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Contact links

Here are some organisations which might be a useful source of information, advice and guidance on ESOL. If you work for, or know of, an organisation you think should be added to this list, please email us. Please note that we are not responsible for the content of external internet sites.

• Association of Scotland's Colleges
• BEMIS (Black and Ethnic Minority Infrastructure in Scotland)
• Bilingualism Matters
• Borders and Immigration Agency
• Glasgow ESOL Forum
• TUC/HSE Brief Health and Safety Guide for Migrant Workers
• Individual Learning Accounts
• Language Line
• Learning and Teaching Scotland (NQ: ESOL page)
• Migrant Gateway
• National Literacy Trust
• Polish Information Plus
• Professional Development Forum
• SATEFL (Scottish Association for the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language)
• Scottish Asylum Seekers' Consortium
• SCILT (Scottish Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research)
• Scottish Council of Voluntary Organisations
• SELTIC (Scottish English Language Teachers in Consortium
• Skills Development Scotland
• SQA - to support delivery of the NQ qualifications in ESOL
• SQA National Qualifications in ESOL (includes links to module description)
• Scottish Refugee Council
• STEP Project (Steps Towards European Participation)
• Student Awards Agency for Scotland
• TALENT (Training Adult Literacy, ESOL or Numeracy Teachers)

ESOL Research

• Examining the Impact of EU Enlargement and the Introduction of the UK Citizenship Test on Provision of English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) in Scotland, GHK Consultancy Ltd, November 2007. View here.
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• ESOL in Scotland’s Voluntary Sector Report, Learning Link Scotland,
  March 2007. View here (pdf).
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• National 'English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Strategy: Mapping Exercise and Scoping Study', University of Abertay Dundee, January 2005. View here.
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• Fife Findings: Migrant Workers in Fife, Fife Council, February 2008.
  View pdf here.
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• Ofsted report: "ESOL in the post-compulsory learning and skills sector:
  an evaluation" (relates to England only)