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Curriculum area: ESOL

Do you want to improve your speaking and listening skills? Join a supportive class and work with your peers to continue your learning journey. By the end of the course your speaking and listening skills will have improved and you will be in a really good position to continue your study in ESOL, or other areas of our curriculum offer. You will need to be able to attend classes each week to complete the guided learning hours for this qualification to give you the best chance of success. You will work with an experienced and supportive ESOL tutor to gain the skills and knowledge you need to achieve the ESOL Skills for Life Award in Speaking and Listening at Entry Level 3. You will be asked to complete homework and additional independent study too, this is really important to allow you to do well and achieve your potential.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Thursday, 10 September 2026
Number of weeks: 22
Time: 09:15 - 14:45
Venue: Kendal Cancer Care

Free Course

Curriculum area: ESOL

Do you want to improve your writing skills? Join a supportive class and work with your peers to continue your learning journey. By the end of the course your writing skills will have improved and you will be in a really good position to continue your study in ESOL, or other areas of our curriculum offer. You will need to be able to attend classes each week to complete the guided learning hours for this qualification to give you the best chance of success. You will work with an experienced and supportive ESOL tutor to gain the skills and knowledge you need to achieve the ESOL Skills for Life Award in Writing at Entry Level 3. You will be asked to complete homework and additional independent study too, this is really important to allow you to do well and achieve your potential.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Thursday, 11 March 2027
Number of weeks: 16
Time: 09:15 - 14:45
Venue: Kendal Cancer Care

Free Course

Curriculum area: ESOL

Do you want to improve your writing skills? Join a supportive class and work with your peers to continue your learning journey. By the end of the course your writing skills will have improved and you will be in a really good position to continue your study in ESOL, or other areas of our curriculum offer. You will need to be able to attend classes each week to complete the guided learning hours for this qualification to give you the best chance of success. You will work with an experienced and supportive ESOL tutor to gain the skills and knowledge you need to achieve the ESOL Skills for Life Award in Writing at Level 1. You will be asked to complete homework and additional independent study too, this is really important to allow you to do well and achieve your potential.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Thursday, 26 November 2026
Number of weeks: 25
Time: 12:30 - 15:30
Venue: Civic Centre (Carlisle)

Free Course

Curriculum area: ESOL

This course aims to help you improve your speaking and listening skills so you can enjoy social conversation with friends, family, neighbours and people in your community.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Tuesday, 8 September 2026
Number of weeks: 4
Time: 09:00 - 12:00
Venue: Civic Centre (Carlisle)

Free Course

Curriculum area: ESOL

This course aims to help you improve your speaking and listening skills so you can enjoy social conversation with friends, family, neighbours and people in your community.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Thursday, 10 September 2026
Number of weeks: 20
Time: 09:30 - 11:30
Venue: Civic Centre (Carlisle)

Free Course

Curriculum area: ESOL

This course is for learners with little experience of speaking, reading and writing English. The course helps you to speak with other people and be able to get help with everyday events and local facilities.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Monday, 14 September 2026
Number of weeks: 20
Time: 10:00 - 12:00
Venue: Civic Centre (Carlisle)

Free Course

Curriculum area: Languages

Our Intermediate level classes are excellent progression for those who have successfully completed our Beginner and Improver level language classes. We have excellent tutors who will push you to achieve far more than you would have expected in a fun, encouraging and stimulating learning environment. Please note this course is designed to be delivered over a full academic year, covering three terms. If you wish to join the course in term 2 or term 3 please contact the centre to arrange an initial assessment to check that this is the right course and level for you. We will also ask the course tutor to contact you to discuss your current level and any previous language learning you have undertaken, again to ensure that the course is appropriate and that you will have an enjoyable and high quality learning experience with the service.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Thursday, 10 September 2026
Number of weeks: 14
Time: 10:00 - 12:00
Venue: Kendal Cancer Care

Full fee: £266.00 | Staff fee: £226.10

Curriculum area: Languages

Our Intermediate level classes are excellent progression for those who have successfully completed our Beginner and Improver level language classes. We have excellent tutors who will push you to achieve far more than you would have expected in a fun, encouraging and stimulating learning environment. Please note this course is designed to be delivered over a full academic year, covering three terms. If you wish to join the course in term 2 or term 3 please contact the centre to arrange an initial assessment to check that this is the right course and level for you. We will also ask the course tutor to contact you to discuss your current level and any previous language learning you have undertaken, again to ensure that the course is appropriate and that you will have an enjoyable and high quality learning experience with the service.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Thursday, 14 January 2027
Number of weeks: 10
Time: 10:00 - 12:00
Venue: Kendal Cancer Care

Full fee: £190.00 | Staff fee: £161.50

Curriculum area: Languages

Our Intermediate level classes are excellent progression for those who have successfully completed our Beginner and Improver level language classes. We have excellent tutors who will push you to achieve far more than you would have expected in a fun, encouraging and stimulating learning environment. Please note this course is designed to be delivered over a full academic year, covering three terms. If you wish to join the course in term 2 or term 3 please contact the centre to arrange an initial assessment to check that this is the right course and level for you. We will also ask the course tutor to contact you to discuss your current level and any previous language learning you have undertaken, again to ensure that the course is appropriate and that you will have an enjoyable and high quality learning experience with the service.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Thursday, 15 April 2027
Number of weeks: 6
Time: 10:00 - 12:00
Venue: Kendal Cancer Care

Full fee: £114.00 | Staff fee: £96.90

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.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Wednesday, 6 January 2027
Number of weeks: 22
Time: 13:00 - 15:30
Venue: Civic Centre (Carlisle)

Free Course