Welcome House, Hull
This learning resource is focused on Welcome House, a charity in the centre of Hull that supports refugees and asylum seekers. The Welcome House website tells us that ‘Everyone here at Welcome House is dedicated to help Hull continue to grow as a recognised place of welcome and safety for people seeking sanctuary’. The participants in our Exploring and Belonging project chose Welcome House as one of the places they would like to research. On this page you will find resources all about Welcome House. The main resource is a reading book at two levels: Entry 1 and Entry 2 +. The reading book is available in different formats.
MESH’s project worker Mary worked with participants to explore places in Hull, including Welcome House.
Participants in the project visited the Hull History Centre to find out about local history.
Entry 1 Reading Book - Welcome House
This reading book has been prepared by participants on the project in collaboration with the MESH team. The book has been prepared for learners working at Entry 1 level. You can read the book on this page by turning the pages in the panel on the right. You can also bring this up to full screen to read together.
Below is an option to download the reading book. It has been prepared as a pdf which can then be printed. To print as an A5 booklet, open in Adobe Acrobat Reader. Choose print, then under ‘Page Sizing and Handling’ choose ‘Booklet’. Under ‘Booklet subset’ choose ‘Both Sides’. Under ‘Binding’ choose ‘left’. Orientation should be portrait. Now press print! The pdf will print in booklet form which can then be folded and stapled for use with learners.
Entry 2+ Reading Book - Welcome House
This reading book is the same as the one above, but it has been has been prepared for learners working at Entry 2 and above. You can read the book on this page by turning the pages in the panel on the right. You can also bring this up to full screen to read together.
Below is an option to download the reading book. It has been prepared as a pdf which can then be printed. To print as an A5 booklet, open in Adobe Acrobat Reader. Choose print, then under ‘Page Sizing and Handling’ choose ‘Booklet’. Under ‘Booklet subset’ choose ‘Both Sides’. Under ‘Binding’ choose ‘left’. Orientation should be portrait. Now press print! The pdf will print in booklet form which can then be folded and stapled for use with learners.
This slide resource is the same as the E1 reading book above. It has been prepared with embedded audio to help learners with reading and pronunciation. You can use this directly from this webpage, or download via the button below.
This slide resource is the same as the E2+ reading book above. It has been prepared with embedded audio to help learners with reading and pronunciation. You can use this directly from this webpage, or download via the button below.
Audio Recordings
Here are some audio recordings of participants talking about Welcome House as part of this project.
Listen to this learner. What does this learner think about Welcome House?
Listen to learners interviewing Bashir, the founder of Welcome House
Acknowledgement
Using money raised by National Lottery players, The National Lottery Heritage Fund supports projects that connect people and communities with the UK’s heritage. Exploring & Belonging is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, we have been able to run sessions for refugees and asylum seekers to enable them to explore, discuss and write about what is of value as local heritage in the place they live in Yorkshire & Humber. These resources have been generated by participants in these sessions, in collaboration with the MESH team. This project has also been supported by Migration Yorkshire.
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