Refugee Week

Resource type: Event

Price band: Free

Key stage: KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4, KS5, EYFS

Region(s): All of UK

Refugee Week is a UK-wide celebration of the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary. Refugee Week is held every year around World Refugee Day on 20th June. In 2024, Refugee Week takes place from 17th-23rd June with the theme of Our Home.

Cost: Free.

About Counterpoints Arts: Counterpoints Arts is an arts organisation committed to commissioning and promoting art projects by and about migrants and refugees. They run a number of programmes and projects, including Refugee Week.

Further resources:

Explore the resources available to support A Day of Welcome, an event designed specifically for schools as part of Refugee Week.
The National Education Union has a free ‘Welcoming Refugee Children to your School’ teaching resource with information about how to create a welcoming environment and tips on how to make the curriculum more accessible.
The Hampshire EMTAS Moodle has collated a number of useful links and resources for staff working with children and families who have come to the UK as asylum seekers or refugees.
Find resources to support EAL students here.