education
Kensington and Chelsea College
www.kcc.ac.uk
A Further Education College for adults aged 16 and over offering a range of full time and part time courses on 5 sites across the borough. The Disability Officer, Ivan Black, can be contacted on 020-573-5327.
Hammersmith and Fulham Adult Education
www.courseinfo.co.uk
Courses for Adults in Hammersmith and Fulham.
Westminster Adult Education Service
www.waes.ac.uk
Courses for Adults in Westminster.
Westminster-Kingsway College
www.westking.ac.uk
A Large further education college based over six centres in Camden and Westminster.The College has two Disability Support Co-ordinators.
To contact them tel: 020-7819-3404 or 020-73065761. Email: dsc.westking@ac.uk
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Department of Education
www.rbkc.gov.uk/educationandlearning
This department is responsible for primary, secondary and some adult education in the borough, libraries, the youth service and sports development and employment.
Department of Education and Skills
www.dfes.gov.uk
The official government department of education and skills provides information and advice on education and skills and on government strategies.
Hot Courses
www.hotcourses.com
The UK's largest and most accurate database of educational opportunities including courses, schools, colleges and financial awards which searches for full-time and part-time courses at all levels.
Learndirect
www.learndirect.co.uk
Provides post-16 learning, targetting those who have few or no qualifications and aiming to equip people with the skills they need for employability. Most courses available online as well as at a Learndirect centre.
UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service)
www.ucas.ac.uk
This is the central organisation that processes applications to undergraduate higher education courses in the UK, provides course searches and information on student finance.
Skill
www.skill.org.uk
The National Bureau for Students with Disabilities, have extensive information on their website.
Useful Links
Disability Writes
http://www.disabilitywrites.org.uk
This website was set up by Just Services in 2005, with funding from Arts Council England.
Disability Writes actively supports and encourages disabled writers, whatever their previous writing experience. Our aim is that disabled people can, through using this site, learn and develop creative writing skills in their own time and at their own pace. We promote the work of disabled writers to a wide audience of disabled and non-disabled people through this website and printed publications.
Floodlight
http://london.floodlight.co.uk
Floodlight is London's official guide to courses, having been set up by the Boroughs to promote learning options available to adult Londoners. All the full-time, part-time, short courses and evening classes run by government-funded colleges, universities and adult education centres in all the London boroughs are on this website.
The Video College
http://www.thevideocollege.co.uk/