The Department of English Language and Linguistics are looking for students to support the English Hub for Refugees project, taking place during the Summer Term, every Tuesday from 11:00 to 13:00.

The project helps unaccompanied refugees and asylum seekers aged 16 to 18 to integrate into their new communities and access mainstream education by working with them to improve their English language and computer literacy skills.

The project involves undergraduate and postgraduate students teaching English to the young refugees for two hours every week. Students work very closely with the refugees using an online programme, which also allows them to develop computer literacy skills, as some of them have not used a computer before or do not have access to a computer at home. Developing English language and computer literacy skills are key for the refugees to be able to access mainstream education and to work. Many of the young refugees who started the project in 2016 are currently attending college.

Students are interested in volunteering as part of this project can contact Dr Gloria Chamorro at G.Chamorro@kent.ac.uk.