English as a second language or new to the UK
Click on the organisations below to get help and support in improving your English language skills and finding skills, employment and training in South London
| Organisation | Borough | Summary |
| Adult Education Merton | Merton | If you’re looking to gain new skills or qualifications, change your career, increase your confidence, or improve your wellbeing, we have a course for you |
| Connect: North Korea | Kingston | Holistic support for people from North Korea |
| Croydon College | Croydon | ESOL English classes for those whose first language isn’t English |
| Croydon Refugee Day Centre | Croydon | Offering practical assistance to asylum seekers and refugees including language classes |
| Directory of English (ESOL) classes in London | All | Search tool to find local ESO English classes |
| EAL Friendship Group | Richmond | Support for those looking to improve their English including informal classes |
| Employment, Skills and Enterprise Refugee and Resettlement Scheme | Sutton | Range of services for refugees and asylum seekers |
| Kingston community refugee sponsorship | Kingston | Helping resettle refugee families with the community sponsorship scheme |
| LEAH – Learn English At Home | Kingston and Richmond | Helping adults in Kingston and Richmond learn English from home |
| Learn English in Merton | Merton | Free English classes and advice |
| Merton College | Merton | ESOL English classes for those whose first language isn’t English |
| Migrant Advocacy Service | Kingston | Support for migrants living, working or studying in the Kingston area |
| Refugee Action Kingston | Kingston | Supporting refugees and asylum seekers into work |
| Refugee and Migrant Network Sutton | Sutton | English classes |
| Refugee Employability Programme | All | Employability programme specifically for refugees (delivered by Reed in Partnership) |
| Renaisi (Transitions) | All | Championing the skills of refugee professionals. |
| Richmond and Hillcroft Adult Community College | Richmond | ESOL English classes for those whose first language isn’t English |
| Richmond Upon Thames College | Richmond | ESOL class full time for 16-18 years old or part time for adults |
| Sona Circle Refugee recruitment | All | Connecting refugee job seekers with employers |
| South Thames College | Merton | ESOL English classes for those whose first language isn’t English |
| STEP Ukraine | All | Online ESOL course for Ukrainians in the UK |
| Sutton College | Sutton | ESOL English classes for those whose first language isn’t English |
| Work Routes | All | Work Routes is a free support service that helps unemployed people start working. The service is an expansion of the Department for Work and Pension’s Work and Health Programme designed specifically to support people who are economically inactive. This expansion may sometimes be referred to as WHP Pioneer, which is a phase of Universal Support. |
| Young Roots | Croydon | Refugee support for people aged up to 25 |