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Slough & Langley College, a finalist in the 2025/26 Beacon Award for Excellence in ESOL, supports adult learners of English to live and work in the UK thanks to its innovative, wraparound ESOL programme.
The Bell Foundation celebrates 10 Centres of Expertise nationwide. Emma Dobson, Director of Exceed Teaching School Hub in Bradford, reflects on our partnership and the impact of supporting teachers of EAL learners.
This report shares the findings from the research phase of a multi-year project led by High Trees and funded by The Bell Foundation exploring the barriers that prevent people in work from improving their English language skills through ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages).
Main report
Lindorff, A., Strand, S. & Ma, Y. (2025)
Our partners, Pact, speak to an inmate who has participated in the Building Bridges project, which seeks to enhance the accessibility of these courses for speakers of English as a second or additional language (ESL) in prison.
We spoke to Lauren Bouttell from GYROS (Great Yarmouth Refugee Outreach & Support), the latest partner of The Bell Foundation, to learn more about their organisation and their grant-funded project.
