English & Maths.

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Strong English and maths skills are essential in every workplace.

Whether you’re just starting out or you need to sharpen your skills to gain access to further or higher study, we have different levels of courses to suit all abilities.

Studying English and maths in college is different to school as we’ll show you how these skills are relevant to the industry you work or are interested in or in an everyday context.

All students on our study programmes will study English and maths as part of their course to either improve their skills or to achieve better GCSE grades.

Plus, our friendly teachers are experts at breaking these subjects down, making them relevant to everyday life to help your understanding and building your confidence. And they use games, quizzes and online apps to make learning fun.

 

Why study with us?

  • It’s not like at school; we use quizzes, apps and games to make learning maths fun and relatable, giving you a better chance of passing the exam.
  • Our friendly teaching team will be with you every step of the way. They’ll be your biggest cheerleaders and will put everything they’ve got into helping you get the grades you need.

Meet Jenna

Meet our English teacher Jenna, after 14 years of teaching she has a huge passion to help others become teachers and get into education too, following in the footsteps of her favourite school teacher Mrs Williams.

Jenna Briggs, Teacher

Jenna Briggs
Jenna Briggs

Meet Jenna

Meet our English teacher Jenna, after 14 years of teaching she has a huge passion to help others become teachers and get into education too, following in the footsteps of her favourite school teacher Mrs Williams.

Jenna Briggs, Teacher

Jenna Briggs
Jenna Briggs
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