Learning & Development
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
SLSS's ESOL courses offer a variety of courses not only in English language-learning, but also maths, digital skills, and community interpreting.
Asylum seekers will need to have had their claim pending for more than six months to sign up for these courses.
Stockton Baptist Church offers informal ESOL classes delivered by in-house volunteers with a background in teaching.
This class is viewable on the RAS Community Calendar.
St. Peter's Church offers ESOL activites every Wednesday:
11.00m ESOL Craft Group
1.00pm ESOL Conversation Class
2.30pm ESOL Music & Drama
Their ESOL class is viewable on the RAS Community Calendar.
Stockton Riverside College offers full-time and part-time ESOL courses. People on most types of benefits other than WTC and Child Benefit are eligible for a free course.
Asylum seekers will need to have had their claim pending for more than six months to sign up for these courses.
ESOL History (Life in the UK)
We offer an ESOL History course that helps prepare people to sit the Life in the UK Nationality Test and they do practice papers in this course as well. This course is for learners whose English Skills are at Entry 2 or above. We invite interested people in for a tutor interview to assess their current levels, though some may have recent certificates at Entry 2 ESOL or higher to show their level. The course is fully-funded and usually runs 1 session a week for 10 weeks.
The course itself is non-accredited and it doesn’t include a live exam booking. It is up to learners to arrange the tests for themselves as and when they feel ready after the course.
We do not have an ESOL History course for people to join at present but, if there is group of people interested, we can set a course up for them.
If you would like to refer anyone to us, our contact details are:
Email: adulteducationadmin@hartlepool.gov.uk
Tel. Number: 01429 868616
We will then add them to our interest list for ESOL History and contact them once a course is available.
Other Education Information
The Learning & Skills Service provides a wide range of courses, free for all residents of Stockton. Asylum seekers can sign up for these courses after their claim has been pending for over six months.
Apprenticeships opportunities to learn and do practical work at the same time. You can find more information about apprenticeships on the UK government's website.
Asylum seekers will need to have had their claim pending for more than six months to be able to sign up for an apprenticeship. In addition, asylum seekers are unable to participate in the practical components of apprenticeships.