1. Welcome to the UK A project to support integration

2. Welcome to the UK: project overview Preparing for life in the UK: the pre-departure programme in Bangladesh A volunteer’s perspective What next? Welcome to the UK

3. Welcome to the UK project Welcome to the UK: programme in the UK Preparing for life in the UK: programme in Bangladesh

4. UK volunteers in Bangladesh

5. Preparing for life in the UK programme in Bangladesh

6. Taster workshops

7. Workshop topics Health and women’s health Education, training and employment Money and shopping Public transport Libraries Family days out Time The journey to the UK

8. UK volunteers and Bangladeshi teachers We worked with the local teachers to:  prepare lesson plans and activities  engage participants  cover topics about the UK in Sylheti  provide English language practice  explain key action to follow up in the UK linked to each topic

9. Welcome to the UK film

10. Video clip 1

11. Why Bangladesh? http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/Sylhet_Map.png

12. UKBET

13. Transitions

14. Why pre-departure work is important http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/get-london-reading/article-23989647-i-was-losing-my-children-i-knew-i-had-to-get-out- and-learn-english.do

15. Integration

16. Feedback. I look forward to moving to the UK and don't feel scared about living there, after attending the workshops. I would like to train as a teacher, since I already am a nursery school teacher here If my husband and family are supportive I would like to continue my studies in developing my English and do a course on customer service It feels great to know there are other women who run a family as well as working outside

17. The future