Our Learning & Enterprise College Bexley sites remain closed to students temporarily in order to protect their health and safety.
We take student and staff safety very seriously and that’s why we’re following government guidance to introduce new measures to ensure our college sites are Covid Secure for all and we are working to re-open to students from September 2020.
Therefore, we will:
Courses, times, dates and course locations may be subject to change for us to keep students and staff safe and so we appreciate your patience and continued support as we welcome back both students and staff from September.
LECB Student Updates
Click here to read our latest student update - 20th April 2020
Click here to read our latest student update - 23rd March 2020
Click here to read our latest student update - 20th March 2020
Please sign up for the student messenger to receive updates: http://bit.ly/37mXew9
More information
What is coronavirus?
Tips and advice on preventing Coronavirus
Latest figures on the number of UK cases of Coronavirus
Guidance on staying at home if you need to self isolate
Advice for travellers
Latest NHS information on Coronavirus
Read about the government response
Government advice
Guidance for the safe use of Council buildings
GOV.UK - Coronavirus (COVID-19): UK government response
NHS - Coronavirus overview
Public Health England
LECB Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) relating to Covid-19
Can I still contact LECB?
For general enquiries please email enquiries@lecb.ac.uk or call 020 3045 5176 to speak with a member of staff. As these are unprecedented times, we may not have the answers for you straight away, but we will do our best to answer your enquiry as quickly as possible.
Is LECB open?
All College sites (Brampton Road and Sidcup High Street) are closed to students until further notice.
What about the new term after the Summer break?
We are committed to resuming courses as soon as we can, we hope that this will be in September 2020. However, this could be subject to change depending on government advice.
I am due to have exams. What should I do?
The Prime Minister’s announced on 18 March that GCSE and A Level examinations were cancelled. Ofqual released information about how qualifications would be graded and awarded this summer and we have submitted these to the awarding bodies. Please read the information for students and parents available on gov.uk.
The College also has learners studying on a range of exam based accredited programmes including Accounting (AAT), ESOL (Ascentis), Horticulture (RHS), Sign Language (Signature), Counselling (CPCAB) Digital Skills (OCR), Food Hygiene and First Aid (HABC) and Functional Skills (Pearson).
We continue to remain in contact with all awarding bodies and as more information becomes available, we will pass this information to relevant students. If you have any urgent queries, please contact your tutor in the first instance.
I haven’t received my results. What should I do?
As soon as possible after we receive notification of results, we let tutors and learners know via email or telephone. As the College is currently closed, we are unable to send out certificates. As soon we are able to, these will be processed.
If any learners need official confirmation of their results, they should contact the Exams team by emailing exams@lecb.ac.uk or call 0203 045 5176.
What about employment support?
Our National Careers Service team are still working, and you can contact them by emailing careers.advice@lecb.ac.uk or by calling: 07732 681091 or 07732 681092.
You can also visit our website for local and national vacancies – www.lecb.ac.uk
What about online learning?
At present, we are trying our best to switch to providing learning remotely through email and online (LECB VLE) where possible. Unfortunately, this is not possible for every course so please bear with us as we work through this. We will need to prioritise courses leading to qualifications. Your Tutor will keep in touch with you to keep you updated.
What is the LECB VLE?
Moodle is our Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) and can be found on our website www.lecb.ac.uk or at this link http://vle.lecb.ac.uk/
You will need to log in using your Student ID number as your username. This can be found on your ID Card.
Example:
Username is Student ID i.e. 00c00154
Password for all student is: LecbStudent1
You will be prompted at login to change the password, this will then be your username and password for the VLE.
Please note that if you are having issues accessing their courses via Moodle you should contact your tutor in the first instance if you have their contact details. All tutors have an email in the following format firstname.surname@lecb.ac.uk
What about refunds?
Although face to face teaching is suspended, where possible, we are continuing to deliver short and long-term courses remotely in order to complete them where we can.
For those courses that we unfortunately had to cancel, depending on the progress of the course you may be entitled to a part or full refund.
You will understand our ability to do this varies on a class by class basis, please contact enquiries@lecb.ac.uk if you wish to enquire about a refund.
What about my Instalment payment plan?
If you need to discuss your instalment plan, please contact enquiries@lecb.ac.uk to register your enquiry and someone from our business hub team will contact you.
Can I still enrol on courses?
We are currently planning our curriculum that will start from September 2020 and hope that by this time the College will be open again and it will be business as usual.
Due to COVID-19, we have had to change the way we enrol. This year you can enrol on any non-accredited course via our website – www.lecb.ac.uk or you can call us on 020 3045 5176.
If you wish to enrol onto an accredited course such as maths, English, ESOL, AAT or Photography, you will need to attend an Initial Assessment and Enrolment appointment.
Appointments will be bookable online on our website – www.lecb.ac.uk and will start from the 27th August through to the 12th September 2020 and will take place at our Brampton Road site.
We will take every precaution to ensure your safety by following our Covid Secure Risk Assessment and adhering to government guidance.
Will I receive a copy of the Prospectus through my door this year?
For many years the College has produced a prospectus and delivered to 97,000 households in Bexley, but it is now time for change.
We will take a new and different approach to our marketing this year which will be more digital allowing us to:
a) be more environmentally friendly by reducing the amount of paper used;
b) ensure value for money by reducing printing and distribution costs, and;
c) drive residents to our website where courses and information is regularly kept up to date.
You will now find our new prospectus online on our website – www.lecb.ac.uk
Please don’t worry! If you are unable to access our prospectus online, you can call us on 020 3045 5176 and member of staff will help you.
How will I know when you reopen?
We are aiming to reopen to students from September 2020 and as soon as we do, we will let you know by email, updating our website, via our Student Messenger and social media.
What do I do if I need urgent help?
The Council has a Coronavirus helpline. If you, or you know someone that may be in need, please tell them about the helpline - 020 3045 5398.
We take student and staff safety very seriously and that’s why we’re following government guidance to introduce new measures to ensure our college sites are Covid Secure for all and we are working to re-open to students from September 2020.
Therefore, we will:
- Ensure that we follow government guidance across our sites.
- Ensure that the way we operate and the measures we take are continually risk assessed to ensure we remain Covid Secure.
- Continue to manage the number of staff and students on site at any one time.
- Hold smaller teaching groups and combine our lessons with blended learning to minimise the number of people on site at any one time.
- Comply with the 2m social distancing rules by setting up our classrooms and other areas differently.
- Ensure that no large gatherings take place.
- Continually remind our students and staff to socially distance, maintain good hygiene practice and regularly use the hand sanitisers on site.
Courses, times, dates and course locations may be subject to change for us to keep students and staff safe and so we appreciate your patience and continued support as we welcome back both students and staff from September.
LECB Student Updates
Click here to read our latest student update - 20th April 2020
Click here to read our latest student update - 23rd March 2020
Click here to read our latest student update - 20th March 2020
Please sign up for the student messenger to receive updates: http://bit.ly/37mXew9
More information
What is coronavirus?
Tips and advice on preventing Coronavirus
Latest figures on the number of UK cases of Coronavirus
Guidance on staying at home if you need to self isolate
Advice for travellers
Latest NHS information on Coronavirus
Read about the government response
Government advice
Guidance for the safe use of Council buildings
GOV.UK - Coronavirus (COVID-19): UK government response
NHS - Coronavirus overview
Public Health England
LECB Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) relating to Covid-19
Can I still contact LECB?
For general enquiries please email enquiries@lecb.ac.uk or call 020 3045 5176 to speak with a member of staff. As these are unprecedented times, we may not have the answers for you straight away, but we will do our best to answer your enquiry as quickly as possible.
Is LECB open?
All College sites (Brampton Road and Sidcup High Street) are closed to students until further notice.
What about the new term after the Summer break?
We are committed to resuming courses as soon as we can, we hope that this will be in September 2020. However, this could be subject to change depending on government advice.
I am due to have exams. What should I do?
The Prime Minister’s announced on 18 March that GCSE and A Level examinations were cancelled. Ofqual released information about how qualifications would be graded and awarded this summer and we have submitted these to the awarding bodies. Please read the information for students and parents available on gov.uk.
The College also has learners studying on a range of exam based accredited programmes including Accounting (AAT), ESOL (Ascentis), Horticulture (RHS), Sign Language (Signature), Counselling (CPCAB) Digital Skills (OCR), Food Hygiene and First Aid (HABC) and Functional Skills (Pearson).
We continue to remain in contact with all awarding bodies and as more information becomes available, we will pass this information to relevant students. If you have any urgent queries, please contact your tutor in the first instance.
I haven’t received my results. What should I do?
As soon as possible after we receive notification of results, we let tutors and learners know via email or telephone. As the College is currently closed, we are unable to send out certificates. As soon we are able to, these will be processed.
If any learners need official confirmation of their results, they should contact the Exams team by emailing exams@lecb.ac.uk or call 0203 045 5176.
What about employment support?
Our National Careers Service team are still working, and you can contact them by emailing careers.advice@lecb.ac.uk or by calling: 07732 681091 or 07732 681092.
You can also visit our website for local and national vacancies – www.lecb.ac.uk
What about online learning?
At present, we are trying our best to switch to providing learning remotely through email and online (LECB VLE) where possible. Unfortunately, this is not possible for every course so please bear with us as we work through this. We will need to prioritise courses leading to qualifications. Your Tutor will keep in touch with you to keep you updated.
What is the LECB VLE?
Moodle is our Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) and can be found on our website www.lecb.ac.uk or at this link http://vle.lecb.ac.uk/
You will need to log in using your Student ID number as your username. This can be found on your ID Card.
Example:
Username is Student ID i.e. 00c00154
Password for all student is: LecbStudent1
You will be prompted at login to change the password, this will then be your username and password for the VLE.
Please note that if you are having issues accessing their courses via Moodle you should contact your tutor in the first instance if you have their contact details. All tutors have an email in the following format firstname.surname@lecb.ac.uk
What about refunds?
Although face to face teaching is suspended, where possible, we are continuing to deliver short and long-term courses remotely in order to complete them where we can.
For those courses that we unfortunately had to cancel, depending on the progress of the course you may be entitled to a part or full refund.
You will understand our ability to do this varies on a class by class basis, please contact enquiries@lecb.ac.uk if you wish to enquire about a refund.
What about my Instalment payment plan?
If you need to discuss your instalment plan, please contact enquiries@lecb.ac.uk to register your enquiry and someone from our business hub team will contact you.
Can I still enrol on courses?
We are currently planning our curriculum that will start from September 2020 and hope that by this time the College will be open again and it will be business as usual.
Due to COVID-19, we have had to change the way we enrol. This year you can enrol on any non-accredited course via our website – www.lecb.ac.uk or you can call us on 020 3045 5176.
If you wish to enrol onto an accredited course such as maths, English, ESOL, AAT or Photography, you will need to attend an Initial Assessment and Enrolment appointment.
Appointments will be bookable online on our website – www.lecb.ac.uk and will start from the 27th August through to the 12th September 2020 and will take place at our Brampton Road site.
We will take every precaution to ensure your safety by following our Covid Secure Risk Assessment and adhering to government guidance.
Will I receive a copy of the Prospectus through my door this year?
For many years the College has produced a prospectus and delivered to 97,000 households in Bexley, but it is now time for change.
We will take a new and different approach to our marketing this year which will be more digital allowing us to:
a) be more environmentally friendly by reducing the amount of paper used;
b) ensure value for money by reducing printing and distribution costs, and;
c) drive residents to our website where courses and information is regularly kept up to date.
You will now find our new prospectus online on our website – www.lecb.ac.uk
Please don’t worry! If you are unable to access our prospectus online, you can call us on 020 3045 5176 and member of staff will help you.
How will I know when you reopen?
We are aiming to reopen to students from September 2020 and as soon as we do, we will let you know by email, updating our website, via our Student Messenger and social media.
- Follow us on Social Media - @LECBexley
- Access the LECB Moodle
- Call us on 0203 045 5176 for information and advice
- Visit our website: www.lecb.ac.uk
- Email: enquiries@lecb.ac.uk
- Sign up for the Student Messenger to receive updates: http://bit.ly/37mXew9
What do I do if I need urgent help?
The Council has a Coronavirus helpline. If you, or you know someone that may be in need, please tell them about the helpline - 020 3045 5398.
