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Fircroft College of Adult Education

Fircroft College of Adult Education is a calm, supportive residential college, and also a charity, based on the Bristol Road in Selly Oak, Birmingham. Situated in a building that was once the family home of George Cadbury Jnr. the college is enhanced by 6 acres of grounds.
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Courses cover areas including Access to Higher Education; English, Maths & IT; Personal & Social Development; Working & Volunteering with People; and Sustainable Thinking & Action.

The gardens are managed through a range of organic and regenerative gardening principles, and is part of a circular economy within the college where food is grown for the kitchens and all food and green waste is processed on site.

Courses such as the Mother Garden Bootcamp and Cross Pollinator course enable students to learn about and be involved in the development and management of a variety of garden spaces, including forest gardens, orchards, permaculture, and annual and perennial food growing.

Visit Fircroft College of Adult Education 🔗

1018 Bristol Road, 
Selly Oak, 
Birmingham, 
B29 6LH

Ages 19+

Students and arranged visits only.

Not open to the public for drop in visits, but there are occasional open day events and gardening related workshops and short courses that can be booked.

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Fircroft College of Adult Education Demonstrates
Organic principles ✔
Heritage Seed Library varieties ✔
Using peat free compost ✔