Access to Higher Education Diplomas
Access to Higher Education Diploma (Health and Social Care)
This course is a great stepping stone to university and a career in a health related sector....
Access to Higher Education Diplomas
Access to Higher Education Diploma (Social Science and Humanities)
September 2026 - May 2027
This course is a great stepping stone to university and a career in a humanities related sector....
Adult Skills: Pre-Access Course
Adult Skills: Pre-Access Course (previously known as ‘Academic And Career Skills Programme’)
Monday 26th January - June 2026
Thinking about going to university or applying for a job that needs higher level skills? This course will introduce you to the academic skills you need to succeed as well as the chance to brush up on your English, maths and digital skills....
Personal and Social Development
Anger Management (Men)
Friday 9th - Sunday 11th January 2026
Friday 20th - Sunday 22nd March 2026
Learn about what makes us angry, how it affects us and different coping mechanisms to help manage anger. Apply now!...
Personal and Social Development
Anger Management (Women)
Wednesday 10th - Friday 12th December 2025
Wednesday 28th - Friday 30th January 2026
Friday 27th - Sunday 29th March 2026
This course will explore your relationship between different types of anger as well as recognising how to express your anger assertively and appropriately...
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Award In Education And Training (Level 3)
Friday 13th February - Sunday 29th March 2026
Friday 5th June - Sunday 19th July 2026
Fast-track your way through our NCFE-accredited introduction to teaching for people who are looking to become teachers and trainers in the FE and adult skills sectors. ...
Personal and Social Development
Becoming Your Best Self
Friday 16th - Sunday 18th January 2026
Are you ready to embark on a transformative journey towards becoming your best self? The "Becoming Your Best Self: Unlocking Your Full Potential" course is designed to help you realize your dreams, set meaningful goals, and make progress towards achieving them. ...
Personal and Social Development
Bereavement, Loss and Grief
Wednesday 25th - Friday 27th March 2026
Apply now for this short course designed to help you to understand your own loss and to also recognise how you can help others who may be grieving...
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Building Your Own Business
Wednesday 4th - Friday 6th February 2026
This course takes you through some of the initial ideas for becoming self-employed....
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Coaching and Mentoring Skills
Wednesday 28th - Friday 30th January 2026
This course helps you develop the skills, knowledge and confidence you need to coach and mentor. It’s an ideal starting point for a career in coaching and mentoring....
Personal and Social Development
Coping With Mental Health
Monday 1st - Wednesday 3rd December 2025
Wednesday 4th - Friday 6th February 2026
This course will explore what mental health is and why good mental health is important. We will identify the factors which affect us and the common reasons why people experience poor mental health...
Personal and Social Development
Coping With PTSD and Trauma
Wednesday 21st - Friday 23rd February 2026
This course is for you if you have experienced trauma/PTSD and aims to empower you to regain control over their lives, build resilience, and embark on a journey of healing and recovery....
Personal and Social Development
Coping With Stress, Anxiety and Depression
Wednesday 11th - Friday 13th February 2026
We all experience challenges in our everyday lives but some more than others. This course will help you to understand anxiety and depression more and will give you some tools to help you to cope. ...
English, Maths and IT
Digital Functional Skills – (Entry-Level 3)
Monday 19th January - Wednesday 11th February 2026
Monday 4th - Wednesday 27th May 2026
This course will give you an understanding of, and competency in, the essential digital skills needed to enhance your everyday life. ...
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Digital Functional Skills (Level 1)
Monday 2nd - Wednesday 25th March 2026
This course will give you an understanding of, and competency in, the essential digital skills needed to enhance your everyday life. ...
English, Maths and IT
Digital Skills for Everyday Life
Friday 30th January - Sunday 1st February 2026
This course is for people who want to get to grips with the everyday use of their device(s). Level Entry-Level 3 Fees This course could be FREE to you. Take...
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Digital Skills for Work Certificate (Level 2)
Wednesday 25th February - Friday 1st May 2026
his qualification allows you to develop and demonstrate understanding of digital literacy skills helping you progress to a work role where these skills are required. ...
Personal and Social Development
Emotional Health for Wellbeing
Friday 6th - Sunday 8th February 2026
This course will help you to develop and grow by looking at ways to improve your emotional wellbeing. ...
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Engaging And Building Communities
Wednesday 25th - Friday 27th March 2026
Our Level 2 Engaging and Building Communities course is all about providing you with the foundation knowledge for a successful community venture. ...
English: Read for Meaning
Wednesday 7th - Friday 9th January 2026
This course is for anyone who would like to develop their ability in English ...
English, Maths and IT
English: Speaking and Listening
Friday 27th - Sunday 30th February 2026
This course will improve your oral communication skills, including speaking fluency, pronunciation, active listening, and interpersonal communication. ...
English, Maths and IT
English: Write For Meaning
Monday 16th - Wednesday 18th March 2026
The Write for Meaning course focuses on developing participants' writing skills and their ability to convey ideas clearly and coherently...
Personal and Social DevelopmentSustainable Thinking and Action
Exploring The Outdoors For Wellbeing
Friday 27th February - Sunday 1st March 2026
This course is designed to introduce you to the use of the outdoors to improve your health and wellbeing....
Personal and Social Development
Finding Your Place in Society
Wednesday 14th - Friday 16th January 2026
This course explores the mysteries of how humans interact in society...
Fircroft Foundations
Fircroft Foundations – a course for new communities
Monday 5th - Wednesday 28th January 2026
This course is for men and women from new communities, refugees or asylum seekers who may have lived experience of modern slavery, trafficking and/or trauma. If you are an organisation...
English, Maths and IT
Functional Skills: English
Monday 2nd February - Monday 15th June 2026
The City & Guilds Functional Skills English Level 1/Level 2 course is designed to help you to develop essential English skills needed for everyday life, work, and further education. Level...
Functional Skills: Maths Level 1
Wednesday 4th February - Wednesday 17th June 2026
You will learn all areas of Level 1 Maths including graphs, percentages, decimals, fractions and probabilities. Register your interest today!...
Personal and Social Development
Get Creative And Feel Good
Wednesday 7th - Friday 9th January 2026
Wednesday 18th - Friday 20th February 2026
This course is designed to unlock your creativity, foster self-expression, and promote overall well-being...
Sustainable Thinking and Action
Green Skills: Sustainable Communities
Friday 20th February - Sunday 8th March 2026
Following on from the successes of the Green Changemakers programme for educators, the Green Skills: Building the Future courses, Mother Gardens Bootcamp and the launch of the Cross Pollinator course,...
Personal and Social Development
How To Juggle Life and Wellbeing
Friday 20th - Sunday 22nd March 2026
This course is designed to equip you with practical strategies and tools to find balance, enhance resilience, and prioritise self-care in the midst of life's demands....
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Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) Award (Level 3) “Managing Change”
Friday 28th November 2025 - Sunday 11th January 2026
This Award highlights the need to change and innovate, particularly at the moment. You will analyse the position of your own organisation, identifying opportunities and barriers to change, then learn...
Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) Award (Level 4) “Organisational Culture and Context”
Friday 29th May - Sunday 28th June 2026
This Award has an organisational focus, so you must be working or volunteering for an organisation while on the course. We will explore its purpose, structure and culture. Then analyse...
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Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) Award: Moving Into Middle Management – Level 4
Friday 20th February - Sunday 22nd March 2026
We’re taking Leadership and Management up a level. Our new Level 4 Award will support your progression into a middle manager role and help you avoid feeling squeezed between your operational and your strategic colleagues....
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Introduction to Counselling Skills
Wednesday 11th - Friday 13th February 2026
Learn about the skills you need to develop for a counselling role, particularly if you are considering, or you are already, working or in a volunteering support role...
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Introduction to Counselling Skills Level 2
Friday 20th February - Sunday 15th March 2026
This course introduces you to the basics of counselling theory, including psychodynamic, humanistic, and cognitive-behavioral approaches. You’ll learn how these theories support essential counselling skills and their practical application. Fees...
Subject Tasters
Introduction to Criminology
Monday 12th - Wednesday 14th January 2026
This course will give you a deeper understanding of what constitutes a crime and deviance and some of the key explanations that seek to understand the root cause of criminal behaviour...
Sustainable Thinking and Action
Introduction to Organic and Regenerative Gardening
Friday 13th - Sunday 15th February 2026
This course is ideal if you are new to gardening and want to have the immense satisfaction of knowing how to grow your own produce and create spaces for organic...
Subject Tasters
Introduction to Psychopathology
Wednesday 21st - Friday 23rd January 2026
This course would benefit anyone wishing to understand how psychological perspectives attempt to explain mental health....
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Level 3 Certificate In ICT Systems And Principles
Monday 18th May - Wednesday 22nd July 2026
Improve your digital skills for work. If you are already working in IT and wanting a promotion, or you are looking for a job as a digital skills technician, this course is for you!...
Personal and Social Development
Love Shouldn’t Hurt: Understanding Domestic Violence and Abuse
Monday 5th - Wednesday 7th January 2026
Friday 27th - Sunday 29th March 2026
This course is designed to raise awareness, educate, and empower you on the critical issue of domestic violence....
English, Maths and IT
Maths: Data Handling
Friday 13th - Sunday 15th February 2026
This course is designed to equip you with the basic skills to interpret, analyse, and present data effectively....
English, Maths and IT
Maths: Fractions, Decimals And Percentages
Friday 9th - Sunday 11th January 2026
This course is designed to enhance your understanding and proficiency in working with these fundamental numerical representations....
English, Maths and IT
Maths: Measures, Shape and Space
Friday 6th - Sunday 8th February 2026
This course will help you to understand practical applications of measurement, geometry, and spatial awareness...
Sustainable Thinking and Action
Mother Garden Bootcamp
Friday 13th March - Sunday 10th May 2026
This course will give you the skills to create and maintain thriving gardens that benefit you, the community and the planet. ...
Numbers
Wednesday 14th - Friday 16th January 2026
This course is designed to develop your' understanding and proficiency in working with numbers...
Personal and Social Development
Physical Health and Nutrition for Happiness (Men)
Friday 20th - Sunday 22nd March 2026
This course is for anyone interested in improving their own physical health and happiness...
Personal and Social Development
Physical Health and Nutrition for Happiness (Women)
Wednesday 25th - Friday 27th February 2026
This course is for anyone interested in improving their own physical health and happiness...
Personal and Social Development
Resilience, Coping Strategies and Non-Conventional Therapies
Friday 9th - Sunday 11th January 2026
This course will empower you with the knowledge, skills, and alternative approaches necessary to enhance resilience, cultivate effective coping strategies and explore non-conventional therapies for personal growth and well-being...
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Skills for Aspiring Support Workers
Wednesday 4th - Friday 20th March 2026
This course will give you the skills and knowledge needed to support people and will help you to confidently apply for work or volunteering roles with charities. ...
English, Maths and IT
Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar
Friday 6th - Sunday 8th February 2026
This course focuses on building a solid foundation in fundamental English language skills...
Personal and Social Development
The Cost Of Living: Creating Stability For Individuals And Families
Friday 6th - Sunday 8th February 2026
This course will provide you with essential knowledge and practical skills to navigate the financial challenges of modern life and establish stability for you and your family...
Personal and Social Development
The Power and Psychology of Positivity
Friday 27th February - Sunday 1st March 2026
This course will introduce you to the concepts of psychological positivity. We will explore theories of positive experiences, qualities and positivity in the community (civil positivity)...
Personal and Social Development
Understanding Addiction
Wednesday 14th - Friday 16th January 2026
Friday 13th - Sunday 15th February 2026
Being able to understand and support somebody through the impact of addiction can be both rewarding and challenging. This course will help you to understand addiction and how to support others...
Personal and Social Development
Understanding People and Building Relationships
Monday 16th - Wednesday 18th March 2026
This course explores why we behave the way we do, and how we can modify our behaviours through self-awareness to engage more productively with others and learn more about ourselves...
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Working With Domestic Violence and Abuse
Friday 30th January - Sunday 1st February 2026
This course is designed to equip working professionals with the knowledge, skills, and sensitivity necessary to effectively support and empower survivors of domestic violence and abuse...
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Working With Mental Health Needs
Friday 16th - Sunday 18th January 2026
This course is ideal if you work or volunteer with people experiencing mental health challenges...
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Working With PTSD and Trauma
Friday 23rd - Sunday 25th January 2026
This course is designed to provide support for people who work or volunteer with individuals suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)...
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Course brochure
All our adult education courses starting January to March 2026 in a handy PDF
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