries (and in some cases their families), give a glimpse of the difficulties that faced them on their journey, and speak of their reception in Britain, with particular emphasis on their experiences in British schools.
Check their website brochure on PSHE/Citizenship for 14-19 year olds, page 2
under legal/human rights.  See here or here.
Teaching activities are available here.


A Time for Rights: Activities for citizenship and PSHE for 9-13 year olds
Published by Save the Children (2002)
This teaching pack explores citizenship and rights in relation to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Through role play, cartoons, stories, poems and a wide variety of activities, A Time for Rights looks at what rights mean to an individual child, in the family and in the community.

I am Here! Teaching about refugees, identity, inclusion and the media - A  Citizenship/Personal, Social and Health education resource pack for teachers, youth workers and others working with 11-14 year olds

I am Here! provides a clear and detailed approach to teaching about the controversial subject of refugees. By using active learning techniques to link young people's sense of belonging with the acceptance and inclusion of people from diverse backgrounds this resource pack supports the development of inclusive schools and helps young people to develop key skills within the framework of the Citizenship curriculum.

I am Here! consists of a programme of six one-hour lessons that use drama, case studies, refugee children's testimonies and examples of the media's portrayal of marginalised groups to get young people thinking critically. Photocopiable activity and information sheets are included, plus a video showing young refugees talking about their experiences. There are also three extension projects for schools that want to continue work on refugees.

To support and encourage fellow teachers or youth workers to teach about refugees the pack also contains materials for a short training session, including video footage of a school's teaching about diversity in the North East, and of pilot projects in schools that have used drama to tackle issues of diversity.
I am Here!
Price: £15.00
80pp plus video
ISBN: 1 84187 087 0

A Safe Place: Video and Education Pack
Produced by "Show Racism the RED Card", the video A Safe Place features young asylum seekers talking about their experiences of seeking asylum in the UK.  Also featured on the video are Gary Lineker, Thierry Henry, Shaka Hislop, Lomana Lua Lua, Shola Ameobi, Sven Goran Eriksson and Ashley Cole. The video also features a quiz on asylum aimed at combating racist myths. The accompanying education pack provides guidance on using the video in classroom and outlines links to several curriculum areas including Citizenship, English, History, RE and PSHE.  A range of follow-up activities are also provided.
The Red Card
Price: £15.00

A Fight to Belong
Published by Save the Children (2000)
This story book and teachers' pack explores the issue of deportation from a child's perspective.  A Fight to Belong tells the powerful and moving story of the well-publicised Okolo family anti-deportation campaign in the UK. Through the eyes of 8-year-old Anwuli, one of the two children involved, we hear how friends, teachers and parents wrote letters, signed petitions, sang and marched in support of the family. The accompanying teacher's pack provides Key Stage 2 and 3 National Curriculum links to Citizenship, Equal Opportunities, Personal/Moral/Social Education and extended writing for literacy.

Get Global! A skills-based approach to active global citizenship at KEY STAGES 3 AND 4
Published by Save the Children, Oxfam, ActionAid, Christian Aid and CAFOD
(2002)
A range of innovative and participatory activities promote a skills-based approach rather than a content-based approach, so they can be used within different subject areas and with all ages
Available as a free download here.

Global Link
Global Link has two major projects which help people empathise with the plight of refugees and asylum-seekers.
Escape to Safety: a multi-media multi-sensory, interactive artistic exhibition within a 40 foot trailer which takes participants on a journey through different rooms that represent stages on a refugees' journey to seek asylum in the UK.
Fortress Europe: an installation where participant walks through a 'labyrinth' of eight stations as if they were a refugee seeking asylum in Britain. On a walkman they are accompanied by refugee voices interacting with border-guards, immigration officials and tabloid media.
Teaching resources are available to support work with both exhibitions.

CDR HomeBeats: Struggles for Racial Justice
Published by the Institute of Race Relations (1998)  
HomeBeats is a multimedia journey through time, from Africa, the Caribbean and Asia, to the making of modern Britain. The first CDROM on racism and the black presence in Britain, it fuses music, graphics, video, text and animation into a stunning voyage of personal and historical discovery for every user.

Making a Difference
Published by the Refugee Council/Refugee Week (2003)
Published for Refugee Week 2003, Making the Difference contains a selection of children's testimonies, information and activities.
Available as a free download from Refugee Week


The RAP Pack (Refugee Activity Pack)
Published by Save the Children (2002)
An educational activity pack for use with groups of young people, mainly in the age range of 14-18.  The pack is designed to be flexible in helping young people to explore issues relating to refugees, asylum-seekers and sanctuary.  Includes activities on challenging media myths on asylum.
Available free from Save the Children
Also available as a free download from Refugee Week


Refugees: We left because we had to
Published by the Refugee Council (2003)
www.refugeecouncil.org.uk
The third edition of this bestselling text for 14-18 year olds compliments the National Curriculum Key Stage 3 and 4 Citizenship and History courses, Key Stage 5 Citizenship and General Studies and non-statutory Religious Education. It contains photographs, drawings, maps and games to bring the subject alive in the classroom


Scotland - Welcoming Web
Save the Children Scotland, the Scottish Refugee Council and IDEAS have put together the Welcoming Web Schools Pack.  This is specifically aimed at schools in Scotland to help them get involved in Refugee Week. 
For more information visit Save the Children



Educational resources from UNHCR
A range of resources are available from the UNHCR office in London.  They include:
To order and to obtain a full UNHCR educational resource list go here


Refugee Voices
A video from Channel 4 Learning in the Off Limits series that tries to convey something of the reality of being a refugee through interviews with four young people who had to leave their country of origin and ended up in Britain. The young people speak of the dangers which meant they had to leave their own countries (and in some cases their families), give a glimpse of the difficulties that faced them on their journey, and speak of their reception in Britain, with particular emphasis on their experiences in British schools.
Check their website brochure on PSHE/Citizenship for 14-19 year olds, page 2
under legal/human rights.  See here or here.
Teaching activities are available here.