Find out what other groups have found helpful when a preparing property for a resettled family You will need to obtain accommodation that is of a good and adequate standard and available at a sustaina...
Learn from Experts by Experience about their resettlement experiences and what they expected of resettled life in the UK One question that we’re often asked in Reset’s Community Sponsorship traini...
As a Community Sponsorship group, you will have safeguarding responsibilities to protect everyone you work with from harm. Our guide aims to help you to navigate these. Safeguarding is about protectin...
Learn from Experts by Experience about their resettlement experiences and what they expected of resettled life in the UK One question that we’re often asked in Reset’s Community Sponsorship traini...
A resource to help guide your Group in planning your approach to providing digital services and IT Support Accessing services and details online will be essential for the family you support. Fro...
Supporting newly arrived refugees to open a bank account The resettled family you support will be required to register with the Jobcentre Plus within three working days of arrival in order to claim th...
Access the ‘Welcome to the UK’ booklet that is provided during the arrival process Groups have found it useful to refer to this booklet and the information it contains to remind the f...
Suggestions on how to effectively keep records about the support your Group members are providing When you are supporting a refugee family to build a life in the UK, your Group will need to keep recor...
Learn some useful words and phrases in Arabic to break the ice with the family you support When the family you support first arrives in the UK, it’s unlikely that they will speak English well enough...
Learn how to support parents and children’s integration into the UK’s education system Although all schools, Community Sponsorship Groups, parents and children are different, there are man...
A resource to guide Groups to help parents understand their child’s healthcare in the UK – updated October 2021 As part of your sponsor requirements, you will be helping a refugee family t...
Learn about common sources of misinformation and the ways to address it Moving to a new country without speaking the language, knowing the house you’ll move to and having only a vague idea of ...
Advice on how to learn about the culture of the family you support Understanding the culture of the refugees your Community Sponsorship Group are supporting is very important in the process of buildin...
Learn how to approach working with refugees who don’t speak Arabic The start of UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS) and Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) means that we will see refugees ...