The National Association for Teaching English and Community Languages to Adults (NATECLA) is calling for ESOL exams to be replaced by teacher assessment this year, and for learners to be allowed to continue learning during the summer term without needing to prepare for examinations.
Provider achievements from the Education and Training Foundation’s reimagined Study Programme support initiative were showcased at the StudyGood Conference held in Birmingham on the 13th of March 2020.
Reading Groups for Everyone (RGfE), an initiative from The Reading Agency, is the UK’s largest reading group network. Whether you’re already in a reading group, want to join one or are looking to set one up, RGfE can help. You can also join or set up a virtual reading group.
Education Scotland, Glasgow City Council and SCILT (Scotland’s National Centre for Languages) have produced a free online learning resource highlighting the benefits of bilingualism and providing practical strategies that teachers everywhere can use to promote and support bilingualism in their classrooms.
This free online course aims to give you practical tools and theoretical insights to help dyslexic students learn second languages. It is designed for teachers of ESOL and for anyone with an interest in dyslexia and language learning.
How to Write ESOL Materials, by Kathryn Aldridge-Morris, will be relevant to ESOL practitioners working with refugees and migrants in all English-speaking countries.
LearnEnglish is a website for adult learners of English that offers a free English test to help you find your level, along with free lessons and resources.
The Reflect for ESOL Resource Pack is a set of materials intended for anyone teaching or working with refugees, asylum seekers, or long-term immigrant groups in the UK.
The Our Languages website presents a series of printable teaching materials for ESOL teachers wanting to explore the theme of languages, and how they operate in society.
These continuing professional development modules are designed to help ESOL teachers develop their teaching skills, knowledge and professional practice within a range of contexts.
The Bell Foundation has published an ESOL Tutor Resource Pack to support tutors working in the secure estate and in community rehabilitation and probation settings.
The Foundation Online Learning environment provides online professional development programmes for teachers, managers and supporters working in the education and training sector.
