Welcome to Gloucestershire - useful information
Download the Gloucestershire Ukraine Guest Welcome Pack or read through the information tabs below.
- In an emergency
- Introduction and welcome
- When you first arrive - suggested checklist
- What to expect when you first arrive
- Welcome visits
- Registering with a doctor (GP) and Mental Health assistance
- Extra support if you or your children are vulnerable
- Extra help from the county council - bus passes
- Immigration and Biometric Residence Permits
- Finances, employment and benefits
- Opening a bank account, benefits and minimum wage
- Education and childcare - Finding a place at school
- Learning English, post 16 and post 19 Education and Training
- My sponsor wants us to leave, or I want help finding somewhere else to live
- Help with housing and renting
- Driving licenses, bringing your car and moving to the UK
- Help with other issues
If you are 19+ years and would like to improve your English language skills, you are entitled to 8 hours of free classes a week. School aged children receive classes through their school. More details available at www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/esol
For 16-19 year olds, please contact Ewen Saunders at Prospects Training on 01452 886888
EwenS@trainandrecruit.com or find out more at www.prospect-training.org.uk
For formal classes held in Cheltenham and Gloucester, contact Gloucestershire College on 0345 155 2020 / https://www.gloscol.ac.uk/courses-and-departments/course-details/EA1734/english-for-speakers-of-other-languages-(esol)/
For formal classes held in Stroud, contact Stroud and South Gloucestershire College on acl@sgscol.ac.uk / https://www.sgscol.ac.uk/study/leisure-and-wellbeing/esol-for-adults-english-for-speakers-of-other-languages
For formal classes held in Cirencester, contact Cirencester College on 01285 640994 / https://www.cirencester.ac.uk/adult_course/adult-education-3/esol/
For all other areas and to find information on informal adult classes, contact Rosalind Jones at Gloucestershire Adult Education Services on 01452 583782 or rosalind.jones@gloucestershire.gov.uk
If you have any questions you can email the county council at Learn@gloucestershire.gov.uk
University entrance exams for Ukrainian students in the UK
You can find important timetable and further information on how to register and sit the exams at https://testportal.gov.ua/nmt-kalendar-provedennya/
Ukrainian Information Sessions at Gloucestershire College are taking place throughout June. Find out more at https://www.gloscol.ac.uk/news-and-events/events/2022/06/ukrainian-information-session/