At New Horizon we deliver weekly ESOL sessions (English for Speakers of Other Languages) for all young people who attend our day centre. The majority of people who come to the sessions are young refugees, made homeless after being granted refugee status in the UK.
Read it here: ESOL Learning Report – Spring 2026
Introducing ESOL provision hasn’t just helped our young people to gain skills, it has played a key part in our own organisational development and our ability to provide a service that meets the needs of young people from a range of backgrounds.
During the first year the ESOL programme grew to reach 223 young people experiencing homelessness in its first year alone.
As we enter the second year of the project, we now look to how we can develop our delivery, improving our impact and making a difference for some of the most disadvantaged members of our society. We believe it’s more important than ever that we continue to deliver holistic services that enable this cohort to engage in a meaningful way at a period of instability and challenge.
Hope – the people and studying together. We share the same journey and culture and the teacher and all the staff are good so there is hope to keep moving forward.
SA – ESOL attendee
This short report was written by the Jobs, Education and Training workers to showcase the impact the programme has had for young people at the centre.
Read it here: ESOL Learning Report – Spring 2026
