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Curriculum area: Health and Wellbeing

This accredited course looks at what is meant by resilience and grit, and why they are vital to our health and wellbeing in an uncertain world.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Wednesday, 4 November 2026
Number of weeks: 7
Time: 09:30 - 12:00
Venue: Civic Centre (Carlisle)

Free Course

Curriculum area: Health and Wellbeing

This accredited course looks at what is meant by resilience and grit, and why they are vital to our health and wellbeing in an uncertain world.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Wednesday, 26 May 2027
Number of weeks: 7
Time: 09:30 - 12:00
Venue: Civic Centre (Carlisle)

Free Course

Curriculum area: Health and Wellbeing

This qualification is designed to give you the knowledge and understanding of the basic principles of healthy living including how to keep a healthy body weight, the requirements of a healthy diet and keeping a healthy lifestyle.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Friday, 9 October 2026
Number of weeks: 8
Time: 09:30 - 12:00
Venue: Civic Centre (Carlisle)

Free Course

Curriculum area: Health and Wellbeing

This qualification gives you an understanding of mental health and wellbeing which can be applied in a wide variety of contexts.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Wednesday, 13 January 2027
Number of weeks: 10
Time: 09:30 - 12:00
Venue: Civic Centre (Carlisle)

Free Course

Curriculum area: Employability

A qualification course that develops your knowledge and understanding of the basic principles of employment, business and enterprise. Ideal if you are thinking of starting your own business or becoming self-employed.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Wednesday, 16 September 2026
Number of weeks: 8
Time: 13:00 - 15:30
Venue: Civic Centre (Carlisle)

Free Course

Curriculum area: Health and Wellbeing

If you are struggling with confidence join this friendly class to learn strategies to help you face life challenges..

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Wednesday, 14 April 2027
Number of weeks: 6
Time: 10:00 - 12:00
Venue: Civic Centre (Carlisle)

Free Course

Curriculum area: English

This course helps you build everyday reading, writing, speaking and listening skills so you can handle simple, real-life tasks more confidently and take the next step in your learning.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Wednesday, 16 September 2026
Number of weeks: 13
Time: 13:00 - 15:00
Venue: Civic Centre (Carlisle)

Free Course

Curriculum area: ESOL

Do you want to improve your reading skills? Do you want to join a fun and friendly class? If the answer is yes then this could be the right course for you! By the end of this course your knowledge and skills will have improved and you will be confident to: use prepositions, adverbials and connectives, use knowledge of common words to understand text and find information, use detailed reading to find specific information. If this sounds very complicated do not worry! You will work with an experienced and enthusiastic ESOL tutor and a group of your peers to develop the skills and knowledge to achieve this qualification and be in the best position to move forward with your studies. You need to be able to attend classes each week and complete homework to give you the best chance of success. You will be able to study other awards in the ESOL Skills for Life suite of qualifications on successful completion.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Tuesday, 9 February 2027
Number of weeks: 8
Time: 09:00 - 12:00
Venue: Civic Centre (Carlisle)

Free Course

Curriculum area: ESOL

Do you want to improve your spoken English and be able to communicate better with people in English? If so this could be a great starting point for you! Join one of our friendly and welcoming classes and work with your peers to develop skills and knowledge. Be supported by an experienced and enthusiastic ESOL tutor as you progress on your learning journey. By the end of the course you will be able to progress to other awards in the ESOL Skills for Life curriculum offer. You must be able to attend classes each week to give you the best chance of success. You will progress quicker if you complete homework and independent study outside of class.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Tuesday, 6 October 2026
Number of weeks: 15
Time: 09:00 - 12:00
Venue: Civic Centre (Carlisle)

Free Course

Curriculum area: ESOL

Do you want to improve your speaking and listening skills? Do you want to join a fun and friendly class? If the answer is yes then this could be the right course for you! By the end of the course you will feel more confident to be able to: Understand directions and instructions, use intonation appropriately in statements and questions, use knowledge of grammatical detail e.g. past and present, continuous tense, present perfect tense, ‘used to’ understand text. You will be confident to use a range of ‘wh’ – questions, yes/no and open questions using different tenses. You will be able to give a short description using a range of adjectives, comparatives and superlatives. If this sounds daunting don`t worry! You will work with your peers and an experienced and enthusiastic ESOL tutor to develop the skills and knowledge to need to achieve this qualification and be in a positive position to move to further study. It is very important that you can attend all classes as this puts you in the best position to succeed.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Friday, 11 September 2026
Number of weeks: 24
Time: 09:30 - 15:00
Venue: Bram Longstaffe

Free Course