RETAS Leeds

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👵👴 Today is International Day of Older Persons.
At RETAS Leeds, we honour the courage of elderly refugees starting over in a new country. 💙
✨ Let’s show respect, kindness & support — so no one is left behind.
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Want to improve your English and communication skills with our tiered ESOL courses?
Find a course that best suits your educational needs and join RETAS to support your learning this year 👏

Our first Conversation Cafe of the summer season is tomorrow! ☕
Want to meet new people, practice your English conversation skills and get some refreshments at the same time? 🥐
join us from 10am - 12pm 😊

It is Asylum Matters that runs the Lift The Ban Campaign! They will be able to support.

Our wonderful tutor Sherry has been awarded with Tutor of the Year award and we're so pleased her hard work, compassion and dyanmic teaching methods have been recognised 🌟🫶

A huge congratulations to those who were honoured at the Adult Community Learning Learner Awards ceremony last week! 🌟
We recognise week on week the dedication and hard work that goes into the development of our learners, so it's fantastic to see external bodies recognising it too! 🤩

If you're interested in joining one of our ESOL courses, drop by our Harehills office from 9:30am to find a spot that suits you and your learning needs! 🤩

Refugee Education Training Advice Service (RETAS) Leeds - Acts 435 Acts 435 is an online giving charity that connects those who want to help with those who have a need, through a network of churches and charities.

Our partnership with Acts 435 means that we our supporters can give directly to our clients in need, from aiding those facing debts and destitution to helping integration and growing roots via ensuring basic needs are met 👏
See more below 👇
acts435.org.uk/partners/357/

This time next week, we'll be welcoming prospective learners to our assessment sessions, helping and guiding them them to fing their place in course best for them! 😍
Want to be a part of our provision? Come to RETAS between 9:30am - 11:30am on Thursday 24th to find your spot! 👍

Miss our recap on what went down in June? 👀
You can see the email we sent out to our supporters here 👇
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Just some of our fantastic Entry Level 1 graduates 🧑🎓
What a way to start the summer, with new skills, new friends and new found confidence 💫🤩

We're still so pleased with how our collaboration with Leeds International Film Festival, LASSN and Hyde Park Picturehouse went 📽️ 🍿
This collaboration really showcased the sense of community within Leeds, and we're so proud to be a part of it 🧡

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Interested in fundraising for our cause? 😍
RETAS relies on kindness and generousity to continue supporting refugees and asylum seekers with advice, advocacy, education and opportunities 👏
Every penny you give will help with vital steps towards integration 🧡
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It's #ThrowbackThursday and we're refelctig on last year's #RefugeeWeek exibition exploring the concept of home for those living in Harehills 🏡
We loved celebrating our home of Harehills so much 😍

More pictures from a recent trip to Kirkstall Valley Farm, where our Welcome to Leeds volunteers attend once a month to not only help around and keep busy, but to provde access to nature and agricultural activities, boosting wellbeing all round! 👨‍🌾 🥔 🚜

Miss our recap on what went down in June? 👀
You can see the email we sent out to our supporters here 👇
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Want to know the best ways to support our services? 🥰
Your generousity could be the positive difference in somebody's integration journey 🧡
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More pictures from a fantastic #WorldRefugeeDay event as the annual Refugee World Cup truly showcased the meaning of community! 👟⚽🥅

Today! Find your spot on one of our OFSTED awarded outstanding ESOL courses 👍
Join our informal assessment drop in session from 9:30am - 11:30am ✅

Join us from 9:30am tomorrow to find your place in our diverse ESOL provison 👍
From beginners of the language, to those wishing to improve their employability, we'll let you know the course that best meets your learning needs! 🤩

The Refugee World Cup is a huge highlight of Refugee Week every year, with 2025's edition being no exception ⚽️
Our RETAS representatives played so well and we're so proud of them for coming together through the beautiful sport once more 🙌

We're almost in July which means our June recap newsletter is being sent this week! 📨
Want the latest RETAS news on services, client feedback and good news stories straight into your inbox? Sign up for our newsletter below ⬇️
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Want to improve your English language and communication skills? As well as your confidence and ability to integrate? 💡
Join our informal, drop-in learner assessments next week! 👀
Thursday 3rd July 9:30am - 11:30am 🕖

What a fantastic art and film session we had for Refugee Week last week 🤩
Thanks to St Luke's for the incredible space, Eastern Oven for the food, Leeds Uni for the art supplies and Leeds International Film Festival for support! A true showcase of community coming together 🧡

Last week, our dedicated volunteer and incredible artist Salman curated an exhibition and art workshop for both clients and supporters 🙌
'Between Two Worlds' showcased the refugee experience through a creative and artistic lens, and allowed those with lived experience to freely express themselves 🎨

We'll be sending out all the latest updates from June next week 📨
If you'd like to be the first in the know about how RETAS is supporting refugees and asylum seekers in Leeds, then sign up here ⬇️
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A huge thank you to everybody that came out to enjoy a stunning piece of cinema, We Dare to Dream 😍
A special thank you to Hyde Park Picturehouse, LASSN and LIFF who have supported this event, and a huge thank you to Oscar who talked about his own asylum journey and Paralympian experience 🎉

How does your garden grow? With the nurturing of our Welcome to Leeds volunteers! 🙌🌱
Our weekly sessions with Sunflower ESOL at Catch are always a highlight for the team, just look at those happy faces - and that's without any sunshine! ☺️

A wonderful time was had last week as our Welcome to Leeds volunteers supported agriculture at Kirkstall Valley Farm 🧅🥔
Our asylum seeker clients are happy to get their hands dirty, and stuck into vegetable growing at a local farm to learn more about agriculture in our community 🧑‍🌾

Come to RETAS tomorrow to see some works from those showcasing their refugee experience as we facilitate our 'Between Two Worlds' exhibition 🎉