My name is Luke Watts and I teach English for Speakers of Other Languages at Aspire-igen. The course runs for 3 days a week and provides learners with a certificate at Entry Level with the option of studying L1 and 2 qualifications upon completion of this. We also offer GCSEs for learners too. Please have […]
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No Deal Brexit and the Voluntary Sector – NCVO briefing
An extremely helpful summary from NCVO – especially useful if your org currently receives European Funding, and you want to reassure your Trustees https://publications.ncvo.org.uk/no-deal-brexit-and-voluntary-sector/
New Home Office Guide to Living in Asylum Accommodation
The new Home Office Guide to Living in Asylum Accommodation (ie the places provided by Mears, previously by G4S) is now online here. It will be issued to people seeking asylum once they have transitioned under the new Asylum Accommodation & Support Services (AASC) contract, and will also be part of the new induction pack […]
Invite to Sanctuary Supper- Wednesday 18th September 2019
What? You are invited to join us at Leeds City of Sanctuary for a shared meal and get together on When? WEDNESDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER – 6.00 TO 8.00PM Where? At Quaker Meeting House, 188 Woodhouse Lane, LS2 9DX This is a chance to come together, meet new friends, learn more about Sanctuary Suppers, Schools of Sanctuary […]
Running a regular meetup for refugees & asylum seeking people?
Hello! If you run a regular meetup in Leeds, Manchester or Liverpool, I would like to hear about it! I work with refugees and asylum seeking LGBTI people and oftentimes need to signpost service users to spaces where they can experience kinship, access services and build healthy connections. Please drop me a line at [email protected]
EU Citizen’s Rights Event, Thursday 12th September 2019
An information event for EU citizens about current rights, rights after Brexit and details about the EU pre-settlement and settlement scheme. Date: 12th September 2019 Time: 10.30-12.30. Venue: Park Plaza Hotel, Boar Lane, LS1 5NS Followed by a “Questions and Answer” with a specialist solicitor.
Community Interpreting Initial Assessment – WEA
Are you a confident speaker of English and fluent in another language? Would you like to learn how to use your language skills to work or volunteer as a Community Interpreter? We will be running Level 1 and 2 Community Interpreting Courses. If you would like to join please come along to the Initial Assessment. […]
Resource of the week #90: A simple guide to the Asylum Process in the UK
A the recent Placed-Based Approach event run by LCC, Liz Maddocks from Migration Yorkshire gave an excellent overview of the Asylum Process – from start to finish. There have been attempts to do this simply and straightforwardly in the past (see below) but with Liz’s you don’t need to keep pressing pause using the space […]
Home Office Refugee Guides – slight return
We’ve previously mentioned the Home Office Welcome Guides, and told you that although they were an excellent idea, they were full of dodgy/broken weblinks. The Good news is that the Home Office have updated them two days ago (26th August). The bad news is none of the mistakes we reported have been corrected, and we’ve […]
Re-vive is looking for volunteers who want to gain new skills!
Re-vive is a social enterprise based in Leeds which is working to minimise the issue of food waste in society. Every Tuesday, our team holds a market stall where we sell fruit and vegetables which have been passed on from supermarkets due to being passed their sell by date. The food is sold on a […]
Free Safeguarding in the Community Training from Voluntary Action in Leeds
It’s a great offer, and a great course – but it gets a bit shouty at the end “Aimed at learners who want an introduction to Safeguarding before they take the Level 1, if english is not the first language or they need to understand more about what safeguarding means, this is the pre-course for […]
Resource of the week #89: Citizens Advice: Adviser Online – resources for advice professionals from the experts
Shared by John Donkersley (Immigration Expert at Citizens Advice) The expert advice team at Citizens Advice have launched Adviser Online, a brand new free resource for people working in the advice sector. On Adviser Online you’ll find articles, commentary, guides and other resources to help you give advice on benefits, consumer debt, discrimination, employment and […]