Our courses are now closed to new entrants for this academic year.  Please do return later in the summer for details of our September 2025 to June 2026 courses and to apply for these, thank you.

Functional Skills English classes are available to adults (19+) at our Chippenham, Salisbury and Trowbridge campuses. You can apply for our Functional Skills courses any time from now until February 2025. Our classes start the week commencing 9th September 2024 and we accept students onto the course throughout the year up to the end of March 2025. Once you have applied, we will send through a skills check to gauge your ability and determine a suitable course for you. Once returned to us, we will be in touch to arrange an interview, either face to face or over the phone if this is not possible. Depending on the time of year, it may take up to two weeks to hear back from us, so please do not worry if you do not hear back immediately. We will discuss the campus, the day and time of the sessions and the options available to you. Subject to enrolment numbers, there may be daytime and evening classes available which are face to face. We also offer our popular distance learning option, which gives students an opportunity to work independently at home, at a time that suits them. This course is overseen by an English lecturer, who will offer support but is largely student led, using an online learning platform called Century.