Migrant Children's Project Newsletter March 2017 Follow us on Twitter To help us improve our guidance and resources in 2017, please take two minutes to complete our short survey here. Seeking Support: New FREE guide to the rights and entitlements of separated children This month we have published the fifth edition of our guide to the rights and entitlements of separated children. The guide provides a strong legal grounding and practical tips on how to support separated children and young people in the asylum and immigration systems, including how to access education and healthcare, dealing with age assessments and entitlements to care and support. The guide is free, just pay the cost of postage! Get your hard copy here: http://bit.ly/2ofymU7 - the digital copy will soon be available online at: www.coramchildrenslegalcentre.com. Could you be our new legal intern? Are you under the age of 25 and looking for a career in uploading and protecting children's human rights? The Migrant Children's Project is hiring a new legal intern, to be paid at the London Living Wage. The post is fixed term until 31 August 2017. More information, and details of how to apply, are available at: http://bit.ly/2ocCSme. New training on access to education The Migrant Children's Project are thrilled to announce new training on access to education, developed in collaboration with (and delivered by!) our youth rights trainers. The training will cover access to compulsory, further and higher education and ESOL provision. This training is also absolutely free! Book online here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/coram-childrens-legal-centre-11100181140. If you have queries about these or other issues, please contact our advice line on 0207 636 8505 or email mcp@coramclc.org.uk. Our upcoming training courses Our courses can now be booked online - just visit our Eventbrite page! The registration of children as British citizens Coram Campus, London, £25 + VAT Tuesday 18 April, 4pm - 6:30pm Wednesday 8 November, 4pm - 6:30pm An introduction to the rights of children and young people in the immigration system Coram Campus, London, FREE Tuesday 4 April, 2pm - 5pm [waiting list] Tuesday 27 June, 2pm - 5pm Supporting EU national children in care Coram Campus, London, £35 + VAT Wednesday 20 September, 2pm - 5:30pm Access to compulsory, further and higher education Coram Campus, London, FREE Tuesday 9 May, 2pm - 5:30pm Tuesday 11 July, 2pm - 5:30pm The rights and entitlements of young refugees and migrants Coram Campus, London, £70 + VAT Wednesday 12 April, 10am - 4:30pm Tuesday 20 June, 10am - 4:30pm Tuesday 19 September, 10am - 4:30pm Supporting undocumented and NRPF families Coram Campus, London, £70 + VAT Tuesday 10 October, 10am - 4:30pm For more information and to book, please see our eventbrite page. To commission in-house training for your organisation, please see our website. New reports and guidance Policy statement: section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 The Home Office, March 2017 Brexit: children’s rights at risk or future opportunity in the global era? Coram Children's Legal Centre, March 2017 Latest news Ministers urged to end 'cruel' policy on child refugees' relatives The Guardian, 30 March 2017 Trafficked and enslaved: the teenagers tending UK cannabis farms The Guardian, 25 March 2017 Europe's treatment of child refugees 'risks increasing radicalisation threat' The Guardian, 22 March 2017 Child was held for a staggering 151 days in men’s immigration lockup Morton Hall in Lincolnshire OpenDemocracy, 21 March 2017 Michael Gove: Immigrant children improve results and drive up school standards The Independent, 18 March 2017 Theresa May’s clampdown on international students is a mystery Financial Times, 15 March 2017 Charities criticise new government rules on Dubs child refugees The Guardian, 14 March 2017 Child asylum seekers may have been illegally detained, rules court The Guardian, 9 March 2017 Government defeats attempt to restart Dubs scheme The Guardian, 7 March 2017 Brexit: Children’s Rights At Risk Or Future Opportunity In The Global Era? Huffington Post, 3 March 2017 Lords urge Tories to back Brexit bill amendment on EU citizens The Guardian, 2 March 2017 Let us know what you think! Do you use our website, publications or advice line? Your thoughts and feedback help us ensure that we're providing the right information and support. Please take two minutes to complete our short survey. |