Education International Research
“Schools should be given the capacity to develop flexible initiatives. For instance, if we hadn’t applied last year for extra funding – which is the situation in many schools – how could we deal today with these newly arrived children that we are required to enrol?” —Teacher, primary school (Palermo) These various elements make the case for developing substantial, longterm, predictable, and flexible funding channels dedicated to refugees’ and unaccompanied minors’ education. As outlined in the previous section, it is also an argument for allocating resources to offer staff training in this area and extra working hours to be dedicated to project application and management.
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