“We are pleased to offer scholarships for forced migrants to the UK. The Sanctuary Scholarship is open to people who wish to study any undergraduate, postgraduate or research degree. The scholarship covers the full cost of tuition and £10,000 a year towards living costs. There are a limited number of scholarships available. Successful applicants will […]
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Free Training for Refugees – Customer Service Level 1 with Work Placement starts March 2022
What will you learn? The skills that are required for customer service jobs How to keep information and the products you are selling safe How to talk and respond to customers to get the best from them and know the rules that relate to your work How to use the best language and techniques to […]
Supplementary Schools in Leeds
info by Katy Redgrave, editorial comments and links by Jon from LASSN You ever come across Supplementary Schools?* Leeds has a huge network, offering children extra help with their studies. They’re brilliant. Self-help at it’s most inspirational (“We are our own educators!“) *The history of the Supplementary School Movement is really important. As the recent […]
Supporting children in school – online workshops for newly arrived parents – 16 Feb to 13 July 2022, from Leeds City Council
This is a six-session course for newly arrived parents. The six sessions are spread over the two terms. Translation may be available subject to languages. The workshops will engage parents, particularly those newly arrived parents from Black and Minority Ethnic (BME), Refugee, Asylum-seeking and Traveller communities to support their children’s learning more confidently and effectively. […]
Employability Workshops for Refugees from PATH Yorkshire, February – March 2022
Clients should be referred to PATH Yorkshire’s New Roots project for refugees for them to attend the workshops. Communication Skills Workshop – (9th of Feb 10am) Effective communication and interpersonal skills underpin everything, whether in the workplace or elsewhere. Communication skills allow you to understand and be understood by others. These can include but are […]
Resource of the Week: Leeds Libraries
Brilliant resource shared by Katy from PATH Yorkshire Visiting the library can be a good way to meet different people, develop skills and practise English. Today on a visit we learned about what we can do… Register to get a free library card number, and you can practise listening skills, with audiobooks to download or […]
Job: ESOL tutors £20-£30/hr depending on experience PATH Yorkshire – Deadline 15th December 2021
Recent flyers from Bahar Women’s Association: ESOL, After School Club and much much more – Nov 21
By Jon from LASSN on 5th November 2021 in Education & Work, ESOL, Health, Safety & Inclusion, Services
West Yorkshire Health Equity Fellowship Programme Recruitment
The West Yorkshire Health Equity Fellowship Programme received funding to develop colleagues across West Yorkshire who are working to address health inequalities and who understand the foundations of health inequity and have the knowledge, skills, and courage to build more equitable organisations and communities. Applications are open from 1st November – 3rd December. The fellows […]
Lift the Ban – a long update with 3 clear asks – prepare for October 12th 2021
A lot has been happening on Lift the Ban over the past couple of weeks and so this email is longer than normal. To help pick out the key points, below are three potential actions you might want to take from this email: Be ready to support our Lift the Ban push next Tuesday 12th […]
Leeds Dads Autumn Forest School: free places available for asylum seekers
Leeds Dads are teaming up with TOES (Tiny Outdoor Explorers) to offer a free outdoor Forestry Activity session on Saturday mornings at Meanwood Valley Farm. There are 2 sessions each day – Saturday 9th & Saturday 16th October. The first session runs from 9:45am-11am and the 2nd session is 11:45am-1pm. 3 family places are being reserved for each session, […]
Learn to become a community interpreter… Initial assessment Tuesday 21st September 2021
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? WEA will be running Level 1 Community Interpreting courses which start on the 5th October. If you would like to join, please come along […]