Supporting refugee children in 21st Century Britain

A compendium of essential information (revised edition). This edition of Supporting Refugee Children in 21st Century Britain is a vital source of information for teachers and anyone working with refugee children and their families. The book covers a range of issues from provision for early years learning through to working with 14-19 year olds, and includes:

• Healthcare issues
• Emotional and psychological issues
• Using the expressive arts with young refugees
• Parental involvement
• Family literacy

Since the first edition of this authoritative handbook was published in 2001, the Race Relations Act 2000 and the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act have led to significant changes for those who work with refugees and asylum seekers as well as refugee children themselves. In light of this, Jill Rutter has revised and updated her invaluable book.

The book also describes the backgrounds of 35 of the major refugee groups in Britain, including Albanians, Eastern European Roma and people fleeing the former Soviet Union, Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan with information and statistics about language, religion, history, economics and the education systems of each group.