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A Safe Place - Coaching with a conscience

Glasgow: January - March 2006

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Questionnaire responses

Should refugees and asylum seekers be allowed to live in Scotland?

From all the pupils who responded negatively prior to the workshop, 71% displayed a different outlook when asked this question after taking part. One pupil from St. Philomena's, who had initially stated his dissent at the influx of refugees and asylum seekers to Scotland, when asked after the session his opinion replied that they should be allowed to live in Scotland "as they are only looking for a safe place".

A pupil from Holy Cross states in response to this question that, "they shouldn't be allowed to live in Scotland, because they take over our shops and raid our bins and sometimes we see them stealing other people's things". After the workshop her reply was altered significantly, "yes they should be allowed to live here as their own country might be having a war and they don't want to die".

Another child from Holy Cross answered that they shouldn't be allowed "because they come here to steal, annoy and bully. They should stay in their own country". The same child when asked after the workshop replied " Yes they should. I have changed my mind because they are just the same as us. It is fair".