On this page you will find information about where to find ESOL and language classes that are local to you.
Felixstowe (English Classes)
Type: English Class
Provider: Ukraine2Felixstowe
Venue: Harvest House, 1 Cobbold Road, Felixstowe, IP11 7SP
Day and time: Wednesdays, 1.30pm – 3pm
Open to: Ukrainians
Contact: [email protected]
Type: Conversation & Crafts
Provider: Ukraine2Felixstowe
Venue: United Reformed Church, Tomline Road, IP11 7PA
Day and time: Sundays, 6pm – 7pm (every 3 weeks)
Open to: Ukrainians
Contact: [email protected]
Felixstowe (ESOL Course)
Type: ESOL Course
Provider: West Suffolk College
Venue: Felixstowe School, High Street, Felixstowe, IP11 9QR
Day and time: Thursdays (term time only)
Open to: Ukrainian Adults
Contact: [email protected]
Bury St Edmunds (EFL Lessons – 2 levels)
Type: EFL lessons (2 levels)
Provider: Ukraine Connect Hub
Venue: Bridge Community Church, 68 Queens Rd, IP33 3EW
Day and time: Fridays, 10am – 12pm
Open to: Ukrainians (Children included)
Contact: [email protected]
Bury St Edmunds (ESOL Courses)
Type: ESOL Courses
Provider: West Suffolk College
Venue: University & Professional Development Centre, 73 Western Way, IP33 3SP
Open to: Ukrainians & other nationalities
Contact: [email protected]
Days and times:
Mon 9.15am – 12.15pm
Tues 12pm – 3pm
Tues 5.30pm – 9pm
Weds 5.30pm – 9pm
Woodbridge (ESOL Course)
Type: ESOL Course
Provider: West Suffolk College
Venue: Woodbridge School, Burkitt Rd, Woodbridge, IP12 4JH
Day and time: Tuesdays, 6pm – 8.30pm (term time only)
Open to: Ukrainian adults
Contact: [email protected]
Woodbridge (Conversation class)
Type: Conversation Class
Provider: Woodbridge Ukraine Hub
Venue: Woodbridge School, Burkitt Rd, Woodbridge, IP12 4JH
Day and time: Thursdays, 6pm – 7.30pm
Open to: Ukrainians (Children included)
Contact: https://www.facebook.com/groups/woodbridgeukrainianhub/
Lowestoft (Conversation class)
Type: Conversation Class
Provider: Waveney Hosts Together
Venue: Lowestoft Library, Clapham Rd South, NR32 1DR
Day and time: Thursdays, 9.30am – 11am
Open to: Ukrainians
Contact: [email protected]
Ipswich (Language Class)
Type: Language Class
Provider: Oasis Language School
Venue: 1 Burlington Rd, Ipswich, IP1 2EU
Day and time: open every Thursday in term time from Sept to June 10.30am – 12pm
Open to: Ukrainians (The language classes are open to refugees, asylum seekers and migrants of all nationalities, including Ukrainians).
Contact: 07837 152408
Please note that there is a fee of £2 per week
Ipswich (Conversation class)
Type: Conversation Class
Provider: Hope Church / Together for Ipswich
Venue: Hope Church, 10 St Margaret’s Street, Ipswich, IP4 2AT
Day and time: Thursdays, 10am – 12pm
Open to: Ukrainians & other nationalities
Contact: 01473 233176
Ipswich (English group)
Type: English for Ukrainians group
Provider: SPEAK
Venue: Ipswich Job Centre – St Felix House – Entrance B, Silent St, Ipswich, IP1 1TF
Day and time: Wednesdays, 10am to 11:30am (term time only)
Open to: Ukrainians
Participants can register through our website https://link.edgepilot.com/s/ec8174b1/KgGieCsw6EypKziQpZosig?u=https://www.speak.social/en/ipswich/
Or just show up on the day and ask for the SPEAK Language group at Entrance B of St Felix House.
Contact: [email protected]
Hadleigh (English Class)
Type: English Class
Provider: Hadleigh Hosts Ukrainians
Venue: St Mary’s Parish Church, Church St, Hadleigh, IP7 5DT
Day and time: Tuesdays, 6.15pm – 7.30pm (no classes in August)
Open to: Ukrainians (Children included)
Contact: [email protected] 01473 527499
Stowmarket (ESOL course)
West Suffolk College are potentially looking to run an ESOL course in Stowmarket from September.
For more information or to express your interest in this course please contact [email protected]
Other local providers
Ipswich Community Media provide a wide variety of ESOL courses which change throughout the year Contact [email protected] for more details.
Suffolk New College run full time ESOL courses for 16-18 year olds and part time courses for adults. Find out more here
Online Resources to help you learn English
Online Resources to learn English
British Council Learn English provides a wide range of free learning material from videos and podcasts to exercises focused on specific skills, grammar and vocabulary.
Wannalisn is a free program that will help you train your listening and pronunciation skills in English with short video clips from films, TV series and songs. The majority of these resources are free.
Other programmes/apps that we recommend: Duolingo, Drops, Anki AppLyricsTraining
