Meet the Learners

"Coming here makes me happy. I would like to come here every day, if I could."

- Sedigheh

"I come to First Step to learn English. I like the fact that there is a lot of choice in courses here. You meet people from different countries and people are kind."

- Reine

"The first time I came to the UK, I enjoyed coming to First Step because I was cut off my family. I had nobody to talk to. First Step is my family in the UK. When I went back to Libya, I kept on talking to my mother about the women at First Step. When I came back here, one of the first thing I did was finding out where my First Step family had moved!!!"

- Azeza

"I come to First Step to learn English and computer skills. I come here because it is women only. I like the staff and I think their system is working. I like living in Newcastle, because there are more learning opportunities here, than in Middlesbrough."

- Reema

"I heard about First Step through my sister-in-law. I would like to learn everything about computers and improve my sewing skills as well. These skills will be helpful for my family and they will allow me to spend my free time in a useful way."

- Shabana