Research

At Heart and Parcel, we are committed to reflection and evaluation in order to improve our work with supporting people from migrant communities. Our work is continually informed, questioned and developed from all those involved, most importantly, our learners.

We do this by running our own evaluation from our sessions and private workshops, and attending conferences sharing the work that we do with other community groups, organisations, ELT practitioners and social entrepreneurs.

Evaluation & Impact Reports

DATE	PROJECT REPORT	FUNDER
February 2021 – March 2021	Heart & Parcel x Boaz Trust | COOK EAT CHAT SHARE | Online cookalongs & English class	Funded by DCMS & National Lottery Fund
June 2020 – September 2020	Heart & Parcel From Home to Home | Online cooking & English classes | REPORT	Funded by Rosa
July 2020 – September 2020	Heart & Parcel From Home to Home | Online cooking and English classes |INFOGRAPHIC |	Funded by Rosa
March 2020 – June 2020	Heart & Parcel From Home to Home | Online cooking and English classes | INFOGRAPHIC	Funded by WeLoveMCR
February 2020 – February 2020	Heart & Parcel Refugee Action 4-Week Report	Funded by Gateway Resettlement Programme
October 2019 – November 2019	Heart & Parcel 6-week Share the Dish Report	Funded by Cookbook Sales
September 2018 – October 2018	Heart & Parcel Rosa 6-Week Pilot Learner Led Report	Funded by Rosa
April 2018 – May 2018	Heart & Parcel Refugee Action 5-Week Report	Funded by Gateway Resettlement Programme
March 2018 – April 2018	Heart & Parcel Cook/Eat/Write/Share 6-Week Report	Funded by Lottery Awards for All
September 2017 – October 2017	Heart & Parcel Boaz Trust 5-Week Report	Funded by Boaz Trust
February 2017 – April 2017	Heart & Parcel 10-Week Report	Funded by Markets Supperclubs Catering
September 2016 – November 2016	Heart & Parcel 10-Week Report	Funded by Lloyds SSE
October 2015 – July 2016	Heart & Parcel 10-Month Impact Report	Funded by UnLtd

Conferences & Events

Heart & Parcel | Language, Food, Recognition, Community. 25th July 2021, Sunday Assembly, Manchester

Heart & Parcel | an Introduction. 23rd April 2021, Lancashire Informal ESOL Network Meeting

Food & the City | Using food for social change. Thursday 3rd December, 2020, Manchester School of Architecture

Quick Recipes to feed the motivation of A1- B2 Students. Online Teaching tips, Saturday 25th July 2020, NATESOL

COOK EAT WRITE SHARE: How to Self-publish a Cookbook. Wednesday 4th December 2019, CULTUREPLEX

English for Speakers of Other Languages: Policy and Citizenship in Practice. Friday 29th November 2019, The University of Leeds

Recipe for Success: Making it as a community food project. Wednesday 23rd Janaury 2019, 4Lunch in partnership with Commonplace

Beyond the Therapy Room: Psychology Fringe. Saturday 26th January 2019, GMCVO, Ardwick, Manchester

Migration & Language Learning: Histories, Approaches, Policies. Friday 23rd February 2018, University of Leeds

Enterprising Communities – GMBME Networking Event. Thursday 11th May 2017, GMCVO, Ardwick, Manchester

NATECLAYH ESOL Strategy and Practice Conference. 31st March 2017, Kirklees College, Huddersfield

Senses and Making Senses – NATECLA ESOL London Autumn Conference. Friday 11th November 2016, City and Islington College, London

Writing

Come online with me: evaluating the efficacy of an informal cooking and ESOL project’s transfer to online delivery in the time of COVID19. December 2020, Language Issues, Vol. 31.2 Winter Issue

How to livestream English classes. January 2021, What they Don’t teach you on the CELTA

Clare Courtney from Heart & Parcel reflects on ‘The Body Of Us’ as a part of women’s ESOL lessons. March 2018, Bridget Fiske