We had a fantastic day at the House of Lords for Good Things Foundation‘s #FixTheDigitalDivide event. There was lots of sunshine, smiles and inspiration. It was great to catch up with Good Things Foundation staff, partners, fellow Ambassadors and Digital Inclusion Hubs. It was also lovely to see Learn for Life Enterprise images being featured throughout the Cholmondeley Room.

Dennis and his friends, who were lovingly created by Scraithwood TARA, have now arrived at the Centre for Comprehensive Rehabilitation of Children and Youth with Disabilities in the Obolon District, Kyiv in Ukraine. Read the story so far on our previous post.

In Kyiv they are being distributed to children and baby shelters. The children are very happy with their new friends:

The Treehouse board game cafe hosted an English Language night for Learn for Life students last week. It was a great success and everyone enjoyed playing the games.

We have regular Walk and Talk sessions at Learn for Life where we learn more about Sheffield and have English conversation. Here are some photos from our recent trips, you can see more on our Facebook page here, and Instagram page here.

As a Learn My Way ambassador for Good Things Foundation, we are running an online event on the 22nd June explaining how you can use Learn My Way to help asylum seekers and refugees to gain essential digital skills. You can register here.

We were pleased to welcome the new Lord Mayor to our Trinity SELT Sheffield Open Day in June. Councillor Ross enjoyed meeting some of our students and hearing about the new test centre at Learn for Life.

Thank you to everyone who came by to look around and find out more.

Candidates can now do their B1, A2 and A1 exams for settlement, citizenship and visa purposes every Friday in Sheffield. Find out more here.

We provide digital support to TARA groups in Sheffield as part of our Digital project. We recently discovered that Scraithwood TARA had a craft group that was making toys, socks, and baby clothes for Ukraine. However, they were unsure how to get them there. We told them about all our Ukrainian friends at Learn for Life and said we’d ask them for help. Fast forward to today, and Dennis the dinosaur and his friends have now set off on their journey to Ukraine.

Our Trinity SELT Sheffield Open Day will take place on Thursday 15th June between 10am and 3pm. Those who are working as ESOL practitioners, agents, immigration advisors and in local community groups are all invited to visit our centre. Attendees can drop in at any point in the day to have a look around and join us for refreshments. 

We will also have presentations on SELT exams and delivery, as well as the different services, resources and support that Trinity provides for all ESOL practitioners and learners.  Presentations will take place at 10.30am, 12:00pm, and 2.00pm. 

This event is free of charge, but please reserve a place so that we can plan for catering. Register here.