Schools can be a vehicle for social mobility and developing a sense of belonging to the local community. Within schools, teachers are key for creating opportunities for learning and participation. However, they may also inadvertently reinforce the barriers due to the assumptions embedded in the institutional structures.

TEAMS project focuses on teachers’ work within institutional structures, and in relation to other professional and social groups and networks, including students, their families, school colleagues and specialists. The aim is to address the urgent need to understand and help teachers support migrant students integration in terms of their academic success and cross-cultural socialisation, and a sense of belonging in the school community.

We conduct social network analysis and ethnographic fieldwork using a participatory methodology to engage school staff and students throughout the project, including photography and film workshops for students to express their experiences in creative ways.

Teaching that Matters for Migrant Students from CAHSS Webteam on Vimeo.

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