Skills & Learning Adult Community Education

I was doing the Level 2 barbering course and this course is great if you fit the mould, however I did not. I was the only male in the class and I was really singled out. The male teacher Ricky would be so nice to all the ladies and very chatty, however with me he was horrible and really didn’t offer any help. I was pretty much left in the dark about everything and in the end I was forced to just leave. Everyone would get so much help and get clients all the time and I was just stuck in a back room on the computer or cutting hair on a head block. Liz is the main teacher and she is better than Ricky but still not good, she told me very early she doesn’t think I will pass the course which instantly shot my confidence. I even had to get the line manager Cathy involved on several occasions, she is absolutely brilliant by the way, only good thing to come out of it. But I’m not going to say I don’t recommend the course because if your face fits, then you do, but if you’re like me a male who has disabilities and doesn’t look like a barber, they will just single you out and won’t bother with you

Excellent course! Katie was amazing, made everyone feel at ease. My mental health has improved! I would recommend the course to everyone!

Fair enough" they didn't enrolled me to the right course 3 times in a raw. In addition to this

Great place to learn, with experienced staff to teach adults. I would fully recommend.

A team of professional, dedicated teachers and assistants helped me achieve a desired result within a fairly short period of time: I passed Level 1 ESOL on E2/low E3 course in Poole where I studied with Tatiana Bartlett and her amazing assistants Sarah Foley and Charmain Lyons.My international group consisted of members from different countries. Friendly and relaxing atmosphere, great sense of humour made my English learning experience full of joy and made me feel proud of my achievements. Tatiana’s lessons were also filled with thought-provoking information, practical exercises in writing, reading, listening, speaking and grammar.To build up confidence in speaking, I also completed online ESOL Conversation E3/L2 lessons with Grace Banyard which helped me pass the final exam at level L1 with Tatiana.Tatiana and Grace managed to create unique courses where lessons had an individual approach to each participant. Thanks to this teaching strategy, each member of the group was able to develop exactly their level of English.I will definitely continue learning L2 English for Speakers of Other Languages with Tatiana Bartlett and Grace Banyard and would recommend joining ESOL classes with Skills and Learning.

have done watercolour courses, really enjoyable way to learn new things in a friendly atmosphere with lots of support from tutor

I finished the introduction to barbering course this week, and thoroughly enjoyed it, I had no previous experience, Ricky the instructor was very friendly and very helpful, my only wish is that the course was a little bit longer, I would definitely recommend it.

I started a spanish course which provided a spanish teacher great if I could understand what she was saying in English. I attended a few lessons but felt I was not going to learn in this class I asked for a refund of the future lessons I had paid for and was rejected. Also prior to the course starting the day I requested and joined was then cancelled and I got moved to another day. A sample lesson would be good before handing over your hard earned cash. Or better still go to Udemy great courses there for a fraction of the price, this is where I will now be finding a course to teach me spanish and the price I paid for 10 weeks I could download 6 courses at least and work in the comfort of my own home.

I qualified as a beautician here in 2013 for free..!! Suffering from depression at the time, It made me come out of my shell and make new friends. Also my Son looked up to me as a role model because I was doing something with my life. So go for it if your thinking about enrolling..! It gave me routine in my life, And Ann was a brilliant teacher! Strict and caring! Tough love! She is very professional and wants to bring the best out in students. You are never too old either!!