Northern Dairies MA TESOL Masters Scholarship Applicants are invited to apply for a Scholarship to study a Masters in Teaching English to Speakers of other Languages (TESOL) at the University of Hull: https://www.hull.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/taught/tesol-ma The Scholarship covers tuition fees, starting in January 2021. Applicants must be of ‘refugee status’ under UKBA/Home Office regulations. The person benefitting […]
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Trinity Language Access Fund – £250 per learner, £2k per group
Trinity College London is pleased to announce the launch of the Language Access Fund. Helping English language exam candidates with: Exam Fees Contributions towards the cost of lessons Contributions towards the costs of equipment or materials needed Exam venue hire Travel to an exam venue Grant value: Up to £2,000 per group. Up to £250 […]
Leeds City Council’s Strategic Migration Board: Summary Notes – 3rd December 2020
The Leeds City Council’s Strategic Migration Board met on Thursday 3rd December 2020. The meeting theme was education and a summary of the meeting is available to read below. The next Leeds Strategic Migration Board will be held 11th March 2021 and the meeting theme will be Asylum and the UK immigration system. If you […]
LMP Priorities – Progress during 2020
By Jon from LASSN on 16th December 2020 in Education, Training & Work, Health, LMP, Safety & Inclusion
As you are aware, LMP has 4 key priorities: Housing, Health, Work & Education and Safety and Inclusion. You can find the detailed plans for these here and our summary plan on page here At each Strategy Meeting, progress against these priorities is reported. We decided what LMP members would do under each of these […]
LMP Strategy Meeting Notes – 27th November 2020
The notes from the LMP strategy group meeting on the 27th November 2020 are available below. Many of you will have heard already that Pauline Ellis has retired from her role in the Leeds City Council’s Communities team. Her contribution to the LMP has been incredibly valuable over the last 6 years, in helping link […]
What is happening in Leeds over Christmas for Asylum Seekers, Refugees and other Migrants? Short meeting at 12:00 on 17th Dec 2020
Christmas 2020 is going to be especially difficult for many households – and many of the traditional activities (shared lunches and social events) simply won’t be possible. The current Tier system is due to be revised on Wednesday 16th December 2020 – and the outcome of this may also impact on what support is possible […]
LMP Zoom chat Tuesday 8th December, 2020 12:30-13:45
Well, we’re 20 meetings into this Pandemic, and like Taz, they still can’t keep us down This week we’ll be focusing on Health including Testing Vaccines Wider health issues How to make sure the ever-changing lockdown restrictions are impacting on the way we’re explaining the consistent health messages Anyway, come and join us for […]
LMP Strategy Group Meetings for 2021
The LMP Strategy group meeting dates have been confirmed for 2021 for you to book in your diaries: Wednesday 10th February 2021(10am-12pm) Wednesday 12th May 2021 (10am-12pm) Wednesday 8th September 2021 (10am-12pm) Wednesday 24th November 2021 (10am-12pm) Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, all meetings are currently planned to be held virtually. We will share the […]
LMP Strategy Group meeting – Wednesday 25th November 2020 10am–12pm
We invite you to attend the next LMP Strategy Group meeting on Wednesday the 25th November, the meeting agenda is attached below. Hannah Davies from Health Watch will be attending the meeting to share information about the report Health Watch due to be released about digital inclusion/exclusion. The partnership will discuss the opportunities and challenges […]
LMP Zoom chat Tuesday 10th November, 2020 12:30-13:45
Yes, we’re still going… Please come along and let us know what you’re up to, how you’re doing, and how we can help one another. Zoom Link: http://bit.ly/zoomlmp Code: 12345 Current Agenda Items 1) Emergency Housing Options for people who have No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) Has there been any progress on this? Which orgs […]
Political Support from LCC to help halt Home Office evictions
An excellent letter here from the Cllr Blake – leader of LCC, addressed to The Home Secretary and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government. We’re exceptionally proud of the the support shown by LCC, and for the lobbying of LMP members who have been lobbying hard behind the scenes. However, given recent […]
LMP Zoom chat Tuesday 27th October, 2020 12:30-13:45
Sorry for the late notice… Please come along and let us know what you’re up to, how you’re doing, and how we can help one another. Zoom Link: http://bit.ly/zoomlmp Code: 12345 Current Agenda Items 1) Emergency Housing Options for people who have No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) We are expecting some friends from Leeds City […]