We are looking for volunteer ESOL/English tutors to teach new arrivals. If you are interested in leading or supporting a class for a minimum of 2 hours a week, please apply using our short application form here.

The park run is back, starting this Saturday:

Following OFSTED’s visit to Learn for Life as part of their inspection of Lifelong Learning we are pleased to announce that adult education was awarded ‘Outstanding‘.

Congratulations to all our tutors and many thanks to our students who made them feel welcome during their day at the centre!

Being awarded an ‘Outstanding’ rating in these categories puts Sheffield amongst the top performing local authorities in the country for adult learning and supporting people with high needs.

Over the summer we have been running Multiply courses to support adults to engage with Maths and Numeracy. We have covered topics such as “My Green World”, “Money on my Mind” and “My Energy”. Here are a few photos from this week’s sessions. If you would like to join email info@learnforlifeenterprise.com

“Multiply is the new national programme, thanks to a £7.2 million investment by South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, from the Government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund, that focuses on improving adult numeracy skills and confidence. 

Forming part of the Government’s Skills for Life initiative; the free courses and initiatives are designed to build confidence with numeracy at work and home and will provide a range of skills; from helping individuals understand their personal finances to supporting children with maths homework, and are available to local residents on either a part time or intensive, full-time basis.”

Thank you to Menstruation Matters for donating sanitary products to Learn for Life to help us fight period poverty. Products are available for any women who use our centre that need them.

On the 12th September Hayley will be speaking at the Digital Poverty Alliance’s End Digital Poverty day:

Community-led digital inclusion support: National Digital Inclusion Network

The recent House of Lords report highlighted the importance of community-based digital inclusion support, just like the support offered by thousands of organisations that make up the National Digital Inclusion Network.

At this session Louise Branch from Good Things Foundation and Hayley Nelson from ambassador hub Learn for Life will talk about:

– The many different ways community hubs support people to access the digital world

– Why community based support is essential to reaching people who face digital exclusion

– How being part of a national network benefits digital inclusion hubs

Catch up by watching it here.

Thank you so much to Good Things Foundation National Device Bank for donating laptops and tablets with internet data for us to distribute. The devices are going to individuals who do not have a suitable device and are from a low income household. We’ve had a lot of happy tears and smiles this week!

Today we had an exclusive tour of Graves Gallery. Many thanks to Jess from Sheffield Museums for showing us around! More photos are on our Facebook page.

Photos by Charles

We had a fantastic day at the House of Lords for Good Things Foundation‘s #FixTheDigitalDivide event. There was lots of sunshine, smiles and inspiration. It was great to catch up with Good Things Foundation staff, partners, fellow Ambassadors and Digital Inclusion Hubs. It was also lovely to see Learn for Life Enterprise images being featured throughout the Cholmondeley Room.