News and Events

Our development worker Clare Jackson was interviewed for the Bridges not Borders series at Chapel FM. Read all about her experience here.

Please join us for our next Lunchtime Showcase, which will be on the theme of Literacy. We look forward to seeing you there!

Our very own John Zavos has co-written this article, published in October 2024 in Step Change.

Our next Lunchtime Showcase will now take place on Monday 3rd February at 12.30pm, rather than Wednesday 5th February. The topic this time is Literacy. We will be sending out further information and a booking link very shortly. We hope to see you there!

The Migration Observatory have released a report which looks at migrants' experiences of the UK immigration system.

We are very happy to share news of MESH Development Worker Angela Palmer's recent MSc work being nominated for a national award in the English Language Teaching sector.

In this Out & About John reflects on recent dissemination events for a research project we have been involved in, which has generated a new Learning Resource for use in the ESOL classroom. The resource focuses on migrant families and the challenges faced by young people who often have particular responsibilities because of their relative language competence.

This webinar will provide attendees opportunities to explore challenges professionals have when supporting Roma and introduce the toolkit developed based on direct experiences shared by Roma people and professionals supporting them.

In our October 2024 ESOL Lunchtime Showcase we focused on supporting Volunteer Teachers. In this session we are putting ESOL learners on centre stage as we explore the theme ‘ESOL Learners as Volunteers’. We will hear both from ESOL learners who are volunteers and institutions working with ESOL learner volunteers.

Our latest Newsletter, gibing information and news about what the MESH team have been doing over the past few months. You can also find information and a link to register for our upcoming Lunchtime Showcase session on ESOL learners at volunteers in the newsletter.

This special screening features the powerful works of our recent Film Summer School participants, who have channeled their lived experiences of migration and being a part of the diaspora community into compelling films.

Migrant Help 'Work and Life in the UK' app