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Recovery College

We believe that learning can be a life-changing experience and make a real difference to people’s recovery and wellbeing.

St Mungo’s Recovery College provides an inclusive learning, training and employment service. 

We have a range of opportunities available, covering the following topics:

  • Health, wellbeing, and personal development
  • Arts, music and creativity
  • Digital skills and IT
  • English and math
  • Progression coaching

What's on at the Recovery College?

There are some exciting changes taking place at the college for spring term. 

There will be more face to face courses and classes than in recent years, and the college is combining in person lessons with the best of what it has been doing online. 

To find out more about what is available and when, download the college’s annual prospectus and summer term timetable.

Face-to-face activities in London

Summer term will see the launch of more Community Hubs and learning clubs across South and West London. 

Our new west London Community Hub will run weekly offering activities and a drop-in health clinic. Clients will be able to see the nurse, practice their Digital skills, ESOL, English, and maths, get involved in creative art, and join health and wellbeing sessions to build happiness and resilience. 

In South London we will continue to run our monthly Community Hub and the core skills Learning Clubs will also take place every Monday. Here clients can meet-up with peers and tutors to work on their digital skills, English, maths and ESOL.

The music studio in North London, will also be welcoming more clients to create and record their music tracks. And we will be starting a monthly Walking Group around London.

Online courses

The college is continuing to offer students the best of what it has being doing online over the past couple of years. 

If a client can get online or access a phone, wherever they live, there is a wide selection of classes to choose from. 

The popular Mindfulness and Life Coaching courses remain online, and there are also classes in photography, online safety, music production, digital skills, art and short story writing that clients can sign up for online.  The virtual book club is also continuing for clients that enjoy reading and discussing stories as a group.

Resources

Digital Recovery College activities are open to all current St Mungo’s clients, or anyone who has accessed a St Mungo’s service within the past six months. Clients must be over the age of 18.

The college’s summer term starts on 9 May and prospective students can sign up for classes anytime.

Find out more about what we do

If you have any questions contact us at recoverycollege@mungos.org or call 0330 122 1354 (Monday to Friday, between 10am – 4pm). 

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