Autumn 2021 sees Learning Unlimited celebrate its 10th anniversary as an organisation and we thought we’d mark the occasion throughout the year by throwing the spotlight on different aspects of our work. So why not check this page on a regular basis and be sure to follow us on social media for regular updates. We’re also offering 10% off our publications – just make an order and the discount is taken off automatically.
10 of our top publications and resources
Friends Families & Folktales
A valuable resource for teachers of ESOL and literacy, Friends, Families & Folktales contains 30 texts written by students from all over the world.
Picture This! toolkit and book
Picture This! was a participatory ESOL and photography project, run in partnership with Fotosynthesis. Here we share what we learnt from this project – tips, tools, activities and resources to run your own ESOL and photography course or simply to embed in your regular ESOL classes.
Volunteers, English language learners and conversation clubs
This new set of resources is aimed at volunteers supporting adult English language learners and organisations using volunteers in this role. These resources are free to use for all and have been selected as a finalist for ELTons’ awards for Innovation in English Language Teaching, in the local innovation category.
Connecting Families training manual
This training manual shares some of the key learning, resources and approaches developed through the National Lottery Community Fund-funded Connecting Families project.
Teaching Basic Literacy to ESOL Learners
This has been one of our best-selling books for the last 10 years. Aimed at both practising ESOL teachers and teacher trainees, this book integrates theory with lots of practical suggestions for teaching.
Family Skills toolkit
The Family Skills course toolkit includes content on making the most of bilingualism, oral traditions, home literacy practices, reading strategies, phonics, learning through play and primary education in England.
Writing Works
This is a practical workbook which adapts the uses and some of the approaches of genre theory to the teaching of writing to adult ESOL & Basic Skills students. An invaluable resource book for teachers
PIP into the kitchen
Learners from our PIP project shared a wide range of recipes in PIP into the kitchen, a collection of over 20 recipes from 12 countries, from empanadas to puff-puff, biryani to jam cake.
Literacy for Active Citizenship readers
This series is for adult speakers of other languages who are developing their reading skills in English. It includes stories by ESOL learners and volunteers about funny, personal and less typical aspects of everyday life.
Learners new to ESOL
These materials, created with Learning and Work Institute for the Education and Training Foundation, are designed to support practitioners (teachers, classroom assistants, volunteers and others) working with ESOL learners who are often referred to as being at ‘pre-Entry’ level.