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An Open Letter from the ELT Community in Solidarity with Palestine As members of the global English Language Teaching (ELT) community, we are compelled to address the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza – please click on the link to sign the open letter.

Speak up for Sanctuary is a programme designed by City of Sanctuary UK to support people who may have little or no previous campaigning experience to recognise their power in making change, to speak up for refugee rights and to supercharge efforts to build welcoming and compassionate communities. The course is perfect for people involved in City of Sanctuary groups and awarded organisations or anyone else hoping to turn their compassion into action.

The University of Bolton is running an online ESOL teacher training course for a group based in/around Yorkshire and Humberside, from March- August, and are looking for ESOL providers.

Join MESH and Migration Yorkshire for our next online ESOL Lunchtime Showcase, on ESOL for migrant health professionals, 14 May 12 – 1pm!

An archive of research and practice 2008 – 2023 from Beyond the Page, a unique cross- methodology in the provision of English-language education for adults in the UK.

Angela attended a day session in Sheffield exploring restrictions on asylum seekers' right to work, and measures being taken in the city and beyond to challenge this. The session was organised by the University of Sheffield Migration Research Group and the Lift the Ban coalition.

As an addition to its prestigious Hornby Scholarship programme, the A.S. Hornby Educational Trust is inviting applications from experienced teachers of English who are now working with refugee communities in the UK. The successful applicant will join a group of Hornby scholars from a range of different countries to study on a one-year Masters in TESOL at the University of Exeter in the academic year 2024/25.

Read John's reflection on a session organised by Bradford City of Sanctuary and University of Bradford on Recruiting Refugee Talent. Lots of interesting sessions and discussions – but a session that demonstrated the power of volunteering stood out…

These conversations are taking place in three sessions as part of Forced Migration and The Arts. The network encourages mutual support and collaboration, bringing together people with lived experience of forced migration, refugee and non-refugee artists, academics, activists and art spaces for conversation, dialogue and knowledge exchange.

STH Employability recently recorded the online employability workshops that they run for the general public and the recordings can be found here. They are also running these workshops again live on April 5th and so if anyone would like to book on to these please go to this online form: https://forms.office.com/e/cmZHPwzDxE

Comic’s new funding programme, Re-Rooted: Safety and Security for Refugees and Asylum Seekers, is offering grants of up to £200,000 over three to five years for UK organisations with an income of between £250,000 and £10 million. The aim of the Re-Rooted funding call is to help UK organisations address the challenges faced by the migration sector and to support refugees and asylum seekers to rebuild their lives safely and securely in the UK.