2017
The new Quarrendon Adult Learning Centre in Aylesbury officially opened its doors on Thursday 26 October, with a ribbon cutting ceremony and cake cutting by the Chairman of Buckinghamshire County Council, Patricia Birchley. The new centre has had new windows and doors, low energy lighting and a new heating system installed as well as new […]
Adult learners aged between 21 and 67 years old studying with Buckinghamshire Adult Learning were celebrating last week after receiving some fantastic results in the new maths and English GCSE exams. The reformed exams are graded 9 to 1, with 9 being the highest and grade 4 a standard pass. 68% of the learners achieved […]
Buckinghamshire Adult Learning held their annual Adult Learner of the Year Awards last night as part of the Festival of Learning. Over 120 learners, tutors, classroom supporters who were nominated for an award attended the event along with dignitaries and staff from Buckinghamshire County Council. Steve Rogers and Katie Brown, both English and maths Functional Skills […]
ALDD learners at Green Street Adult Learning Centre have raised £160 for the Wycombe Homeless Connection by cooking curry. They have been focusing on community participation this term and decided they wanted to help a homeless charity. They held a curry day selling their delicious creations to other learners, family, friends and staff and Sheena […]
Representatives from the British Legion visited a group of ALDD learners in Aylesbury on 27 February. The learners raised £89.70 for the charity at their Christmas Fair where they sold handmade crafts, gifts, cards and refreshments. The British Legion were their chosen charity as one of the learners volunteers in their shop. Each learner was presented […]
A group of ESOL students (English for Speakers of Other Languages) studying at three centres with Buckinghamshire Adult Learning, have achieved some excellent results in their first set of Speaking and Listening exams this year. The 156 students achieved the following pass rates: 100% at Chesham, 95% at High Wycombe and 92% at Aylesbury. Zena […]
Buckinghamshire Adult Learning recently ran some beginner iPad courses for 20 residents in Cholesbury and St Leonards, Buckinghamshire. The residents aged between 65-85 made use of the recent WiFi installation at the Cholesbury and St Leonards Village Halls and learnt how to navigate around their iPads, use Apps, browse the Internet , take and file […]
We are pleased to announce that we are now offering ‘Blended Learning’ for our English and/or maths courses. This new, flexible learning method allows students to study using a combination of online learning and face-to-face meetings with a fully qualified tutor for those topics that need further explanation. The course is personally tailored to support […]