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Advice and Enrolment Sessions

Haringey Adult Learning Service Course Listing for the Summer Term (April to July 2018)

Please remember to bring supporting evidence: • Aged 19 and over and resident in the UK/EEA (European Economic Area) or dependants

continuously for three years, not solely for the purpose of education. Refugees and asylum seekers are considered as Home learners.

• Proof of identity e.g. Passport or photo card driving licence. • Proof of address e.g. council tax or utility bill. • Proof you are in receipt of benefits e.g. letter from the Jobcentre Plus dated within the last

3 months. • Proof of any previous qualifications you hold. • All English and Maths courses are FREE to everyone. • The courses with a prefix *ASB are FREE to people who are unemployed and in receipt of

benefits. • ESOL programme course details are on page 9.

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Advice and Enrolment Sessions

Tuesday 17 April 10am - 7pm Monday 23 April 10am -5pm Wednesday 18 April 10am - 5pm Tuesday 24 April 10am -7pm Thursday 19 April 10am - 7pm Wednesday 25 April 10am - 5pm Saturday 21 April 10am - 1pm Thursday 26 April 10am -7pm To enrol onto a course, you need to book an initial assessment. Please contact HALS Reception on 0208 489 2596/2523. Please note: Telephone enrolments are only available between 4.00pm–7.00pm for the following courses: MS Office Skills Workshops.

Each subject assessment takes approximately 45 minutes therefore if you are taking two assessments and completing the writing sample this could take up to 2 hours.

Changes to the advertised programme The course details listed in the prospectus are correct at the time of printing. HALS reserves the right to change details as required throughout the term. You will be advised of any changes to courses you are enrolled on.

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Using a Computer for Complete Beginners Venue: Wood Green Library, 2nd Floor

Start Date Day of Course Time Duration Fees (Nil/Conc/Std) Course Code

26 Apr – 24 May 2018 Thu 18:00- 21:00 5 Weeks Nil/£45/£23 IT17/6706

Introducing Word

Venue: Wood Green Library, 2nd Floor


26 Apr – 17 May 2018 Thu 09:30-12:30 4 weeks Nil/£18/£36 IT17/6708

07 Jun – 28 Jun 2018 Thu 18:00-21:00 4 weeks Nil/£18/£36 IT17/6707

Progressing in Microsoft Word Venue: Wood Green Library, 2nd Floor


24 May – 21 Jun 2018 Tue 09:30-12:30 4 Weeks Nil/£14 /£27 IT17/6723

Internet Basics Venue: Wood Green Library, 2nd Floor


28 Jun – 19 Jul 2018 Thu 09:30-12:30 4 Weeks Nil/£18/£36 IT17/6721

Introduction to Database using Microsoft Access - New Venue: Wood Green Library, 2nd Floor


30 Apr – 14 May 2018 Mon 09:30-12:00 3 Weeks Nil/£13.50/£27 IT17/6792

Working with Layouts in Microsoft Word - New Venue: Wood Green Library, 2nd Floor


30 Apr – 21 May 2018 Thu 12:30-15:30 3 Weeks Nil/£13.50/£27 IT17/6794

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Introduction to Digital Communication - New Venue: Wood Green Library, 2nd Floor


25 Apr – 23 May 2018 Wed 09:15-12:15 5 Weeks Nil/£23/£45 IT17/6793

Preparation for ITQ Venue: Wood Green Library, 2nd Floor


24 Apr – 22 May 2018 Tue 09:30-12:30 5 Weeks Nil/£23 /£45 IT17/6722

Digital Media Venue: Wood Green Library, 2nd Floor


05 Jun – 03 Jul 2018 Tue 09:30-12:30 5 Weeks Nil/£23 /£70 ASB17/6720

Functional Skills ICT Entry 2 Venue: Wood Green Library, 2nd Floor


27 Apr – 20 Jul 2018 Fri 09:30-13:30 12 Weeks Nil/£84 /£132 FS17/6701

Functional Skills ICT Entry 3 Venue: Wood Green Library, 2nd Floor


24 Apr – 19 Jul 2018 Tue/Thu 13:00-15:30 12 Weeks Nil/£84/£132 FS17/6702

Level 1 ITQ (MS Office)



24 Apr – 12 Jul 2018 Tue/Thu 09:30-15:00 10 Weeks Nil/£221/£371 ASB17/6452

Level 2 ITQ (MS Office)



30 Apr – 18 Jul 2018 Mon/Wed 09:30-15:00 10 weeks Nil/£221/£371 ASB17/6703

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MS OFFICE SKILLS WORKSHOPS MS Office Skills in Excel: Creating a Spreadsheet



30 Apr 2018 Mon 18:00-21:00 1 day Nil/£5/£10 IT17/6710

MS Office Skills – Excel Formulae and Function (Intermediate)



14 May 2018 Mon 18:00-21:00 1 day Nil/£5/£10 IT17/6712

MS Office Skills – Excel Charts and Graphs (Intermediate) Venue: Wood Green Library, 2nd Floor


21 May 2018 Mon 18:00-21:00 1 day Nil/£5/£10 IT17/6709

MS Office Skills – Power Point, Developing a Presentation (Intermediate)



04 Jun 2018 Mon 18:00-21:00 1 day Nil/£5/£10 IT17/6714

MS Office Skills in Power Point: Preparing Slides Shows in a Presentation



11 Jun 2018 Mon 18:00-21:00 1 day Nil/£5/£10 IT17/6713

MS Office Skills - Word, Mailmerge & Labels (Intermediate)



30 Apr 2018 Mon 18:00-21:00 1 day Nil/£5/£10 IT17/6715

Organising Photos and Documents in Files and Folders Venue: Wood Green Library, 2nd Floor


09 Jul 2018 Mon 18:00-21:00 1 day Nil/£5/£10

IT17/6711

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How to use Twitter Venue: Wood Green Library, 2nd Floor


17 Jul 2018 Tue 09:30 - 12:30 1 day Nil/£5/£10

IT17/6716

How to use Facebook Venue: Wood Green Library, 2nd Floor


10 Jul 2018 Tue 09:30 - 12:30 1 day Nil/£10/£5 IT17/6717

How to use Linkedin Venue: Wood Green Library, 2nd Floor


11 May 2018 Fri 14:00 - 17:00 1 day Nil/£5/£10 IT17/6514

How to create a basic website using WordPress Venue: Wood Green Library, 2nd Floor


12 Jul 2018 Thu 18:00 - 21:00 1 day Nil/£5/£10 IT17/6718

WordPress –Next steps Venue: Wood Green Library, 2nd Floor

Start Date Day of Course Time Duration Fees (Nil/Conc./Std) Course Code

19 Jul 2018 Thu 18:00 - 21:00 1 day Nil/£5/£10 IT17/6719

Functional Skills – English English Functional Skills – Entry 3 Venue: Wood Green Library, 2nd Floor

Start Date Day of Course Time Duration Fees (Std/Conc.) Course Code

24 Apr – 20 Jul 2018 Tue & Fri 10:00- 12:30 12 Weeks Free FS17/6687

Entry 3 Extended Award in English Venue: Wood Green Library, 2nd Floor

Start Date Day of Course Time Duration Fees (Std/Conc.) Course Code

24 Apr – 19 Jul 2018 Tue & Thu 10:00- 12:30 12 Weeks Free ES17/6688

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Level 1 Extended Award in English Skills Venue: Wood Green Library, 2nd Floor

Start Date Day of Course Time Duration Fees ( Course Code

24 Apr – 19 Jul 2018 Tue & Thu 13:00- 15:30 12 Weeks Free FS17/6699

English Functional Skills– Level 1 Venue: Wood Green Library, 2nd Floor

Start Date Day of Course Time Duration Fees Course Code

24 Apr – 19 Jul 2018 Tue & Thu 13:00- 15:30 12 Weeks Free FS17/6697

24 Apr – 18 Jul 2018 Tue & Wed 18:00- 20:30 12 Weeks Free FS17/6698

English Writing Skills Development – Level 2 Venue: Wood Green Library, 2nd Floor


27 Apr – 18 Jul 2018 Fri 13:00 -15:30 12 Weeks Free FS17/6689

27 Apr – 18 Jul 2018 Fri 10:00 -12:30 12 Weeks Free FS17/6691

25 Apr – 18 Jul 2018 Wed 18:00- 20:30 12 Weeks Free FS17/6728

English Functional Skills– Level 2 Venue: Wood Green Library, 2nd Floor


23 Apr – 18 Jul 2018 Mon & Wed 13:00 -15:30 12 Weeks Free FS17/6695

23 Apr – 18 Jul 2018 Mon & Wed 18:00 -20:30 12 Weeks Free FS17/6696

Access to GCSE English - New Venue: Wood Green Library, 2nd Floor


24 Apr – 19 Jul 2018 Tue & Thu 13:00 -15:30 12 Weeks Free CD17/6738

Building confidence in writing - New Venue: Wood Green Library, 2nd Floor


25 Apr – 18 Jul 2018 Wed 18:00 - 20:30 12 Weeks Free CD17/6728

23 Apr – 16 Jul 2018 Mon 13:00 - 15:30 12 Weeks Free CD17/6796

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Maths Functional Skills – Entry 3

Venue: Wood Green Library, 2nd Floor Start Date Day of Course Time Duration Fees (Std/Conc.) Course Code

24 Apr – 19 Jul 2018 Tue & Thu 10:00-12:30 12 Weeks Free FS17/6690

Maths Functional Skills – Level 1

Venue: Wood Green Library, Start Date Day of Course Time Duration Fees (Std/Conc.) Course Code

23 Apr – 18 Jul 2018 Mon & Wed 18:00-20:30 12 Weeks Free FS17/6338


Maths Functional Skills – Level 2

Venue: Wood Green Library Start Date Day of Course Time Duration Fees (Std/Conc.) Course Code


24 Apr – 19 Jul 2018 Tue & Thu 18:00-20:30 12 Weeks Free FS17/6737

Access to GCSE maths - New


11 May – 20 Jul 2018 Fri 13:00-15:30 10 Weeks Free CD17/6690

Building confidence in maths - New


27 Apr – 20 Jul 2018 Fri 10:00-12:30 12 Weeks Free CD17/6795

Exploring GCSE maths (Number skills & geometry) - New


11 Apr – 20 Jul 2018 Fri 13:00-15:30 10 Weeks Free CD17/6737

Exploring GCSE maths (Algebra) - New


25 Apr – 18 Jul 2018 Wed 18:00-20:30 12 Weeks Free CD17/6813

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Level 2 Award in Introduction to Counselling Skills (CPCAB)

Start Date Day of Course Time Duration Fees (Std/Conc/Nil) Course Code

01 May – 10 Jul 2018 Tue 18:00 – 21:00 10 weeks Nil/£96/£150 ASB17/6727

ESOL - English for Speakers of Other Languages Who are our ESOL courses for? If you are a citizen of the UK or a country within the European Economic Area or have lived in either of these for at least the last three years then you should be eligible for UK government funding for your ESOL course. Those with certain types of immigration status such as refugee status, discretionary, exceptional or indefinite leave to enter/remain are also usually eligible. ESOL courses are designed for people whose first language is not English. We offer courses from complete beginners (Pre-Entry) to Level 1. Each course will help you study at a level that is appropriate for you and aims to:

• Help you with everyday life in the UK from shopping to going to the doctors or dealing with schools and services;

• Develop your English skills to get a job or improve your work prospects; • Provide you with a qualification in English; • Enable you to progress to an academic or vocational course.

What do we offer? Our provision caters for a range of skills and abilities through a comprehensive range of accredited and non-accredited courses from Basic Beginners Pre-Entry to Upper Intermediate Level 1.

We offer: • English classes on site, in schools and in the community • Parenting and Wellbeing classes for ESOL; • Class sizes of no more than 16 people; • Morning, afternoon or evening classes are available; • The opportunity to develop your speaking, listening, reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation,

computing and study skills; • Citizenship, British Values, employability, and safeguarding are embedded in all of our ESOL courses; • A Skills for Life qualification at the end of the course covering reading, writing, listening and speaking,

accredited through Ascentis. Are the courses free? Yes, if you are studying on an accredited course and you are receiving Universal Credit, Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) or Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) – Work Related Activity Group

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How much do courses cost?

Fully funded £0

Co-Funded with Concessions (£1.50ph) + exam fee where applicable

Co-funded /No Conc (£3.15ph) + exam fee where app

• Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) • Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) - Work - Related Activity Group • Income Support • Personal Independence Payment (PIP) with ESA • Universal Credit and earning less than 16 times national minimum wage per week. • Other state benefits (usually income support) and earning less than 16 times national minimum wage per week. *currently £7.50 for 24s and over but subject to change Learners need to show evidence and tick that they are “unemployed/working under 16 hours and looking for a job” on the enrolment form.

Household income under £19,000 For example, this would include: People who are employed on low income

• People on Universal Credit and not covered in column 1.

• People on pension credits/state pension/other benefits with an annual household income under £19,000

• Working Tax Credit

Asylum seekers cannot get free courses but HALS may be able to help ESOL learners apply for a grant to cover the concessionary fee.

Learners self-declare by ticking the household income box.

All others

Exam fees:

£30 for Speaking & Listening Mode £15 for Reading £15 Writing Modes except

All learners must pay for exams unless on in receipt of JSA, ESA, Universal Credit.

Crèche Fees We offer crèche facilities at Northumberland Park School. Crèche fees are not available at the time of printing, further information will be provided by staff when you enrol for a course.

Progression Each level is divided into three stages over the academic year, although students may join a class at the beginning of any term. Most students remain at a level for a year before progressing to the next. Non accredited courses act as a stepping stones to enable learners to gain the necessary skills to achieve an exam. We also offer a range of additional skills and grammar workshops to support your success and achievement. Once you have reached Level 1, there are opportunities to progress on to other HALS courses, further education, volunteering or employment.

How can I enrol?

How do I start? All students must take undertake an initial assessment before joining a class to enrol them on the most appropriate course. ESOL enrolment days are held at Wood Green Library at various times throughout the year.

We run ESOL Initial assessments sessions at the beginning of each term at the times and dates advertised below then every Friday at 10 am until half term. Please arrive promptly at the start of your chosen session. We operate a first come, first served basis. However, attending an initial assessment does not guarantee a place on a course. Whilst we will try and place you on the course, you may be placed on waiting list for the next available course at your level.

Where and when can I study? Mornings 9.30-12.00 or 10.00-12.30 • Wood Green Learning Centre • Northumberland Park School

Afternoons 13.15-15.15 • Wood Green Learning Centre

Evenings 18.00-20.30

Wood Green Learning Centre Find out more To discuss your options, or book a place on one of the enrolment days or weekly assessment sessions, please contact HALS on 020 8489 2596/2523

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Please note that advertised dates are subject to change.

Family Learning

Family Learning Free classes

Family Learning classes are aimed at parents and carers who wish to develop their own skills as well as learn strategies on how to best support their child’s education to reach full potential. Family Learning classes are free and take place in selected children’s centres and schools in Haringey.

• Opportunity for parents/carers and children to learn together; • Support your child to learn through play and develop learning resources; • Learn strategies to support the development of your child’s reading skills and improve your

understanding of the school curriculum and expectations; • Learn fun ways to support your child with learning maths; • Share ideas with other parents and develop your own skills and much more;

To find out the details of HALS Family Learning courses and venues, please ask for details at HALS reception or call on 020 8489 2596 /2523. You may also wish to contact your child’s school to find out what classes are on offer.

Parents Toolkit A series of workshops that offer positive ways of parenting for the present day challenges. You will learn how to build strong and secure families and support your children as a team as well as on their own. All workshops are based on the coaching model and take place at various schools and children centres.

Help your child develop self-esteem and confidence; How to deal with your child’s worries and fears; How to deal with your child’s anger; How to help your child to deal with changes; Help your child to deal with disturbed sleep patterns; How to deal with your child’s challenging behaviour; Building strong and secure families;

Children’s Centres Learning Hubs Children’s Centres Learning Hubs provide information and coordinate adult learning offer in in each area. There are four hubs across Haringey covering the five Children’s Centres planning areas: Welbourne, Rowland Hill, Woodside and Downhills Site. Children’s Centres offer parents and carers looking after children under 5 the opportunity to join a range of classes to support child’s development. Contact details of all Haringey Children’s Centres can be located on: http://www.haringey.gov.uk/children-and-families/childcare-and-early-years/childrens-centres

Local School Family Learning Hub The Learning Centre at Risley Avenue Primary School is open to parents from other local schools to join HALS Family Learning courses designed to help you support children from Reception to Year 2. You will learn about the school curriculum and develop your own English communication at the same time. For up to date details please call HALS reception on 020 8489 2596 /2523.

Progression from Family Learning You will be supported by Family Learning tutors to continue on your learning journey. You will be encouraged to progress and enrol on an accredited ESOL, Functional English, Maths or ICT course to

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develop your skills further and work towards a nationally recognised qualification at Wood Green Library or at Northumberland Park Community School (N17).

Changes to the advertised programme The course details listed in the prospectus are correct at the time of printing. HALS reserves the right to change details as required throughout the term. You will be advised of any changes to courses you are enrolled on.

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