English classes in London & online resources

UK government classes

The U.K. government offers free English classes at Adult education colleges (ESOL).

Find free ESOL classes near you

If you don’t already know your local council, you can visit the government’s “find your local council” website here.

Type in your area code and the website will tell you who your council is.

Once you have this information, go to “google” and search for the name of your local council + free ESOL courses.

For example: “Lambeth free ESOL courses”.

Classes organised by the Ukrainian community in London

There are classes in Holland Park and Bond Street, organised by AUGB, the Welcome Centre and St Mary’s Ukrainian School.

Welcome Centre: the Ukrainian Welcome Centre runs English classes and conversation clubs Monday-Thursday in the mornings and afternoons. Check their schedule on social media (Facebook, Instagram), and email them to register to join info@ukrainianwelcomecentre.org.

St Mary’s School: St Mary’s Ukrainian School runs English classes on Tuesday and Friday mornings at 154 Holland Park.

AUGB: the London Branch of the Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain currently runs classes on Monday and Wednesday evenings at 154 Holland Park.

Other opportunities to learn English online and in person

Online Resources for independent learning

British Council Learn English provides a wide range of free learning material from videos and podcasts to exercises focused on specific skills, grammar and vocabulary.

Wannalisn is a free program that will help you train your listening and pronunciation skills in English with short video clips from films, TV series and songs. The majority of these resources are free.

Other programmes/apps that we recommend: Duolingo, Drops, Anki App, LyricsTraining, Online English Functional Skills from Gloucestershire college, eTalk, ESOL online, Cambridge English learning activities, and promova.