The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) published a 25-page report on Ukrainian children, young people and parents in Danish public school, looking at their needs and wishes and the lessons they've learned, 2 years after their arrival in Denmark. 
 
Approximately 14 000 Ukrainian minors have so far been enrolled in the Danish school system. In some ways, the challenges facing this group resemble those facing other groups of refugee children, but in others they differ. Ukrainian children have experienced a more flexible approach to their schooling than other groups, for example, as well as access to mother tongue teaching, Ukrainian teachers and Ukrainian-only reception classes. The report also finds, though, that some of the most vulnerable among these chidlren do not receive the specific support they need, that parents within this group often hide their children's problems, and that there is an overall lack of motivation to learn the Danish language due to the feeling that the stay in Denmark is only temporary.

The recommendations made by the report include:

• Longer-term planning and durable strategies are needed, including facilitation of a path for integration.
• More support should be offered to vulnerable children from Ukraine and those with special needs.
• Employ more teachers of Danish as a second language.
• Promote access to leisure activities for the target group.

 The report is based on a literature study and interviews with school teachers and staff and other municipal employees in 5 municipalities in Denmark. The data also includes input from three panel discussions held with displaced Ukrainians across Denmark. The research and report were created by the DRC's Centre for Vulnerable Refugees (CUF).

Further information can be requested by emailing udsatte@drc.ngo. 

Read a 4-page English summary of the report here.