Category Archives: ESOL

Sport knows no borders

5-a-side
Posted: Fri 19th October 2012

Bournville College and Bosnia UK Network joined forces recently to organise an international football tournament. Read on…

New beginning for Hooman

Hooman
Posted: Tue 28th August 2012

Hooman Abdolrazzagh, originally from Iran fled to the United Kingdom in 2007 under extremely difficult circumstances, having to leave behind his former… Read on…

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It’s never too late to learn

oldest-student
Posted: Mon 26th March 2012

Bournville College’s oldest student celebrated his 88th Birthday this weekend. Students and staff at the College held a surprise celebration for Abdollah Nasrollahizadeh, who is studying English for Speakers of Other Languages. Abdollah, who is originally from Iran, came to … Read on…

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Korail and Bournville College – globalising education and training

Korean
Posted: Mon 28th November 2011

In a unique and historic collaboration, Korail National Railroad College (KNRC) from South Korea are sending Rail Engineering students to Bournville College in Birmingham as part of the Korean Global Workforce Training Programme, which aims to upskill and broaden the … Read on…

There are no barriers to Ali’s success

Ali-Al-Sohaini
Posted: Fri 19th November 2010

Ali Al-Sohaini who fled from Iraq to England in search of a better life has started a successful career thanks to a good start at Bournville College. Due to the war in Iraq, Ali, now 27, decided to come to … Read on…

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New beginning for Khan

khan-esol
Posted: Mon 25th October 2010

Khan Ali Shakoori who fled from Afghanistan to the UK is making a fresh start in his life, thanks to the support received at Bournville College

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