🎓✨ We loved being at King’s College London! ✨🎓
Our team had a brilliant time at the volunteering fair, meeting so many passionate students and chatting about how to get involved as a REUK mentor.
Interested in becoming an REUK mentor?
👉 click the link to find out more: https://ow.ly/6QtM50YcIgp
🌱💙 Being in school is just the beginning.
Once young refugees enter education, new challenges can arise. Through mentoring, guidance, and tailored support, our work helps young people build confidence and succeed.
In 2026, we’re committed to helping even more refugee learners thrive.
www.reuk.org
📚✨ Education starts with access.
Too many refugee children wait months to get into school. At REUK, we help young refugees access education quickly and fairly and last year, we supported 2,000+ young refugees to navigate the UK education system.
👉 Want to learn more? Go to: www.reuk.org
🎄✨ A huge thank you to the AKO Foundation! 💙
We are thrilled to share that our match fund champion for our Christmas campaign are the wonderful AKO Foundation!
Thank you, AKO Foundation, for standing with us and the young people we serve. 🙏
❤️ Remembrance Day 2025 ❤️
Today we remember those affected by war and conflict - and hold close the young refugees we work with who have lived through its impacts.
Let’s keep building a world where every young person can learn, heal, and thrive - free from fear and full of possibility. 🌍📚
🔬💡 Happy National STEM Day! 💡🔬
At Refugee Education UK, we know that for young refugees, access to education can be truly life-changing. So here’s to nurturing innovation and ensuring every young person - no matter their background - has the chance to explore, experiment, and excel in STEM. 🔭💻🧪
🎄 Something Big (and Bright!) is Coming This Christmas... ✨
We’re so excited to share that this year, Refugee Education UK will be taking part in The Big Give Match Fund Christmas Challenge 🙌
Keep an eye out for more details soon - and get ready to make your gift go twice as far! 🌟
🎓Further Education Workshops: Opening Doors to Further Education🙌
Recently the team ran an Access to Further Education workshop to help refugees take their next steps in education. 💪 We love seeing students leave feeling more informed, inspired, and ready for what’s next! 💙
🌍💙 Refugee Education in Oxfordshire 📚
We had a fantastic time at the Oxfordshire Migration Partnership (OMP) Workshop recently, sharing insights from our research report Inclusive Secondary Refugee Education in Oxfordshire ✨
🔗 Read the report here: https://ow.ly/FxrX50Xb7GG
🌟 Exciting Partnership Announcement!
Refugee Education UK has partnered with The Phoenix Fellowship who support refugee students with a particular focus on women pursuing degrees in science or medicine. Applications opening in the New Year - stay tuned!
👉 Learn more: https://ow.ly/RuHT50XarV6
🌍 World Mental Health Day 🌱💚
At REUK, we believe in creating environments that nurture mental wellbeing, providing guidance, mentorship, and support so every learner can thrive. Supporting mental health is essential for unlocking potential and building a brighter, more equitable future.💡🧠💖.
🌟 A HUGE thank you to James, Owen, Pete, Dave, Andrea, and our very own Dan for taking on the incredible challenge of running a 50km ultra-marathon to raise vital funds for REUK over the weekend! They raised a whopping £3310!!🏃💙
From all of us at REUK: THANK YOU! You’re absolute champions 🙌💛
📘 New Report: Early Childhood Education & Care (ECEC) for Refugee Children in Europe
ECEC transforms young children affected by displacement and together with the University of Nottingham, we’ve reviewed access to ECEC across Europe.
👉 Read the report & policy brief: https://ow.ly/kpZ750WTIuH
🚨 On 4 Oct, our colleague Dan + a brilliant team are running a 50km ultra-marathon to raise funds for young refugees 🏃♂️💨💙
Education is life-changing and every mile they run is helping to create brighter futures. 🌍📚
Why not cheer them on and support here 👉 https://ow.ly/aaaa50X3wFU
📚✨ Study Club is back!
Each week, young refugees come together for homework help, English practice, table tennis + friendship. A space to learn, grow + belong 💙
The impact? Confidence, exams passed + brighter futures ahead 🌟
👉 Know someone who’d benefit? Get in touch at: hello@reuk.org
📢 We’re Hiring: Education Access Coordinator
❗Closing date: 11 August 2025 at 09:00
We're looking for someone to equip young asylum seekers and refugees to access further and higher education through advice and guidance, 1:1 casework and training for other professionals.
👉 ow.ly/rH5O50Wuw4F
🌿🐾 Recently, the REUK team headed to London Zoo for our staff away day! What a fantastic setting to reflect on one of our core values: a foundation of hope and how vital it is to everything we do! ✨ If this looks like a team you want to be part of - we’re hiring for two roles! ow.ly/zIVZ50Wnxhy
📢 We’re Hiring!
We’re excited to be recruiting for two important roles at REUK:
📚Research and Policy Manager: shorturl.at/aITCm
🤝Community and Partnerships Lead: shorturl.at/01M2q
If you're passionate about refugee education - we'd love to hear from you!
🕘 Apply by 9am on Monday 21 July
Thank you so much for coming Margaret! It was a real pleasure to have you with us and we’re so grateful for all your support 😊
📣 That’s a wrap on Refugee Week 2025!
This week, we’ve been involved in lots of activities standing in solidarity with young refugees – celebrating their strength, their stories, and coming together to say everyone deserves safety, belonging and to build the future they want. 🌍🕊️
shorturl.at/UijCx
📚✨ This week, REUK’s Schools, Further Education, and Higher Education teams were proud to represent at the University of Winchester’s Refugee Education Conference!
Huge thanks to the University of Winchester for hosting such a valuable day of learning and collaboration! 🙌
#RefugeeEducation
💪 Stronger Together: our new campaign has dropped! 🙌
This #RefugeeWeek, we’re inviting our whole community to come together so that refugee children and young people can overcome barriers to education and build a brighter future.
🔗make a difference today at: shorturl.at/UijCx
#StrongerTogether
🌍✨ Refugee Week is here! ✨🌍
At Refugee Education UK, we believe every young refugee deserves the chance to learn and thrive. This Refugee Week, we’re honouring the resilience and strength of young refugees and we’re shining a light on how education can transform their futures. 📚
#RefugeeWeek2025
🌈 This #PrideMonth we’re celebrating the incredible work of @rainbowmigration.bsky.social, @microrainbow.org, and @africanrainbowfam.bsky.social—three organisations supporting LGBTQIA+ refugees and people seeking asylum.
Let’s continue to build communities where everyone can thrive. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
#Inclusion
📅✨ Refugee Week is just around the corner!
Join Refugee Education UK as we prepare to celebrate the voices, stories, and strength of refugee learners. Stay tuned for all the upcoming ways you can get involved! 📚
shorturl.at/3OcDZ
#RefugeeWeek #REUK #RefugeeEducation #TogetherWithRefugees
I have been working on potential education policy improvements for refugee and asylum-seeking children alongside colleagues from The Bell Foundation and Refugee Education UK. Read our Bill briefing for the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill here:
Our research with The Bell Foundation found that accessing secondary education becomes increasingly difficult the later young people arrive in the UK. Young people who arrive at a Year 11-age face enhanced challenges, with schools unlikely to accept them.
Read more ⬇️
🖇️ shorturl.at/VWGjr
Thank you @darrenpaffey.bsky.social for hosting @reuk.org's Westminster roundtable on how we can stop the most vulnerable refugee children with SEND, EAL and trauma falling through the gaps - excellent debate, clear actions! @ascl-uk.bsky.social @edupolicyinst.bsky.social @hfleducation.bsky.social
Do you know refugees or asylum seekers in the UK who are looking to attend university ? There are lots of scholarships open on the Displaced Student Opportunities Portal!
Share this so they can find out about opportunities they might be suitable for ⬇️
displacedstudent.org.uk
Access to Further Education training for practitioners is coming up! ⏰
This training covers eligibility and funding entitlements, enrolment, and the differences between FE providers, courses and qualifications.
🔗 training.reuk.org
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