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Situation analysis of early childhood education and care services in support of Ukrainian refugees across EU Member States (second synthesis report)
2023
Lubianiec K. Sandu V. Skoczylas A. Day L. Davies L. Smetek J. Komers S.
Formal education Romania Malta Croatia Review Estonia Germany Finland Sweden Poland Italy Portugal Austria Slovakia Slovenia Lithuania Early childhood education Hungary Netherlands Bulgaria Ireland Latvia Greece Northern Ireland English Spain Cyprus France Denmark Luxembourg Policy & law Iceland Ukraine Access & participation Belgium Czechia
Situation analysis of early childhood education and care (ECEC) services in support of Ukrainian refugees across EU member states (first synthesis report)
2022
Lubianiec K. Sandu V. Day L. Davies L. Smetek J. Komers S.
Formal education Romania Malta Croatia Review Estonia Germany Finland Sweden Poland Italy Portugal Austria Slovakia Slovenia Lithuania Early childhood education Hungary Netherlands Bulgaria Ireland Latvia Greece Northern Ireland English Spain Cyprus France Denmark Luxembourg Policy & law Iceland Ukraine Access & participation Belgium Czechia
Pockets of positivity: School leaders’ strategies for developing school inclusion for students with refugee and asylum-seeking backgrounds
Currently, millions of children and families with refugee and asylum-seeker experiences find themselves living in new countries, with different languages, dissimilar cultures, diverse expectations, and different forms of schooling. For school leaders, the challenge of integrating these students and their families, some of whom may have endured and be dealing with trauma and loss, can be challenging. This paper presents…
2023
Sellars M. Imig S.
Formal education England Northern Ireland Interview Teachers & educational staff Inclusion English
School-based support for Syrian refugee pupils in Northern Ireland
Over the past 5 years Northern Ireland has welcomed approximately 1,900 Syrian refugees, including almost 700 school-aged children and young people, through the Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme (VPRS). Many of these have experienced war and persecution, and a range of additional adversities during and post-migration. Alongside language proficiency, ‘trauma’ has been the most common challenge reported by school staff to…
2021
Winter F. McMullen J. Jones S. Harris J. McConnellogue S.
Access & participation Mental health & psychosocial well-being Intervention Review Surveys & questionnaire Ireland Focus group Northern Ireland United Kingdom Caregivers Teachers & educational staff English
‘Sitting on a wobbly chair’: mental health and wellbeing among newcomer pupils in Northern Irish schools
Schools in Northern Ireland (NI) have become increasingly diverse with the numbers of newly arrived migrant pupils more than doubling over the past decade. While studies have shown an increasingly high prevalence of mental health difficulties among young people in NI generally, there is a paucity of research with at risk groups, including members of ethnic minority communities. This paper…
2020
McDade B. O’Lynn P. Glen C. McMullen J. Jones S. Campbell R. McLaughlin J.
Mental health & psychosocial well-being Phenomenological approach Surveys & questionnaire Ireland Empowerment Focus group Northern Ireland United Kingdom Interview Gender English
Supporting refugee children with special educational needs in Northern Ireland
Background: As of February 2020, Northern Ireland (NI) has welcomed 1,815 Syrian refugees, almost half of whom are under the age of 18 (NI Department for Communities, 2020), and many of whom have special educational needs. This study aims to explore the reasonable adjustments made by educational communities thus far, to minimise the impact of potential barriers to learning for…
2019
Robinson S. Simmons Z. Tennyson C. Elliott C. Fitzpatrick A. Mcnally S. Percy A.
English Mental health & psychosocial well-being Ireland Empowerment Special education Thematic content analysis Northern Ireland United Kingdom Interview Integration & assimilation Caregivers