Background
Asylum seeker/ a person seeking asylum- is a person who has left their country of origin and formally applied for asylum in another country but whose application has not been decided.
Refugee- is someone whose asylum application has been successful and who is allowed to stay in another country having proved they would face persecution back home.
‘Failed’ asylum seeker- a person whose application has failed and who has no other protection claim awaiting a decision. Some refused asylum seekers return home voluntarily. Others are forcibly returned.
Economic migrant- is a person who has moved to another country to work.
Migrant- is a person who has moved from one country to another.
Misinformation about immigration can encourage hostile attitudes that lead to racist behaviours. To be an advocate for refugees and asylum seekers we need an understanding of correct information to help dispel common myths, making it easier to stand up for the rights of refugees and asylum seekers. Information, facts and figures can be found at The Refugee Council website.
Refugees and asylum-seekers may arrive in Britain traumatised and disorientated, having been forced to leave their own countries for reasons such as war, persecution and torture. They will often have been separated from other family members. It is important to consider what young refugee and asylum-seeking children and their families are likely to be experiencing on arrival in the U.K.
‘Active steps to counter prejudice about refugees Stereotypical representations or media fuelled simplifications about refugees do not help to generate understanding and empathy amongst the adults and children of the host community.’ NEU Guidance
- At the end of 2020 around 82.4 million people were forcibly displaced across the world. Of these, 26.4 million were refugees, whilst 48 million were internally displaced within their country of origin.
- 86% of the world’s refugees are living in countries neighbouring their country of origin, often in developing countries.
- Over 6.7 million people have fled conflict in Syria, and many more are displaced inside the country. Turkey is the biggest refugee hosting country in the world. At the end of 2020 Turkey was providing safety to 3.7 million Syrian refugees. By the end of February 2021 the UK had resettled 20,319 refugees from Syria under the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme (VPRS). This includes 239 refugees who were resettled prior to the target of 20,000 being set.
- 1% The UK is home to approx. 1% of the 26.4 million refugees, forcibly displaced across the world.
Recent refugees and asylum seekers have been arriving from Afghanistan and Ukraine.
https://refugeecouncil.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Language_ID_chart.pdf
https://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/information/my-refugee-friend-school-and-home-education-activity/
How many refugees & asylum seekers are there in our city?
https://www.bristol.gov.uk/policies-plans-strategies/resettlement-vulnerable-refugees-bristol
On Bristol BCC website it says that in 2021 over 320 refugees arrived in Bristol through the Government Resettlement schemes.
In May 2020 it states that 547 Ukrainian people have applied to come to Bristol homes. 195 of these are under the age of 18 years. At the time of this post 195 Ukrainian people have arrived in Bristol.
Bristol has committed to having 15 Afghan families a year in Bristol.
Vulnerable persons resettlement scheme 2016- 21 states that 328 refugees were helped to come to Bristol.
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Top facts from the latest statistics on refugees and people seeking asylum
All newly arrived children have the same entitlement to education in Early Years Foundation Stage settings as children born in the UK.
The EYFS seeks to provide:
- quality and consistency in all early years settings, so that every child makes good progress and no child gets left behind
- a secure foundation through planning for the learning and development of each individual child, and assessing and reviewing what they have learned regularly
- partnership working between practitioners and with parents and/or carers
- equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice, ensuring that every child is included and supported
Overarching principles
Four guiding principles should shape practice in early years settings.
These are:
- every child is a unique child, who is constantly learning and can be resilient, capable, confident and self-assured
- children learn to be strong and independent through positive relationships
- children learn and develop well in enabling environments with teaching and support from adults, who respond to their individual interests and needs and help them to build their learning over time. Children benefit from a strong partnership between practitioners and parents and/or carers.
- importance of learning and development. Children develop and learn at different rates. (See “the characteristics of effective teaching and learning” at paragraph 1.15). The framework covers the education and care of all children in early years provision, including children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
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Dawn Butler – (General Enquiries)
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