ESOL
Refugee Council response to the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills consultation: Focusing English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) on Community Cohesion [April 2008]
The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills’ consultation Focusing English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) on Community Cohesion outlines proposals for national priority groups to guide ESOL delivery at a local level. The Refugee Council’s response provides recommendations for better supporting ESOL learning and provision. While welcoming aspects of the consultation, our response includes a number of concerns around how ESOL is linked to community cohesion, those groups currently excluded from mainstream provision and the need to strengthen funded ESOL delivery through the voluntary and community sector.
Published April 2008
