All are welcome to improve their English at South Bank Colleges

Our ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) courses will help you improve your reading, writing, speaking & listening, maths and employability /job skills. Our holistic curriculum is designed to enable you to communicate in both academic and everyday settings. Our supportive and engaging learning environment will help you to stay and achieve on your course. 

Why Learn English with Us? 

• Better Communication: Improve your ability to speak and understand English.
• Get a Job: Learn skills that can help you find work.
• Further Study: Prepare for more advanced courses.

Our Courses 

Levels and Assessment: We have five levels of study. You will take a test to find the right level for you. 

IELTS Preparation: We also have a course to help you get ready for the IELTS exam. 

ESOL Plus (Adults)

We offer a number of courses you can study alongside your ESOL course or by itself. You will learn new skills to help you to be better prepared for finding work and move onto to higher level courses. The courses are taught by ESOL teachers to help you build confidence and improve communication skills for living and working in the UK.

Português (Brasileiro) | Español (Spanish) | اللغة العربية (Arabic) | Українська (Ukrainian) | Türkçe (Turkish) | Polski (Polish) | Română (Romanian) | Français (French) | Deutsch (German) | Italiano (Italian) | Nederlands (Dutch) | فارسی (Farsi) | پښتو (Pashtu) | አማርኛ (Amharic) | ትግርኛ (Tigrinya) | 

 For Young Learners 

ESOL 16-18: For students aged 16-18, we offer courses from low level Entry 1 to Level 1. These are full-time study programme courses that run from Sept – June. Our young learners improve their English and functional skills maths, gain pastoral care through tutorials and develop employability skills. Entry Level 3 and Level 1 ESOL 16-18 students go on placements which exposes them to the world of work. 

Progression pathways are onto ESOL, vocational subjects, HE and/or employability. 

ESOL for Y11 Full-Time Study Programme: This course is for students who are of secondary school age and need to improve their English. It helps with English, maths, digital and job skills.  

getting a job or progressing to a higher-level course.

ESOL 16-18 Vocational Tasters: 

Please see the attached document: ESOL Plus programme.

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