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English classes are being targeted by anti-immigration protesters – but they’ve been politicised for years

Just as the protests outside asylum hotels of summer 2025 faded from headlines, some anti-immigration groups turned their attention to another target: English classes.

The Conversation · Dec 19, 2025

Starmer says migrants should speak English – but all of the UK’s languages are important for integration

When Keir Starmer said: “If you want to live in the UK, you should speak English”, it laid bare an assumption – that English is the only language that counts in the UK.

The Conversation · May 20, 2025

A college that offers teenage refugees a comprehensive education

Letter: Deborah Koder highlights the opportunities offered by Barnet Southgate College in north London

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2024

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‘It’s essential to walk in other people’s shoes’: how Cornwall Council is putting diversity at the forefront of its social work

From creating an anti-racist service to training social workers to be more culturally aware, the council’s children’s department is continually working to become more inclusive

The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2024

How the Welsh language is being promoted to help migrants feel at home

You can read this article in Welsh.

The Conversation · Nov 15, 2023

Esol English classes are crucial for migrant integration, yet challenges remain unaddressed

In the year ending September 2022, more than 70,000 people had claimed asylum in the UK. The vast majority were from countries that do not use English as a first language.

The Conversation · May 15, 2023

Ukrainian Lanarkshire College student accepted into Royal Conservatoire after fleeing country

Vladyslava fled Kyiv last August following the Russian invasion. She was competing in ballet and modern dance at a national level before she was forced to escape

Glasgow Live · Feb 18, 2023

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More investment in literacy skills is needed if NZ is serious about ending persistent disparities for Pasifika students

Low English literacy rates in Pasifika students are a key predictor of exclusion from school, an analysis of ten years of data has found.

The Conversation · Aug 3, 2022

"Like a dream" - Refugees build new life after fleeing to Merseyside

One man said moving to Birkenhead had saved his life

Liverpool Echo · Jun 5, 2022

Lanarkshire college supports asylum seekers in their bid to learn English

South Lanarkshire College in East Kilbride answered a plea from Somalian asylum seekers being housed in a hotel in the town

Daily Record · Mar 31, 2022

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