Essential skills
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.
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.
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.
15 May 2017
Mapping ESOL provision in London
This work aims to support London boroughs participating in the resettlement of Syrian refugees to provide ESOL learning and contribute to the wider development of ESOL policy in London.
