News and Events

Learn how to support homeless migrants and refugees, with training for housing and homelessness staff, and voluntary and community groups. Free E-learning available now.

Skills House are holding a Jobs and Recruitment Fair at Victoria Hall in Keighley on 28th August 2025. Click on the link for more information.

A heartwarming story from St Augustine's, Halifax. Read Bout Mostafa and the Bike Kitchen at St Augustine's.

• Job opportunity

Welcome to English, Hull are recruiting a Part-time ESOL teacher and Language Centre Manager.

St John Ambulance is asking for volunteers as Community First Aiders in Humber and East Riding.

Shipley College is recruiting a part-time ESOL lecturer.

MESH Development worker Angela Palmer has received a commendation from the British Council in their 2024-25 ELT Masters Dissertation Awards. Congratulations Angela! Read all about Angela's work and download a copy of her dissertation. Summer reading at its best!

In this Tell Us More interview, MESH Development Worker Angela talks to Fran Murphy, Outreach worker for Leeds of Smartworks. Fran talks about how Smartworks supports women to get back into work across Yorkshire.

To support adult learners in utilising the adult skills fund (ASF) in non-devolved areas, including free courses for jobs, the residency eligibility rules will be simplified from Friday 1 August 2025.

Turning Point Welcome Hub, Brighouse, is holding two coffee mornings for asylum seekers and refugees in August.

Safina and Angela spent the day at Leeds City College, Enfield Centre, yesterday, for a CPD day. They were sharing the work of MESH and the Progression Pathways resource with ESOL tutors and support staff from the college.

Our development worker Angela spent some time out and about in Barnsley last week, visiting two providers of ESOL there – have a read about them!