We had a busy day at the Community Celebration Event today talking to people about our Digital inclusion project. It was great to meet lots of TARA representatives and community members!
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Community Celebration Event
Saturday, July 23rd, 2022 at
9:27 pm
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Digital Inclusion Project in Sheffield
Saturday, July 9th, 2022 at
10:58 pm
We have a new Digital Inclusion Project at Learn for Life Enterprise which is funded by Sheffield’s Housing and Neighbourhoods Service.
If you’re a Council tenant and would like support with using a computer or the internet then come and join one of our drop in sessions.
Our classes are held at venues across the city and are run by friendly, helpful Digital Champions who will help you gain the skills you need at a pace that suits you.
Go to a computer session near you:
Drop in to a session at your local library:
- Manor, Monday 10am to midday
- Central Library, Tuesday 10am to midday
- Firth Park, Wednesday 10am to midday
- Crystal Peaks, Thursday 10am to midday
- Central, Thursday 10am to midday
- Highfield, Friday 10am to midday
You can find out more about the listed sessions and access free classes for your TARA group by emailing info@learnforlifeenterprise.com
If you would like to volunteer to be a Digital Champion please click here.
Free SIM cards with data
Wednesday, June 15th, 2022 at
8:19 pm
Learn for Life Enterprise is part of the National Databank working in partnership with Good Things Foundation, Virgin Media O2, Vodafone and Three. The National Databank provides free sims and mobile data (as well as talk minutes and texts) to people in need.
If you are a refugee or asylum seeker living in Sheffield (or supporting someone who is) and need help with data please complete this simple form:
‘Face to face’ opening times
Wednesday, June 15th, 2022 at
8:15 pm
Learn for Life is now open for face to face registrations and queries on Tuesdays 11 – 3:30, Thursdays 1 – 3:30 and Fridays 11 – 1. You can also enrol outside of these times using these forms:
Sheffield History lecture and walk
Wednesday, June 15th, 2022 at
8:01 pm
This week our Functional Skills English students were invited by the Department for Lifelong Learning at the University of Sheffield to a special lecture theatre experience and history walk. We learnt about migration to Sheffield and the use of different buildings in the past. Everyone had a great time and enjoyed the trip to the cafe after too.
Trip to the Helena Kennedy Centre
Friday, April 8th, 2022 at
5:04 pm
Today members of our IELTS and Functional Skills classes went on a trip to the Helena Kennedy Centre at Sheffield Hallam University. We got to experience a MA/LLM class and had our own Human Rights lecture. We also got to meet the staff at the Refugee Rights Hub and learnt more about their work. Our day ended with a tour of the university where we visited the library, moot court and a lecture theatre. Everyone had a great time and also got the opportunity to share opinions, discuss and ask questions.
New classrooms
Sunday, March 27th, 2022 at
2:15 pm
Over the past month we have had three of our classrooms redecorated by two amazing volunteers – thank you very much for all your hard work! We are looking forward to having face to face classes in them, here are two of them:
Learn for Life January Newsletter 2022
Friday, January 7th, 2022 at
2:01 pm
Happy New Year! Today we are delighted to launch the Learn for Life Newsletter, which is a collection of contributions that have been made by Learn for Life students, for Learn for Life students and friends. We hope you enjoy reading the various articles, escaping in the creative writing, cooking the recipes and admiring the photographs. Click here to open the Newsletter.
Christmas Opening Times
Monday, December 13th, 2021 at
7:15 pm
Learn for Life will be closed from Monday 20th December to Tuesday 4th January.
During this time you will be able to book online Functional Skills exams and continue to enrol for English classes. You can contact us with any urgent queries at info@learnforlifeenterprise.com Please note there may be a delay in responses but we will get back to you as soon as possible.
Christmas in the City Centre
Thursday, December 9th, 2021 at
6:45 pm
Today our Entry 3 class went for a “Sheffield city centre at Christmas” walk taking in the Peace Gardens, Fargate, Tudor Square and the Winter Gardens. We learnt more about the festive season as well as important landmarks and locations in Sheffield.
