Wide ranging offer of accredited and non-accredited courses, starting throughout the academic year and catering for all ability levels.
Reading, writing, speaking, and listening, Basic Literacy skills, conversation skills plus volunteer and TA qualifications, driving theory, food, well being, and family language courses.
Our General English courses aim to develop your ability to communicate in a variety of different contexts and across a range of topics from work and education to shopping and travel. We focus on developing your language skills (speaking, listening, reading, and writing) as well as your knowledge and proficiency in grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation. We use a variety of approaches and teaching techniques to meet your language learning needs.
Our teachers aim to deliver informative, engaging, and practical lessons that will help you reach your language learning goals.
ESOL courses are available to start all year round and are ideal for anyone who wants to improve and refresh their everyday skills in English and maths. They have been designed to allow learners to study around their current work and life commitments and learn at a pace that suits them. Bury College offer ESOL classes from Pre-Entry to Level 1, including Functional Skills English and maths qualifications, in addition to GCSE English and maths. Lessons take place during the day and in the evening.
Bury College also offers additional support through Student Services which may include help with the costs of travelling to college, counselling and mental health support, additional learning support and welfare advice.
We provide vocational and non-vocational programmes of learning.
We offer an Award in Speaking and Listening and an Award in Reading and Writing within vocational provision across a variety of classes at 3glh, 5gh and 10glh (JCP) per week which are available across Monday to Thursday and non-vocational 3glh and 2glh per week which are available across Monday to Thursday.
Bespoke courses for mixed ability classes for those who have recently arrived in the UK. Include orientation to the local area, English for everyday purposes to suit the students and specific teaching for literacy as required.
We work with individuals from over 35+ countries around the world living away from their homeland, providing them with support, skills and knowledge to live and prosper in the UK.
Our wide range of services includes English language classes, employment workshops, a women’s support group, a Saturday school and homework club, youth and family support services, drop-in and telephone advice, volunteer placements, and cultural and social events. We provide outreach and visits to individuals and families in detention.
We also work in Afghanistan, where we are developing citizen advice centres in Kabul and Pul-e-Khumri, following a successful pilot project from 2013–2016. They will offer free, impartial and confidential advice, information, support and legal aid on issues including education, employment and domestic violence.
We are a constituted voluntary community group based in Warrington that is open to anyone who is a host or guest under the Government Homes for Ukraine scheme or family scheme. Our aim is to provide a safe place and essential care for all of our members and create a sense of family. We have over 350 Ukrainian members registered at the hub including 140 children. We have over 70 volunteers also registered.
On Sundays we provide refreshments, a social space for children and adults, children’s organised play activities, adult activities such as art and music sessions.
On Wednedays we provide English lessons for children and adults.
We celebrate all major UK and Ukrainian festivals – e.g Easter, Christmas, Ukrainian Independence Day. We organise trips for our families e.g. theatre trips, trips to the lakes, Chester and York to help engender a sense of community and provide some good experiences for our guests.
We provide both emotional and practical support including support to settle into the UK including navigating the benefits system, supporting those moving into their own home including talking to landlords, helping source furniture and equipment.