Our Newham Learning & Skills

We’ve had an excellent term, and we’re incredibly proud to share that our Amazon Web Services (AWS) learners have completed their course! Our learners built valuable skills in cloud computing, gaining confidence in the technologies shaping the future of the digital world.

We had the incredible opportunity to welcome MP, Sir Stephen Timms to our centre! He spent time speaking with our learners about what it’s like to serve as a Member of Parliament, sharing insights and answering questions. #britishvalues #Newham

Yesterday, our Newham Learning & Skills team was proud to attend the Get the Nation Learning Awards with partners @Lendlease and @Barclays East Ham. 🌟 Congrats to Lendlease for winning ‘Net Zero Hero of the Year’ and to Barclays for a top 3 spot in ‘Employer of the Year’! 👏

Open doors to higher education and boost your career progression with GCSE and AS Maths. Join our GCSE & AS Maths courses for adults —  supportive, and designed for success. Call now: 0208 149 5200 to enrol! #newham #accredited #study #maths #fypシ

Congratulations to the Class of 2025! We’re absolutely thrilled with our GCSE results 85% pass rate well done to all our learners.  Why not start your journey today by enrolling on one of our ONLS courses. #adultcourses #newham #gcseresultsday2025

🎉 Our Careers Fair was a fantastic chance for learners to connect with employers, unis & support services — helping them take real steps towards their future! ✅ 14+ orgs incl. @Axis, TFL, Network Rail, Our Newham Work 🙌 130+ learners attended #CareersFair #NextSteps

Honoured to have Mayor Fiaz open our Inclusive Learning Awards 2025 with a powerful speech on lifelong learning. We celebrated our learners’ achievements with awards for: British Values Personal Progression Outstanding Achievement Community Empowerment Well done to all!

Huge congrats to our amazing learners! Our Inclusive Learning Awards celebrated achievement, creativity & progress. Awards included: ✨ Outstanding Achievement ✨ Personal Progression ✨ Community Role Model ✨ British Values Thanks to Can from Barclays for the inspiring speech

🎓 Huge congrats to our Amazon Re/Start Cohort 2 graduates! Your hard work & dedication are paving the way into cloud careers. ☁️🚀 Re/Start continues to be a powerful launchpad into tech. #AmazonRestart #CloudCareers #Cohort2 #AWS #TechForAll

It's official – we're GOOD!  ⭐️Thrilled to announce our recent Ofsted inspection results!

Another great coffee morning this week with the RES Programme, @NewhamLondon Volunteering and Climate Action Team & local business plant lovers! A brilliant chance to connect & explore how we can better support our learners into employment. #Newham #Employability #CoffeeMorning

Yesterday, we hosted a great event at ONLS, bringing together @TheEducationSpace, @TheSkillsCentre, @OurNewham , @DWPgovuk , & Newham Island Bikes! We discussed how to develop learners' skills for employability, explored collaborations & shared insights on career pathways.

To conclude the AWS re/Start programme, we held a fantastic graduation ceremony on Friday, 28th February, celebrating the achievements of our AWS learners! Certificates were proudly presented by the Mayor, with Prime Talent in attendance! #AWS #newham @awscloud @PrimedTalentUK

Celebrating Our Biodiversity Programme Success! ⭐ Kicked off the week in Stratford celebrating our amazing Biodiversity Programme graduates! Huge thanks to Mayor Fiaz for presenting certificates & to @NewhamLondon, @LendleaseGroup & the RES programme for their hard work #fyp

Positive progression! Meet Samreen Shaikh, currently on a career break, as she shares her journey with the AWS re/Start program at Our Newham Learning & Skills. Discover how this course has helped her develop the skills and confidence to break into tech! 🚀 @q_amazonwebserv

ONLS Cake Off! Learners received a brief to create 6 identical Christmas logs inspired by the natural world. From intricate marzipan details to masterful frosting techniques, our learners smashed it to make the Christmas festivities extra special! 🍰 Well done to all learners!

Pleased to deliver teaching about insects for Newham Council's Nature Connect Course. RES Senior Outreach & Learning Officer Fran Sconce gave a talk on #BiologicalRecording, highlighting the #RESGarden in collaboration with Zenab Mumtaz @lendlease & Denise Herman @ournewhamls.

A big shout out and thank you to Molly Bishop from @Bodyswaps_VR in facilitating a wonderful workshop in using VR to stimulate interview experiences. Learners found the workshop invaluable in helping them to hone their interview techniques for the future.#newham #VR #onls #fyp

We had another fantastic series of enrichment sessions in collaboration with @Barclays View our highlights here! #adulteducation #ournewhamls #onls #newham #lifeskills instagram.com/reel/C6Oev0hIx…

#newham #onls #adulteducation #wellbeing #conversationclub #enrol

Check out the activities we have rolling out at Hamara ghar 🏠 From Conversation clubs, to Chair Based exercises and Relaxation for Wellbeing, we have you covered! 🧘🏻‍♂️ For more information check out our website onls.co.uk or email ournewhamls@newham.gov.uk