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Upcoming training dates

June 2025

• 04 Jun 25

  Webinar One – Introduction to Children and Family Wellbeing Support for Resettled Refugee families

  Free Online Lunchtime Webinars Delivered by Solace Children and Families Wellbeing Support (CFWS) therapists Gayle Clark, Hernan Sosa-Canal, and Amelia Scanlan. The webinars are specifically aimed at those supporting Resettled Refugee families who have been resettled in Yorkshire via a UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS, ARAP), though some information is relevant for all Sanctuary Seeking families.
  Go to link Migration Yorkshire & Solace
• 11 Jun 25

  Webinar Two – Supporting the wellbeing of Resettled Refugee families. Open to all schools, health and social care professionals

  Free Online Lunchtime Webinar – 12:30 – 13:30 Delivered by Solace Children and Families Wellbeing Support (CFWS) therapists Gayle Clark, Hernan Sosa-Canal, and Amelia Scanlan. The webinars are specifically aimed at those supporting Resettled Refugee families who have been resettled in Yorkshire via a UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS, ARAP), though some information is relevant for all Sanctuary Seeking families.
  Go to link Migration Yorkshire & Solace
• 12 Jun 25
  04 Jul 25

  Linguistic justice: a summer school for teachers

  All Dates: 12 June 2025 | 04 July 2025 - please note this is a multi-date training event.

  This FREE summer school will be led by Dr Ian Cushing, Senior Lecturer in Critical Applied Linguistics at Manchester Metropolitan University. Dr Cushing, an ex-school teacher, is a world-leading scholar in issues of language and social justice, whose work focuses on the production and maintenance of linguistic inequalities in schools. The summer school is fully funded by MMU AHEAD’s scheme, with all travel, expenses, and refreshments paid for.
  Go to link MMU
• 12 Jun 25

  ESOL Research Community

  Join Esther Wilkey (Bradford College) and Matthew Collins (Royal Shakespeare Company) as they share findings from a unique action research project exploring the impact of rehearsal-room techniques in ESOL settings. Discover how drama-based methods can boost confidence, collaboration, language learning, and inclusion — while challenging misconceptions around learning through play. Free Time: 4:30pm – 5.30pm
  Go to link ESOL Research Community
• 13 Jun 25

  English for Action

  1-Day Workshop – 10:00am – 4:00pm This practical and theory-rich workshop explores participatory ESOL teaching, drawing on influential approaches such as Paulo Freire’s popular education, Elsa Auerbach’s literacy work, and Action Aid’s Reflect ESOL project. Participants will gain hands-on experience with participatory tools and methods, and be introduced to the EFA curriculum framework (Making Meaning, Going Deeper, Broadening Out) as an alternative to traditional course planning models. Ideal for ESOL teachers and migrant rights campaigners interested in socially engaged language education.
  Go to link English for Action
• 18 Jun 25

  Webinar Three – Supporting Resettled Refugee children in schools. Designed for school professionals to attend. 

  Free Online Lunchtime Webinar – 12:30 – 13:30 Delivered by Solace Children and Families Wellbeing Support (CFWS) therapists Gayle Clark, Hernan Sosa-Canal, and Amelia Scanlan. The webinars are specifically aimed at those supporting Resettled Refugee families who have been resettled in Yorkshire via a UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS, ARAP), though some information is relevant for all Sanctuary Seeking families.
  Go to link Migration Yorkshire & Solace
• 25 Jun 25

  Webinar Four – Supporting Resettled Refugee families in healthcare settings. Designed for health professionals to attend

  Free Online Lunchtime Webinar – 12:30 – 13:30 Delivered by Solace Children and Families Wellbeing Support (CFWS) therapists Gayle Clark, Hernan Sosa-Canal, and Amelia Scanlan. The webinars are specifically aimed at those supporting Resettled Refugee families who have been resettled in Yorkshire via a UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS, ARAP), though some information is relevant for all Sanctuary Seeking families.
  Go to link Migration Yorkshire & Solace
• 27 Jun 25
  28 Jun 25

  NATECLA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2025

  All Dates: 27 June 2025 | 28 June 2025 - please note this is a multi-date training event.

  Join ESOL teachers, managers, academics and others working in the field for a weekend of inspirational guest speakers, superb workshops, discussion sessions and social activities.
  Go to link NATECLA

July 2025

• 02 Jul 25

  Webinar Five – Supporting Resettled Refugees in social care settings. Designed for social care professionals to attend

  Free Online Lunchtime Webinar – 12:30 – 13:30 Delivered by Solace Children and Families Wellbeing Support (CFWS) therapists Gayle Clark, Hernan Sosa-Canal, and Amelia Scanlan. The webinars are specifically aimed at those supporting Resettled Refugee families who have been resettled in Yorkshire via a UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS, ARAP), though some information is relevant for all Sanctuary Seeking families.
  Go to link Migration Yorkshire & Solace
• 04 Jul 25

  English for Action

  This hands-on workshop introduces ESOL teachers, volunteers, and migrant rights activists to people’s theatre traditions adapted for language learning. Developed over 10 years by EFA, the approach draws on Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed, including forum, legislative, and newspaper theatre. Participants will explore how theatre techniques can transform ESOL classrooms into spaces for critical thinking, expression, and empowerment. You’ll build a toolkit of games, body-based communication techniques, and forum theatre methods using real-life stories.
  Go to link English for Action