Bradford Schools and Colleges of Sanctuary
@bradford-scos.bsky.social
We’re on a mission to improve education in schools and colleges for refugees and people seeking asylum in the UK.
Website: https://bradford.cityofsanctuary.org/sanctuary-in-schools
Website: https://bradford.cityofsanctuary.org/sanctuary-in-schools
A huge thank you to the New-to-English students and staff at Carlton Bolling who raised an incredible £528.30 for us this term through bun sales and selling Eid cards! Many students even stayed behind after school to help make the buns! We are so grateful for your continued support 🧡
July 23, 2025 at 11:14 AM
A huge thank you to the New-to-English students and staff at Carlton Bolling who raised an incredible £528.30 for us this term through bun sales and selling Eid cards! Many students even stayed behind after school to help make the buns! We are so grateful for your continued support 🧡
🌞 Our Summer Newsletter is here! 🌱
As we wrap up the term, we’re excited to share & celebrate stories of small actions at grassroot level which have sparked change in education, policy, and perception of people seeking sanctuary.
📬Read our full newsletter here: tinyurl.com/yv9pabmu
🙏 Thank you
As we wrap up the term, we’re excited to share & celebrate stories of small actions at grassroot level which have sparked change in education, policy, and perception of people seeking sanctuary.
📬Read our full newsletter here: tinyurl.com/yv9pabmu
🙏 Thank you
July 16, 2025 at 12:11 PM
🌞 Our Summer Newsletter is here! 🌱
As we wrap up the term, we’re excited to share & celebrate stories of small actions at grassroot level which have sparked change in education, policy, and perception of people seeking sanctuary.
📬Read our full newsletter here: tinyurl.com/yv9pabmu
🙏 Thank you
As we wrap up the term, we’re excited to share & celebrate stories of small actions at grassroot level which have sparked change in education, policy, and perception of people seeking sanctuary.
📬Read our full newsletter here: tinyurl.com/yv9pabmu
🙏 Thank you
Did you catch us on the news last night?! 🎥📺
A huge thank you to ITV Calendar news for capturing some of the amazing work taking place at Hanson Academy and shining a light on their NTE (New-to-English) provision.
Watch it here: www.itv.com/watch/news/b...
A huge thank you to ITV Calendar news for capturing some of the amazing work taking place at Hanson Academy and shining a light on their NTE (New-to-English) provision.
Watch it here: www.itv.com/watch/news/b...
June 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Did you catch us on the news last night?! 🎥📺
A huge thank you to ITV Calendar news for capturing some of the amazing work taking place at Hanson Academy and shining a light on their NTE (New-to-English) provision.
Watch it here: www.itv.com/watch/news/b...
A huge thank you to ITV Calendar news for capturing some of the amazing work taking place at Hanson Academy and shining a light on their NTE (New-to-English) provision.
Watch it here: www.itv.com/watch/news/b...
Community as a Superpower! 💥🌍
This Year 7 pupil from Carlton Bolling knows exactly who the real superheroes are in BD3!
Want to see some more creative takes on this year's theme for Refugee Week? Check out our schools' online art exhibition - www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPQC...
This Year 7 pupil from Carlton Bolling knows exactly who the real superheroes are in BD3!
Want to see some more creative takes on this year's theme for Refugee Week? Check out our schools' online art exhibition - www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPQC...
June 18, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Community as a Superpower! 💥🌍
This Year 7 pupil from Carlton Bolling knows exactly who the real superheroes are in BD3!
Want to see some more creative takes on this year's theme for Refugee Week? Check out our schools' online art exhibition - www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPQC...
This Year 7 pupil from Carlton Bolling knows exactly who the real superheroes are in BD3!
Want to see some more creative takes on this year's theme for Refugee Week? Check out our schools' online art exhibition - www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPQC...
🧡 This #RefugeeWeek, #oursuperpower is…teaching & educating (remember: if you work in education or with young people, YOU have the power to build empathy and understanding in the next generation 🫶👏)
@refugeeweek.bsky.social
#SimpleActs #CommunityAsASuperpower #RefugeeWeek
@refugeeweek.bsky.social
#SimpleActs #CommunityAsASuperpower #RefugeeWeek
June 16, 2025 at 11:06 AM
🧡 This #RefugeeWeek, #oursuperpower is…teaching & educating (remember: if you work in education or with young people, YOU have the power to build empathy and understanding in the next generation 🫶👏)
@refugeeweek.bsky.social
#SimpleActs #CommunityAsASuperpower #RefugeeWeek
@refugeeweek.bsky.social
#SimpleActs #CommunityAsASuperpower #RefugeeWeek
Happy 'A Day of Welcome'! Today 800+ schools across the UK are taking part in a national day of solidarity & learning to help build a culture of welcome for people seeking sanctuary across school communities🧡 Thank you to each and every one of you.
Artwork: Coop Academy Penny Oaks, Bradford
Artwork: Coop Academy Penny Oaks, Bradford
June 13, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Happy 'A Day of Welcome'! Today 800+ schools across the UK are taking part in a national day of solidarity & learning to help build a culture of welcome for people seeking sanctuary across school communities🧡 Thank you to each and every one of you.
Artwork: Coop Academy Penny Oaks, Bradford
Artwork: Coop Academy Penny Oaks, Bradford
🎨 Just a few spaces Left for schools to take part in this year’s Refugee Week Art Exhibition! The 2025 theme is “Community as a Superpower” – a powerful opportunity for students to explore how kindness, belonging, and togetherness can change lives.
May 20, 2025 at 10:32 AM
🎨 Just a few spaces Left for schools to take part in this year’s Refugee Week Art Exhibition! The 2025 theme is “Community as a Superpower” – a powerful opportunity for students to explore how kindness, belonging, and togetherness can change lives.
Today marks 80 years since VE Day. We remember the sacrifices made for peace & freedom. WWII displaced millions. Today, 122.6 million people are forcibly displaced, searching for safety. We honour VE Day not just by remembering, but by acting.
#VEDay80 #RefugeesWelcome #NeverAgainIsNow
#VEDay80 #RefugeesWelcome #NeverAgainIsNow
May 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Today marks 80 years since VE Day. We remember the sacrifices made for peace & freedom. WWII displaced millions. Today, 122.6 million people are forcibly displaced, searching for safety. We honour VE Day not just by remembering, but by acting.
#VEDay80 #RefugeesWelcome #NeverAgainIsNow
#VEDay80 #RefugeesWelcome #NeverAgainIsNow
It was a privilege to be the guest speaker and give out the awards at Bradford College’s Adult Skills STAR Awards yesterday. ✨ Hearing the stories of students - many who have overcome huge challenges - was inspiring.
Huge congratulations to all award winners! 🧡👏
#bradfordcollege #furthereducation
Huge congratulations to all award winners! 🧡👏
#bradfordcollege #furthereducation
May 2, 2025 at 12:28 PM
It was a privilege to be the guest speaker and give out the awards at Bradford College’s Adult Skills STAR Awards yesterday. ✨ Hearing the stories of students - many who have overcome huge challenges - was inspiring.
Huge congratulations to all award winners! 🧡👏
#bradfordcollege #furthereducation
Huge congratulations to all award winners! 🧡👏
#bradfordcollege #furthereducation
Fundraise with us this term! 🧡 We love our work but right now we're under real pressure & we need your support. Support refugee students in Bradford by taking on a challenge - walk, read or get creative! Every £ helps. Get the pack: tinyurl.com/mr2k4ts5 or donate: bradford.cityofsanctuary.org/donate
April 29, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Fundraise with us this term! 🧡 We love our work but right now we're under real pressure & we need your support. Support refugee students in Bradford by taking on a challenge - walk, read or get creative! Every £ helps. Get the pack: tinyurl.com/mr2k4ts5 or donate: bradford.cityofsanctuary.org/donate
Well, what a special assembly the children at St Stephen's had yesterday when City of Sanctuary founder Dr Inderjit Bhogal visited them. Great efforts by children to make the City of Sanctuary logo too! 🧡 Read more on our FB page about the assembly's special meaning. @cityofsanctuaryuk.bsky.social
April 3, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Well, what a special assembly the children at St Stephen's had yesterday when City of Sanctuary founder Dr Inderjit Bhogal visited them. Great efforts by children to make the City of Sanctuary logo too! 🧡 Read more on our FB page about the assembly's special meaning. @cityofsanctuaryuk.bsky.social
📬✨ As we wrap up another busy term, we wanted to share our latest newsletter with you - it’s attached to this email. It’s full of stories from local schools and colleges and highlights some of the great work happening across Bradford District!
tinyurl.com/35p8ekat
tinyurl.com/35p8ekat
April 2, 2025 at 8:30 AM
📬✨ As we wrap up another busy term, we wanted to share our latest newsletter with you - it’s attached to this email. It’s full of stories from local schools and colleges and highlights some of the great work happening across Bradford District!
tinyurl.com/35p8ekat
tinyurl.com/35p8ekat
Eid Mubarak! Very best wishes to all those celebrating the Eid al-Fitr festival.
March 31, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Eid Mubarak! Very best wishes to all those celebrating the Eid al-Fitr festival.
Join us for our Communities of Practice Meeting tonight! 📅✨
Hear from schools that have successfully achieved the School of Sanctuary Award, sharing their journey of who, how, and why they made it happen.
📅 Date: Monday 24th March
⏰ Time: 3:45-4:45pm
📍 Where: Online
Drop us a DM to register! ✨
Hear from schools that have successfully achieved the School of Sanctuary Award, sharing their journey of who, how, and why they made it happen.
📅 Date: Monday 24th March
⏰ Time: 3:45-4:45pm
📍 Where: Online
Drop us a DM to register! ✨
March 24, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Join us for our Communities of Practice Meeting tonight! 📅✨
Hear from schools that have successfully achieved the School of Sanctuary Award, sharing their journey of who, how, and why they made it happen.
📅 Date: Monday 24th March
⏰ Time: 3:45-4:45pm
📍 Where: Online
Drop us a DM to register! ✨
Hear from schools that have successfully achieved the School of Sanctuary Award, sharing their journey of who, how, and why they made it happen.
📅 Date: Monday 24th March
⏰ Time: 3:45-4:45pm
📍 Where: Online
Drop us a DM to register! ✨
I've just had a great chat with Asylum Speakers, who bring real stories of displacement into classrooms. Their speakers share personal journeys that help students understand migration in a meaningful way.
📩 info@asylumspeakers.com
Let’s make education about migration real and relevant. 🧡
📩 info@asylumspeakers.com
Let’s make education about migration real and relevant. 🧡
March 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I've just had a great chat with Asylum Speakers, who bring real stories of displacement into classrooms. Their speakers share personal journeys that help students understand migration in a meaningful way.
📩 info@asylumspeakers.com
Let’s make education about migration real and relevant. 🧡
📩 info@asylumspeakers.com
Let’s make education about migration real and relevant. 🧡
At our next online Communities of Practice meeting we'll be hearing from local schools who have been through the School of Sanctuary process - it’s a great chance to see how your school might get involved!
Email: schools@bradford.cityofsanctuary.org for the meeting link.
Email: schools@bradford.cityofsanctuary.org for the meeting link.
March 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
At our next online Communities of Practice meeting we'll be hearing from local schools who have been through the School of Sanctuary process - it’s a great chance to see how your school might get involved!
Email: schools@bradford.cityofsanctuary.org for the meeting link.
Email: schools@bradford.cityofsanctuary.org for the meeting link.
✨ What’s the most important thing your child can learn at school? Maths, English, science? But what about the other lessons? Schools of Sanctuary encourages work schools are doing around teaching children empathy, respect, and tolerance. Let’s raise a generation that builds bridges, not walls. 🤝🏽🌎
March 18, 2025 at 9:52 AM
✨ What’s the most important thing your child can learn at school? Maths, English, science? But what about the other lessons? Schools of Sanctuary encourages work schools are doing around teaching children empathy, respect, and tolerance. Let’s raise a generation that builds bridges, not walls. 🤝🏽🌎
Calling all schools! Are you passionate about creating a welcoming, inclusive environment for ALL? Want to learn how your school can get involved with the Sanctuary Award? Join our online Communities of Practice mtg where local schools will share ideas & advice. 24 Mar 3:45pm. DM/email to register!
March 17, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Calling all schools! Are you passionate about creating a welcoming, inclusive environment for ALL? Want to learn how your school can get involved with the Sanctuary Award? Join our online Communities of Practice mtg where local schools will share ideas & advice. 24 Mar 3:45pm. DM/email to register!
📚✨ Education is a lifeline. ✨📚
For young people seeking sanctuary, school or college is not just a place to gain knowledge; it’s a safe haven, a community, and a path to a brighter future. Amidst uncertainty, education provides stability, hope, and a sense of belonging.
For young people seeking sanctuary, school or college is not just a place to gain knowledge; it’s a safe haven, a community, and a path to a brighter future. Amidst uncertainty, education provides stability, hope, and a sense of belonging.
March 13, 2025 at 1:20 PM
📚✨ Education is a lifeline. ✨📚
For young people seeking sanctuary, school or college is not just a place to gain knowledge; it’s a safe haven, a community, and a path to a brighter future. Amidst uncertainty, education provides stability, hope, and a sense of belonging.
For young people seeking sanctuary, school or college is not just a place to gain knowledge; it’s a safe haven, a community, and a path to a brighter future. Amidst uncertainty, education provides stability, hope, and a sense of belonging.
Are you passionate about creating a safe & welcoming environment for refugee & asylum-seeking students? Want to learn how your school can get involved with the Sanctuary Award? Join us for our next Communities of Practice Meeting on 24.3.35 📅✨ Email schools@bradford.cityofsanctuary.org for the link.
March 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Are you passionate about creating a safe & welcoming environment for refugee & asylum-seeking students? Want to learn how your school can get involved with the Sanctuary Award? Join us for our next Communities of Practice Meeting on 24.3.35 📅✨ Email schools@bradford.cityofsanctuary.org for the link.
Do you have young children in your school, incl those seeking sanctuary, or who you meet through your work who are experiencing traumatic grief? This is a really valuable resource, providing teachers and caregivers ways to recognise and assist young people.
Link for the PDF: tinyurl.com/yct3kx3n
Link for the PDF: tinyurl.com/yct3kx3n
March 10, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Do you have young children in your school, incl those seeking sanctuary, or who you meet through your work who are experiencing traumatic grief? This is a really valuable resource, providing teachers and caregivers ways to recognise and assist young people.
Link for the PDF: tinyurl.com/yct3kx3n
Link for the PDF: tinyurl.com/yct3kx3n
Tomorrow, on #InternationalWomensDay we celebrate the resilience & achievements of women worldwide. This is to those who have been displaced; who have rebuilt their lives, learnt new languages, navigated unfamiliar systems, pursued education & created brighter futures for their families. 🧡
March 7, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Tomorrow, on #InternationalWomensDay we celebrate the resilience & achievements of women worldwide. This is to those who have been displaced; who have rebuilt their lives, learnt new languages, navigated unfamiliar systems, pursued education & created brighter futures for their families. 🧡
World Book Day: Stories of refuge, hope & welcome 📚🌍
Today, on #worldbookday, we celebrate books that tell the powerful stories of people seeking sanctuary. These stories build empathy, challenge perspectives &remind us of the strength of the human spirit. Books for all ages 👉 tinyurl.com/fhtc4b66
Today, on #worldbookday, we celebrate books that tell the powerful stories of people seeking sanctuary. These stories build empathy, challenge perspectives &remind us of the strength of the human spirit. Books for all ages 👉 tinyurl.com/fhtc4b66
March 6, 2025 at 1:52 PM
World Book Day: Stories of refuge, hope & welcome 📚🌍
Today, on #worldbookday, we celebrate books that tell the powerful stories of people seeking sanctuary. These stories build empathy, challenge perspectives &remind us of the strength of the human spirit. Books for all ages 👉 tinyurl.com/fhtc4b66
Today, on #worldbookday, we celebrate books that tell the powerful stories of people seeking sanctuary. These stories build empathy, challenge perspectives &remind us of the strength of the human spirit. Books for all ages 👉 tinyurl.com/fhtc4b66
Did you know many colleges (eg. Keighley) across the UK have been recognised as Colleges of Sanctuary? They go above & beyond to create a safe and welcoming environment for refugees and asylum seekers:
✅ Improved access to education
✅ A supportive community
✅ Raising awareness
✅ Practical support
✅ Improved access to education
✅ A supportive community
✅ Raising awareness
✅ Practical support
March 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Did you know many colleges (eg. Keighley) across the UK have been recognised as Colleges of Sanctuary? They go above & beyond to create a safe and welcoming environment for refugees and asylum seekers:
✅ Improved access to education
✅ A supportive community
✅ Raising awareness
✅ Practical support
✅ Improved access to education
✅ A supportive community
✅ Raising awareness
✅ Practical support