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Working with Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Young People

(delivered by Barnardo's for local authorities registering as providers of supported accommodation)

This one-day online session will provide staff with an understanding of their role and responsibilities in relation to safeguarding and supporting Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking (UAS) Young People.

The session will cover the following learning outcomes:

  • Understand the legal definition in relation to unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people.
  • Understand case law and the legal status applied to unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people.
  • Consider the experience and needs of unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people.
  • Recognise the impact that being separated from family has for unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people.
  • Recognise the impact of trauma and its effects on unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people.
  • Understand the risk of children being trafficked and exploited.
  • Consider your roles and responsibilities when working with unaccompanied asylum seeking young people.
  • Have knowledge of the support services that are available for unaccompanied asylum seeking young people.

We are running 9 sessions for supported accommodation registered service managers and each of these sessions has been allocated a region so that colleagues can make regional connections and support each other. 2 sessions will be run for local authorities registering as providers of supported accommodation. (please book on the appropriate session dependent on your role/region)

Please click the link to choose the date that works best for you. Please, note that both events are specifically for local authorities intending to register as supported accommodation providers.

19th March 9.30- 4.30 - Sign up here

22nd March 9.30- 4.30 Sign up here- Please note this session has SOLD OUT.

The course is being delivered by Barnardo's Training & Consultancy and is available free of charge.


Please note that this event has now SOLD OUT. We will update this page if more tickets become available. Please join our online community of practice forum for providers to be notified about future events.


If you have any questions, email us at sapp@ncb.org.uk.


We kindly request one ticket per person. If multiple colleagues would like to book, please share the link with them so that they may sign up under their own name which will enable us to accurately track and monitor registrations.