Where to find us and opening times

Our Adult Learning Centres are in Beverley, Bridlington, Cottingham and Goole. Below you can find out our opening times, where to find us and how to contact us. If you’d like to stay up-to-date on the latest Adult Learning news and updates, sign up for our emails now.

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Where are the East Riding Adult Learning Centres?

You can contact us for advice and guidance or to enrol on a course at any of our Adult Learning Centres located in Beverley, Bridlington, Cottingham, or Goole. Often, we will be open later than our publicised opening hours, especially on Saturdays and evenings during term times and peak enrolment times - please call to check.

Adult Learning Beverley

Adult Learning Centre
Burden Road
Beverley
HU17 9LW.

Tel: (01482) 887670
Email: learn.beverley@eastriding.gov.uk

Opening times:

Monday – Thursday: 9am – 5pm
Friday: 9am – 4pm

The centre may be open on Saturdays and evenings during term times and peak enrolment times. Please call to check.

There is a free car park and on road parking at this centre. There are also secure bicycle facilities. The centre is around 12 minutes walk from Beverley railway station and around three minutes walk from the closest bus stop.

Interested in a course at our Beverley Adult Learning Centre? Find a course on our course finder

Adult Learning Bridlington

Adult Learning Centre (in Bridlington Central Library),
King Street,
Bridlington,
East Riding of Yorkshire,
YO15 2DF.

Tel: (01262) 677500
Email: learn.bridlington@eastriding.gov.uk

Opening times:

Monday - Thursday: 9am - 5pm
Friday: 9am - 4pm

The centre may be open on Saturdays and evenings during term times and peak enrolment times. Please call to check.

Car parking is not available at this centre. For details of car parks in Bridlington and charges please visit the council car parks information pages. The centre is around eight minutes walk from Bridlington station and two minutes walk from the closest bus stop.

Interested in a course at our Bridlington Adult Learning Centre? Find a course on our course finder

Adult Learning Cottingham

Adult Learning Centre,
Hallgate,
Cottingham,
East Riding of Yorkshire,
HU16 4DD.

Tel: (01482) 842329
Email: learn.cottingham@eastriding.gov.uk

Opening times:

Monday - Thursday: 9am - 5pm
Friday: 9am - 4pm

The centre may be open on Saturdays and evenings during term times and peak enrolment times. Please call to check.

There is a free car park and secure bicycle facilities at this centre. The centre is located in the centre of Cottingham, approximately 8 minutes walk from Cottingham railway station and 3 minutes walk from the closest bus stop.

Interested in a course at our Cottingham Adult Learning Centre? Find a course on our course finder

Adult Learning Goole

Adult Learning Centre,
Pasture Road,
Goole,
East Riding of Yorkshire,
DN14 6DP.

Tel: (01482) 392844
Email: learn.goole@eastriding.gov.uk

Opening times:

Monday - Thursday: 9am – 5pm
Friday: 9am – 4pm

The centre may be open on Saturdays and evenings during term times and peak enrolment times. Please call to check.

There is a free car park and secure bicycle facilities at this centre.

Interested in a course at our Goole Adult Learning Centre? Find a course on our course finder

For general information please contact us:

Employment Education and Skills Team,
East Riding of Yorkshire Council,
Adult Learning Centre,
Burden Road,
Beverley,
HU17 9LW.

Tel: (01482) 887670
E-mail: learn@eastriding.gov.uk

Can’t join us at a centre? Learn online.

If you’re unable to join us in a centre don’t worry. We offer a limited range of our courses online from basic skills to qualifications that can enhance your employment opportunities. You can find our online courses on our course finder.

How do I find and book on a course?

You can use our course finder to search for courses by title, subject or location.

You can also contact your nearest adult learning centre where our friendly staff will be happy to give you more information about courses that interest you.

What are the term dates?

Adult learning classes generally run during term time only.

For more information, please check specific course dates with an Adult Learning Centre.

Academic Calendar 2026–27 for Teaching Staff

This calendar sets out key dates for teaching staff, including term dates, CPD days and periods where no learner delivery should take place.

Key:
Type Description
Teaching Week Normal learner delivery takes place.
No Learner Delivery Centres remain open for staff (unless a public holiday), but no classes should run.
CPD Day All teaching is collapsed. Staff attend service or centre-based professional development.

Autumn Term 2026

CPD and Start of Term

Wednesday 9 September 2026 – CPD Day 1 (No learner delivery)

  • Whole-service induction, Safeguarding and Prevent updates, Curriculum and quality priorities

Thursday 10 September 2026 – CPD Day 2 (No learner delivery)

  • Centre and team planning, Individual Learning Plans (ILPs) and timetables and Tailored Learning setup

Monday 14 September 2026 – Learner delivery starts

Period Dates Description Learner Delivery
Autumn Teaching – Block 1 Mon 14 Sept – Fri 23 Oct 2026 Teaching week(s) Yes
Autumn Half-Term Mon 26 Oct – Fri 30 Oct 2026 Half-term break No (Family Learning)
Autumn Teaching – Block 2 Mon 2 Nov – Fri 18 Dec 2026 Teaching week(s) Yes
Christmas Holidays Mon 21 Dec 2026 – Fri 1 Jan 2027 Christmas break No

Spring Term 2027

Service-wide CPD will take place on Thursday 7 January 2027. All teaching is collapsed on this day and no learner delivery should take place.

CPD and Start of Teaching

Monday 4 January 2027 – Learner delivery resumes
Thursday 7 January 2027 – CPD Day 3 (No learner delivery)

  • Mid-year quality and data review, Self-Assessment Report (SAR) and Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) update, Curriculum adjustments, Inclusion and SEND focus
  • All teaching collapsed – no classes should run
Teaching and Holidays – Spring
Period Dates Description Learner Delivery
Spring Teaching – Block 1 Mon 4 Jan – Fri 5 Feb 2027 Teaching week(s) (except Thu 7 Jan – CPD) Yes (No on 7 Jan)
Spring Half-Term Mon 8 Feb – Fri 12 Feb 2027 Half-term break No
Spring Teaching – Block 2 Mon 15 Feb – Fri 19 Mar 2027 Teaching week(s) Yes
Easter Holidays Mon 22 Mar – Fri 2 Apr 2027 Easter break No

Summer Term 2027

CPD Day 4 and CPD Day 5 are also no-learner-delivery days. Teaching is collapsed on these days to enable full staff participation.

Summer Teaching, CPD and Bank Holiday
Period Dates Description Learner Delivery
Summer Teaching – Block 1 Mon 5 Apr – Fri 28 May 2027 Teaching week(s) (except Thu 15 Apr – CPD) Yes (No on 15 Apr)
CPD Day 4 Thu 15 Apr 2027 In-year Teaching, Learning and Curriculum CPD (OTLA themes, ILPs/RARPA, embedding English/Maths/Digital, personal development/Fundamental British Values) No
Early May Bank Holiday Mon 3 May 2027 Public Bank Holiday No
Summer Half-Term Mon 31 May – Fri 4 Jun 2027 Half-term break No
Summer Teaching – Block 2 Mon 7 Jun – Fri 30 Jul 2027 Teaching week(s) (except Wed 14 Jul – CPD) Yes (No on 14 Jul)
CPD Day 5 – Staff Celebration and Planning Wed 14 Jul 2027 Staff celebration, evaluation of the year and planning for 2027–28 No
Summer Break for Learners Fri 30 Jul 2027 Summer break for learners commences No
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What facilities do you offer at your venues?

All our venues have disabled access and toilet facilities but if you have any particular needs or requirements please contact the centre delivering your course.

What public transport is available to your venues?

To plan your journey, find local bus timetables, national rail journey planner and any service disruptions please visit our public transport and travel pages.

Alternatively, ask at the centre delivering your course.

Community venues and the Mobile Adult Learning Centre

Although the majority of our courses are delivered at our main venues, sometimes we deliver training and courses in other community-based venues or onboard our Mobile Adult Learning Centre. This will be made clear to you at the time of booking.

We’re working on new ways to improve how we share these learning opportunities, in the meantime the best way to find out about these opportunities is to sign up to our emails.

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