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Curriculum area: ESOL

Do you want to improve your reading skills? Join a supportive class and work with your peers to continue your learning journey. By the end of the course your reading 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 Reading 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: Wednesday, 9 September 2026
Number of weeks: 8
Time: 12:45 - 15:15
Venue: Salvation Army (Barrow)

Free Course

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: Wednesday, 24 February 2027
Number of weeks: 16
Time: 12:45 - 15:15
Venue: Salvation Army (Barrow)

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: Wednesday, 11 November 2026
Number of weeks: 12
Time: 12:45 - 15:15
Venue: Salvation Army (Barrow)

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: Wednesday, 9 September 2026
Number of weeks: 7
Time: 09:30 - 12:00
Venue: Salvation Army (Barrow)

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: Wednesday, 4 November 2026
Number of weeks: 7
Time: 09:30 - 12:00
Venue: Salvation Army (Barrow)

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: Wednesday, 6 January 2027
Number of weeks: 6
Time: 09:30 - 12:00
Venue: Salvation Army (Barrow)

Free Course

Curriculum area: Health and Wellbeing

The course will concentrate on practical navigation skills and learning a simple strategy for mountain travel and will be delivered in a relaxed manner identifying personal needs and weaknesses allowing time for individual practice.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Saturday, 21 November 2026
Number of weeks: 1
Time: 10:00 - 15:30
Venue: High Rigg

Full fee: £41.25 | Concessionary fee: £20.63 | Staff fee: £35.06

Curriculum area: Health and Wellbeing

The course will concentrate on practical navigation skills and learning a simple strategy for mountain travel and will be delivered in a relaxed manner identifying personal needs and weaknesses allowing time for individual practice.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Saturday, 20 March 2027
Number of weeks: 1
Time: 10:00 - 15:30
Venue: High Rigg

Full fee: £41.25 | Concessionary fee: £20.63 | Staff fee: £35.06

Curriculum area: Arts and Crafts

This is an exciting course that teaches you to paint in a variety of different paints. You will use watercolour, gouache and acrylic to create different types of paintings in many different styles. You’ll experiment with different brush strokes, colour palettes, mark making and composition.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Monday, 14 September 2026
Number of weeks: 12
Time: 18:30 - 20:30
Venue: Harraby Community Centre

Full fee: £228.00 | Staff fee: £193.80

Curriculum area: Arts and Crafts

This is an exciting course that teaches you to paint in a variety of different paints. You will use watercolour, gouache and acrylic to create different types of paintings in many different styles. You’ll experiment with different brush strokes, colour palettes, mark making and composition.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Monday, 11 January 2027
Number of weeks: 10
Time: 18:30 - 20:30
Venue: Harraby Community Centre

Full fee: £190.00 | Staff fee: £161.50