Schools, education and learning  

The schools, education and learning services in Adur and Worthing are run by West Sussex County Council, not by Adur District Council or Worthing Borough Council. Please use the links below to take you to the relevant page on the West Sussex County Council website.

• Common tasks or enquiries (school dates, closures, apply for a school place, etc)
• Find a school, college, nursery or establishment; Ofsted reports
  (also out of school or after school clubs)
• Help, support and advice (bullying, truancy, etc); Family Information Service
• School meals
• School transport and getting to school
• Information for (or about) staff and governor; Learning resources
  Starting a childcare business: childminding, nurseries and out of school clubs
• Colleges, Universities & Open University; 
  Adult education and evening classes

SE7 Pathfinder Local Offer information:

• SE7 Pathfinder Local Offer information on the WSCC website
• SE7 Pathfinder website

Common tasks or enquiries

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Find a school, college, nursery or establishment

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Help, support and advice

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School meals

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School transport and getting to school

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Information for (or about) staff and governors

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Colleges, Universities and Open University
Adult Education and Evening Classes

• Colleges and Universities
• The Open University
• Adult and family learning

Colleges and Universities

Many colleges and universities offer adult education and evening classes.

For information on the closest colleges see:

• Worthing College website
• Northbrook College (Worthing) website
• City College Brighton website
• Sussex Downs College (Lewes, Newhaven and Eastbourne campuses) website
• Plumpton College website
• Chichester College website
• See also : Learning pages on the West Sussex County Council website

For information on the closest universities see:

• University of Sussex (at Falmer, Brighton) website
• University of Brighton website
• University of Chichester website

For information about larger regional universities and colleges refer to the following external websites:

• UCAS (Universities & Colleges Admissions Service)
• Universities in England - Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)
• Universities in Wales - Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW)
• Universities in Scotland - Scottish Funding Council (SFC)
• Universities in Northern Ireland - Department for Employment and Learning (Northern Ireland)

The Open University

The Open University (OU) is the United Kingdom's only university dedicated to distance learning.

Visit the New to the OU website to read how with most courses there are no previous qualifications required to study, you have to be aged 18 when your course starts but there is no upper age limit.

• The Open University website

Adult and family learning

West Sussex County Council (WSCC) offer information about Adult learning courses and family learning opportunities:

• Adult and family learning on the WSCC website

Adult education and evening classes is also available at many colleges and universities.

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