Courses

Helping your child

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at The Reading Rooms

Help your child to learn English & Maths: Key stage 1

This course aims to give you the confidence to support your child’s learning at home and to engage with school life.

course code
5398
Availability
This course is available for enrolment.
Start
02 Jun 2026 (Summer)
Weeks
5 weeks
Times
Tuesday 09:30-12:00

where
The Reading Rooms  A link to Google Maps in a new window with this postcode. Google map
fees

free 


Help your child to learn English & Maths: Key stage 2

This course aims to give you the confidence to support your child’s learning at home and to engage with school life.

course code
5400
Availability
This course is available for enrolment.
Start
01 Jun 2026 (Summer)
Weeks
5 weeks
Times
Monday 09:30-12:00

where
The Reading Rooms  A link to Google Maps in a new window with this postcode. Google map
fees

free 


Our adult community learning service provides more than 100 free courses, enrolling over 750 eligible learners, in 40 locations a year.

We offer opportunities for residents to gain new skills in subjects like health and wellbeing, maths, english and IT, or to help them prepare to return to work.

What should I do next?

You may want to enrol on a course to help you return to work or improve your skills. Perhaps you want to gain some confidence or maybe you just want to be able to help your child with maths and english.

We can offer you impartial advice about getting back into learning. We can also provide information about all learning opportunities across Swindon including the local colleges and other training providers. We can help you find the right next step.

You can also contact the National Careers Service, who offer impartial advice on careers, skills and the labour market in England.

Volunteering opportunities

The Adult Community Learning Team are keen to recruit local residents as volunteers to help our tutors and learners within the classroom and learning groups. To get involved or to find out more, contact us using the details below.