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.

• School dates, school 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 and advice:

• Help, support and advice (bullying, truancy, etc); Family Information Service
• School meals
• School transport and getting to school
• Information for (or about) staff and governors; Learning resources
  Starting a childcare business: childminding, nurseries and out of school clubs

Continuing education, adult education, evening classes:

• Colleges, Universities & Open University;
  Adult education and booking evening classes

Special educational needs and disability (SEND) and Local Offer information:

• SEND and Local Offer information - on the WSCC website

You may also be interested in ...

• West Sussex Disability Register
• National Citizen Service (NCS) - on the West Sussex County Council website
• Duke of Edinburgh's Award West Sussex - on the West Sussex County Council 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

Many colleges and universities offer adult education and evening classes:

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

Colleges and Universities

For information on the closest colleges see:

• Worthing College website
• Northbrook College, Worthing (GB Met) website
• City College Brighton (GB Met) website
• East Sussex College (Lewes, Newhaven, Eastbourne and Hastings 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 Wales - Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW)
• Universities in Scotland - Scotland is Now website
• Universities in Northern Ireland - on NI Direct.gov.uk

The Open University

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

Want to get a qualification that will help you develop or change your career? Learn a subject in depth? The Open University could provide the flexibility, the qualifications and the top-class teaching you're after. For most courses you don't even need any previous qualifications.

Visit the OU website to find out more about what they can offer you:

• The Open University website

Adult and family learning

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

• Ages 16+ and adult learning - on the WSCC website
• Early years and family learning - on the WSCC website
• Learning - on the WSCC website

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

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