Volunteers for Educational Support & Learning
Q. “My friend and I have graduation mid-end July and we start a PGCE course in September, so we’re not very flexible. Are we able to fit a project into
For short-term (4 – 6 week) projects we try to organise a number of different start dates throughout the summer as people have all sorts of commitments we need to
Why do I have to attend an information and selection event? A selection events is an excellent opportunity for you to get to know VESL and find out if we
How do you ensure my safety overseas? This is an important consideration for many volunteers. Heading out to work in an unknown environment, far from from friends and family, can
What makes VESL different from most other organisations?
VESL has become a member of UKOWLA, an organisation that helps to promote global links in Education. UKOWLA is a consortium member of the DFID through the Global School Partnerships led by the British Council with support
VESL was very pleased, alongside our link organisation in Kerala (VeSSS), to receive a grant from UK Aid to run the a VESL devised initiative called ‘Active Global Citizens Programme’.
A few people have recently asked if we could recommend a TEFL taster course in London… One of VESL’s past volunteers is now a qualified TEFL teacher and has actually
VESL’s Thailand Programme Manager (Nueng Yanarangsee) has just returned home after a very successful visit to the UK. Nueng travelled to the UK with one of our project hosts (Pongsri)
“The most incredible thing I’ve ever done… I loved every minute of it and wasn’t ready to come home” – Lisa Price, Teacher Workshop Volunteer, 2010
Our Teacher Workshop Team have just returned from our programme in Northern Thailand this summer and the feedback they received from the schools and Thai teachers who attended has been
VESL and VeSSS have submitted an application to gain recognition from the Global Community Links Programme run by the British Council and the DFID. Our hope is to qualify for
VESL’s trustees were extremely honoured to receive a formal request to meet with Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha, Sri Lanka’s Minister for Peace, earlier this week during his visit to the UK.
We’d like to thank everyone who has been in touch to enquire about applying to work for VESL via Vodafone’s World of Difference International grant programme. Vodafone aims to select 8 winners