Advice and Information Contacts

Advice and information,on courses, services, facilities and learner and creche support is available at enrolment sessions and throughout the year at all of our centres. You can also freephone 0800 525 956 or email lifelong.learning@oldham.gov.uk for your free copy of Focus on Lifelong Learning, our courses directory.

If you wish to book a skills-check or interview before enrolling onto a course or make detailed enquiries about a course please contact the Curriculum Manager whose numbers are given below and included in the courses lists in Focus.  We include the contact details of the learner support, community development workers and creche teams below.


Course/Area Contacts
Art and craft Kath Stone 0161 770 8029/8030
kath.stone@oldham.gov.uk
Oldham Library & Lifelong Learning Centre
Childcare and early years Jill McCune 0161 682 6120
jill.mccune@oldham.gov.uk
Turf Lane Lifelong Learning Centre
Community development workers Siobhan McKenna 07753 714 683 (mobile)
Syed Mizanoor Rahman 07753 714 680 (mobile)
Turf Lane Lifelong Learning Centre
Cookery, food and safety Kath Stone 0161 770 8029/8030
kath.stone@oldham.gov.uk
Oldham Library & Lifelong Learning Centre
Counselling Hilary Sweeney 0161 770 5545
hilary.sweeney@oldham.gov.uk
Shaw Lifelong Learning Centre
Creche co-ordinator Stella Roberts 0161 652 4313 ext 31/32
stella.roberts@oldham.gov.uk
Oakbank Lifelong Learning Centre  
Education and Training Jackie Hetherington  0161 770 8027
jackie.hetherington@oldham.gov.uk
Oldham Library & Lifelong Learning Centre
English/Skills for Life John Synowerskyj 0161 770 8021
john.synowerskyj@oldham.gov.uk
Oldham Library & Lifelong Learning Centre
English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) Tracey Barnett-Platt 0161 770 5187
tracy.barnett@oldham.gov.uk
Coldhurst Lifelong Learning Centre
Examinations officer Nicola Walker 0161 770 5544
lifelonglearning.exams@oldham.gov.uk
Shaw Lifelong Learning Centre
Family learning Family Learning Team 0161 770 8260
familylearning@oldham.gov.uk
Werneth Park Lifelong Learning Centre
Fashion, floristry, flower design Kath Stone 0161 770 8029/8030
kath.stone@oldham.gov.uk
Oldham Library & Lifelong Learning Centre
First aid To book a place on a First Aid course or to enquire about organisation/corporate courses contact:Turf Lane Lifelong Learning Centre 0161 682 6120
Health, fitness and wellbeing Hilary Sweeney 0161 770 5545
hilary.sweeney@oldham.gov.uk
Shaw Lifelong Learning Centre
Health, care and social studies Hilary Sweeney 0161 770 5545
hilary.sweeney@oldham.gov.uk
Shaw Lifelong Learning Centre
Information communication technology (ICT)/computers Catherine Irwin 0161 688 8455
catherine.irwin@oldham.gov.uk
Failsworth Lifelong Learning Centre
Keeping up with the children
English language, literacy, numeracy
Family Learning Team 0161 770 8260
familylearning@oldham.gov.uk
Werneth Park Lifelong Learning Centre
Languages Jackie Hetherington 0161 770 8027
jackie.hetherington@oldham.gov.uk
Oldham Library & Lifelong Learning Centre
Learner support team Learner Support Team 0161 652 4313 ext 30Oakbank Lifelong Learning Centre
Maths/Skills for life Sue Taylor 0161 770 8057
sue.taylor@oldham.gov.uk
Oldham Library & Lifelong Learning Centre
Teaching assistant Simon Bennett 0161 682 6120 ext 26simon.bennett@oldham.gov.uk
Turf Lane Lifelong Learning Centre
Youth and community work training Simon Bennett 0161 682 6120 ext 26
simon.bennett@oldham.gov.uk
Turf Lane Lifelong Learning Centre
Informal adult learning Simon Bennett 0161 682 6120 ext 26
simon.bennett@oldham.gov.uk
Turf Lane Lifelong Learning Centre

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