{"id":2532,"date":"2025-05-23T13:40:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T12:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/?p=2532"},"modified":"2025-05-23T13:40:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T12:40:49","slug":"community-as-a-superpower-celebrating-schools-working-with-refugee-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2025\/05\/23\/community-as-a-superpower-celebrating-schools-working-with-refugee-families\/","title":{"rendered":"Community as a Superpower: Celebrating schools working with refugee families"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"Layout-module__module___2eUcs Layout-module__startDate___NRUA4\" data-testid=\"startDate\">\n<div class=\"event-details__main-inner\">Wednesday, 18 June<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Layout-module__module___2eUcs undefined\" data-testid=\"title\">\n<div class=\"event-details__main-inner\">\n<h1 class=\"event-title css-0\">Community as a Superpower:Celebrating schools working with refugee families<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Layout-module__module___2eUcs undefined\" data-testid=\"summary\">\n<div class=\"event-details__main-inner\">\n<p class=\"summary\"><strong>This webinar showcases how schools actively promote a sense of belonging for newly arrived refugees and asylum seekers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The theme of Refugee Week 2025 is \u201cCommunity as a Superpower\u201d and in this webinar a panel of speakers will share their experiences and reflections around how schools and other settings are helping to nurture communities in which refuge-seeking learners feel a real sense of belonging.<\/p>\n<p>Speakers from Schools of Sanctuary, Warwickshire Local Authority and a secondary school will consider practical examples of how they have achieved meaningful social inclusion, and will share their recommendations for other schools welcoming refugee and asylum-seeking learners.<\/p>\n<p>After a short presentation from each of the panelists, Radha Chakraborty, Director of Trustees at The Bell Foundation, will pose questions from the audience to each of the speakers. If you would like to ask a question around social inclusion, please email\u00a0<a title=\"mailto:webinar@bell-foundation.org.uk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/community-as-a-superpowercelebrating-schools-working-with-refugee-families-tickets-1376053726739?aff=ebemoffollowpublishemail&amp;ref=eemail&amp;utm_campaign=following_published_event&amp;utm_content=follow_notification&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=eventbrite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">webinar@bell-foundation.org.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Host<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0Radha Chakraborty, Director of Trustees at The Bell Foundation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Panel:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Megan Greenwood, School Coordinator, City of Sanctuary UK;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Nikki Ajibade, EAL Senior Lead, Warwickshire\u2019s EMTAS Team;<\/li>\n<li>Claudia Lopez, EAL Raising Achievement Coordinator, Saint Gabriel\u2019s College, Lambeth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Who should register for the webinar?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>School leaders, including those responsible for EAL and inclusion;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>EAL Coordinators, or those responsible for EAL in their school;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Pastoral leads and Year leaders.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Why you should register for this webinar:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>One-hour intensive session with Q&amp;A<\/li>\n<li>Access to session recording;<\/li>\n<li>First to hear about future webinars and how to sign up.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have any questions that specifically relate to the webinar topic, which you would like answered during the live session, please send them to:\u202f<a title=\"mailto:webinar@bell-foundation.org.uk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/community-as-a-superpowercelebrating-schools-working-with-refugee-families-tickets-1376053726739?aff=ebemoffollowpublishemail&amp;ref=eemail&amp;utm_campaign=following_published_event&amp;utm_content=follow_notification&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=eventbrite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">webinar@bell-foundation.org.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/community-as-a-superpowercelebrating-schools-working-with-refugee-families-tickets-1376053726739?aff=ebemoffollowpublishemail&amp;ref=eemail&amp;utm_campaign=following_published_event&amp;utm_content=follow_notification&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=eventbrite\">Community as a Superpower:Celebrating schools working with refugee families Tickets, Wed 18 Jun 2025 at 16:00 | Eventbrite<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wednesday, 18 June Community as a Superpower:Celebrating schools working with refugee families This webinar showcases how schools actively promote a sense of belonging for newly arrived refugees and asylum seekers. 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