The Institute for Citizenship has developed this resource in partnership with professionals in this field. We strongly suggest that schools tackling this issue for the first time make contact with local teachers and/or advisers in refugee education or the Ethnic Minority Achievement Service. If this is not possible it will be useful to contact one or more of the organisations listed later in this introduction to get advice and up-to-date information relevant to your students and local area.

The activities and resources in this project are intended to focus the debate about refugees and asylum seekers on specific elements of the Key Stage 3 programme of study for Citizenship. The debate around refugees is much more wide-ranging and could easily cover many more issues. Suggestions for other resources to explore these wider elements are made at the end of this introduction.

The activities and resources in this project are intended to focus the debate about refugees and asylum seekers on specific elements of the Key Stage 3 programme of study for Citizenship. The debate around refugees is much more wide-ranging and could easily cover many more issues. Suggestions for other resources to explore these wider elements are made at the end of this introduction. The project is designed to be used flexibly so that teachers can teach all or part of it but still be clear about exactly what elements of the curriculum they are covering. This pack is divided into the following six sections which could be taught sequentially as a term's project or as separate units:

•	Core Lesson: Who is a Refugee?
•	Option 1: Legislation
•	Option 2: Media
•	Option 3: Government Services
•	Option 4: Dover Case-Study
•	Option 5: Active Citizens.

Each section consists of:

•	Briefing notes for teachers on the specific topic
•	Guidance for a series of activities
•	Student resources.