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Working with Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Young People

(delivered by Barnardo's for registered service managers)

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).

The dates and times for each region are below, for more information click the link for your region and sign up now to secure your place!

16th February 9.30am – 4.30pm London

22nd February 9.30am – 4.30pm North West

23rd February 9.30am – 4.30pm South East

26th February 9.30am – 4.30pm West Midlands 

4th March 9.30am – 4.30pm Yorkshire & Humber

11th March 9.30am – 4.30pm East of England

12th March 9.30am – 4.30pm East Midlands

13th March 9.30am – 4.30pm South West

14th March 9.30am – 4.30pm North East Please note this session has SOLD OUT, please sign-up for another date

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




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.