Build confidence, improve your communication skills, and open the door to new opportunities with an English course at Cradley Heath Skills Campus. Whether you want to feel more confident speaking in everyday situations, support your children with schoolwork, strengthen your reading and writing, or work towards a nationally recognised Functional Skills qualification, our friendly and flexible courses are designed to help you succeed.
From short taster sessions to full 14-week programmes, you’ll develop practical English skills you can use immediately — at home, in the workplace and in your community. You’ll learn in one of the newest adult learning campuses in the West Midlands, with small groups, supportive tutors, and a welcoming atmosphere that makes returning to education feel comfortable and achievable.
As part of the number one college group for student achievement in the West Midlands, you’ll get the guidance, encouragement and confidence you need to progress.
Cradley Heath offers a range of English courses for adults, including Functional Skills English. Courses are designed to help learners improve communication, qualifications, and career opportunities.
These courses are ideal for adults who want to improve reading, writing, and communication skills, gain a Functional Skills qualification and build confidence using English in everyday life. Courses support learners at different starting levels.
Depending on your course, you may improve reading and comprehension, writing and spelling, grammar and punctuation, speaking and listening skills and communication for work and everyday life.
Yes, courses are designed around adult learners and may include part-time study, daytime classes and supportive learning environments. This helps learners balance study with work or family commitments.
Students benefit from friendly, experienced tutors, small class sizes, supportive adult learning environments and careers and progression advice. The focus is on helping learners build confidence to communicate at work, support family needs, participate in your community and prepare for new opportunities.
We want to ensure the right level and type of support is in place for every one of our learners to be successful and treated as an individual. We believe that each student should be individually supported to grow and develop personally and professionally.
When you join us you’ll have access to a network of mentors and online 24/7 confidential counselling services for your emotional wellbeing, as well as a dedicated safeguarding team of staff, student-to-student safeguarding champions and your own personal tutor.