ATTFE College offers LIFELONG learning to our local and wider communities. Excellent inclusive further / adult education learning opportunities are provided in an exciting range of non-vocational provision, alongside accredited learning from Entry Level to Level 5. Our learner-led provision is easy to access and fairly priced, with both free and 19+ loan payment options available.

Our greatest passion is unleashing the potential of individuals to learn new skills that will add value and help improve their overall quality of life. This is supported by ATTFE’s Vision, Mission, Values and Ethos.

Benefits include:

1. Individual CPD package for every member of staff
2. Friendly, supportive staff
3. Good behaviour with very little, low level disruption.

We take seriously our role in providing high quality learning for our local communities. Our personalised approach towards learning ensures that everyone is fully able to achieve their learning goals. We offer a wide range of courses.

We offer:

1. Courses to improve English and maths at all levels up to and including GCSE
2. Courses to gain and improve vocational qualifications in areas such as: Childcare, Teaching, Classroom Assistants, Health & Social Care and Business Administration
3. Computers and Information Technology skills development
4. Courses to help unemployed people find work and improve their employment prospects
5. Skills for Independent Living to help those in care and with additional needs to lead more independent lives
6. A wide range of non-accredited courses in areas such as: Arts and Crafts, Languages, Cookery, Complementary Therapies, Movement and Fitness, ICT and a host of other subject areas.
7. Certificated vocational qualifications from Level 1 to Level 3 for employment for 16-19 years old and adults in areas like Construction, Hair & Beauty, Motor Vehicle, Complementary Therapies, and Counselling.

We are proud to offer excellent learning opportunities in a friendly environment, with a range of learning support and financial assistance for our learners who need it.

ATT Institute (Blended Leaning, People Development Curriculum)

Our Trust has created the Blended Leaning, People Development Curriculum: a comprehensive overview of people development experiences available to all ATT employees.

Our curriculum offer is vast and will be a vehicle to support all ATT employees in their endeavour to keep getting better! In order to keep improving, it is crucial that we continue to push for greater success by constantly updating our knowledge and skills; engaging with internal and external expertise that will evolve and disrupt our thinking and constantly evaluating and refining our practice. Irrespective of our role, our core business is mobilising teacher agency in order to transform the lives of the young people and communities we serve. This is the golden thread that runs through our people development curriculum vision. With a wealth of resources at our fingertips, this brochure is curated to help you filter through the many available courses, blogs and podcasts to engage in the very best people development activities that will enable you to engage in your own development synchronously and asynchronously. This brochure should be the spine of every people development discussion, acting as a roadmap for you to bespoke your own development.

We value the development of our employees and are able to offer our staff the following:

1. Appraisals
2. Training
3. Coaching and Mentoring
4. Virtual Learning
5. Career Development
6. Secondment Opportunities
7. Training for middle and senior leaders

We really value the hard work and commitment of our employees, which is why we offer lots of benefits to suit different work and personal circumstances and a working environment that encourages and inspires excellence.

An Exclusive Employee Benefit Retail Discount Portal

Retail discounts on hundreds of high street and online retailers are available. Saving you money on everything from fashion, groceries, leisure activities, cinema and days out.

Annual Leave entitlement

A generous annual leave is offered with entitlement depending upon grade and length of service in local government.

Free Support via an employee assistance and counselling service

Access to free, external, confidential advice and face-to-face counselling on personal and/or work-related issues. We also offer employees an in-house Occupational Health service supporting health and wellbeing.

Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme

The Pension Scheme is an important part of your employment package. How much it costs you depends on how much you're paid, but it will be between 5.5% and 7.5% of your pay.

Flexible Working

Flexible working gives employees the opportunity to achieve a better balance between work and other commitments - often by making small changes to working patterns and hours. Managers will make every effort to appreciate an employee's needs such as family responsibilities, work and caring responsibilities and be flexible as possible to try and accommodate their required working hours.

We really care about the health and wellbeing of all our employees, which is why we have:

1. Our wellbeing ambassadors that are committed to supporting the wellbeing of our staff and learners
2. Access to free confidential help & advice available to employees all day, every day
3. Youtube channel with access to weekly wellbeing activities
4. ATTFE College celebrate ‘Wellbeing Wednesday’ with weekly positive quotes to boost morale
5. Weekly arts and crafts wellbeing activities to boost wellbeing.

More information can be found on our website here: https://attfe.org.uk/learner-life/wellbeing/