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Ukrainian School in Aberdeen

About our School

Our Ukrainian School in Aberdeen was organised shortly after the Russian full scale invasion began. As Ukrainians started arriving in Aberdeen searching safety from the war, the Hub became the place where everyone came together to help. Most of the new arrivals were elderly people and mothers with children so as we started setting up adult English and orientation classes, children were entertained by our arts and crafts volunteers.

 

As more Ukrainians arrived to the city, and children started settling in local schools, it became clear that the integration process was not smooth for everyone and children needed a space to come together and to continue some learning in Ukrainian.

 

With a tremendous effort from volunteers and support from the Rosemount Learning Centre, we were able to establish a Ukrainian School where close to 100 children aged 4 to 14-15 come together on Sundays to engage in age-appropriate learning: from Ukrainian language and literature to maths. Overtime, taekwondo, dance, music, and chess sections started operating at the Hub as well.  

Ukrainian School Policies

We work hard to ensure that our Ukrainian School is a safe place for children, teachers, and volunteers.

We have ensured that all adults who work with children have undergone appropriate checks and have a Disclosure Scotland certificate on file for all volunteers. 

All teachers have completed First Aid training and know how to use our accident reporting system.

We have developed and regularly update a Risk Register to ensure everyone has a shared understandings of risks and appropriate mitigations.

We have developed our Child Protection Policy which outlines the main principles of our work. Please find the latest version of the Policy here


We obtained public liability insurance for our activities at the Ukrainian Hub Aberdeen.

We know that setting up a School can be daunting administratively, but if you are a Ukrainian Community group elsewhere in Scotland, we are happy to share our learning with you - please email us at ukraineaberdeen@gmail.com

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