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Lifelong Learning

Learning new skills can help you to build confidence and self-esteem, and open the way to other training, or to paid employment. Or learning can be just about learning something more on a topic you are interested in.

Education is life: 'not merely preparation for an unknown kind of future living... The whole of life is learning, therefore education can have no endings.' (Lindeman 1926)

"Lifelong Learning should be for all aspects of life and meet a variety of needs and objectives. It should foster personal and collective development, stimulate achievement, encourage creativity, provide and enhance skills, contribute to enlargement of knowledge itself, enhance cultural and leisure pursuits, and underpin citizenship and independent living"
(Fryer Report "Learning in the 21st Century")

This part of the site provides information about the providers of education in Cambridge and the surrounding area, many of which offer support to students with mental health issues if this is required.

Educational Institutions:

Anglia Ruskin University
Based in Cambridge and Chelmsford. (Formerly known as Anglia Polytechnic University)
Anglia Ruskin University
East Road
Cambridge CB1 1PT
Tel: 0845 271 3333

Cambridge Regional College
Cambridge Regional College
Kings Hedges Road
Cambridge CB4 2QT
Tel: 01223 418200
Provides further education and training opportunities.

Cambridge University
Details of courses provided for the general public by Cambridge University.

Chesterton Community College
A secondary school which does community education. Located in Gilbert Road, Cambridge CB4 3NY
Tel: 01223 508748
email: Kate Blackwell, Widening Participation Officer

Coleridge Community College
A secondary school, which does community education. Located in Radegund Road, Cambridge CB1 3RJ
Tel: 01223 712340
email: Kate Blackwell, Widening Participation Officer

Hills Road Sixth Form College
A Sixth form college also offering adult education. Located in Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2PE
Tel: 01223 247251

Long Road Adult Education
A site for adult education and professional training.

Manor Community College
A secondary school, which does community education. Located in Arbury Road, Cambridge CB4 2JF
Tel: 01223 508748
email: Kate Blackwell, Widening Participation Officer

Parkside Community College
A secondary school, which does community education. Located in Parkside, Cambridge CB1 1EH
Tel: 01223 712340
email: Kate Blackwell, Widening Participation Officer

Or you could try these centres:

Cambridge Women's Resources Centre
Hooper Street
Cambridge
CB1 2NZ
Tel: (01223) 321148
Provides training and support to the women of Cambridge. Various courses, all free if you meet the criteria of the centre, plus free on-site creche.

Cambridgeshire Learning Centres
These provide Learndirect courses at Cambridgeshire libraries.

Fitzwilliam Museum Events
Details of Gallery talks, lectures, courses, family activities.

University of the Third Age
Details of Academic and recreational courses especially for retired people.

You can also find out more about education at the Cambridgeshire County Council website the adult and community learning page.

If you like to learn on-line you may wish to explore the following links:

Adult Learning
Has links to different types of adult learning, from very basic to advanced. From Department of Education and Skills.

BBC Adult Learning
Many subjects, including language webpages.

BBC Online Courses
Various topics including gardening, fist aid, history, and languages.

BBC Skillswise
Can help you to improve your literacy and numeracy.

Free-Ed
Details of free courses for vocational & academic disciplines.

Information Resources
Reference websites.

Learn Direct
Online courses about business, computing, word and number skills. Provided by local libraries.

Learning Resources
Websites arranged by acedemic subject, plus revision.

Open2
Open University programs on BBC.

Typing Practice
Online practice in typing for complete beginners.

If you want contact some of the National organisations you may find the following links of use:

City and Guilds
Information about City and Guilds qualifications.

NIACE
Promoting the general advancement of adult continuing education.

Workers' Education Association
UK's largest voluntary provider of adult learning opportunities.

Last revised 7 May 2007

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