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Our Creative Writing learner, Gillian Kendall has become a published author! Her children’s book, ‘The Zingy Zantini Zaniest Zoo’ is now available to buy at https://www.austinmacauley.com/book/zingy-zantini-zaniest-zoo. Gillian said the following about learning with us, “It was with much trepidation when I attended my very first Creative Writing class at Buckingham in January 2018. Although I […]
Would you like some support in helping to manage your lifestyle? During this difficult time of social distancing and not being able to see family and friends in a normal manner can cause or worsen loneliness and anxiety. This can challenge the way you look after yourself in terms of eating well and keeping active, […]
We are pleased to offer you a 20% discount off all online courses in Term 2. This discount has already been applied to course fees on the website. Hear from some of our learners who’ve been studying with us online this year.
We weren’t able to host our annual Adult Learning Awards celebration event this year due to the pandemic, so we visited our winners individually to present them with their awards. We value all our learners and being nominated for an award is a fantastic achievement. This year we selected winners from our four curriculum areas, […]
Our Lip-reading tutor, Molly Berry, has written this blog about the problems people with hearing loss experience now that we are required to wear facemasks and gives some tips on how to overcome them. https://medium.com/staff-blogs/facemasks-and-hearing-loss-e08b3735cf93
Are you aged 16-24 and want to gain work experience and a Level 1 Employability and Digital Skills qualification? Enrol now for our next Bucksinspired Traineeship programme starting in January 2021. This education and training programme with work experience, is focused on giving young people the skills and experience that employers are looking for. You […]
Following the latest government announcement that we will be entering another lockdown from 5 November, we’d like to reassure you that Buckinghamshire Adult Learning will remain open. Adult Learning is exempt from the new restrictions but the guidance advises that as much learning as possible should be delivered online. Where online learning is not possible, […]
Buckinghamshire Adult Learning recently teamed up with Wycombe Wanderers Sports and Education Trust to provide a six-week Woodworking Skills course for people with mental health problems, as part of their ‘Keep Moving Forward’ Project. The project helped members to learn a new skill, meet new people and provide them with an activity to focus their […]
Places are still available on our free* online, one-hour Employability Workshops. CV Writing – Monday 21 September, 1-2pm Completing Application Forms – Monday 28 September, 1-2pm Preparing for Interviews – Monday 5 October, 1-2pm Video Interview Dos and Don’ts – Monday 12 October, 1-2pm
Our AAT Foundation Certificate in Bookkeeping Level 2 course starts on 23 September. You will learn basic accounting principles, how to use manual accounting systems and how to work with purchase, sales and general ledgers. This course is for those who wish to develop their accountancy role and can be studied as part of an […]