{"id":211,"date":"2015-10-26T11:41:31","date_gmt":"2015-10-26T11:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/lfsblog\/?p=211"},"modified":"2015-10-26T13:13:14","modified_gmt":"2015-10-26T13:13:14","slug":"refugees-facing-winter-freeze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/lfsblog\/2015\/10\/26\/refugees-facing-winter-freeze\/","title":{"rendered":"Refugees facing winter freeze"},"content":{"rendered":"

A common refrain over the weekend of the clocks going back is that we can have “an extra hour in our bed.” As we prepare for the transition\u00a0from autumn to winter, pictures emerging from Associated Press’ twitter feed<\/a> show drone photography of a continuing stream of refugees heading through the Balkan countryside. For them, just\u00a0one hour in their own bed in the face of dropping temperatures and increasingly complex arrangements for finding sanctuary, is a forlorn hope.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the UNHCRC are warning of an increasing polarisation in the views of Europeans in their response to the refugee crisis. The head of the EU, Jean-Claude Juncker, has spoken out <\/a>on the distinct possibility of refugees “freezing to death”.<\/p>\n

\"GLP-S<\/a>Many educators will already have found ways of engaging pupils with the refugee crisis (See previous post on IDEAS network resources<\/a>). For others, however there may not yet have been the time or opportunity.<\/p>\n

This Thursday, SCOTDEC is offering a practical session aiming to provide ideas, methodologies and resources for teachers to explore the refugee crisis . This session will be co-delivered with the British Red Cross. You can sign up here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Christian Aid have also produced an assembly resource \"Christian_Aid_Logo_svg\"<\/a>with speaker notes and accompanying PowerPoint that may provide a helpful way in to discussing the issue as a whole class\/\u00a0school. You can access the resources here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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