Summer 2006

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This pack is intended to provide information and training materials for all organisations and teachers offering English language provision to refugees and asylum seekers in the post-compulsory education sector. It is primarily aimed at those organisations with little experience of this work.

The final version of the pack is now available to order from Prolog (on 0845 6022260 or email dfes@prolog.uk.com, quote 'WRASPACK'). You can also download a pdf or Word version of each section of the pack:

www.dcsf.gov.uk/readwriteplus/Learning_materials_etc

The Information Service is the only comprehensive and regularly updated resource of its kind. It is an essential reference tool for anyone working with or providing services for refugees and asylum seekers.

£100 standard (statutory/educational/business)
£50 standard (NGO/voluntary sector)

www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/practice/asylum/information/

There is also a special advisers section where advisers can download all the material in one place to distribute to refugees and asylum seekers who are unable to access the multilingual website.

www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/practice/multilingual/ (opens in new window)

www.asylumaid.org.uk (opens in new window)
Asylum Aid is an independent, national charity assisting refugees in the UK. It helps vulnerable and disadvantaged people seeking asylum in the UK by giving them free legal advice and representing them in their asylum application. It also combines advice work and policy work with campaigning for the fair treatment of refugees in this country.

Asylum Support

http://asylumsupport.info (opens in new window)
Asylum Support focuses on all matters that concern people seeking asylum, together with a directory of hundreds of online resources relating to: asylum and refugees; conflict; country data; court cases; deportation; detention; discrimination; funding; gender; government; human rights; human trafficking; law; media; migration policy and studies.

British Red Cross (family tracing)

www.redcross.org.uk/trace (opens in new window)
The Red Cross works worldwide to restore and maintain contact between families delivering family news when normal means of communication have broken down due to war or disaster. Also helps trace family members and handles applications for travel assistance and refugees.

Electronic Immigration Network

www.ein.org.uk/index.shtml (opens in new window)
Electronic Immigration Network (EIN) is a voluntary sector organisation specialising in the provision of information on immigration and refugee law via the Internet, particularly in the UK and Europe. The site also has an extensive area of general resources and links for those interested in immigration and asylum.

Forced Migration Online

www.forcedmigration.org (opens in new window)
Forced Migration Online (FMO) provides instant access to a wide variety of online resources dealing with the situation of forced migrants worldwide.

Health for Asylum Seekers and Refugees Portal

www.harpweb.org.uk (opens in new window)
Consists of three websites,each developed in collaboration with health professionals working with asylum seekers and refugees in the UK.

Immigration Advisory Service

www.iasuk.org (opens in new window)
The IAS gives free advice and assistance on all immigration, asylum and nationality issues to persons eligible for legal help and controlled legal representation and presents appeals against refusal decisions for all who have a right of appeal.

UK Border Agency

www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk (opens in new window)
The UK Border Agency is responsible for securing the United Kingdom borders and controlling migration in the United Kingdom.

Information Centre about Asylum Seekers and Refugees

www.icar.org.uk (opens in new window)
An independent organisation which exists to promote understanding of asylum and refugees in the UK and to encourage information-based debate and policy-making.

Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants

www.jcwi.org.uk (opens in new window)
Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) is an independent national voluntary organisation, campaigning for justice and combating racism in immigration and asylum law and policy. JCWI provides free advice and casework, training courses and a range of publications.

Language Line

www.languageline.co.uk (opens in new window)
Language Line offers over-the-phone interpreting, translation and document translation. The organisations specialises in telephone interpreting and text translation for the public sector,and provides immediate and 24-hour access to qualified and UK-trained interpreters in over 100 world and minority ethnic languages, all year round. Accessible to subscribers from any telephone without any pre-booking.

Multikulti

www.multikulti.org.uk (opens in new window)
The Multikulti website aims to support citizenship through the delivery of culturally appropriate and accurately translated information in the following areas of welfare law: debt, employment, health, housing, immigration, and welfare benefits. Translated material is currently available in: Albanian | Arabic | Bengali | Chinese | Farsi | French | Gujarati | Portuguese | Somali | Spanish | Turkish | Urdu.

Praxis

www.praxis.org.uk (opens in new window)
Information on asylum seekers and human rights issues.

Refugee Access Info

www.refugeeaccess.info (opens in new window)
Refugee Access Info is the website for asylum seekers, refugees and agencies working in Yorkshire and Humberside area and in Liverpool. Provides an events diary, jobs listings and a directory of agencies in the region. Includes information on legal issues, education, housing, funding and using IT. There is a list of translated resources on a range of topics in Albanian, Arabic, Farsi, French, Portuguese, Russian, Somali, and Turkish.

Refugee Action

www.refugee-action.org.uk (opens in new window)
Refugee Action is an independent national charity that enables refugees to build new lives in the UK. It provides practical advice and assistance for newly arrived asylum seekers and long-term commitment to their settlement through community development work.

Refugee Council

www.refugeecouncil.org.uk (opens in new window)
The Refugee Council is the largest organisation in the UK working with asylum seekers and refugees. It provides help and support and also endeavours to ensure that needs are being met.

Education Action

http://www.education-action.org/index.php?page=refugees-into-schools (opens in new window)
Undertake education programmes and projects for refugees from war living in the UK.

Refugee and Migrant Justice

www.refugee-legal-centre.org.uk (opens in new window)
The Refugee Legal Centre provides legal advice and representation for those seeking protection under international and national human rights asylum law. Delivers training and other support to those giving advice and representation in such cases.

www.ruthhaymantrust.com (opens in new window)
The Ruth Hayman Trust awards small grants to support the education and training of adults resident in the UK who speak a language other than English as their first language. Awards are up to £300·00.

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