Education Service
Glasgow's pathway from homelessness to learning, confidence and opportunity.
The Marie Trust Education Service provides a safe, trauma-informed learning environment where people affected by homelessness or social exclusion can rebuild confidence, gain new skills and progress into volunteering, college and employment. Education becomes part of recovery, not just an end goal. This reflects the Trust's wider model of supporting recovery, inclusion and sustainable pathways out of crisis.
Why Education Matters
Confidence
91% of learners reported higher confidence.
Wellbeing
83% reported imroved wellbeing.
Progression
313 learners engaged in 2024–25, an 85% increase from the previous year, with progression into volunteering and further education.
Education as recovery
Education supports recovery by providing structure, purpose and inclusion. It helps people rebuild confidence, break cycles of homelessness and move towards long-term independence.
“I have got significantly better with my mental health and have found confidence in myself.”
The overall aim of our Education Service is to widen access to education and support learners to exit homelessness as part of their employability, recovery, and rehabilitation pathway. The program supports learners who are apprehensive about entering education or those who have additional support needs to undertake an accredited or non accredited course as a stepping stone into our college programmes.
This is the only Community Education Curriculum in Glasgow specifically designed to widen access to mainstream education for homeless people and those at-risk.
We take care of enrolment and allocation, whether this be for teaching at The Marie Trust premises in Albion Street or at a college campus. This reduces the barriers to access for our learners.
Enrolling in college programmes gives learners an opportunity to re-establish themselves in an environment where they are treated in the same way as any other student in the college, without any discrimination. For many students, this is a new start, which allows them to progress into further education and move towards employment or volunteering.
Our Education Partners
We have partnerships with the City of Glasgow College, Glasgow Clyde College, Glasgow Kelvin College and the University of Glasgow. Our learners are enrolled as students and undertake a wide range of SCQF level 4 - 6 units or uncredited courses in a variety of subjects. Our courses are delivered on campus and in our education suite in Albion Street. This offers learners a choice of environments depending on where they are on their educational journey.
With our partners we work with learners to build confidence and self esteem and remove a number of the barriers that exist when thinking of returning to learning.
NEW COURSES FOR AUGUST 2026
Short Course Interest Form
We are in the process of creating a new short course timetable beginning August 2026. If you are interested in any short courses we ask that you follow the link below and complete the online form.
Once a course date and time is set we will contact you to confirm interest and invite you to enrol on your chosen course(s).
The online form includes a number of short courses. Please tick one or as many as you are interested in and include your email address before submission.