Schools Against Deportations - Information Sharing

Supporting communication and information sharing

Translated letters for schools

Dingle Granby Toxteth EAZ have produced a CD Rom containing standard letters to parents translated into 30 locally used languages. These resources are now available online here.

Other translation websites

The bi-lingual online appointment card, available online here.

Machine translation/reading of text and website, (whilst not great, very good in an urgent situation): google and altavista.

Also try here.

Welcome Booklet CD Rom

Published by Mantra Lingua, the CD Rom enables schools to create information booklets for parents in up to 19 languages. Type in key information and photographs of the School, Head, Staff, Class teachers, school rules, times, uniforms and policies. Then, once done, click buttons to get 20 page booklets in any of the following languages: Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, English, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Panjabi, Russian, Somali, Swahili, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu. Parents gain confidence, manage their times better and communicate more effectively with you.

More information and ordering details from Mantra Lingua.

Responding to wider needs

Asylum support

If you are seeking advice for these families, visit the crisis response website, a useful advice website for supporting asylum-seeker families.

The Refugee Council

The Refugee Council provides a range of resources that schools and parents will find useful. These include information on the following:

Information for refugees and asylum seekers
Comprehensive information in a range of languages downloadable free from the
internet.
The Refugee Council's leaflet for asylum seekers who have had a positive decision is available on the website in eleven languages. Go here to get the leaflet.

Radar - Refugee Resources in the UK 2003.
Radar is the first national CD-ROM directory of organisations which provide
services for asylum seekers and refugees.

Resource Unit for Supplementary and Mother-Tongue Schools
The website has a School Directory which provides details of more than 2,000
supplementary and mother-tongue schools in the United Kingdom.


Supporting communication and information sharing Translated letters for schools Dingle Granby Toxteth EAZ have produced a CD Rom containing standard letters to parents translated into 30 locally used languages. These resources are now available online here. Other translation websites The bi-lingual online appointment card, available online here. Machine translation/reading of text and website, (whilst not great, very good in an urgent situation): google and altavista. Also try here. Welcome Booklet CD Rom Published by Mantra Lingua, the CD Rom enables schools to create information booklets for parents in up to 19 languages. Type in key information and photographs of the School, Head, Staff, Class teachers, school rules, times, uniforms and policies. Then, once done, click buttons to get 20 page booklets in any of the following languages: Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, English, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Panjabi, Russian, Somali, Swahili, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu. Parents gain confidence, manage their times better and communicate more effectively with you. More information and ordering details from Mantra Lingua. Responding to wider needs Asylum support If you are seeking advice for these families, visit the crisis response website, a useful advice website for supporting asylum-seeker families. The Refugee Council The Refugee Council provides a range of resources that schools and parents will find useful. These include information on the following: Information for refugees and asylum seekers Comprehensive information in a range of languages downloadable free from the internet. The Refugee Council's leaflet for asylum seekers who have had a positive decision is available on the website in eleven languages. Go here to get the leaflet. Radar - Refugee Resources in the UK 2003. Radar is the first national CD-ROM directory of organisations which provide services for asylum seekers and refugees. Resource Unit for Supplementary and Mother-Tongue Schools The website has a School Directory which provides details of more than 2,000 supplementary and mother-tongue schools in the United Kingdom.		Home Sign declaration News Previous campaigns Briefing Campaign resources Educational materials Contact us
Last updated: 31 January 2005