Southwark Adult Learning

Welcome

Our vision is to promote progression and enjoyment through adult learning.

Learning is an exciting journey that can begin at any time and last a lifetime. We hope to inspire you to become a learner with us in 2009. Why not check out the courses that you can enrol in below?

Free family learning and promotional courses

Want something to do with the family over half term? Why not bring the family to our free course starting Tuesday May 26 2009 on sea creatures (pdf 684kb)?
 

Enrol now for Summer 2009 adult learning courses

Below is a guide to some of the courses we have to offer. For further information, for a printed copy of our course guide or to secure your place on a course please contact us on 020 7358 2100.     

Art, craft and design

•    Woodwork (pdf 25kb) 
•    Upholstery  (pdf 52kb)
•    DIY and carpentry
•    Ceramics (24 kb)
•    Life drawing (25kb)
•    Advance African fashion (25kb)
•    Drawing Skills (23 kb)
•    Oil Painting
•    Mixed Media Landscape painting (25kb)
      

Courses for working with children

• Introduction to childcare 
• Teaching assistants level 3
• Cache level 1, getting started in preschool
• Cache level 2, preschool practice
• Creative writing  (pdf 25kb)

Language courses

• English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) (pdf 26kb)

Family learning

• Family learning activities (989 kb)
  
  
  

Fashion

• Creative textiles (pdf 25kb)
• Designing your own clothes (pdf 25kb)
• Fashion and Sewing (pdf 25kb)
• Freehand cutting (pdf 25kb)
• Garment making (pdf 25kb)
• Pattern cutting (pdf 25kb)
• Knitting, Crochet, Felt making (pdf 25kb)
• Soft furnishing (pdf 25kb)
  

For information on all courses available, please view the summer 2009 course guide (pdf 719kb).  

Please note, we also have a sessional daycare creche within the centre, please contact us on 020 7358 2100 for further information.

What you need to enrol

If you bring the following documents, if they apply, with you when you come to the college, it will help us process your application more quickly

• Passport or immigration papers, non European Union
• Home Office papers, if appropriate
• Letter on headed paper from your sponsor or employer if they are paying your fees
• Proof of any benefits you are receiving, for example, JSA, income support, tax credits, housing or council tax if you wish to claim concessionary fees
  

Fees

Cash or cheques are the only accepted methods of payment. Cheques can be made payable to Southwark Council.

Soon you will be able to enrol and pay online, watch this space for more information.

Contact us

Southwark adult learning service
Tel: 020 7358 2100
adultlearning@southwark.gov.uk
Thomas Calton Centre
Alpha Street
London SE15 4NX