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ESOL Teaching Resources Hub

The ESOL Teaching Resource Hub is a collection of website links, documents, videos and audios for ESOL teachers. Whilst many are specifically ESOL teacher 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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Trauma-informed ESOL for refugees
This training has been developed at the University of Leicester to meet an acute need among ESOL teachers to build awareness of how trauma can affect students with refugee backgrounds. Includes practical strategies teachers can employ to both mitigate the effects of trauma and begin to promote recovery and growth.

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Trinity College London
Materials to support SfL exam preparation including sample papers. Entry 1 to Level 2

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Trinity College London Integration
Materials to support integration. All levels including new to ESOL.

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Trinity College SELT
Materials to support Secure English Language Testing (SELT)

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Twinkl
ESOL Resources for adults curated by Twinkl.

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UK Parliament Learn Live Hub
Resources all about how Parliament works; democracy; voting and law-making. View films and download resources designed for use by college and adult students. These resources are not ESOL-specific but could be used by ESOL teachers to help learners with topics around UK citizenship and integration.

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UsingEnglish.com
UsingEnglish.com is a general English language site specialising in English as a Second Language (ESL). They host a large collection of tools & resources for students, teachers, learners and academics. Incluudes useful idioms lists, including British English idioms and phrasal verbs.

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VOICES Network Podcast
The VOICES network is a collective of refugees and people seeking asylum. Together, they speak out about issues that affect them. They have created a podcast series where they share their experience.

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Wordtips
Word Finder, Grammar activities and Word lists to help with English learning and teaching.

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