Learning in the Community & Tailored Learning Projects

Sutton College would like to offer schools and community venues the opportunity to apply to host one (or more) of our courses and workshops for a group of individuals, parents or families that you connect with.

Our target group is London Borough of Sutton residents and our aim is to encourage and develop enjoyable learning, achievement and progression for adults in Sutton. In particular, those who are most in need and/or have had the least opportunity to take part in learning activities and access a wide range of learning opportunities which will enhance their life in many different ways.

We arrange courses to support the development of individuals in the following areas:

• Engaging and/or building confidence- Improve the lives of those  unemployed: by engaging with Sutton and neighbouring borough residents who are unemployed and have low level skills, enabling them to learn and progress to further training opportunities, particularly targeting those who mainstream provision struggles to engage, attracting persons to the College who have not engaged in similar services previously.
• Preparation for further learning – Improve learner progression to higher-level courses or employment: offering advice and guidance and access to employability opportunities.
• Preparation for employment – Through foundation skills courses coupled with information advice and guidance to participants so they are better equipped to move toward employment.
• Improving essential skills including English, ESOL, Maths and Digital – Improve digital inclusion: through attracting people in the borough who may have been disadvantaged due to lack of access to IT/IT skill.
• Equipping parents/carers to support children’s learning – Improve the ability and confidence for children to be supported with their learning and development from within the home.
• Health and wellbeing – Increase health and wellbeing: maximise access to community learning for adults to bring new opportunities and to improve lives; build self-confidence; and improve.
• Developing stronger communities – Improved civic engagement: through greater social interaction between learners from all backgrounds, cultures and income groups in the London Borough of Sutton and neighbouring boroughs through joint learning; promote social renewal by bringing local communities together to experience the joy of learning and pride that comes with achievement social and economic wellbeing of individuals, families and communities.

If you would like your school or community venue to offer a community learning course, please email the Outreach Team: tailoredlearning@suttoncollege.ac.uk

Examples of courses we run:

• Return to Work courses
• Maths Functional Skills tasters
• English Functional Skills tasters
• Essential Digital Skills tasters
• ESOL tasters