Refugees into Teaching – subcontract application process

September 2, 2010 by Webmaster

There are currently 30 overseas-experienced ‘refugee teachers’ registered with the Refugees into Teaching project and living in and around the East Midlands. However, we believe that there are many more based here in need of help. We are therefore keen to increase and consolidate our support for these clients.

Refugees into Teaching (RiT) aims to provide free information, advice, guidance and support to refugees in the UK who wish to become qualified teachers or work in other support staff roles in UK state primary or secondary schools.

RiT is an England-wide project, funded by the Training and Development Agency for schools (TDA), and based at the Refugee Council offices in London and Leeds. The Refugee Council is a human rights charity, independent of government, which works to ensure that refugees are given the protection they need, that they are treated with respect and understanding, and that they have the same rights, opportunities and responsibilities as other members of our society.

As RiT doesn’t currently have a presence in the East Midlands, we are unable to deliver as much hands-on support as we would like.

For this reason, we are inviting charitable (or not-for-profit) organisations with a background in supporting adults into training and employment within the region to submit applications for funding to deliver Refugees into Teaching activities in the East Midlands

We are running a commissioning process for an available £20,000 to an organisation(s) that can coordinate some or all of the following activities in support of ‘refugee teachers’ over a 12 month period:

Voluntary school placements
Support group workshops
Mentoring

Please see the attached commissioning documents for more information on how to apply. Closing date for applications 17th September. Suggested delivery of activities to start on 11th October 2010 and run for 12 months.

If you would like to discuss any elements of this process or your application, please contact Andrew Lawton

RiT Commissioning – Accompanying Notes

RiT Commissioning – East Mids specification

RiT Commissioning – Application Form – FINAL

Refugee Council
Refugees into Teaching – Project manager

240-250 Ferndale Road, London. SW9 8BB, 020 7346 1167

www.refugeesintoteaching.org.uk