The Family Action Fund is a charity that the college affiliates with to enable our students that currently hold Asylum Seeker status and who are studying in Further Education to apply for a small grant of up to £250 to aid them with their studies. As per criteria set by Family Action, the applicant must meet the below:  Be …

  19 primary school teachers from across Northern Ireland have completed Healthy Places, Healthy Children training with Belfast Healthy Cities. The programme supports the Key Stage 2 curriculum and tips on how use the resource to gain support for projects to improve the school area.   Might also be really useful in after-school and out-of- school programmes. To find out more …

Please see below the updated list of community-based English language classes in Belfast and surrounding areas – April 2023. UPDATED – English class ESOL list – 22 April 2023

Watchdog advises students on how to protect their rights in new academic year. The Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizens’ Rights Agreements (IMA), which monitors the rights of EU and EEA EFTA citizens post Brexit, is reminding EU students living in the UK of their rights as they start university this year. In particular, the watchdog wants students to be …

Please see below the latest annual ESOL Regional Coordination report. Annual End of Year Report – ESOL NI – 2021-22

What can you do at home to learn English?  Please see the document below with some helpful links: ESOL Study at Home ESOL Websites and Apps for Teenagers: ESOL Resources For Teenagers

NICVA are delighted to announce that they are able to offer more one hour cyber clinics during June in partnership with Vertical Structure  Previous sessions proved very popular so secure your place as soon as possible. Find out more and book a slot hereWe also pleased to share a new resource to support organisations to identify and address their cyber risks …

DfE has confirmed Ukrainian refugees in England on the three visa schemes will be treated as home students for fees purposes and have access to student finance. Access to student finance is a key barrier to entry for refugee students at HE level. See this letter written by REUK’s youth advocacy group urging the government to extend student finance to …