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Jul 2022
Harrogate independent school offers free places for Ukrainian refugees
A Harrogate independent school is offering free places to Ukrainian children displaced by war in their home country.
Brackenfield School, on Duchy Road, has already welcomed one child and another is set to join in September.
Staff are giving them extra support to make sure they feel safe and comfortable in their learning environment and "have a fair opportunity to thrive".
Joe Masterson, headteacher at Brackenfield, said:
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Mr Masterson said it was also a valuable learning opportunity for other students.
He added:
It’s believed that 2.5 million children have fled Ukraine since the start of the war, many leaving everything behind and being displaced for months before arriving in a safe country.
Deputy head Paul Jenkins with pupils.
Brackenfield is one of seven independent schools owned by Forfar Education to welcome Ukrainian refugees.
John Forsyth, chief executive of the Forfar Group, said its schools had a moral duty to support Ukrainian families as they settle into UK life.
He said:
Forfar has offered places in all of its schools, with no limit of the number of spaces available.
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