Brush up Brush Up Your Reading, Writing and Numbers Learning for ALLLearning for ALL provides free help with reading, writing, spelling and maths. You can work towards an SQA Qualification if you want to. You decide what you want to learn, make a learning plan and work on your own with a tutor or in a small group. All courses are free, except for a small SQA registration fee if you decide you want a qualification. The Big Plus If you need help with reading, writing or numbers call 0808 100 1080. Skillswise Skillswise is an online learning site which has games, quizzes and much more to help you boost your skills with words and numbers www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise.
RaW RaW is a new BBC campaign to encourage people to read and write more through informal online learning and on the ground activities. www.bbc.co.uk/raw The People's Network The People's Network is the network of computers for public use in local libraries. You can learn online in your library and participate in the ‘Help Yourself to Learning scheme (see below) There is a Help Yourself to Learning Project tutor based in Hawick Library and courses on accessing online learning and online literacies learning are available in Hawick and Peebles. Contact Alison Watson on 01450 372637 or Gillian McNay on 01750 20842 (see also Learning for ALL and Library Services)
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Duns and Coldstream 01361 882623
Eyemouth 018907 50458
Galashiels 01896 755110
Hawick 01450 377799
Hawick (Burnfoot) 01450 375147
Innerleithen and Walkerburn 01896 830994
Kelso 01573 225995/223595
Selkirk 01750 21774
Peebles 01721 720975
Learning for ALL Co-ordinator Claire Stewart 01896 755110
Borders College Offer open/flexible learning in the core skills of literacy, numeracy and information technology. For further details contact Liz Sanderson
Tel: 08700 505152
Help Yourself to Learning Help Yourself is a collection of books and workbooks to help people support themselves in the reading, writing and number tasks that they may need to do as part of their everyday lives. Books may be borrowed from local libraries in the usual way and both fiction (some with audio-tape) and non-fiction are available. These collections are in the following libraries: Eyemouth, Duns, Gala, Hawick, Peebles, Selkirk, Central and Berwickshire Mobile Libraries and Langlee Community Library.
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