Free English Classes

Epsom & Ewell Refugee Network offers free English classes from Monday to Thursday. Please see our current timetable below.

Classes are held at Global House, which is behind the Ashley Centre in Epsom. 

The address is: Ukrainian Hub, Level 2, Global House, 1 Ashley Avenue, Epsom, KT18 5AD.

We encourage students who attend our classes to also access other courses and resources to complement the lessons that we provide. There are various other English classes, courses and resources available in the local area. Please see below for some more information about these, including Friday classes run by Brooklands College at the Hub.

Each Friday, Brooklands College offers English language classes at the Ukrainian Hub at Global House. The timetable for these classes are:

Group A Beginners: 9:30 - 11:00

Group B Elementary: 11:15 - 12:45 

Group C Intermediate and Upper Intermediate: 13:15 - 16:.30 

Classes are provided free of charge. You may study for an ESOL Qualification. 

To find out more about joining these classes, please contact the Brooklands ESOL teacher, Helen Evans at helen.evans@brooklands.ac.uk. 

NESCOT will be running Beginner classes at Global House at the Employment Hub. Classes begin 6 November, 2023 or there will be a new semester beginning in January. 

To find out more, contact NESCOT on  020 8394 3038 or 020 8394 3183.

STEP Ukraine is an intensive virtual, 12-week English language and employment programme for Ukrainians in the UK, delivered by World Jewish Relief and the British Council. 

STEP Ukraine is designed to help you find meaningful employment in the UK and improve your English. STEP Ukraine is funded by the UK Government and is completely free for all participants. It is open to anyone from Ukraine who is over 18 and arrived in the UK on either the Homes for Ukraine Scheme, the Ukraine Family Scheme, or is on the Ukraine Extension Scheme. You can join if you are unemployed or if you have a job but are hoping to move into more relevant employment. We can also support people interested in self-employment.

The programme includes:

• An intensive 10 weeks of 2.5 hour daily English classes by the British Council, with options to take the lessons morning, afternoon or evening
• 12 weeks of weekly employment support with a dedicated employment advisor, to support with: CV writing, job applications, interview prep, support with job search, and specialist workshops
• All classes are remote, and teacher led. They are streamed so you will be with classmates at a similar level.

To register, follow THIS LINK and complete registration form.