ESOL teaching

Why Labour’s immigration plan misses the mark on ESOL

Labour’s new immigration plan ties English proficiency to visas, but ignores a deeper crisis in investment in ESOL provision

Jessica Hill
Diana Sutton
Adult education

Funding cuts mean the immigration plan won’t add up

With funding slashed and demand rising, the ESOL and wider adult education sector is being set up to fail...

Jessica Hill
Caroline McDonald
The Staffroom - opinion

How we updated ESOL learning to meet today’s global challenges

By adding UN sustainability goals and fusion skills into our curriculums, we’re preparing students to play their part in...

Jessica Hill
Sam Pepper
ESOL

Is it time for England to revisit a national ESOL strategy? 

Devolution and reform have brought change to ESOL provision but the emphasis now should be on building social and...

Jessica Hill
Ziya Moustafa
ESOL

AoC: Immigration charge on businesses should fund ESOL

£2.1 billion from employer tax should readdress decline in ESOL funding, new report recommends

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Day in the life, Long read

A day in the life of an ESOL teacher

The role is about so much more than teaching the language

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Adult education, Long read

William Pickford, principal, Redbridge Institute of Adult Education

William Pickford has had an “eclectic” 25-year career in FE which has seen him opening a college on a...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
The Staffroom - opinion

Focus on vocabulary, and you improve attainment across subjects

Staff can prevent ESOL learners from needing to stay an extra year if they get targeted vocabulary interventions early,...

Jess Staufenberg
Saqib Brook
Opinion

ESOL is chronically underfunded – this must change

It’s all very well the education secretary waxing lyrical about English as a second language, but without proper funding,...

Gordon Marsden
Gordon Marsden