Education, Employment and skills

Turn Around

Free one-to-one support with reading, writing, maths and English language is available to all and Turn Around welcomes referrals from community organisations, and self-referral from anyone who wants to improve their literacy and numeracy skills.

Location (several locations within Bromley):

  • Turn Around, 25 High St. St Mary Cray, Orpington, Kent BR5 3NL
  • Community House Cafe, South St, Bromley BR1 1RH
  • Mottingham Community & Learning Shop - 1-2 Cranley Parade, Beaconsfield Road, Mottingham SE9 4DZ
  • Downham Library - 7-9 Moorside Rd, Bromley, BR1 5EP
  • St Hugh's Community Centre, 42 Castledine Rd, Anerley, London SE20 8PL

Service availability:

  • St Mary Cray: Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 10am - 5pm
  • Bromley, Mission Cafe: Friday10am - 12pm
  • Mottingham Community Shop:Thursday 10am - 12pm
  • Downham Library: Saturday 10am - 12pm(awaiting confirmatioin of library reopening)
  • Anerley, St Hugh's Community Centre: Friday & Saturday 2 pm - 6 pm

About Turn Around

Turn Around provides free, one-to-one support with reading, writing, maths and English language, to both adults and children. Our volunteer tutors are trained to help students in a kind and non-judgemental way, nurturing confidence by engendering understanding with a patient, step-by-step approach, using proven and effective methods. Over 13 years Turn Around has a 98% success rate of teaching literacy. We operate regular sessions three days a week in St Mary Cray, two days a week in Anerley, once a week in Mottingham and once a week in Downham. 

Sessions Run

Monday morning, Tuesday morning, Tuesday afternoon, Thursday morning, Thursday afternoon, Friday morning, Friday afternoon, Friday evening, Saturday morning, Saturday afternoon, Saturday evening

  Quality Assured Provider

Contact details

Organisation Turn Around
Contact name Lynn Bird
Address 25 High Street, St Mary Cray, Orpington, Kent, BR5 3NL, United Kingdom
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