BEGIN (Basic Educational Guidence in Nottinghamshire)

Contact Name(s): Fiona Vale

The Berridge Centre, Stanley Road
Forest Fields
Nottingham
NG7 6HW

Telephone: 0115 978 0942

Email:

Fax: 0115 979 1307

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Description

BEGIN is the central information point for advice on adult Basic Skills in Nottinghamshire. BEGIN advises over 3500 adults and groups a year about local basic Maths and English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) courses. Students work at their own pace and level - from reading and spelling - to the new GCSE-level National Tests. National Tests are free, multiple choice, and take about an hour to do. Our advice is free and confidential. We offer adults free, confidential impartial advice about local literacy, numeracy & ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) classes. The Service has the Matrix Quality Mark for advice work and currently helps over 3000 people a year to find the right learning opportunities.

BEGIN also supports over 200 organisations and community groups that wish to address local Skills for Life issues, and people interested in volunteering and teaching.

Our full range of services currently includes:
Literacy/numeracy/ESOL help line and referral for courses
- From beginning reading to preparing for GCSEs and National Tests

Mapping courses, highlighting gaps, triggering and promoting new groups

Marketing, publicity and outreach, e.g. postcards, posters, freebies, booklets on family learning, stalls at markets, community centres, staff canteens

Accredited and non-accredited Basic Skills awareness training

Advice and support for local organisations to address Skills for Life issues

Development work and help setting up new classes

Advice on volunteer and teacher training routes in line with national standards

Definition of Organisation

Other

Adults aged 16+ years with literacy, numeracy or ESOL needs
People interested in teaching or volunteering
Organisationsand groups who want to help to address basic skills needs of loal people

Working in the Partnership Council area (Area 4)

We work city wide, regionally or nationally

We work County wide with bases in Forest Fields and Mansfield

We work as an umbrella organisation to other groups

We are a partnership organisation serving the public sector (FE) VCS and private deliverers. A wide range of referring organisations from all sectors, plus individuals.

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