Department: ESOL - Northern College
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ESOL

Moving to a new country can pose many challenges, among them being the language barrier. Learning a new language is undeniably tough, but it’s a crucial step to increase your chances of securing employment and forging new friendships within your new community.  

We offer several ESOL courses for people whose first language is not English, from those who are total beginners to others who may be a bit more advanced with their English. 

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Rated by Ofsted as a Good Provider

93%

student pass rate for 2021-22

95%

of students rated the College as good or outstanding in supporting them to improve their confidence to learn

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Student stories


“I started with a couple of short courses to build my confidence and now I have finished my Pre-access in social studies.” - Samantha

Learn more about Samantha's story

It has been a busy few weeks since the course concluded. Flexi-working meeting, grievances and disciplinaries amongst other things , been putting all the things taught to us into practice

The way the course was taught was highly beneficial, and a testament to the teaching, and the ability to put the various aspects across, in a manner that enabled us all to learn and understand.

TUC Student

I worked in various roles for 11 years before training to become a tutor. It was the best thing I have ever done. I get to teach young people and adults and can provide real life scenarios to help them to understand the subject. 

Everyone I've met has been great, from the teaching staff to cleaning staff, all really friendly and welcoming. The gardens and grounds are amazing. I'm so glad to be able to study here. 

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