We’ve had many new people signing up for classes recently who have only just arrived in Sheffield. So today we invited them to come on a walk and talk. We visited Mount Pleasant Park, U-Mix Centre and went to Heeley City Farm to say hello to the animals! If you’d like to join our classes please enrol here.
Last month Meron talked to National World about her experience in Sheffield. learning at Learn for Life and digital exclusion.
“I was trying to find places with internet to join the class but I didn’t know many because I’m so new here, it was really challenging. Sometimes the internet I found was really bad and I couldn’t hear [the teacher],” she explains.
Thankfully, the Sheffield-based Learn For Life Enterprise stepped in, offering data top-ups to Meron which not only enabled her to access online classes, but also “social media for speaking to friends online, and Google Maps for getting around”, she explains.
It’s a story that bears testament to how rapidly internet access has moved from being a luxury to a necessity over the past ten years; a process now hyper-accelerated by the pandemic.”
You can read the full article here.
Today we had a nice sunny day in Weston Park. It’s great to see friendships forming and everyone is learning so much more about Sheffield.
Today we went to the Botanical Gardens and had a lovely walk, talk and quiz! New people are joining in trips each week and are always welcome. Email us at info@learnforlifeenterprise.com if you would like to practice your English.
Today Martin gave us a tour of the General Cemetery and we learnt more about the history of Sheffield.
Today we had a class trip and met some people for the first time in real life. It was lovely to see everybody! We learnt a bit about Sheffield’s history with some poetry thrown in too! During the summer we will be doing regular outdoor classes if you would like to join please enrol here.
We were happy to support NHS Digital with Usability Testing of the Covid-19 content on the NHS website and app. It was great to be able to contribute to such vital research which will have a positive impact on communities around the UK. Read more about the research here.
Hayley was invited to speak at “Exploring the challenges and opportunities of the digitalisation of the UK energy system” event on 26th May. It was really useful to be able to share our experiences of helping refugees and asylum seekers with digital inclusion and navigating energy services. We gave the sector our recommendations for the future around simplifying language and making services more inclusive. It was well attended with around 100 people from across the energy sector wanting to learn more about how they can be inclusive and support people with digitalisation. We hope our contribution will have made some impact towards making the digitalisation of the energy sector more accessible to everyone!
We have joined the Vaccines for All Campaign along with over 300 organisations asking for the Department of Health and Social Care to ensure everyone can access the coronavirus vaccine, regardless of immigration status, ID or proof of address. In order to address the coronavirus pandemic and strengthen public health efforts, the coronavirus vaccine must be safely accessible to everyone. Without further action, the pandemic will continue to have a disproportionate impact on all marginalised groups, including migrant communities, people experiencing or at-risk of homelessness, and BME communities.
Join the call here: https://www.vaccineforall.co.uk/
We are a Census Support Centre. From the 1st March we will be available to support you online and by telephone with your Census form. To book a call-back fill in the form here or phone us on 0114 2559080.
