Specialist Learning Courses

This course will build your confidence on how to use digital devices and the internet. This course has no exams.

This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.

Have you always wanted to learn British Sign Language and communicate with Deaf people? Develop the skills you need to gain the level 1 BSL qualification, accredited by Signature. The fees for BSL level 1 courses include a year's subscription to Signworld.



You may wish to study BSL without the pressure of an exam, or just for fun. We can arrange for you to be taught without a formal final assessment and you will receive a certificate of attendance.

This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.

This qualification is suitable for you if you are thinking about working as a volunteer or you are already volunteering. It will provide you with an insight into the role and an awareness of the personal standards required for volunteering. It will give you the skills and knowledge you need to either start a volunteer role or develop an existing role. This is an accredited course, level 1 award in volunteering.

This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.

Do you know a hard of hearing or deaf person who needs to lipread you? Find out how lipreading works and how you can make some small adjustments in order to become more 'lipreadable'.

This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.

This course is for speech and language therapists working with adults or young people who stammer wishing to develop their practice. It will provide opportunity to update your knowledge and learn from peers.

This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.

Are you new to Excel? This course will help you to understand the basics of Excel including creating simple worksheets and simple graphs for housekeeping.

This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.

Are you able to read and write short texts and simple emails? This course will help you learn more vocabulary and grammar so that you can read and write about more interesting subjects and make fewer mistakes. This course has no exams.

This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.

This course is for people who stammer and speech and language therapists who want to continue discussing and reflecting on how to put the social model of disability and stammering pride into action to improve the lives of people who stammer in a shared and collaborative learning environment. Previous attendance on the ‘Stammering: Difference not Defect’ study day is recommended/or significant prior engagement with the social model and stammering pride.

This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.