The day was for ESOL providers and practitioners to network; to have discussions and insight into research and teaching practices; and to also explore the findings of the Review of ESOL in Wales, commissioned by Welsh Government.
Speakers:
- Tetiana Kovalenko, 2023 Inspire! Tutor Award winner
- Sam Shepherd, Kirklees College
- Susan Edwards, Senior Policy Manager – Adult Learning, Welsh Government
- Dr Mike Chick, USW
- Alex Stevenson, Learning and Work Institute
- Dr Jill Court, University of Bristol
Tetiana Kovalenko, ESOL Tutor at Learning Pembrokeshire spoke at the event. Tetiana’s story is below
Presentations
14 January 2026
ESOL Forum
Our work includes building the evidence of English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) potential to have positive impacts on people’s health, employment, education and participation in communities.
18 September 2023
Citizens’ Curriculum
During 2023 and 2024, Learning and Work Institute is working with Welsh Government and a range of partners on an exciting project to pilot a Citizens’ Curriculum for Wales. This follows a public commitment to a Second Chance Nation made by the Minister for Education Jeremy Miles MS at the 2022 Adult Learning Conference.
18 September 2023
OASIS Citizens’ Curriculum: Language Education and a warm Welsh welcome
What’s the best way to teach language to newcomers in Wales? And how can teachers best be supported to work with refugees and asylum seekers, who may be learning a language while suffering from trauma and navigating the hostile environment created by the UK government? These are the questions we wanted to investigate with our Citizens’ Curriculum project, a partnership between Oasis, the University of South Wales, and Adult Learning Wales.
21 February 2015
ESOL in Wales Learning from the Voluntary Sector
The methodology employed included an extensive literature review and data collection through interviews, focus groups and questionnaire. Analysis of this data is presented in the context of both UK and Welsh Assembly Government policy, and gives particular consideration to the planning and funding arrangements in Wales.
28 June 2012
Citizenship materials for ESOL learners in Wales
These language learning activities are flexible and learner centred – so that learners can pick and mix from the sections that most interest them.
