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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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City of Sanctuary UK Resources
City of Sanctuary resource packs are a one-stop-shop for organisations wanting to best support people seeking sanctuary within their specific sector.

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Climate change themed podcasts
10 podcast programmes including downloadable notes (the climate connection)

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Conversation Questions for the ESL/EFL Classroom
A Project of The Internet TESL Journal, this provides conversation prompts for a large variety of different topics.

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Cooking and Food online (free) resources
Heart & Parcel are an ESOL and food project based in Manchester developing English language learning skills through the medium of food and cooking. They have created free online food & ESOL resources for ESOL practitioners.

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Creative Language Practices Through a Translingual Lens: A Toolkit
A creative language toolkit developed for multi-lingual classrooms, using arts-based methods and creative practices.

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Dave's ESL Cafe
Includes a bank of grammar lessons and lesson plans, with a focus on phrasal verbs and idioms. Also provides a useful teaching community for ESL teachers around the world.

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Digital Tools for ESOL, Maths and English
Rachel Oner’s Padlet of useful digital tools for teachers.

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Education and Employers icloud free teaching resources
Resources aimed at helping young people explore different careers. There are some job and employability focused resources which could be useful for teaching adults who are looking for work in the UK.

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Education and Training Foundation: ESOL
ESOL resources that were on the Excellence Gateway. Includes Grammar and Skills work for reading, writing, speaking and listening.

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EFL Magazine: 10 Great Warmers and Fillers for EFL Teachers
Ideas for warmers and fillers in English teaching classes.

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