ESOL teaching resources: Integration and Citizenship

Resources developed by MESH to provide ESOL tutors with a selection of activities to teach about cooking and food.

Resources developed by MESH to complement the Healthcare in England literature, which was developed to give new arrivals in the UK or those who don’t speak English an understanding of how to access healthcare services in their local area.

Resources created by MESH to showcase initiatives in Yorkshire & Humber that support migrants. These resources focus on food support services, enrolling at college and learning English outside the classroom, through activities such as gardening. The series uses film as a central resource, developing slides and lesson plans that help ESOL teachers to deliver classes focused on these issues in Yorkshire & Humber.

Resources developed by MESH to complement the ‘Working in the UK Toolkit’ document produced by Migration Yorkshire. This document has been produced to help people understand how to find work in the UK.

Resources developed by MESH to help familiarise learners with the Childcare Choices website. This is a government website that tells parents and others about childcare provision and what people are entitled to.

Resources developed by MESH to help familiarise learners with Council services and local council websites.

This Learning Resource is focused on enrolling for a course at an FE college. 

This Learning Resource is focused on the ways you can learn English by doing things outside of a classroom. The resource includes a film made by MESH at Sunflower ESOL, which is an ESOL and gardening group at Catch, Leeds.

This Learning Resource is focused on local food support. The resource includes a film made by MESH that showcases The Branch, a food share initiative in Huddersfield.

Resources developed by MESH to complement the ‘How the NHS Works – Guide for Migrants’ document produced by Bevan Healthcare. This document has been produced to help people understand how to navigate the healthcare system.

ESOL teachers focusing on learner progression into work and further study can use this participatory resource in the classroom. It is designed to support learners to understand where they are and where it is possible for them to go on their journey after and alongside ESOL learning. This is the current resource to accompany MESH’s ‘Progression Pathways’ project.

This resource focuses on the tradition of going to the Theatre and particularly Pantomimes around Christmas time.

Resources developed by MESH for use with Visitors maps. It can be adapted for use with any city’s Visitors Map. The aim of this resource is to help learners interact with the map by focusing on key vocabulary and information within it.

Resources developed by MESH to complement various volunteering websites with the aim of giving learners an idea of what opportunities are available in their local area,  what skills are useful for different opportunities, and the language that will help them understand literature about volunteering.

Resources developed by MESH to give learners an understanding of activities and events in their area and encourages them to engage with ‘What’s on?’ websites.

This resource is focused on the challenges faced by young people when fulfilling care roles in families. The resources can be used in class when exploring the theme of family, the challenges of multi-generational settlement, and also issues around transnational family life. It draws on research undertaken as part of an international research project led by a team at the University of Reading.