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Bath Welcomes Refugees
- Manvers street, Bath
- language@bathwelcomesrefugees.org.uk
- http://bathwelcomesrefugees.org.uk
- n/a
We offer weekly group classes at different levels of ESOL proficiency, taught by qualified and experienced volunteer English and ESOL teachers. Classes currently take place in central Bath on Tuesday lunchtimes.
Beacon Centre
- Beacon Centre City Academy Russell Town Avenue Bristol BS5 9JH
- http://www.cityacademy.bristol.sch.uk/adult-education/
- 0117 9542806

Borderlands (South West) Limited
- The Assisi Centre Lawfords Gate Bristol BS5 0RE
- hello@borderlands.org.uk
- https://www.borderlands.uk.com/
- 07925133225
We are a charity based in Bristol that exists to work with refugees, asylum seekers and other vulnerable migrants to help them from exclusion to belonging.
The services we provide include ESOL classes.
Bristol Refugee Rights
- Wellspring Settlment 43 Ducie Road Barton Hill BS5 0AX
- info@bristolrefugeerights.org
- https://bristolrefugeerights.org
- 07526 352 353

Bristol Refugee Rights (BRR) is a hub for asylum seekers and refugees in Bristol. From our Welcome Centre we offer English classes, advocacy and information, a creche, and more.
City of Bristol College
At City of Bristol College we have part-time ESOL courses for adults at all levels. You can choose to study at any of our centres (College Green, Ashley Down or The Park Centre, Kingswood) and find a course time to suit you. Learners enrolled on ESOL courses can also choose to study Maths.
Our International English courses prepare you for Cambridge English exams: PET, FCE, CAE, CPE and IELTS.
We also have full-time ESOL courses if you are 16-19 years old.
Community Learning Team
- The Park Centre, Daventry Road, Knowle, Bristol BS4 1DQ
- lctinfo@bristol.gov.uk
- http://communitylearningwest.net
- 0117 9039750
Community Learning is part of Bristol City Council’s Employment, Skills and Learning Team. Our role is to help adults with few or no qualifications to gain skills and build confidence, so that they can progress to further learning opportunities or find work.
We work in targeted neighbourhoods to design accessible and responsive learning that is delivered flexibly. We focus on people who face a wide range of barriers to learning and work. Supporting them to explore and set goals, to celebrate their achievements and to progress on to new opportunities and challenges.
ESOL Conversation Clubs
- The Park Daventry Road Knowle Bristol BS4 1DQ
- 07768500673
Himilo
- Unit 1, Ashley Court, Ashley Road, St. Paul's, Bristol, BS6 5NW
- jack.hinchliffe@ashleyhousing.com
- https://ach.org.uk/
- 0117 954 0433
Himilo was set up as a training subsidiary to ACH. We provide short, vocational training courses in Bristol and the West Midlands to upskill clients. These courses are not just for our refugee tenants, they are available to the wider community.
Refugee Women of Bristol
- Our weekly term time only drop-in is held every Tuesday at the Malcolm X centre, 141 City Road, Bristol BS2 8YH
- info@refugeewomenofbristol.org.uk
- http://www.refugeewomenofbristol.org.uk/
- 0117 9415867
Refugee Women of Bristol (RWoB) is the only multi-ethnic, multi-faith organisation which specifically targets the needs of refugee women in Bristol, we are directly governed by women of the refugee and asylum-seeking community.
Through our work we aim to: Raise the educational and economic status of refugee and asylum seeking women; provide access to English language learning, volunteering and training opportunities in order to increase the ability of service users to gain employment and support themselves and reduce isolation and improve confidence.
We run weekly (term time only) ESOL classes, run by our volunteers. Our lessons focus on teaching practical language skills that women can use in their daily lives, for example going to the doctors, shopping or applying for jobs. English language and life skills support continues to be a primary activity at our weekly drop-in.
South Gloucestershire Council Community Learning
- mark.lawrence2@southglos.gov.uk
- https://www.southglos.gov.uk/education-and-learning/adult-and-community-education/
- 01454 864613
We deliver a range of Adult Education courses in community venues across South Gloucestershire. Our aim is to help learners reach their full potential, improve or learn new skills, grow in confidence, inspire others and overcome barriers they may face in attaining these things.
UPCOMING CLASSES
Beacon Centre ESOL
Starts: 20th September 2021
Repeating every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
ESOL Conversation Class EASTON 10-11 am
Starts: 10th January 2022
Repeating every Monday
ESOL Entry 3+ (for IMPACT participants)
Starts: 26th April 2022
Repeating every Tuesday
Chew Valley Class
Starts: 9th May 2022
Repeating every Monday
Milsom Street Bath
Starts: 11th May 2022
Repeating every Wednesday
Bristol Refugee Rights English classes
Starts: 18th May 2022
Repeating every Wednesday
ESOL Conversation Club HARTCLIFFE 10-11 am
Starts: 6th June 2022
Repeating every Tuesday
ESOL Conversation Club ST PAUL’S 10-11 am
Starts: 6th June 2022
Repeating every Wednesday
ESOL Conversation Club ST PAUL’S 7-8 pm
Starts: 6th June 2022
Repeating every Wednesday
ESOL Conversation Club SHIREHAMPTON 10-11am
Starts: 6th June 2022
Repeating every Thursday
ESOL Conversation Club SOUTHMEAD/HORFIELD 1:30-2:30 pm
Starts: 6th June 2022
Repeating every Friday
ESOL Conversation Club via ZOOM Mon 10-10:45am
Starts: 6th June 2022
Repeating every Monday
ESOL Conversation Club via ZOOM Wed 10-10:45 am
Starts: 6th June 2022
Repeating every Wednesday
ESOL Conversation Club via ZOOM Tue 10-10:45 am
Starts: 7th June 2022
Repeating every Tuesday
ESOL conversation class
Starts: 20th June 2022
Repeating every Monday, Friday