Essential Skills Courses | Doncaster Skills Hub
Building confidence for everyday life, work and learning
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Our Essential Skills courses in English, Maths and ESOL ae designed to give you the confidence you need for daily life, work or further learning. Whether you want to improve your reading and writing to help your little ones with homework, boost your number skills to better manage your money, or strengthen your English language, our supportive Tutors and flexible courses will help you achieve your goals and open up opportunities
Whether you want to improve your reading and writing to help your little ones with homework, boost your number skills to better manage your money, or strengthen your English language, our supportive Tutors and flexible courses will help you achieve your goals and open up opportunities
Live Courses - Starting Soon:
| Everyday ESOL This 5-week course supports learners to develop practical English skills for everyday life. | 5-week course - starting 7th November 2025 until 19th December 2025 | 9am-11am | Hexthorpe Primary School | Everyday ESOL This 5-week course supports learners to develop practical English skills for everyday life. Through friendly, interactive sessions, learners will build confidence in speaking, listening, reading, and writing in real-life contexts such as shopping, appointments, travel, and conversations with neighbours or school staff. The course focuses on useful vocabulary, simple grammar, and communication strategies to help learners feel more independent and connected in their communities. | Essential Skills | Complete the course registration HERE or contact the team at afcl@doncaster.gov.uk |
| Everyday Maths This 5-week course helps learners develop practical maths skills for everyday life. | 5-week course - starting 13th November 2025 until 11th December 2025 | 9.45-11.45am | Denaby Family Hub | Everyday Maths This 5-week course helps learners develop practical maths skills for everyday life. Through real-world examples and supportive activities, learners will explore how to use numbers confidently in situations like shopping, budgeting, cooking, travel, and time management. The course focuses on building number sense, problem-solving strategies, and a positive mindset towards maths, making it more accessible and relevant to daily routines. | Essential Skills | Complete the course registration HERE or contact the team at afcl@doncaster.gov.uk |
Essential Skills Courses Coming Soon:
Time, Travel, Tickets and Tricks - Master the art of timetables, journey planning and value for money
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Money Moves and Smart Choices - Navigate everyday spending & saving
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The Numbers Behind the Noise - Decode maths
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Puzzle Power Crack Codes and Conquer Challenges - Solve maths problems in everyday life
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Numbers Unlocked a Fresh Start With Everyday Skills - First steps into building confidence with numbers
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Finding your way with financial literacy - How to manage money, budgets, saving
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Escape the English Room - Use vocabulary solve riddles, word puzzles
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Everyday English -Survival Skills Cafe - Match common phrases to real life
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Talk the Talk -Conversation Confidence Club - Guided conversations using topics to encourage speaking & confidence
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Word Builders 'English Through Games' - Build a sentence through word bingo, scrabble style challenges
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Everyday English Essentials - Focus on reading, writing in real world situations
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Write It Right: English for Work & Life - Reading, writing and communication skills
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English for Everyday Life - Build vocabulary, grammar develop confidence in speaking & listening
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Job Jargon: Talking Your Way to Work - Master key workplace vocabulary and communication skills
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Workplace Wizardry: Navigating Jobs Like a Pro - Learn professional etiquette and workplace culture
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Workplace Puzzler: Cracking the Communication Code - Understand professional communication styles
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Skills Safari: Hunting for the Perfect Job - Explore job roles and skills needed to succeed
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Citizenship Skills - Crack the code to Citizenship
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Mind the Gap English Across Cultures - Explore cultural differences and how they affect communication
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Maths Functional Skills - Level 2 Develop practical Maths skills for use in everyday life, work and further study (equivalent to GCSE Grade 4)
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English Functional Skills - Level 2 - Develop practical English skills for use in everyday life, work and further study (equivalent to GCSE Grade 4)
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ESOL- English Speakers of Other Languages - Entry 1 to Level 1
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