Education/ESOL

Tameside Council’s Education department are notified of all families in the Tameside area who are in the asylum process and have a child of school age. It is the role of the education team to ensure that each school age child secures a school place as soon as possible.

If you need support with applying to a different school or transferring schools, the education department can advise you where to get help.

 School Admissions - Admission into Year 7 or Reception - Tameside MBC

0161 342 4004

If you need advice on funded nursery places for pre-school aged children, please contact the Family Information Service on:

Tel: 0161 342 4260

https://www.tameside.gov.uk/surestart/nurseryplaces

ESOL- English to speakers of other languages

Here in Tameside, we recognise the importance of providing ESOL classes for new refugees and asylum seekers.

We are working hard with community groups to establish a well formed ESOL network.

We appreciate that you may have many skills which can be utilised and developed in UK. We recognise that the learning of English will play a huge part in your integration and enable to you go on to live a full and inclusive life here in Tameside.

Tameside Adult Community Education- Tameside College

Call: 0161 909 5777
Email: OldStreet@tameside.ac.uk

You can also contact Tameside College to enquire about higher level English courses on 0161 908 6600

New Life Church,

St James Street, Ashton OL6 6SF.

English conversation café.

A friendly place to practice your English and meet other people. Adult 18+. Wednesdays 1-2pm (Term time only)

For more information please contact 0161 339 7924

nlc@newlifetameside.org.uk 

New Life Church

Conversation Café

The Family Hub, Greenside Lane, Droylsden, M43 7RA

Tuesdays, 1-2pm (Term time only)

Creche provided 

British Red Cross 

The Church of Nazarene

230 Stamford Street Central, Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL6 7LJ

Thursdays, 12.30-1.45pm (Term time only)

Standguide

Clarence Arcade, Stamford Street Central, Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL6 7PT

0161 881 4826

Please contact to arrange an assessment.

Greater Manchester residents must be aged 19+, either unemployed claiming benefits or economically inactive

People claiming asylum must have lived In the UK for 6-months

To be able to qualify for an assessment, learners must be able to write their name and recognise the alphabet.

West African Development

6 Brookdale Avenue, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 7UD

0161 327 3095

Monday, 6-8pm- Thursday, 6-8pm- Saturday, 10-1pm

Register of drop in

Holy Trinity Community Centre

Holy Trinity Church, Dean St, Ashton-under-Lyne OL6 7HD

Conversation English- Women only

Fridays, 10-12am

0161 339 0236

holytrinityccc@outlook.com 

Healthy Hyde

United Church, Union Street, Hyde, SK14 1ND

0161 368 5426

If you are a patient at any of the GP practices listed here GP Practices | Healthy Hyde please ask to be referred for ESOL. 

Diversity Matters

Conversational ESOL

Hyde Healthy Living Centre, 20 Great Norbury St., SK14 1BR

Tuesdays, 10-12pm

Hasina: 07591572844

hasina@diversitymattersnw.org.uk 

Employment support

Employment and Skills - Tameside MBC