We offer informal English lessons to asylum seekers and refugees in the Preston area. We cater for beginners, intermediate and advanced learners. Learning in small groups there is always someone to help. We also offer general help, support and pastoral care. A great place to feel welcome and make friends. We also have lunch together after lessons!
Classes are every Tuesday 10.00 am – 1pm throughout the year. Please just come to the classes, you don’t need to book.
Carlisle College works to holistically support all learners, across curriculum areas. Our ESOL department supports over 250 learners, many of whom have been forcibly displaced and are seeking sanctuary in Cumbria. And we offer ESOL classes at pre-entry to level 2 with accredited Edexcel Functional Skills – Pearson Qualifications. Classes are usually available in the day or in the evening.
We provide English language learning, employability classes, Maths classes tailored to ESOL learners, and work with learners on their progression pathways, for after ESOL learning. We work with OISC-regulated local legal charities, and mental health charities to provide free, specialised support for our students with refugee and asylum-seeking status, on site at Carlisle College. We have a dedicated Refugee and Asylum Seeker Engagement Coach, for these learners’ pastoral, safeguarding, and community engagement needs.
We support many unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in our college, across curriculum areas, and work closely with the local authority to make sure they are being supported to succeed in every aspect of their lives. This includes personalised education plans for all of our UASCs, as well as specialised safeguarding and mental health support on site, again with a designated Refugee and Asylum Seeker Engagement Coach, that stays with them throughout their time at Carlisle College.
If you are interested, please email us to enquire. We have an open evening on December 12th, 2024: 4:45-6:30pm, if you want to see the college and get more info face to face.
We offer ESOL classes for entry 2 and over. We work with a small group of learners and we will use a course book to improve skills in reading, listening, writing and speaking. You will be given the course book details so you can purchase it in advance. Over the year we will have three terms. You will register for each term separately. Each lesson lasts two hours and you will attend classes once a week on a Monday morning.
Class: A2+ – Mondays 9am -11am C1 – Mondays 11am – 13pm
Assessment: There is classroom testing at the end of each term. A pass will lead to a certificate confirming your attainment level.
Fee: This is a free course. You are only required to pay an enrolment fee of £20 per student per term to book your place.
We offer accredited (Pearson) ESOL Speaking & Listening Courses at entry 1,2 and 3. All classes are on Tuesday evenings, in term time only, 6 – 9 p.m. Please enrol during September/October only.
EQUAL EDUCATION CHANCES is a charity organisation founded in 2017. We support families raising a disabled child. We promote youth social action. Offer empowerment opportunities to adults and advocate for migrants who are seeking school places, jobs or disability support. We also have conversational ESOL classes, please email for more information.
Penrith and Eden Refugee Network (PERN) are a charity who promote social inclusion of refugees and asylum seekers and help them to integrate into society, as well as fostering understanding and good relations between the general public and people of different races and ethnicities, including those with asylum, refugee or immigrant status. We run services in Penrith and Carlisle. Our services in Penrith includes an English Club, trips and plus creative activities such as Family Painting with BlueJam Arts.
Our free classes for learning English for asylum seekers and new refugees, especially those who can’t access council provision are volunteer-led and take place twice a week on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. As well as learning, the English classes provide a place of welcome, friendship, solidarity and practical support. No need to book – just turn up.
Class information:
- Every Tuesday and Wednesday
- @ St John’s Church, Close St, Carlisle, CA1 2HA
- Class 10.00am to 12.15pm (doors 9:45am)
- Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced classes available
Caritas is responding by providing a safe space with advice, support and friendship at the Well Project.
ESOL classes at St. Aidens Centre are on Tuesdays 11am – 13pm and there is a women’s ESOL and craft group every Thursday at 10:30am – 12:30pm. Children are welcome at the women’s group.
Please email Lana at: [email protected]
West Cumbria Refugee Support Network works on an adhoc basis providing volunteering, ESOL, social support and signposting to NHS and other services.