Our theme for the month is new beginnings and here Hannah tells us about her experience of starting her life in the UK. Hannah’s response reflects some of what we learnt in our research, ‘Moving Matters’, the main difficulties migrants experience in starting life in the UK are in finding accommodation, employment and developing social […]
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Making a new start – with the right support
Interview with Housing Justice Thanks for agreeing to be interviewed by TogetherintheUK. Every month, we look at different themes that impact on migrants and this month we are looking at Belonging and so we thought it a good idea to talk to an organisation that helps people find accommodation. As I understand it, you are […]
Making it your own – I am a Londoner
Boris Johnson has given me the opening of this blog with his headline that ‘EU migrants come here and treat it as their own’. Wouldn’t that be fantastic if that was the case? That you can migrate to the UK and immediately feel a sense of belonging? We know from our research that people coming […]
Belonging: the importance of faith based institutions to migrants
This month we are focussing on Belonging and what can help create a sense of place and identity. Our research report, ‘Moving Matters’ found that for some migrants, religious organisations are a source of helpful individuals and a way of starting a social network: “[My boyfriend] brought me to his church, so I met some […]
An interview with Brighton Table Tennis Club
Brighton Table Tennis Club has had a lot of coverage for how open and inclusive it is. It has won a Certificate of Sanctuary for how it supports refugees and asylum seekers. Congratulations. TogetherintheUK would like to know more. We know that what you do will help people feeling isolated and help their wellbeing, so how […]
Only Connect
INTRODUCTION During November, we are focusing on emotions and mental health. In this blog, Miriam Richardson, a systemic family psychotherapist tells us of the challenges facing young people who have come to the UK unaccompanied. This must be one of the most challenging things anyone can imagine facing. Here, she tells of trauma but also […]
Redundancy – an occupational hazard – Willem’s story.
The UK has a very flexible economy, this can be very helpful overall and encourage employers to invest and create jobs but it does have personal costs. It can mean that we can all lose our jobs, not because we have done something wrong but because circumstances have changed and the company no longer needs […]
Learning English helps you find a job: Katana’ story
This month we are focussing on work. Our research report, ‘Moving Matters’ told us that work is fundamental to making a life in the UK, not only for the pay cheque but also work becomes a place to make friends and to develop language skills. Here are some quotes from the report: ‘Another challenging aspect […]
Living and studying in Aberysytwyth
I had decided two years before arriving in the UK that I wanted to study abroad so to prepare, I started studying subjects in English e.g Biology, History, Business etc. The qualifications I achieved in those two years meant that I managed to get a place in Aberystwyth University, a historic Welsh town on the […]
Year 8 and the new marking system
Insights from Jack into Year 8 We heard from Jack about primary school, starting secondary school and now hear he is, telling us about Year 8. This is a year when a child and his or her parents needs to start making serious choices about what subjects they will study at GCSE – the exams […]