Your journey towards becoming a School of Sanctuary
Schools of Sanctuary is not a programme, it’s a unique, tailored journey you can start anytime and at a pace that suits your school.
First steps:
- Look through our ‘Quick Guide to becoming a School of Sanctuary’.
- Fill out our contact form here and the School of Sanctuary Coordinator for your region will be in touch with you shortly to start a conversation about your school’s journey.
Steps towards becoming a member:
- Make sure the Board of Managment and staff are fully supportive of your decision to become a School of Sanctuary.
- Set up a committee, including staff and students, to drive the school’s Sanctuary journey.
- Plan an event to celebrate the launch of your Sanctuary journey. Ensure the whole school community know you are becoming a School of Sanctuary.
- Read through and sign the Schools of Sanctuary Charter and sign the Pledge Form.
Once one or two of the steps above have been completed you can then fill out and submit the Schools of Sanctuary Membership form.
Steps along your Sanctuary Journey: Learn, Action & Share:
- When we receive your membership form we will contact you to guide you through your journey, arrange an online or in-person school visit and share our Schools padlet of resources with you.
- From there you will begin to work on the 3 principles: Learn, Action and Share, embedding them throughout your school community – check out our Learn, Action & Share Guide
- Sanctuary Ambassadors are people with lived experience of seeking sanctuary who are trained by us to share their story with you. Arrange a visit from one of our Sanctuary Ambassadors through your schools coordinator.
- Check out our resources section here
- Your Schools of Sanctuary Coordinator can put you in contact with a school near you for inspiration and support.
- For ideas and inspiration from Champion Schools click into the individual names of the champion schools in the Champion Schools list
Steps to become a Champion School of Sanctuary
- Document your work in a digital portfolio (e.g. Padlet) and, when your school is ready, contact us to organise a Monitoring visit.
- Once you have been you have been recognised as a Champion School of Sanctuary, you’ll be invited to an Award Ceremony.
- As a Champion School your journey continues not only in your school, but also by sharing your journey with other schools and local groups.