RefugEAP Programme
This section outlines the RefugEAP Programme, which is a parallel initiative to the RefugEAP Network. Whereas the Network is working to create lasting opportunities for refugee-background students to access academic English courses across the HE sector through changing systems and processes, the Programme is functioning as a stop-gap which gives students a means to access academic English provision in the meantime.
What is the RefugEAP Programme?
The RefugEAP Programme is a free online pre-university academic English skills course for refugee-background students across the UK. It is for students who need to improve their academic English skills to help them access a degree programme at university, but perhaps have not been able to access a formal pre-sessional English for Academic Purposes (EAP) programme yet. RefugEAP has been developed to meet this need, providing students with an opportunity to continue to develop their academic English skills in a supportive way while they are waiting for more formal opportunities to become available.
The RefugEAP Programme has been developed by Deirdre McKenna at the University of Leeds’ Language Centre and Aleks Palanac at the University of Leicester’s Sanctuary Seekers’ Unit. It is being kindly supported by dedicated volunteer tutors and a number of partner organisations, including Password Testing (who are providing initial assessments), Screen Share (who are providing digital devices for students who need them) RefuAid (who are providing wrap-around support and referrals) and Oxford University Press (who have provided online course books).
How can individuals and organisations support the RefugEAP Programme?
AS a volunteer tutor
Teaching classes and/or running 1:1 tutorials
as an associate member organisation
Referring and accepting referrals into and out of the scheme
as an official partner organisation
Contributing time or resources to support the running of the scheme
RefugEAP Network 