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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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EL Gazette
The EL Gazette is a free magazine for English language Teaching and has a brilliant free archive with lesson ideas and issues in education.

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ELT Footprint
A site for English learning about environment themes. A collection of links to posts and sites sharing lesson plans and classroom materials for environment themed language lessons.

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ELT Well
ELT Well brings together best practice from the fields of English language teaching and support for neurodivergent learners e.g. dyslexic learners. There are free resources but also some which have a cost.

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elt-resourceful
Includes downloadable ESOL lesson plans, and tips for adapting ELT resources for ESOL classes.

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English 4U
Grammar and Vocabulary exercises. including free downloadable grammar e-books. Good for self-study homework activities for learners.

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English Banana
Free printable resources for ESOL and ESL. Includes worksheets, books, podcasts, videos, learning material, and other resources for ESOL teaching and learning. Lots of material at different levels on grammar, vocabulary, reading, speaking and listening.

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English Club
ESL resources, some of which are suitable for ESOL. Includes a useful glossary of English grammar terms.

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English for Action
Support and materials for participatory ESOL. Includes the ESOL Podcast and Love ESOL.

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English for Driving Theory
This free ESOL and literacy workbook, mapped to Entry 2, helps learners improve their English while preparing for the UK Driving Theory Test. Developed in collaboration with Jennie Cole, it includes interactive materials for self-study.

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English My Way
A resource for tutors of learners with no or low English

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