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Covid Update

On Tuesday 29 March, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Sajid Javid, set out the next steps for living with COVID-19 in England from Friday 1 April.

Updated guidance advises:

  • Adults with the symptoms of a respiratory infection, and who have a high temperature or feel unwell, should try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people until they feel well enough to resume normal activities and no longer have a high temperature.
  • Children and young people who are unwell and have a high temperature should stay at home and avoid contact with other people. They can return to college when they no longer have a high temperature, and are well enough to attend.
  • Adults with a positive COVID-19 test result should try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people for 5 days, which is when they are most infectious. For children and young people aged 18 and under, the advice is 3 days.

For education and childcare settings from Friday 1 April:

  • Regular asymptomatic testing is no longer recommended in any education or childcare setting, including in SEND, alternative provision and children’s social care settings. Therefore, we will no longer be able to order test kits .

24/25 Full-time Courses

New Full-time study options will be available soon for those wanting to apply for September 2024.

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Whatever your reason for coming to college – to take up a new leisure activity, to boost your career with professional course qualifications, to improve your skills or just to try something completely different – we have the right course for you.

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Every year, we welcome thousands of learners looking for a new challenge.

Our courses are designed to appeal to all interests, ages and abilities and we are delighted that so many of our learners come back for more. We welcome learners with learning difficulties and disabilities, but it’s really important that you disclose this on your application so that we can ensure that we can offer you the full support you need.

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SGS Drive“Driving curriculum forward with our community”

Can’t find the course for you? At SGS College we are committed to working with our local communities to ensure we provide you with the skills you need to succeed. SGS Drive gives you a voice to be able to help make decisions on what adult courses we offer, with events run termly within the local communities. For more information and dates email [email protected]. Help us drive the curriculum forward today.

Animal Sciences and Conservation
New dates added L2 NCFE Certificate in Understanding Climate Change and Environmental Awareness
Part time - Online
FREE *
Art & Design
New dates added Beginners Ceramics with Gina Baum
Part time - Stroud Campus
£200
New dates added Beginners Jewellery
Part time - Bristol School of Art - Queens Road Campus , Stroud Campus
£125
New dates added Ceramic Sculpture with Emily Joy
Part time - Stroud Campus
£175
New dates added Ceramics with Erika Poltz Faggiani
Part time - Bristol School of Art - Queens Road Campus
£230
New dates added Ceramics with Hanne Rysgaard
Part time - Bristol School of Art - Queens Road Campus
£230
New dates added Ceramics with Phill Root
Part time - Bristol School of Art - Queens Road Campus
£230
New dates added Classical Drawing Atelier
Part time - Bristol School of Art - Queens Road Campus
£230
New dates added Creative Writing with Ronnie McGrath
Part time - Stroud Campus
£150
New dates added Digital Art
Part time - Virtual Classroom
FREE *
New dates added Digital Design
Part time - Bristol School of Art - Queens Road Campus
FREE *
New dates added Discussions on Identity: It's Not just Black and White with Ronnie McGrath
Part time - Stroud Campus
£150
New dates added Enamelling with Matt Benton
Part time - Bristol School of Art - Queens Road Campus
£245
New dates added Experimental Art
Part time - Virtual Classroom
FREE *
New dates added Experimental Life Drawing
Part time - Bristol School of Art - Queens Road Campus
£230
New dates added Experimenting with Textiles
Part time - Bristol School of Art - Queens Road Campus
FREE *
New dates added Exploration of Abstract Sculpture
Part time - Bristol School of Art - Queens Road Campus
£220
New dates added Floristry Practical with Emma Thistlethwaite
Part time - Stroud Campus
£185
New dates added Fundamentals of Drawing
Part time - Bristol School of Art - Queens Road Campus
£230
New dates added Fundamentals of Texture
Part time - Bristol School of Art - Queens Road Campus
£112
New dates added Fused Glass Easter Workshop
Part time - Stroud Campus
£242
New dates added Fusing Christmas Decorations Workshop
Part time - Hub Academy
£135
New dates added Glass Painting Silver Stain and Enamels
Part time - Hub Academy
£150
New dates added Glass Painting Tracing and Shading Paint
Part time - Hub Academy
£150
New dates added Intermediate Ceramics with Gina Baum
Part time - Stroud Campus
£200
New dates added Jewellery Intermediate
Part time - Stroud Campus
£205
New dates added L1 Certificate AIM Stained Glass
Part time - Stroud Campus
£725
New dates added Making a Website
Part time - Bristol School of Art - Queens Road Campus
FREE *
New dates added Memoir Writing
Part time - Online
£150
New dates added Pattern Cutting
Part time - Bristol School of Art - Queens Road Campus
£220
New dates added Printmaking Intro to Dry Point Etching with Fay Donnelly
Part time - Stroud Campus
£185
New dates added Screen Printing
Part time - Bristol School of Art - Queens Road Campus
£220
New dates added Stained Glass Advanced/Intermediate
Part time - Stroud Campus
£265
New dates added Stained Glass All Levels
Part time - Stroud Campus, Hub Academy
£265
New dates added Stained Glass Beginners
Part time - Stroud Campus
£230
New dates added Summer Stained Glass School
Part time - Stroud Campus
£325
New dates added Woodwork
Part time - Bristol School of Art - Queens Road Campus
£220
Business
New dates added L2 Certificate in Principles of Team Leading
Part time - Online
FREE *
New dates added L2 Information, Advice or Guidance
Part time - Online
FREE *
New dates added L2 Principles of Business Administration
Part time - Online
FREE *
Construction
New dates added DIY Brickwork Taster
Part time - Stroud Campus
£150
New dates added DIY Carpentry Taster
Part time - Stroud Campus
£150
New dates added DIY Multi Trade Skills Taster
Part time - Filton Campus
£400
New dates added DIY Plastering
Part time - Filton Campus
£250
New dates added Introduction to Plastering
Part time - Stroud Campus
£150
New dates added L2 Adult Painting and Decorating
Part time - Filton Campus
£1750
New dates added L2 Adult Plastering Diploma
Part time - Filton Campus
£1750
New dates added L2 Domestic Electrical Installations EAL Diploma
Part time - Filton Campus
£1750
New dates added L2 Site Carpentry City & Guilds Diploma
Part time - Filton Campus
£1750
New dates added L3 Electrical Installation EAL Diploma
Part time - Filton Campus
£3345
Counselling
New dates added L2 CPCAB Certificate in Counselling Skills
Part time - Filton Campus, Stroud Campus
£811
New dates added L3 Counselling Studies
Part time - Filton Campus, Stroud Campus
£811
Awaiting new dates - Enquire only L4 Therapeutic Counselling
Part time - Filton Campus, Stroud Campus
£4670
Creativity for Well-Being
New dates added Art for Well-Being
Part time - Windmill Hill City Farm, Ridgewood Centre, Yate , St Pauls Learning Centre, Wellspring Healthy Living Centre, Concord Medical Centre, Kingswood Civic Centre, The Chessel Centre, BS3 Community
FREE *
Awaiting new dates - Enquire only Art for Well-Being with Steve Dixon
Part time - Stroud Campus
£0
Awaiting new dates - Enquire only Beginners Stained Glass Mosaics for Well-Being
Part time - Hub Academy
£20
Awaiting new dates - Enquire only Creating Visual Journeys for Well-Being (Artist Books)
Part time - Quarry Chapel, Dursley
£0
New dates added Creative Textiles for Well-Being
Part time - Quarry Chapel, Dursley
£0
New dates added Experiments in Watercolour for Well-Being
Part time - Grange View Independant Living Hub, Walter Preston Court
FREE *
Awaiting new dates - Enquire only Expressive Writing for Well-Being with Ronnie McGrath
Part time - Stroud Campus
FREE *
New dates added Mosaics for Well-Being
Part time - Hub Academy, Stroud Campus
£20
New dates added Paint, Draw and Print for Well-Being
Part time - Bristol School of Art - Queens Road Campus
FREE *
New dates added Pottery for Well-Being
Part time - WISE Campus
FREE *
New dates added Textiles for Well-Being
Part time - Concord Medical Centre
FREE *
Education and Childcare
New dates added L2 Certificate in Allergy Awareness for those working with Children
Part time - Online
FREE *
New dates added L2 Certificate in Awareness of Bullying in Children and Young People
Part time - Online
FREE *
New dates added L2 Certificate in Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences
Part time - Online
FREE *
New dates added L2 Diploma Early Years Practitioner
Part time - Work Based Learning
£2295
New dates added L2 Introducing Caring for Children & Young People
Part time - Online
FREE *
New dates added L2 NCFE Certificate in Understanding Mental Health in the Early Years
Part time - Online
FREE *
New dates added L2 Understanding Children & Young People's Mental Health
Part time - Online
FREE *
New dates added L3 Diploma Early Years Practitioner
Part time -
£2695
Employability
New dates added EARN Refresh IT
Part time - Stroud Campus
FREE *
English and Maths
New dates added Adult Functional Skills English
Part time - Filton Campus, Stroud Campus
FREE *
New dates added Adult Functional Skills Maths
Part time - Filton Campus, Stroud Campus
FREE *
New dates added Adult GCSE English
Part time - Stroud Campus, Filton Campus
FREE *
New dates added Adult GCSE Maths
Part time - Stroud Campus, Filton Campus
FREE *
New dates added ESOL for Adults (English for Speakers of Other Languages)
Part time - Filton Campus, Stroud Campus
FREE *
Hairdressing, Beauty & Complementary Therapies
New dates added L2 Fast-Track Hairdressing
Part time - Stroud Campus
£1750
New dates added L3 Diploma in Complementary Therapies
Part time - Filton Campus
£4670
New dates added L3 Fast-Track Hairdressing
Part time - Filton Campus, Stroud Campus
£3345
Health & Social Care
New dates added Active Listening Techniques for Personal & Professional Development - Ascentis Award in Pr
Part time - Filton Campus, Stroud Campus
£127.5
New dates added L1 Award in Mental Health Awareness
Part time - Online
FREE *
New dates added L2 Awareness of Mental Health Problems
Part time - Online
FREE *
New dates added L2 Certificate Equality and Diversity
Part time - Online
FREE *
New dates added L2 Certificate in Caring for the Elderly
Part time - Online
£0
New dates added L2 Certificate in Mental Health First Aid and Mental Health Advocacy in the Workplace
Part time - Online
FREE *
New dates added L2 Certificate in Understanding Behaviour that Challenges
Part time - Online
FREE *
New dates added L2 Certificate in Understanding Domestic Abuse
Part time - Online
FREE *
New dates added L2 Certificate The Principles of End of Life Care
Part time - Online
FREE *
New dates added L2 Certificate Understanding the Safe Handling of Medication in Health and Social Care
Part time - Online
FREE *
New dates added L2 Principles of Dementia Care
Part time - Online
FREE *
New dates added L2 Self-harm and Suicide Awareness and Prevention
Part time - Online
FREE *
New dates added L2 Understanding Autism
Part time - Online
FREE *
New dates added L2 Understanding the Care and Management of Diabetes
Part time - Online
FREE *
New dates added L3 Certificate in Principles of End of Life Care
Part time - Online
£450
New dates added L3 Certificate in Understanding Autism
Part time - Online
£450
New dates added L3 Certificate in Understanding Mental Health
Part time - Online
£450
New dates added L3 Certificate in Understanding the Principles of Dementia Care
Part time - Online
£450
New dates added L3 Diploma Adult Care
Part time - Work Based Learning
£2495
New dates added L4 Diploma in Adult Care
Part time - Work Based Learning
£2795
Leisure and Wellbeing
New dates added Advanced Spanish
Part time - Stroud Campus
FREE *
New dates added Intermediate Spanish
Part time - Stroud Campus, Virtual Classroom
FREE *
New dates added Managing Menopause
Part time - WISE Campus
FREE *
New dates added Mindfulness
Part time - Virtual Classroom, Stroud Campus
FREE *
New dates added Pre Intermediate Spanish
Part time - Stroud Campus
FREE *
New dates added Seated Yoga
Part time - Virtual Classroom
FREE *
New dates added Stained Glass
Part time - Nelson Trust Hub Academy
FREE *
New dates added Yoga
Part time - Stroud Campus
FREE *
New dates added Yoga
Part time - Virtual Classroom
£0
New dates added Yoga for Sleep & Sunrise
Part time - Virtual Classroom
FREE *
Professional & Financial
New dates added APM Project Fundamentals Qualification
Part time - Virtual Classroom
£795
Awaiting new dates - Enquire only APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ)
Part time - Filton Campus
£1495
New dates added L2 AAT Certificate In Accounting
Part time - Filton Campus, Stroud Campus
£895
New dates added L2 AAT Certificate in Bookkeeping
Part time - Filton Campus, Stroud Campus
£450
New dates added L2 AAT Certificate in Bookkeeping Online
Part time - Online
£295
New dates added L2 Supporting Teaching & Learning in Schools
Part time - Filton Campus, Stroud Campus
£815
New dates added L3 AAT Advanced Diploma in Accounting
Part time - Filton Campus, Stroud Campus
£1415
New dates added L3 AAT Advanced Diploma in Accounting (Blended Learning)
Part time - Online
£1415
New dates added L3 CIPD Foundation Certificate in People Practice
Part time - Filton Campus
£1265
New dates added L3 CMI Certificate in Principles of Management and Leadership
Part time - Virtual Classroom
£395
New dates added L3 CMI Diploma in Principles of Management and Leadership
Part time - Virtual Classroom
£1995
New dates added L3 Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools
Part time - Filton Campus
£1417
New dates added L4 AAT Professional Diploma in Accounting
Part time - Filton Campus, Stroud Campus
£2195
New dates added L5 CIPD Associate Diploma in People Management
Part time - Filton Campus
£1800
New dates added L5 CMI Certificate in Management and Leadership
Part time - Virtual Classroom
£695
New dates added L5 CMI Diploma in Management and Leadership
Part time - Virtual Classroom
£2295
Sport & Exercise
New dates added CDL Table Tennis
Part time - WISE Campus
£0
New dates added L1 Cycling Fitness and Performance
Part time - Virtual Classroom
FREE *
New dates added L2 Cycling Fitness and Performance
Part time - Virtual Classroom
FREE *
New dates added L2 Gym Instructing
Part time - WISE Campus
£100
New dates added L2 Understanding Nutrition and Health
Part time - Online
FREE *
New dates added L3 Personal Training
Part time - WISE Campus
£999
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