To Sum Up: Friendly & Supportive Learning Enviroment…read more The sheffield college is the main college network within sheffield with 5 sites throughout the city. The students are all friendly with and allways make you feelwelcome and the staff are some of the best in the college networks available in sheffield. The staff are all supportive and do as much as they can to support there students through there course no matter what difficulties they may be facing, the college also has specialised counsilors that students can go and speak to should they feel that they need to. The college offers a vast range of courses at different a range of different levels which means that there is something for everyone.

Bakewell is a lovely town set in the peak district.It is full of great cafe's and coffee shop's and…read morewonderful individual shop's to explore.On monday's there is a market to explore, and don't forget to have a walk by the river, and maybe feed the duck's.Then take home a famous Bakewell pudding for tea.

Swathmore is a great place to learn new skills or hobbies after you leave formal education. It is…read morean education centre for adults that runs a number of courses all year round in things like arts, crafts, massage and singing that you can do for fun and don't have to have any experience in. Some courses cover things like healthy living, in Yoga and the Alexander technique. They offer the certified counseling courses and accredited computer courses. I have been to a few life drawing sessions there in the past run by an independent group who hired one of the rooms. The studio was big enough for everyone to have easels - there's nothing worse than trying to draw in a cramped space. A few years ago I took an aromatherapy and massage class run in the evening once a week. It was a great introduction to the practice. It was a women only group so we practiced on each other so I got massaged (as well as giving massages) every week! It was really good value for money as well. They offer concession rates on most courses, which aren't that expensive in the first place.

Situated in the romantic location of Woodhouse Square reminisce of a period of time filled with…read moregentlemen and ladies. Most of the buildings around the square of Georgian style and the area is but a little way from the centre of town. Such an unassuming building is home to a diverse range of courses aimed at improving skills and general wellbeing of adults in the Leeds area. Discounts are available on some courses for those receiving benefits so really valuable personal and work-life developments can be achieved. There are sewing courses, DIY, fine art, pottery, yoga, computing and English. The lists do go on and on. Swathmore follows the academic year pattern and there is a membership fee of 10 pounds for a year. It is easy to get to as the Leeds Free bus goes to Park Lane College which is just round the corner.

Commanding a good position in the main high street the IT Learning centre of Joseph Priestly…read morecollege is a good advertisement to capture people of out reach from the main colleges of the city centre. A range of vocational courses are on offer and well as basic key skills such as maths, English and computing. As with most colleges this one also provides a high level of student support such as with child care and funding for courses appealing to those who may normally be put off going into further education due to such limitations.