New Term, New Classes, New Staff!

We have been undergoing some changes here at Hope English School. We hope that these changes will continue to allow us to empower asylum seekers and refugees through our quality English teaching giving them a real hope for their future.

New Classes!

We have recently started some new classes in Barnsley, at The Core, Voluntary Action Barnsley. These classes are for both men and women who have just arrived from Syria. We hope that learning English helps them to settle in to their new home and feel more part of the local community.

We are delighted to have been able to restart our classes at Great Places in Sheffield. Classes stopped due to funding issues but more funds have been found to enable this class to continue! There are currently up to 12 learners, mainly women and their is a dedicated creche facility. The creche has a great 'buzzy' atmosphere with the children happily jumping around and singing along to nursery rhymes in English! Wonderful!

We are continuing our classes at the Snowdrop Project, but we are teaching in a great new location. The new venue has a dedicated creche room nearby, which is reassuring to mothers and much less disruptive to our classes as the women feel happier and more able to concentrate with their children nearby.

We are very happy to be able to offer home tuition to a Syrian family in Thorne, who are unable to access classes due to health difficulties. This is funded by The Refugee Council

 

New Staff!

We are delighted to have welcomed six new staff to the Hope English School family. We welcome experiened ESOL teachers Natalia, Katie and Becky who are helping us to grow our services and deliver them to more vulnerable adults in South Yorkshire.

We also have three great new volunteers! Yasmin and Christie are heading up our fundraising team, writing grant applications and promoting our wonderful book 'Recipes of Hope'. Lucy has taken on the digital marketing for us and will be keeping our social media up to date! Do take the time to follow us on Facebook and Instagram to stay up to date on news from us and the partners we work with.

Want to know more about the whole team? Visit the ‘About Us’ page on our website to learn all about them!

 

Recipes of Hope

Looking for an unusual Christmas present?
Why not give our beautiful book 'Recipes of Hope? Profits go directly to supporting the work of Hope English School.
Purchase your copy here
*Now available in a digital format!!

 

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New role opportunities

As Hope English School grows and expands, we are inviting you to join our team as volunteer Ops Manager!

This role offers incredible experience in working with directors to manage HR operations and recruitment, developing skills in networking and maintaining relationships with other organisations. There is also scope to gain experience in event management and to develop and manage key strategies. 

The role shall provide key training and you shall have mentor support throughout. 

We are looking for someone who can commit to 8-10 hours a week, split over a minimum of two days for a one year period.

We need someone who is passionate about the vision of Hope English School and willing to be part of a growing and evolving team. They will be organised and have good ICT skills. 

In this role you will be vital to the running and organisation of Hope English School as we continue to offer Hope across the city. 

Have a look at our job description to find out more. 

To apply, fill out our application form and return it to us. 

Come join us!

We're opening up a new volunteer role of Fundraising Officer for Hope English School. 

HES is growing and developing - and we want to continue to do so. As such, we're looking for someone who is willing to commit to 6-8 hours with us to manage the fundraising for HES. 

This will include: 

  • Managing the fundraising for HES: to include writing grants, applications, running campaigns and holding fundraising events
  • Bringing in business sponsors: networking and approaching organisations
  • Keeping in touch with existing sponsors and funders to maintain good relations
  • Developing new funding strategies
  • Flexible hours to suit you

There is also scope for this to become a paid role in the future.

We're looking for someone who is passionate in supporting our vision to open doors for asylum seekers and refugees through quality ESOL provision, who will be committed to be a part of our growing team and enjoys working with people and technology! 

To apply for this role, download and fill out our application form. For more information, you can read our job description. 

We're so excited about this new opportunity, and the new things it holds for Hope English School, and we hope you'll come on board!