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An advanced English and functional language class to take your skills to the next level and help you towards future employment.

Brushstrokes helps the most vulnerable people as well as newcomer families and individuals in Sandwell, West Birmingham and Dudley

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Sandwell Consortium and its delivery partners provide employment support across the Sandwell borough through the BRIDGES and FAMILY MATTERS projects. The aim is to support the most disadvantaged and economically inactive residents in a range of community and outreach settings across Sandwell, and services are provided primarily through Consortium members.
BRIDGES and Family Matters is funded by the European Social Fund and The National Lottery Community Fund

Mondays 10am - 12pm
Tuesdays 12.30pm - 14.30pm

OUR SERVICES AND PROJECTS
- Child mentoring service. Tackling educational inequalities by providing child mentoring services within schools and within kids club. To help children to integrate and improve their language skills.
- Family support services. To help families to understand family law and child protection regulations. To help families to understand British education system.
- Cultural events and social gatherings - To help migrant community to keep their cultural identity.
- Informational workshops – To help migrants to understand British law and culture.
- Social groups for adults 50+ – To tackle anxiety and isolation issues.
- Kids Club – Stay & Play, community language sessions, homework club, holiday club. To help kids to grow with values of cultural diversity, learn languages and have good time together.
- Projects: Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health, Pandemic support, Art Projects.
- ESOL Classes for adults.

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Ethnicity focus: Eastern European

We offer ESOL courses for adults catered to your individual needs and levels that work for you. We offer part-time and full-time courses in the day. Functional skills: literacy, numeracy and basic computer skills, employment and personal development, vocational qualification, health and well being awareness activities.

The classes will provide students with knowledge on how to speak and write English in the correct manner. Some important topics will be include in the classes such as healthcare and accessing local services.

Informal English Classes held at BIC
Pre entry Level

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Learning and practicing in English speaking. Opportunities to move on to higher levels.

Sessions are run each Saturday in the academic year from 9.00 am to 1.00 pm at the school building. We currently deliver ESOL classes at Entry 1 and Entry 2 level with a possibility of moving into Entry 3.

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Ethnicity focus: Polish, Eastern European

ESOL courses: Foundation, Entry 1, Entry 2, Entry 3.
Priority is given to newcomers who are unable to access college provision, asylum seekers and people with little or no literacy skills. Some online provision available for those unable to attend face to face.

ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) we have spaces for ESOL Entry 1 and 2 levels.

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We have courses to suit everyone who wants to learn English or improve their English. We prepare learners to progress into employment, further study, citizenship and to get more out of life in the UK.

Formal ESOL Courses for those local to Sandwell whose English isn't their first language and want to improve in order to integrate in the society. These courses will help you to improve your ability to speak, listen, read and write English

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ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) - These classes help develop speaking, listening and writing skills that are needed to progress into employment/training and/or further education. They promote confidence and interaction with people from a wide range of backgrounds.

ESOL classes help develop speaking, listening and writing skills that are needed to progress into employment opportunities

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ESOL classes to help develop, speaking, listening and writing skills that are needed to progress into employment opportunities. #SLN

Our online Esol English Entry Level 1 course and pack including instructions, practice books, dictionaries and stationery supplies will give you possibility to improve your English level and find better job opportunity, as well as build your confidence in communication in person, via phone or online.

Free Esol English classes for Sandwell residents 18+.
We also provide free refreshments and childcare during training times.
Our Esol English for beginners' course and pack including instructions, practice books, dictionaries and stationery supplies will give you possibility to improve your English level and find better job opportunity, as well as build your confidence in communication in person, via phone or online.

Support offered where people live, work or socialise, rather than providing a service from a specific location that people need to go to

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English for Speakers of Other Languages.

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Ethnicity focus: English, Turkish, Indian, Polish, Somali, Pakistani, Congolese, Afghan, Iraqi, Bangladeshi, Afro Caribbean

Our Functional Skills qualifications are available for registration and include an assessment at all 5 levels from Entry Level 1 to Level 2.
We offer face to face and online lessons.

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Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic all our services are delivered differently and please phone our office on 0121-500-5441 or email; info@cbo786.co.uk to find out how to access support.

Free Language Courses - ESOL

Strengthen your English
Classes consist of English and functional language, specific speaking and listening skills and sociocultural information

Quality: Investors in People, Matrix

Helping individuals to develop skills, employability, self-reliance and confidence

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Classes are run to help new migrants develop conversational English skills so they can tackle everyday tasks.

OET preparation for doctors, nurses and pharmacists. Taught online via Zoom. Participants must be registered with the NHS HOP programme (Healthcare Overseas Professionals). The course is free to participants registered on the programme.

The Sandwell Language Network provides a programme of free, community-based English language learning support across the borough of Sandwell. The 2022-23 programme, SLN2, builds on the success of the first SLN programme and aims to tackle health and economic inequalities, reduce isolation and promote community cohesion through basic language skills learning across Sandwell.
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We deliver pre-entry ESOL 4 days a week , Monday to Thursday from 10:00 to 12:00.

We now deliver pre-entry ESOL for adults twice a week, Monday and Wednesday from 10:00 to 12:00. This class is for Sandwell residents who recourse to public funds.

Creche provided.

Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic all our services are delivered differently and please phone our office on 0121-500-5441 or email; info@cbo786.co.uk to find out how to access support.
We provide pre entry ESOL through #SLN

Providing free basic language support

we run courses in English language, from Beginners courses to formal ESOL. These have ranged from 6 – 12 weeks.