Advice & Guidance

Student Advice

Our job is to help you choose the right course and to do this you will need good impartial information and advice. This can be obtained from all front line staff at the Centres. If you need more specialist, detailed advice than they can give, they will refer you to specialist staff.

General Advice

In term time advice on our courses can be obtained in person or by telephone between 09:30 – 15:00 and 19:00 – 21:00 Monday to Friday (Friday evenings at Sidcup only) and 10.00 – 12.00 Saturday. We will give you full information about courses you are interested in, will provide course outlines, and if there are no vacancies, we will advise on alternatives at the centre or elsewhere.

Specialist Advice

If you need a greater degree of advice and guidance relating to your course choice, you can ask for a tutor to contact you or telephone the relevant Curriculum Manager. Usually advice can be given over the phone but if any appointment is necessary, this can be arranged.

Specialist Curriculum Managers:

Adult Literacy and Numeracy
Enid Bridge/Christine Mackenzie
020 8298 2841

Adult Students with Additional Needs and/or Learning Difficulties.
Learner Support Manager
Glenda Jackson
020 8269 8990

Alternative & Beauty Therapies & Hairdressing
Jackie Gilbert/Wendy Preston
020 8269 8991/
020 8298 2829

Art, Crafts and Performing Arts
John Lough
01322 552559

Birkbeck College
0845 6010174

Business Skills
Glynn Bate
01322 552564

Childcare & Counselling
Wendy Preston/Jackie Gilbert
020 8298 2829

DIY
Karen Cullen/Debbie Newson
020 8269 8946
020 8269 8947

English for Speakers of Other Languages
Joy Porter
020 8298 2831

English Language & Literature
Lesley Clarke
020 8298 2829

Exams Office
Beverley Maltby
020 8269 8941

Family Learning
Chris Kanani
020 8298 2828

Floristry & Horticulture
Karen Cullen/Debbie Newson
020 8269 8946
020 8269 8947

Food
Jackie Gilbert/Wendy Preston
020 8269 8991/
020 8298 2829

Health & Fitness, Travel & Tourism
Moira Swinbourne
01322 356534

Maths, Science and Humanities
Debbie Newson/Karen Cullen
020 8269 8947
020 8269 8946

Guidance Service
Pauline Brown
020 8298 2822

ICT
Glynn Bate
01322 552564 or
Email: glynn.bate@adultedbexley.org

Languages & Communication
Sign Language
Lesley Clarke
020 8298 2829

Learndirect
Janet Evans
020 8298 2838
Email:learndirectbrampton@yahoo.co.uk

Personal Development
Jackie Gilbert/Wendy Preston
020 8269 8991/
020 8298 2829

Sewing and Textiles
John Lough
01322 552559

Teacher Training
Rosie Eaglen
020 8269 8940