Keep Warm & Well Guide

How to stay healthy when the weather gets cold.
Click on this link to view the Leaflet (PDF).

Pension Credit Information & Support


Click here for:-
Benefits Calculator
Visit:-
Pensioner Winter Support
for more information.

Courses At Northern College

ESOL Skills For Life
Will boost your confidence, help you communicate better in everyday situations, handle common tasks in English, improve your digital skills, earn qualifications, and even prepare for job applications and career advancement.
Visit:- Website for more information.
New Online Courses
There are also some new Online courses which are just about to be launched from the second week of November onwards. The courses are online, and the student work at their own pace.
Click for information (opens in PDF):- New Online Courses
Free Parking
Easy access by bus from Barnsley interchange - Bus number 34 - £1 each way. See attached PDF:- Service 34 Timetable

Hoyland & Birdwell Methodist Chapel Events



Food Rescue and Education

Providing online cookery sessions, money-saving, waste-preventing, cookery courses and tips!
Visit:- UKHARVEST Website

Digital Skill Courses

Fully funded digital skill courses for 19 to 24 year olds within South Yorkshire and support them finding work.
Visit:- B2WGroup Website

Healthier Futures
Barnsley have launched an exciting new project to improve children's
health and wellbeing. It has three elements that will work to
improve children's health and wellbeing. The Children and Young
People public health team have been working with schools across the
borough to develop these useful resources.
Visit:-
Healthier Futures Website

Level 2 Award in Youth Work Practice
A great opportunity has arisen for members of the community to undertake a fully funded Youth Work Qualification.
The course covers:-
- Engaging and communicating with young people
- Theory of Youth Work
- Young People Development
- Safeguarding
- Group Work
- Challenging Behaviour
- Anti-Discriminatory Practice
- Work based and reflective practice in Youth Work
- Careers and further study
The course blends the academic and practical, as well as portfolio work learners must also undertake practical experience in a youth work setting, such as youth/sports clubs, arts and community groups. Upon completion of the course you will receive a Level 2 award, you will also be given the opportunity to progress your learning to level 3 and above.
The primary career linked to this course is Youth Work. Youth Workers help young people to develop skills, confidence, resilience and positive attitudes to engagement, enabling them to reach their full potential. A qualification in Youth Work is also considered desirable for other career pathways such as schools, social care, youth offending, housing, community work and many more.
If you are in receipt of benefits the course is fully funded. However if you do not meet this criteria but are already working/volunteering with young people in the South Area then we may be able to secure funding for you to undertake the course.
The Youth Association who will be providing the training.
Download Expression of Interest Form
Download Booklet Outlining The Course

Hoyland Cap Invitation
If you're active in the community or want to know more about what's going on around you then this is the place for you. It's here, it's yours, it's Hoyland Cap, your local online Community Access Point. One central point for all things local in and around Hoyland and the wider community of South Barnsley. If you have something to share or to celebrate the please do let us know. Full details of how to get in touch are on our contact page or email:- info@hoylandcap.co.uk


The Unique Me & Beyond course has undergone robust scrutiny to be formally accredited and approved as a recognised skills provider. This now means that from the volume of participants who have completed the course over the last two years the ones who wish to have their portfolios verified can have their hard work and achievements nationally recognised. Now that's a bit special.


