Looking back on the last 15 years of participatory ESOL pedagogy in the UK, teachers and researchers from English for Action London and the Hub for Education and Language Diversity (HELD) at King’s College London engaged in a six-month action research project across 2022 and 2023 to reflect on the […]
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As trade unions and migrant organisations, we stand against this Government’s attempts to pit worker against worker. We know that an injury to one is an injury to all. All workers deserve decent pay, safe working conditions and protections if our bosses seek to take advantage of us. Public sector […]
You’re Invited! Join us for our 2023 #LoveESOL picnic on 22nd July, from 10 am-1 pm at St. John’s Churchyard (SE1)! The ESOL sector has seen a lot of change over the last few years; we’ve been hearing about many a barrier to accessing ESOL. Likewise, there have been positive […]
Our 2023 Conference on Trauma-informed and Participatory ESOL – Classrooms of Sanctuary and Struggle – was intense! Rich in connections and considerations, tools and frameworks, there’s a lot to digest and put into practice. Find the full report from the day below. For those interested in staying involved throughout the year […]
Ahead of the early May elections, in which new councillors were voted into office across the UK, EFA’s teacher-organisers and students fanned out across London to advocate for access to ESOL and gainful employment for migrant communities across our city. As an affiliated member of Citizens UK and local Citizens […]
It is impossible, in doing the work we do, not to bump up uncomfortably, repeatedly, against the three-headed monster that is gendered violence. On any given day, we work with women who are currently or have in the past experienced assault and harassment, domestic violence, or violence perpetrated against them […]