English

English for fluent speakers

Join a course in English this September

Achieving a good standard of English can help you secure a new job, get the promotion you deserve or gain the qualifications needed to progress on to higher education.

Our free English courses focus on improving your reading, writing, listening and speaking skills – helping you to communicate with confidence.

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Why learn English with us:

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Access to higher education: Joining a course in English will give you the skills and qualifications you need to access higher education. Bringing you one step closure to achieving your goals.

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Improve your income: Having poor English skills can make finding work or progressing in your current role hard. Studying with us will help you get more from your career and top-up your income.

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Gain a qualification: If you pass, you’ll gain a nationally recognised qualification that’s accepted by further and higher education institutions as well as employers in the UK.

This English course had a very positive impact to me - I finally feel more confident in talking and writing in English. Our teacher did an amazing job as she supported, guided and helped us so much all through the year.

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Find a course in English that suits your needs

We run English programmes at all our adult learning centres. Before you start a course, we will listen to your requirements and carefully assess your skills. Our team of expert tutors will always ensure you join a course at the right level for you.

Functional Skills is a nationally recognised qualification useful for gaining employment, retraining or advancing your career. We offer five levels of Functional Skills English ranging from entry level to level 2.

GCSE English is an intensive one-year course for individuals who need to gain GCSE English in order to gain employment and/or progress to Higher Education (HE).

View more details about GCSE English > 

Career and progression pathways

Studying a course in these areas can help lead to lots of job opportunities and progression opportunities including the following: 

  • Higher education
  • Teaching
  • Apprenticeships

Find a course local to you

MAES has eight education centres spread across Manchester. With majority of our learners living within 10 minutes of our centres, we’re confident we’ll be able to cater to your education needs where you are.

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