Training communities to support refugees
Welcome
Wherever you are on your journey through Community Sponsorship, Reset is here for you. We have training courses, videos, articles and more, all designed to help your group and the family you support.
If you’re looking for something specific, try the Search box at the top right of this page. Otherwise, you can browse by content category (Working with refugees menu, above) or by how far through the process you are (coloured buttons, below). There’s also a guide to booking our training further down this page.
Featured resources
Experts by Experience: Zahir and Lena on settling into a rural community
Read our interview with Zahir and Lena, as they share with us their experience of resettlement in a friendly rural market town.
Experts by Experience: Nour’s experience of life and education in the UK
Read our interview with Nour, as he shares his experience of coming to the UK at the age of 16 and navigating the UK school system.
Experts by Experience – a call for Experts!
We are on the lookout for individuals who have been welcomed through Community Sponsorship or Neighbours for Newcomers to help build our Experts by Experience platform.
Experts by Experience: Ghazala and Nidal’s first 6 months
Read about Ghazala and Nidal’s first 6 months of resettlement in the UK.
Experts by Experience: Rawasia and her experience of resettlement
Read our interview with Rawasia – an amazing teenager who shares with us how she found family in a Community Sponsorship group.
Experts by Experience: Resettlement as a single parent
Read our interview with Rana, who speaks candidly about the hardship of leaving Syria, and navigating this journey as a single parent with her two daughters.
Experts by Experience: Property investment using a Declaration of Trust
Learn how Community Sponsorship group, Family Matters, were able to gather together a group of investors and purchase a home for a refugee family!
Experts by Experience: property investment
Essential information for Groups when considering property investment
Experts by Experience: Abdullah’s driving tips
Learn how a Community Sponsored refugee was able to pass his driving tests after less than one year in the UK
Experts by Experience: Adjusting to the English education system
Learn from Khadeja about her advice to help parents understand the English education system
Experts by Experience: Mohammed’s 5 tips for learning English quickly
Find out how Mohammed became fluent in English in one year
Experts by Experience: setting up your own business
Learn about Basel’s journey to starting his business in the UK
What stage are you at?
We have a wide range of resources that are specifically tailored to guide you through every step of the Community Sponsorship process.
To find resources that are relevant to your stage of the process, choose from the options below.
Your training journey
For further details on training and support for Community Sponsorship groups visit the Book training page.
Introduction to Community Sponsorship
Find out how you can get involved in Community Sponsorship
Planning your application
Learn how the application process works
Required training
Getting ready to welcome
Learn how to support the refugee family
Required training
Arrival planning
Learn key information on planning for the family’s arrival
Post arrival support visits
Get help to reflect on how things are going
Further training
Additional learning opportunities and advice are available to Community Sponsorship groups at any stage in the process.
Advice
Drop-ins
Core skills training
Networking events
Bespoke consultation sessions for groups
We are aware that not every challenge a group is facing can be resolved through the website or us offering advice over email or on the phone. Some issues, such as significant disagreements within the group around implementing boundaries, trauma or domestic abuse within the family, require offering more in-depth intervention. We, therefore, now offer groups bespoke consultation sessions which they can access whenever a significant issue arises. Each consultation session is tailored specifically to the needs of the group and the family they support.
This may include:
- Reflective practice sessions
- Advisory sessions
- Bespoke training and tools
- Managing boundaries when challenges arise
- Planning next steps
To discuss booking a session please email: [email protected]