Welcome to ARC

ARC, the Asylum Seeking and Refugee Children: Developing Good Practice Project website, is an online resource from NCB for those working with separated or unaccompanied refugee children and young people.

It is aimed at practitioners and managers from:

  • Children's services
  • Education
  • Foster care
  • Health sector
  • Refugee community sector
  • Residential care
  • Voluntary sector

ARC has been produced in collaboration with local authorities, academic practitioners, voluntary agencies and community groups. It offers a wide range of materials on key issues in the field including:

  • examples of good practice
  • project briefings
  • academic papers 
  • resources directory
  • training courses
  • current research

ARC is supported by the DfES.

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Legal and policy 

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Working through immigration legislation
with local authorities
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Want to develop your skills?

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The ARC training pack presents materials on assessment, planning and caring for carers link arrow

Health and education

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Good practice teaching methods and accessing essential services at school link arrow