Essential skills
26 June 2020
Volunteers, English language learners and conversation clubs
This project was designed to research and develop new resources for volunteers and organisations supporting adult English language learners. The resources were commissioned by MHCLG and developed in partnership with Learning Unlimited.
24 June 2020
Supporting ESOL Learners to Progress to Functional Skills
This report sets out the findings from a small-scale stakeholder consultation project to identify how ESOL providers support learners to progress to Functional Skills English qualifications.
21 April 2019
New to ESOL
This project addressed a key challenge in Learning and Work Institute’s research into ESOL provision: how to work with learners that are just starting out. It was done in partnership with Learning Unlimited and funded by the Education and Training Foundation.
28 March 2019
Resources to support the development of local ESOL partnerships
Commissioned by the Department for Education, Learning and Work Institute developed new resources which encourage collaborative working and support local areas looking to develop ESOL local partnerships.
21 March 2019
Pre-entry ESOL – a factsheet for the South East region
This resource has been designed for resettlement coordinators and other individuals involved in the refugee resettlement process.
21 March 2019
Supporting refugee resettlement through ESOL
Learning and Work Institute acts as the ESOL Regional Coordinator for the South East Strategic Partnership for Migration (SESPM). SESPM coordinates and supports the region’s delivery of the Vulnerable Persons’ Resettlement Scheme.
11 March 2019
Social metrics: Measuring the outcomes of non-accredited learning
This report sets out the results of work undertaken by Learning and Work Institute in 2017/18 to develop and test the use of social metrics in Adult Community Learning provision to capture a range of wider outcomes of learning.
9 January 2019
The most provoking debate
L&W Deputy Director Alex Stevenson explores why we need to do more to support pre-Entry and Entry Level 1 ESOL.
23 July 2018
Supporting people with English language needs to access apprenticeships
This guide has been designed to raise awareness of ways in which ESOL learners can benefit from and progress to employment as an apprentice.
28 March 2018
Evaluation of Community-Based English Language (CBEL) provision pilots
Process and impact evaluations of Community Based English Language (CBEL) provision pilots, a randomised control trial commissioned by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
