Support available for Non-English speaking children and young people

The my-Ed team have been working closely with the Homes for Ukraine team and the Refugee Resettlement team to promote the usage of the my-Ed platform.

Access to the platform is available to all non-English speaking children and young people and we are particularly targeting our Ukrainian families and Afghan families.

The my-Ed Speaking English platform is free to all Kent schools for the 2022/23 school year.

More information can be found in the my-Ed Speaking English flyer (PDF, 1.5 MB).

In addition, there's various support and resources available from the International Rescue Committee (IRC) to support those children and young people impacted by conflict.

Healing Classrooms: online training (this was rolled out and well received in the summer term)
Thursday 15, 22 and 29 September 2022 at 4pm

This free online training programme explores how to provide safe and supportive learning environments for refugee students in schools alongside practical advice and resources on how to incorporate social-emotional learning and trauma-informed pedagogy into the curriculum.

Sessions last roughly one hour and will take place every Thursday at 4pm for three weeks, starting from September 15. If you have already joined this training, please feel free to share it with a colleague from your school.

Sign up through Zoom

Healing Classrooms: in-person training
Dates available from September 2022

The IRC are also offering in-person training sessions to individual schools or MATs. All of the Healing Classroom resources will be provided as well as a session specially tailored to your school needs and context. To express your interest and learn a little more, please register today

Sessions will last a minimum of one and half hours and a maximum of four hours.

New training sessions on Trauma-informed practice and EAL

The IRC will soon launch two new training series on trauma-informed practice and EAL. Read more and register your interest. Limited training places, so do complete this form if you're interested in joining.

Access to resources

Healing Classrooms resources - you can find all IRC resources (country briefings about Afghanistan and Ukraine, lessons plans and games bank) in the education section of our resource library

Welcoming refugee children to your school guide - the National Education Union (NEU) created this guide to support schools as they welcome refugee students. It explores how to create refugee-friendly schools and how to make the curriculum accessible while also delineating principles for effective practice. A great resource for the beginning of the academic year. Access it through the resource library

If you have any questions about the IRC work, support or for more information, please contact Cintia.Shiratori@rescue.org.