“esea contemporary is a non-profit art centre, specialising in presenting and platforming artists and art practices that identify with and are informed by East and Southeast Asian (ESEA) cultural backgrounds.
Since our successful relaunch in early 2022, we’ve presented critically acclaimed exhibitions and hosted numerous community-oriented events and workshops, all aligned with our mission and values. Tens of thousands of visitors from Manchester, across the UK, and internationally have engaged with our diverse programme, which includes film screenings, creative workshops, live performances, exhibitions, talks, and more. Over the past three years, grants from the HK BN(O) scheme have enabled us to deliver high-quality programmes for the Hong Kong community in Greater Manchester. Feedback consistently highlights our central location, welcoming multilingual staff, and the impressive architectural features of our building as key strengths.”
Bringing people together through cooking, making, sharing, eating, celebrating food & developing English language skills.
Heart & Parcel was founded in Manchester, England in 2015 by two friends with a love of food and the connections and relationships surrounding it. Over the years, Heart & Parcel has grown to a wider family of learners, volunteers and staff who all support and contribute to the project in their own ways. We work with people learning English to recognise, celebrate and develop their existing rich skills and knowledge, so they can communicate confidently and live fulfilling lives. We do this by supporting learners to flourish in their local communities and forge connections by developing English language and communication skills through the medium of food… mainly dumplings! We deliver FREE English language classes by cooking recipes together, talking about food and eating together. Improve your English in a fun and relaxed environment! We have classes for the over 50’s, a writing class and more, please email or call for more information.We offer English groups in recognition that without language a person cannot be equal in our community. Our ESOL provision ensures that those with poor or no language gain the skills they need to communicate on a basic level and become more independent in their daily lives. Our Advice Service helps them to understand the further help available and encourages progression into higher level learning.
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English My Way – Pre-entry level for those with little or no English
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Talk English – English conversation to help with everyday socialising
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ESOL – Entry 1 Level l Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing for those with some very basic English
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ESOL – Entry 2 Level 2 Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing for those progressing from Entry 2 and for progression into Further Education ESOL
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.
Every refugee deserves a friend. We vet and train good local volunteers to meet a local refugee or asylum seeker for 1:1 friendship. Our scheme supports well-being, loneliness and language skills.
Migrant Support is a registered charity based in Manchester, aimed to support the most vulnerable migrants living in GM that promotes social inclusion and fair approach to migration. Main activities: integration hubs; provision of English language and British life – in the UK sessions; employability support, IT and digital support groups, well-being activities such as football sessions and walking clubs. Volunteering opportunities and information and advice drop-in. The charity also runs a media project called migrant echoes aimed to encourage people from migrant backgrounds to share their experiences and MiZest Vegan Café aims to support people to gain experience in the catering industry.
We provide ESOL classes with exercise and ESOL for HKBNO’s. Classes vary from informal ESOL classes to Ascentis-accredited courses according to your level. Teachers will help you improve your communication skills and prepare you for exams.
- All ESOL learners have access to Mathematics, IT, Art, and Well-being classes.
Manchester Communities is a not-for-profit organisation. We aim to support people from migrant and culturally diverse communities to connect to community resources, receive practical help, and undertake educational and group activities, including volunteering so that people can improve their chances of finding work, making friends and engaging in their local communities. We also provide ESOL classes for BNO learners from Pre-entry to Entry 3. These classes take place every Monday and Tuesday in r. Our arts, crafts, and health/wellbeing activities take place every Friday afternoon in the Community Room 50 Brunswick Street.
Exodus is CAN’s refugee arts programme. Exciting programmes of new writing, original theatre, music, film, workshops and live performance platform the voices, experiences and artistic work of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants living in Greater Manchester, and support well-being agendas for people taking part.