Community courses in Nottingham are mainly provided by Second Chance Learning Academy (SCLA)

SCLA serves diverse communities and individual needs, empowering people to be more self-determining. SCLA serves second chance learners: those facing personal and wellbeing challenges, and barriers to learning and employment.

This range of programmes is designed to:

  • improve self-awareness and self-development;

  • enable participants to maintain their health and wellbeing;

  • improve capabilities to positively manage relationships; teamwork skills and social wellbeing;

  • develop self-belief, self-regard and confidence;

  • maintain a positive mental attitude;

  • raise aspiration and improve motivation;

  • improve participants’ capacity to learn;

  • enable participants to understand the power of setting goals, and take steps to achieve them;

  • develop core employability skills;

  • improve communication and presentation skills;

  • enable participants to develop their toolkit of capabilities to be more self-determining.

These programmes and courses have been co-created and are delivered by Lead Facilitators with relevant lived experience. They have direct experience of overcoming personal challenges and cultural barriers and share a wealth of insights for the learners with whom they work. 

To find out more about Second Chance Learning Academy in Nottingham click here.