Stolen from from the latest briefing by AsylumMatters: Local Authority leaders from Yorkshire and Humberside wrote a joint letter to Home Secretary, Sajid Javid, warning that the current procurement process for the new asylum accommodation contracts risks “catastrophic failure” after it was revealed over the summer that there were no successful bids for the contract […]
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English Language Learning in Leeds news update
As we’ve previously reported Leeds was successful in a bid to the Controlling Migration Fund at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to develop a city ESOL strategy and an English learning through activity community grants programme. Communities Team of Leeds City Council have recently recruited successful candidates to lead this area of […]
ESOL Classes at RETAS – Register now!
ESOL classes Pre-entry – Entry 3. Registration w/c 3rd Sept. Classes start 10th Sept
Job: Do you know any Female Dari Interpreters, looking for sessional work?
Refugee Council’s Leeds office is currently trying to recruit female Dari interpreters for paid face-to-face sessions in Leeds. Please note that we are only recruiting women as a result of a genuine occupational requirement. Contact Fleur on 0113 386 2219 or [email protected] for more details
Leeds Refugee Forum: Activity Timetable, September – December 18
Volunteers: Latest opportunities with MAP+ (Migrant Access Project Plus)
It’s been a while since we covered developments at the excellent MAP Plus – so here’s an update Migrant Community Health Educators 6 half-days of training provided starting w/c 10th September, finishing on 10th October. Work with GP practices in the Hyde Park area to support people with their health and wellbeing. Participants need to […]
Free Blackpool trip for asylum seekers and refugees living in Beeston & Holbeck or Hunslet & Riverside wards
Act fast – just 10 places available for the trip on Thursday 30th August Details below
LMP Blog Summary: October 2017- July 2018
The LMP Blog has now been running 10 months – since October 2017. Here’s a short summary of what’s been happening on the blog, and in particular what’s been popular, and who’s been looking at the website. We thought we’d post this here, as well as taking it along to the next LMP Strategy and […]
Job: Senior Crisis Support Worker, 22hrs/wk, £17k – Touchstone/Leeds Survivor Led Crisis Service
Senior Crisis Support Worker (Dial House @Touchstone and Dial House) 22 hours per week: Monday – 3 hours during the day, Tuesday and alternate Thursdays at Dial House @Touchstone 5:30pm–12:30am, Sunday at Dial House 4:30pm-12:00am, plus attendance at a monthly reflective practice group and team meeting (Monday or Wednesday 6.30-10.30pm) NJC Scale SO2 Point 32 to […]
LMP Strategy Group Papers 12th September 2018
The LMP Strategy Group meets the week before each LMP Operations Group to catch up on progress against the LMP’s strategic priorities/plan, and to work out how to get more input from the the wider LMP membership (via the LMP blog or at the at the Operations Group) The Strategy Group is made of people/orgs […]
ESOL for 16-18year olds via Learning Curve Group
What? Learning Curve Group – Free and Accredited qualifications from Entry 1 ESOL to Level 1 ESOL for 16-18 year olds When? 3 days per week for 6 months Where? Oak House Floor 2 Park Lane Leeds LS3 1EL Learners can apply for a bursary if they are eligible Also includes – Maths Functional Skills iCurve (online […]
Guidance for posting events on the LMP blog
If you are posting an event on LMP, please can you use the following guidance? We’re keen to make things as consistent as possible. (Obviously, you don’t have to post things in this way, but this is the way the editors will re-title and edit your posts) Title “[Event name] [Event time and date]” […]