NATECLA is currently inviting applications from workshop leaders with an interest in ESOL and English Language Teaching to deliver relevant sessions at our 2025 Annual Conference on 27th and 28th June 2025 in Birmingham.

Submit your proposal before Friday 10th January 2025.

As you’ll see from a previous news post on this topic, the Labour government set up an independent review of the curriculum for children and young people aged 5-19 in England, led by Prof Becky Francis.

In addition to urging ESOL practitioners from across the country to submit their responses and providing some useful ideas and prompts related to ESOL to make this less onerous, NATECLA has submitted it’s own response to the review.

The Home Office has recently launched the STEP Ahead Pilot Programme – a FREE 12 week, online English language programme for refugees with settled status living in the UK.

The registration deadline is 31st October 2024 and NATECLA would urge as many of your ESOL learners to sign up to incentivise the Home Office to extend the pilot and fund similar programmes like this in the future.

We regret the financial squeeze on adult education in recent years, especially the impact on ESOL provision.

NATECLA has been deeply concerned and saddened by the recent racist and Islamophobic violence, along with the increased incidence of attacks, violence and intimidation.

Ahead of the 2024 general election, NATECLA laid out its vision for ESOL across the UK.

NATECLA is deeply worried about the disruptive effect the UK Government’s ‘Illegal Migration’ and ‘Safety of Rwanda’ Acts are having on ESOL learners and provision.

The Trustees, staff and Management Council of NATECLA have been devasted to learn of the passing of NATECLA Scotland Chair, Pauline Blake-Johnston.

The Bell Foundation is very keen to promote ESOL and has sponsored a new Beacon Award for ESOL, which colleges all over the UK are eligible to apply for.