News and Events

In this Tell Us More interview, MESH Development Worker Mary talks to Danielle King, Prevent Coordinator with Bradford City Council. Danielle talks about the Prevent duty and the responsibilities of ESOL practitioners.

We are excited to promote the first meeting of the new West Yorkshire ESOL Initial Teacher Education (ITE) Collaborative Group—a regional network committed to enhancing the quality, resources, and professionalism within ESOL ITE across West Yorkshire.

ESOL Learners as Volunteers. 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.

Beyond ESOL: Exploring the relevance and application of current literature to the UK ESOL context. It will include a presentation by Dr Steve Brown, University of Glasgow, where he will review and explore the relevance of five books on language education to the ESOL context.

The Government are calling for evidence on what is working well and what needs changing, and how and why, and some of you may be working on your response already as the deadline is 22nd Nov. If you work in a college/provider in England that has 16-19s, they will definitely be responding on things like BTECs and T Levels, English and maths, so you could send them something about ESOL to add about what is and isn't working for EAL and ESOL young people (up to age 19).

Please join us for the latest MESH regional networking event. At this session, we will focus on new initiatives in the delivery of ESOL across our region. Networking events are an opportunity for us to share new developments, providing the ‘bigger picture’ of how ESOL learners are being supported across Yorkshire & Humber.

Please join us for the latest MESH regional networking event. At this session, we will focus on new initiatives in the delivery of ESOL across our region. Networking events are an opportunity for us to share new developments, providing the ‘bigger picture’ of how ESOL learners are being supported across Yorkshire & Humber.

This is important information from Leeds City Council for when someone receives a positive or negative decision on their asylum application from the Home Office. Please share with your learners.

This is important information from Leeds City Council to give advice and guidance on finding a new home. Please share with your learners.

Enjoy a hearty, free cooked meal – no need to book.

This reflection lays out the impact of the far-right violence over the summer alongside suggested ways forward for our communities, all told by people with lived experience of migration and seeking asylum who were at the sharp end of this violence.

Traditionally, churches across the world have offered sanctuary to those seeking safety from persecution. But how do we react when that ideal becomes a reality? Sanctuary is a brand-new musical that welcomes us in and asks the question: do we want safety and freedom for only ourselves, or for us all? A vital story of one man’s hopes for help and support in a time when not all strangers are welcomed.