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Hi Subscriber,
Welcome to
Learn Telford Newsletter
August 2025
Meet Access to HE Graduate - Natasha
 Natasha has overcome many obstacles to complete the course. Her journey is truly inspiring. Let’s wish her all the very best for the future!
The Access to Higher Education Diploma is a one-year Level 3 qualification that prepares learners without traditional qualifications for study at university. Successful completion of an Access to Higher Education course is worth between 44 and 148 UCAS points. It is an intensive course run over one academic year, with lots of challenges and rewards that will provide you with everything you need for your chosen university course.
The course is targeted at adults looking to take a new direction in their career or education. We currently offers three Access to HE courses:
- Health Science Professions
- Psychology
- Education
Why join Learn Telford?
- Friendly, informal sessions with our experienced, qualified tutors
- In community venues across Telford and Wrekin
- Courses ranging from introductory and beginner to Level 2
- Opportunities to gain a nationally recognised qualification
- Potential to progress onto our Level 3 Access to HE courses
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What are functional skills?
Functional Skills maths and English courses are designed to help adults develop and demonstrate skills needed for everyday life and work. As an alternative to GCSEs, they can also support people to gain access to further and higher education.
Who are these courses for?
If you’re aged 19 and over and don’t have maths GCSE at grade C (or equivalent), you can access our free functional skills courses, build your confidence with numbers and gain a qualification. Even if you already have a Level 2 qualification, you can still benefit from learning if your current skills aren’t up to date.
Teaching
Learn Telford offers face to face teaching at community venues across Telford.
Cost
Functional Skills courses are fully funded.
Benefits
- Challenge yourself to learn something new
- Help with maths anxiety
- Improve Health & Wellbeing
- Enable to progress to further & higher education
- Unlock job opportunities & lead to higher wages
- Gain skills you need in everyday life and at work
- Boost confidence
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All levels
Start from 9th September 2025
This course helps develop essential English skills—reading, writing, speaking and listening—for confident communication in everyday life, education, and the workplace.
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Maths
All levels
Start from 8th September 2025
This course builds practical maths skills in numbers, data, shape, and measure—supporting everyday tasks at home, in education, and the workplace.
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(English for Speakers of Other Languages)
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Date : Thursday 11th September
Starting at: 1pm
Location: Learn Telford, Bishton Court, TF3 4JE
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Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering
Date: August 2025
Location: Woodside
Do you have a passion for food or want to start a career in the catering industry? This course provides an opportunity to gain a City & Guilds Qualification Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering.
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Customer Service
Entry 3 Award
Date: September 2025
Location: Wellington & Dawley
The Entry Award qualifications cover the basic elements of how to deliver an excellent customer experience.
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Level 1 Award Child Development
Date: September 2025
Location: Wellington & Woodside
The course is intended as a first step for people who are preparing to work with children, or towards a career in child development.
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Level 2 Award Supporting Children's Learning
Date: September 2025
Location: Brookside, Sutton Hill & Oakengates
This accredited course is intended for learners who have completed the Supporting Children’s Learning Level 1 course and want to continue their learning by progressing to a Level 2 Award.
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Level 2 Award in Craft Design and Enterprise
Date: September 2025
Location: Sutton Hill
This course is intended for learners who have completed the Level 1 in Craft & Enterprise course & want to continue their learning by progressing to a Level 2.
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Do you know we provide Family Learning sessions in local schools?
 Some examples of our courses:
- Fun with Numbers
- Story Boxes
- Learning through Play
- Child Development
- Family Crafts
- Cooking on a Budget
- Keeping up with the Children in Maths and English
This provision works within local schools and nurseries to offer a unique opportunity for adults to come into their child’s school and work alongside their child. Our courses are free, fun, stimulating and designed to help both parents and children grow their love of learning. Family Learning is currently available in many schools across the local borough and we are always looking to work with more schools.
Speak to us to find out more about Family Learning.
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We can offer you a range of support to help you make an informed choice about learning, training or employment needs. The service holds the Matrix standard to ensure that we provide high quality advice and guidance.
Our staff team based in local communities can provide you with a wide range of advice on learning and employment opportunities that are local to you as well as support with job search, CV writing, interview skills and much more.
Please contact the outreach team if you would like to talk them about opportunities. Contact details are on the programme of drop-ins.
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The Jobbox service is currently offering a drop-in service from the ground floor of Southwater library from 10am – 5pm Monday – Friday. If you are 19+, you can call in and speak to a trained officer who can support with advice and guidance to help you move into employment, training or courses. We can also offer more intensive support for those customers with additional barriers such as a health conditions or disability who want to move into paid employment. We can provide customers 1-1 support to progress into paid employment helping to gain work interviews and work trials.
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We value your feedback about your experience on the course. Your responses will remain completely confidential, and your input will help us continue to improve our programmes for future learners.
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Summer Activities
Telford & Wrekin Council Leisure Summer holiday activity programme starts on Monday 21 July until Monday 1 September 2025, offering a fantastic choice of sports and activities to choose from.
Take a look at the options available, link below, you can choose from fun & floats, athletics, tennis, Urban Games, footgolf, bike hub and so much more…
 Registration for Lawley Primary School new nursery is now open. Places are available for 3 & 4 year olds.
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 Join the Wrekin Giant’s Summer Reading Challenge and dive into a world of stories, fun, and imagination!
Open to children aged 4–11, this free challenge is aimed at encouraging children to read more and keep young minds buzzing all summer long.
Sign up at your local library, claim your free wall chart tracker and let the adventure begin!
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 The Ramblers Wellbeing Walks team is looking to expand its Wellbeing Walks by introducing something local to Sutton Hill.
These walks are led by volunteer walk leaders, and the aspiration to grow will depend on wonderful individuals stepping forward and expressing interest. All necessary training is provided, along with a supportive network every step of the way (pun very much intended!).
So, if someone enjoys walking, likes meeting people, and lives locally in the area, they’re warmly encouraged to get in touch for a chat.
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 Telford Balloon Fiesta returns in 2025 from Friday 22 August to Sunday 24 August at Telford Town Park.
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