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If you are a doctor, nurse or other health professional who has come to the UK as a migrant, especially as an asylum seeker or refugee, this resource is for you! You will find information and guidance on how to get work in your profession in this country. If you live in Yorkshire and Humber, you will also find advice about where you can find support in the region.
Here you will find some ESOL reading books about places in Yorkshire & Humber. Each reading book is available at two levels: Entry 1 and Entry 2/3. Our reading books are made by the MESH team and refugee/asylum seeker participants on our Exploring & Belonging course.
You can read about three places in Hull: Spring Bank, Welcome House and Pearson Park
You can read about two places in Huddersfield: Masjid Noor and Castle Hill
Here you will find information and advice for refugees, asylum seekers and others interested in going to University.
Follow this link to find out about how to apply to university, how to get funding support, and what English qualifications you need. Also, you will find lots of links to other resources here, including information about some Universities that can help ESOL learners and adults to get on to their courses.
Here you will find information about volunteering, for example links to organisations that will help you to find a volunteering placement, language practice and key words around volunteering and an overview of what volunteering is.
Migration Yorkshire have set up a hub and collected other resources about supporting people from Ukraine who are living in our region. Follow the links to access.
Migration Yorkshire Ukraine Hub
British Red Cross Ukraine Refugee Support
Rachel Oner has put together a padlet of help and support for refugees and asylum seekers, including resettlement.
Additional Support for Asylum Seekers, Refugees and Resettlement
Are you a Hong Kong National arriving in Yorkshire and the Humber? Or do you know someone who is? Migration Yorkshire have developed a Hong Kong Hub on their website. Follow the link to visit the hub and find out all you need to know about settling in Yorkshire and the Humber.
You can access the Migration Yorkshire Hong Kong Hub Facebook group here
Local services and calendar of activities
Going to University – Click here for lots of information about going to university in the UK
Information on going to English classes for BN(O)s – Although generally BN(O) visa holders cannot access free English classes or other courses funded through the Adult Education Budget (AEB) for the first three years of their residence in the UK, many local authorities in Yorkshire and Humber are allowing Hong Kongers to join English classes run by their adult education teams. If you are a Hong Konger living in Doncaster, Kirklees, Leeds, North Yorkshire, Rotherham, Sheffield, York or Wakefield you can join AEB funded classes for free. This means that you can join most English classes at Colleges and Adult Education Centres in these areas for free.
Also, there are many other kinds of English classes open to Hong Kongers which are available in the community sector. To locate these classes, search for classes near to you using the postcode search and then contact specific groups to find out if Hong Kongers can join.
West Yorkshire Police have produced a Hate Crime Awareness Form in traditional Chinese. There is also a third party reporting service for Hong Kongers and other East and South East Asian Communities – On your side
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A specialist online hub for English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) tutors, volunteers and providers.
With a growing number of online resources available, we’ve made it easier for ESOL professionals to locate the learning tools that are right for them by collating relevant information in one place. Learning English Plus is a growing database of teaching resources, news, events and training opportunities to support ESOL provision across the Yorkshire and Humber region.
Are you an ESOL tutor, volunteer or provider? Or do you have an ESOL teaching resource that we could list in our expanding directory? Visit Learning English Plus to learn more.
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