Upcoming Events

Wednesday, July 8, 2026, 6 pm UK time. Cultural Awareness in the ESOL Classroom

What is culture and how does it impact education? How do your learners see education and the role of the teacher, and what effect can this have on your lessons?

We’ll explore this, and the importance of three-way cultural awareness: from teacher to learner, from learner to teacher, and between learners. 

We’ll also explore activities that can be incorporated into your lessons, as well as incorporating English language learning into lessons focused on cultural awareness.

This event is free for all to attend. Learn more and register here.

Stephanie Lam and Chris Moore are co-founders and directors of TERM: Teach English to Refugees and Migrants, a professional development consultancy. 

Stephanie Lam has been teaching English to refugees, migrants and ex-prisoners for 25 years at two Immigration Removal Centres. She is also the co-creator of, and co-tutor on, NILE Online’s eight-week course Teaching English to Refugees and Migrants, working with almost a hundred ESOL teachers to help them develop the necessary skills in this area. She is highly experienced at creating a safe, calm classroom space within the high-stress, high-turnover environment of immigration detention, and in working with learners from every corner of the globe. She is also a published author and journalist.

Chris Moore is the MD and co-founder of Specialist Language Courses, providing online ESOL, Medical English and OET/IELTS prep courses worldwide. He has delivered hundreds of courses for refugees and migrants, working with organisations including regional Strategic Migration Partnerships, refugee support organisations and the NHS. Chris has been teaching, designing courses, training language teachers and running schools since 1989. His work focuses on where language education has real impact.