Bright Path Futures – Freely sharing first language learning and wellbeing resources for people wanting to communicate in English

Sharing First Language Resources

Bright Path Futures make and freely share first language learning and wellbeing resources for people wanting to communicate in English with others around them. We work with local authorities and voluntary organisations across the UK to support cultural integration for refugees and asylum seekers from around the world.

Practice Your English Learning Resources

Our resources focus on a unique combination of first stage literacy (phonics) awareness for those who have little or no formal education in their own language, alongside pronunciation / comprehension of functional language needed to participate in social situations – including making suggestions, arranging to meet up, and even common small talk questions.

Amiko Cards for Wellbeing

These colourful, accessible playing cards feature evidence-based ways to boost your own wellbeing, comprehensively covering different aspects of wellbeing: physical self care, self organisation, building connections and self expression. You can download PDFs on the language pages, or order printed packs of cards or workbooks.

Twelve Languages and Counting

Our resources are in twelve languages, those commonly spoken by refugees and asylum seekers in the UK. Each language has a video playlist and workbook. For many such people accessing face to face classes and learning resources at the right level can be challenging so the resources are designed for self access as well as classroom use and learning 1:1 with volunteer supporters

Afghan Outreach Project for Relocated Families in the Midlands

We are currently running a National Lottery funded Afghan outreach project in the Midlands, and are keen to support local authorities or other organisations doing similar support work. If your organisation wants to use our resources but would benefit from training or support to do so – for example if you’re helping people learn English but don’t have a teaching background – you can check out our best practice videos for ideas of how to best help with learning and wellbeing. We’ll be adding more as we learn!

Our Story

Bright Path Futures started in August 2021 in Leicester with an on-the-ground partnership built out of necessity between newly arrived Afghan refugees, the University of Leicester’s Sanctuary ESOL team and the British Red Cross.
The challenges we aimed to address initially were the same as those the project addresses now: the cultural integration needs of people isolated with their families in hotel rooms, without the confidence, language or literacy to engage with communities in the UK.

Most of our team members have arrived in the UK fleeing humanitarian crises and human rights abuses. We understand from lived experience what it’s like to arrive in a new country with nothing, dependent on the goodwill of those you meet. That’s why we want to help.

We’ve been supported in our mission by many organisations. We want to thank the many talented and kind people who have freely given their time and skills to make it possible for us to have got this far.