This webinar will provide first-hand information about Ukraine’s education system, language and culture.

Key information about a learner’s educational context often forms the first jigsaw pieces schools need to piece together a picture of the whole child. In this webinar, Lina Maksymuk will provide key information about the Ukrainian context essential for schools to prepare for a new arrival. This webinar will consider some of the potential challenges, as well as some of the opportunities, which some new arrivals from Ukraine might face on starting school in the UK.

This webinar will explore:
• The education system in Ukraine
• A learner’s typical experience of school
• Languages spoken and typical literacy levels
• Key features of the Ukrainian language
• Parental engagement
• Community involvement.

Speakers will include:
• Lina Maksymuk, Headteacher of Nottingham Ukrainian School
• Caroline Bruce, Training Manager, The Bell Foundation.