Study & Skills

Useful Study and Skills Links

Business Training and Events database from Invest-in-southampton.co.uk allows you to find out about training and events available locally where you can learn practical business skills and make new contacts.

Southampton City Council skills for Work, has resources and information that will help you improve your skills for work.

Learning English, Even if English is not your first language you may still want to learn. More information available from Southampton City Council.

Independent Schools Council is a not-for-profit organisation that promotes choice, diversity and excellence in education.

Department for Children, Schools and Families is established with the purpose of creating opportunity, releasing potential and achieving excellence for all.

Department for Business, Innovation, Skills is responsible for science and innovation, with further and higher education and skills (previously part of the Department for Education and Skills). One of the city’s MP’s John Denham sits in the Cabinet as Secretary of State for the Department of Innovation, Universities and Skills.

All you need about education and learning is it Directgov, Education and Learning.

BBC Education lists league tables with several articles and by the same way, the newspaper online gives access to the school’s classification.

Guardian Newspaper Education section

Ofsted, inspects and regulates to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages.

Help and advice for people with Learning disabilities:
The Kentish Road Service has been set up for use by people with Learning Disabilities. It gives the service user a break from home, with staff available twenty-four hours a day.

Employment and training for adults with learning disabilities. Southampton day services provide a supported services for adults with severe learning disabilites.

City Limits Employment offers help, advice and support to people who have a disability or are disadvantaged. 

Learning and training projects happening in Southampton:

The Wheatsheaf Trust supports people into productive economic and social activity by providing graduated pathways into work and learning, identifying and addressing skill shortages, and promoting better understanding between different sections of the community.



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