Information for Learners in Sheffield

14 - 19 education. If you are between 14 and 19 Learning for Life offers you access to a vocational curriculum with new ways of learning and nationally recognised qualifications.

Adult and Community and Family Learning. If you're an adult this service offers courses including ICT and skills for life and includes a programme of family learning in all areas of the city particularly those with social and economic deprivation. 

Careers advice.  The Connexions Service combines the work of the careers and youth services while Sheffield Futures offers information, advice and guidance, free of charge, to adults of any age who live in Sheffield and South Yorkshire.

Higher Education. These pages link you to providers of higher education. 

Internet safety. Find out how to stay safe and still use the internet.

Learning skills and employment. We can help you with learning and skills programmes and employment projects through training centres, partners and courses in community locations. If you aren't in work we work with partners to develop programmes to prepare jobless people for new opportunities, and help to match the qualities that employers require in the workforce with the skills and knowledge that local people have.

Lifelong Learning. Learning shouldn't stop when someone leaves school or university. There are a huge number of courses now that can help you to develop your skills to help you get a job, enhance your current career prospects or simply to learn a new skill for its own sake.

Post 16. These pages signpost you to various providers of courses after GCSE’s

Pupil pages. These pages provide links to useful websites for pupils in primary and secondary schools, parents, teachers and governors.

Student Finance. If you're going into Higher Education (or some further education courses) this section will help you with the financial support you might need.