"Outstanding" ESOL
South Thames College is the largest provider of English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) courses in south west London. We help over 2000 students to improve their English each year. Our ESOL department has been judged "outstanding" by Ofsted in its recent inspection of the College as well as Esol students and staff were awarded by wandsworth council.
ESOL courses are for people living permanently in the UK, including refugees and asylum seekers receiving benefits.
Our flexible courses are offered at 5 levels from beginners to advanced. You can study at the College centre which is most convenient for you: Tooting, Roehampton or Wandsworth.
ESOL courses at South Thames include English for life in the UK and citizenship.
You can use computers on our courses to help you improve your English.
Our courses prepare you for studying other subjects such as Childcare, Media, Beauty, Sport, Hairdressing, Caring, Computer Programming, Business or Administration.
We run classes for parents in primary schools and other community venues. We can arrange classes in the workplace and training for employers.
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Latest News
31 July 2009
South Thames College and Merton College are pleased to announce that a merger between the two colleges has now been approved and will be effective from 1 August 2009.
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13 May 2009
Over 100 adult learners were awarded for their outstanding successes at the prestigious South Thames College Adult Learners’ Awards ceremony at the Wandsworth Civic Suite on May 12th, 2009. This event is timed to celebrate National Adult Learners’ Week, sponsored by NIACE (National Institute of Adult Continuing Education). National Adult Learners’ Week, now in its 18th year, seeks to inspire adults across the country to learn new skills, add to their qualifications or take up a leisure course in their spare time.
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