News and Events

Please consult the MESH Annual Report for details of our activities. The report will be presented at the AGM with time for discussion and questions.

Migrant English Support Hub Annual General Meeting. All are welcome to join us for our AGM on Wednesday 15 March 2023, 12:30 to 13:00 Please come and support us as we review our work and our financial position.

MESH have teamed up with Migration Yorkshire to offer a series of online Lunchtime Showcase events for ESOL practitioners and others supporting migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in Yorkshire and the Humber. The focus of this first one is Employment-focused ESOL, featuring two talks by providers working in this area.

The British Red Cross (BRC) has a newly established Refugee Support Ukraine Project to provide casework support to refugees from Ukraine who are saying in the Yorkshire and Humber area to help them to access essential services and integrate in their local communities.

The Leeds Migration Partnership blog is a great place to catch up on news, events and things happening in Leeds. You can find job advertisements, upload information from your organisation and keep up to date with what is happening in Leeds.

RefuNet is about connecting refugees and volunteers who would like to teach them. Providing free 1:1 online English support to refugees, taught by volunteers.

A community hub to support Ukrainian refugees launches at Scarborough Salvation Army today.

NATECLA Yorkshire and Humber Spring term Conference will provide an opportunity for ESOL professionals from across the region and beyond to engage in a morning of high quality, stimulating teacher training workshops and to meet with like-minded professionals. Saturday 4th February, 10am – 12:30pm.

A session specifically designed for the Yorkshire and Humber region, this webinar will cover the main sources of ESOL funding and their associated rules and eligibility. Issues and barriers around these funding streams will be covered, as well as the issues for those not covered by the funding. The session will be a starting point for collaborative networking and sharing of best practice in the region.

Flyers about the Progress2work initiative by the Opportunity Centre. Tutors, please distribute these or show them to your learners.

Drop-ins on Thursdays from 1pm – 4pm. for legal advice on asylum and immigration.

OFQUAL has released their report on ESOL and Skills for Life Qualifications. Some interesting reading for those in the ESOL sector!