FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Call, visit or email the Learning Centre to book on a course or ask any questions.

Are there any concessions?

Concessions for Leeds City Council (LCC) courses

Courses run through Leeds City Council Adult Community Learning offer concessions on fees for those who are:

Retired and in receipt of state pension (reduced rate)
On a low income with evidence (fee exempt)

- - An individual who earns less than £21,225 annual gross salary, – a wage slip or a Universal Credit statement within 3 months of the learner’s learning start date, or a current employment contract which states gross monthly / annual wages.

In receipt of the following income based state benefits with evidence (fee exempt)

- - Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) recent letter from DWP or recent bank statement.
  - Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) recent letter from DWP or recent bank statement.
  - Universal Credit recent letter from DWP or recent bank statement.
  - Council Tax Benefit (low income households not exemptions or discounts) recent letter within 6 months
  - Working Tax Credit copy of recent letter (not Child Tax Credit)
  - Pension Credit Guarantee award certificate dated within 6 months.
  - Carer’s Allowance/Housing Benefit/Incapacity Benefit/ Income Support – recent letter or recent bank statement.

Proof of entitlement will be required for all concessions.

Courses funded through Leeds City Council Adult Community Learning require participants to be 19+ and priority given to residents in the Leeds Metropolitan area.

Any private courses run by Groundwork Learning Centre will offer no concessions

What about Winter weather?

In the event of unsafe driving/walking conditions, we will announce on Facebook (Groundwork Yorkshire) and on our website (www.groundworklearningcentre.com) if we will be closed. Any sessions missed will be made up at the end of the course.

If you prefer, you can call 07730 765564 and they will advise if we are open. Individual learners will not be contacted.

When are the term times?

Autumn Term: Monday 25th September – Friday 8th December 2023 (Closed for Half term holiday).

Can I get a refund?

Courses may need minimum numbers to run, if courses are cancelled then refunds for fees will be made in full or pro-rata to learners according to how many sessions have happened.

No refunds will be given once the course has started unless in exceptional circumstances (please ask for details).

How do I get there ?

Groundwork Learning Centre is based at Groundwork, Merlyn-Rees Avenue, Morley, Leeds, LS27 9SL.

Parking is available after 5.30pm in the Groundwork private car park. Before 5.30pm there are free council car parks in the local area. There are Blue Badge parking spaces at the front of the building.

Getting here: We are a short 5 minute walk from Morley Town Hall. Morley is easily reached by bus from Leeds, South Leeds and the Wakefield areas. The train station is approximately a twenty minute walk away.

How's the accessibility?

All courses take place at Groundwork Learning Centre in our first floor classrooms (except for the woodworking courses on the ground floor). There is limited accessibility to our first floor classrooms (22 steps with platform area after 12 steps). Please ask for more details before booking.

How do I access the building?

Access to the building is by pressing the call button at the right hand side of the front door, someone will then buzz you in. Signing in and out of the building is essential and is just inside the front door.