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Resources Hub

The Resource Hub is a collection of website links, documents, videos and audios for ESOL teachers. Whilst many are specifically ESOL resources, we’ve also included those that may be useful in a general ESOL context. We are currently building this comprehensive resource and will be adding regional and local materials. Do you have a resource to share? We encourage you to contact us if you want us to consider your resource for inclusion in the Resource Hub. We also welcome general suggestions for improvement. We hope you find this page useful and discover something new to enhance your teaching, fully unlocking the potential of your ESOL provision.

As well as collecting and presenting resources created by many providers and other agencies, MESH has an ever-expanding pool of resources created by our own qualified teaching team, covering a variety of useful topics such as using Council services, accessing the NHS, and volunteering. Our resources include presentation slides, film, audio, activities and associated teacher notes. Follow the link here to visit the MESH resource collection.

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National FGM Centre
Educational resources to use where FGM may be a concern.

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National Literacy Trust
Literacy resources for school age children, but includes some free themed resources that will be useful for ESOL learners ie. International Women’s Day

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Natwest Moneysense
This website has some useful resources about money, including money diaries and videos to use with students. They are aimed towards children and young adults, but some of the resources would be useful for adult learners too.

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New Internationalist: Easier English Wiki
Climate change and other resources including many ready lessons on a range of including gender, health and politics with a global perspective.

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News in Levels
World news stories for learners of English at 3 different levels of difficulty. There is also an app that students can download for self study.

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NHS Easy Read 111 Materials
Easy to read leaflet about the 11 service with illustrations. Leaflets are also available in other languages.

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OASIS - Open Accessible Summaries in Language Studies
The OASIS database makes research on language learning, use, and education available and accessible to a wide audience.

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OET Living the Language (Health Education England)
Some useful Skills for Life resources for nurses developed by Health Education England.

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Omniglot
An online encyclopedia of writing systems in a wide range of different languages. Useful for literacy teaching.

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Our Languages: ESOL Research Project
This website presents a series of teaching materials for ESOL teachers wanting to explore the theme of ‘languages’, and how they operate in society. It offers a range of suggested participatory tools, activities and texts that can be used and adapted in the classroom.

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