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Great start to @EFALondon #LoveESOL online assembly showcasing photos of London by ESOL students.
Ania, a student with @EFALondon speaking about years of organising to improve #ESOL in London. #LoveESOL
Three key areas:
Improving Accessibiltiy (e.g childcare, fees, immigration status)
A dedicated website to find classes in London
Championing ESOL together
Three key areas:
Improving Accessibiltiy (e.g childcare, fees, immigration status) A dedicated website to find classes in London Championing ESOL together
Deputy Mayor of London for Planning, Regeneration and Skills @JulesPipe : 'London is lucky to have @EFALondon'
Praising the work of engaging ESOL learners with over 160 ESOL learners at the #LoveESOL virtual meeting.
Praising the work of engaging ESOL learners with over 160 ESOL learners at the #LoveESOL virtual meeting.
Hearing from @JulesPipeabout GLA progress on ESOL since budget was devolved last year
Full funding for learners below London Living Wage
£2m on professional development for ESOL teachers
New approaches to delivery and pilots on childcare, work and using the arts
Full funding for learners below London Living Wage £2m on professional development for ESOL teachers New approaches to delivery and pilots on childcare, work and using the arts
Deputy Mayor @JulesPipe: We don't have the power to make GLA funded ESOL classes available to people without immigration status but 'we are working with central government to make the rules more inclusive' #LoveESOL
Yousoufou, an ESOL learner from Southwark speaking about finding a class through his mosque. Several other learners have spoken about finding classes through children's schools - shows the importance of @EFALondon model of delivering #ESOL through civil society institutions.
Silvia Perin, from GLA's Social Integration team: 'we recognise that childcare is essential from ESOL learners with young children'.
Plans to use the childcare pilot to shape the adult education budget but it needs 'systematic and structural approach' #LoveESOL
Plans to use the childcare pilot to shape the adult education budget but it needs 'systematic and structural approach' #LoveESOL
Menal, a learner speaking about the challenges of finding appropriate ESOL classes.
'It took me three years to find an ESOL course and my life was terrible'
Menal makes a powerful case for a dedicated ESOL website for London #LoveESOL
'It took me three years to find an ESOL course and my life was terrible'
Menal makes a powerful case for a dedicated ESOL website for London #LoveESOL
Deputy Mayor @JulesPipe: 'I absolutely support the creation of such a website as does the Mayor'
Clear commitment to the principle of an ESOL website but 'we are still looking to get the resources together' to keep the website up-to-date and relevant.
Clear commitment to the principle of an ESOL website but 'we are still looking to get the resources together' to keep the website up-to-date and relevant.
Kasia from @EFALondon: We appreciate your commitment in principle to an ESOL website. We want to work with the GLA to iron out the difficulties and we will be continuing to raise this with @SadiqKhan in the run up to the Mayoral election next year. #LoveESOL
