Government Cuts to ESOL by Fatima Sultan Begum ESOL cuts are like a big strong punch They sound like a fox scream They smell like stale fish They taste like out of date milk They feel like a stone
September 12, 2011
Students and their ‘ESOL for Me’ placards on the ‘Make a Noise for ESOL’ demonstration at Tooting Broadway, London in June 2011.
September 12, 2011
ESOL for Me by Hana Fesiha • • • Learner? Click here for reading activity. Click here for writing activity When I came here 8 years ago as asylum seeker I didn’t speak English at all. I have been under social service, I used to have a key worker but we didn’t understand each other… [Read more…]
September 12, 2011
Learner? Click here for reading activity. Click here for writing activity by Mohamed Conde When I first came to the UK I was looking for someone who spoke French like me to talk to them to ask them many questions I needed to understand about UK. But unfortunately I couldn’t find anyone. Then I decided… [Read more…]
September 12, 2011
In July this year the government department UK Border Agency published a consultation paper on reforms to family migration. The proposals affect all non-European nationals from non-English speaking countries who apply to enter the UK through the family route (spouses and partners of British citizens or settled persons, their children or elderly dependents). They include:… [Read more…]
September 12, 2011
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