Schools of Sanctuary

If you seek to make your school a place of welcome and safety for those seeking sanctuary, you could be well on the way to acquiring the Schools of Sanctuary award. The award is a way of demonstrating your commitment to educating all children in your school about the human right to sanctuary.

You will build empathy and intercultural awareness for all so even if you do not have children actively seeking sanctuary in school, you can still gain the award.

If you would like to know more about Schools of Sanctuary, you can find their website here.

Whilst it is not possible for Leeds schools to work towards the award currently, City of Sanctuary UK offers a range of supporting resources and unique opportunities that are freely available to any UK school to support their efforts to build a culture of welcome.

For a full update on LCI’s current work on Schools of Sanctuary, please see this statement from our Trustees.

Schools of Sanctuary aims to:

• Promote positive attitudes within schools and their communities around people seeking sanctuary
• Support schools to take positive steps and to be proud of being places of safety and inclusion for all
• Recognise and celebrate schools that are committed to welcoming and supporting people seeking sanctuary

Why get involved?

• Create a sense of safety and inclusion for all
• Develop understanding of what it means to seek sanctuary and dispel negative myths
• Provide learning opportunities around human rights, social justice, diversity and interdependence
• Strengthen race equality and community cohesion work
• Increase student voice and promote active citizenship