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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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Pictures - pexels.com
Free stock photos, royalty free images & videos shared by creators. NB: some pictures may not be suitable for use in class.

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Pictures - pics4learning
Pics4Learning is a curated image library that is safe and free for education. Teachers and students can use the copyright-friendly photos and illustrations for classroom projects, web sites, videos, portfolios, or any other projects in an educational setting.

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Rachel Oner's Mega Padlet Resource
Rachel Öner has over thirty years of experience of teaching EFL and ESOL. She has taught and managed English programmes in a number of FE settings including ACL, Work-based Learning and Offender Learning. Rachel is the current Co-Chair of NATECLA and also one of the Education and Training Foundation’s nine Regional Specialist leads for English and maths in England, covering the West Midlands. Rachel mainly dedicates her time to teacher training, giving advice in all aspects of teaching and learning of English, as well as resource development, particularly in ESOL and Functional Skills. She has put this padlet resource together. You can contact Rachel at rachel.oner@btinternet.com

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Rachel Oner's Padlet Resources
Rachel is an ESOL Specialist with over 30 years of teaching ESOL and EFL. Here are some resources Rachel has downloaded that ESOL teachers will find useful. The sets of resources have been collated into Padlets. Click on each Padlet image to go to the Padlet boards. You can view or download all resources.

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Radio ESOL
A selection of interviews with ESOL students, done by Leeds City College. Great for listening practice and sharing experiences with discussion in class.

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Reading Rockets
Includes a useful guide to using newspapers to enhance learning in reading classes. Aimed at school teachers, but the ideas can be adapted to ESOL learners.

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Real English Language Video
Josh started his YouTube channel as he thought it’d be great for English language learners to have exposure to ‘real’ English, as spoken by the kind of people they’ll be speaking to when they’re out in England, experiencing real English life. In the videos you’ll find expressions and colloquialisms that you may not have heard before, and a speed of speaking that’s very natural. Watching the videos a few times will help a lot with pronunciation and also listening. And they’re also hopefully a great way to learn something about the likes and dislikes, concerns, preferences, and just some of things that make English people English.

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Reflect for ESOL
Reflect for ESOL is a toolkit to support participatory and learner-led approaches.

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Resources for Professionals caring for Refugees and Asylum Seekers
Liverpool John Moores University have produced this comprehensive resources hub of information. Some parts are relevant to the Liverpool region but much is relevant nationwide.

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Resources in Ukrainian
A list of Ukrainian educational and language resources, books, audiobooks, etc. collated in April 2022 based on information shared on social media (last updated 15.04.2022)

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