City of Sanctuary and the Refugee Council are asking you to share your bad dad jokes for a good cause!

We’re collecting the UK’s favourite dad jokes to raise awareness of refugee children torn apart from their parents by war. 

Along with more than 100 other charities, we’re calling for a change in the law to allow refugee children in the UK to bring their parents to join them in safety.

Learn about the experiences of children separated from their parents

1. Watch the Refugee Council’s ‘Without my mum‘ video with your class. For your own background, you might find the Without My Family report helpful, see the summary of the report or the full version.
2. Ask students how they might feel if they were separated from their grown-ups and what things they might miss about them
3. Ask students if they might miss their grown-ups jokes, seeing if they had heard of the phrase ‘Dad jokes’ before.
4. Share your favourite ‘Dad joke’, seeing if students can think of others.
5. See if students are interested in showing their support for refugee children and, if so, check out the resources below

Resources:

• Primary schools – No Dad Jokes Without Dads
• Secondary schools – Dad jokes