ESOL Teachers Staff Room

Our May ESOL Lunchtime Showcase focuses on strategies for delivering Pre-Entry ESOL, continuing the theme of our spring Networking event

As part of the Swift Project’s training programme, they are offering a full day North Yorkshire Conversation Club Workshop. This workshop would be suitable for North Yorkshire based VCSE leads, facilitators, ESOL tutors and volunteers, anyone who runs or would like to run an informal conversation club for people whose first language is not English.

We are looking to hire an Expert by Experience to be a Project Support Worker on our Exploring and Belonging project. Please share widely with your groups.

The next meeting for the ESOL Research Community will be held on 23rd April from 4 – 5.30pm via Teams. As always, this is free to attend and everyone is welcome.

The New to Sheffield website is live – with everything new arrivals in Sheffield need to settle in – from housing and health to jobs, education and community life.

PhD researcher Sharon Freeman from Leicester University has written this excellent article in The Conversation. Although this is not news to us in ESOL, it is great to see this message being spread via articles like Sharon’s.

In May 2026, community and faith groups, plus charities big and small, will come together to celebrate and inspire A Million Acts of Hope across Britain. There is far more that connects us than divides us. Here’s how to get involved.

Arguably the best part of being a MESH Development Worker is getting out and about, visiting community organisations and seeing the brilliant work happening right on our doorstep.

At a recent Bradford College Teachmeet event, I heard Vicky Palmer (Level 7 PG Dip) do a presentation on the importance of Extensive reading entirely in rhyme. She has kindly allowed me to share it here – please enjoy!