Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that websites place on your device when you visit them. They help a website remember information about your visit — such as your preferences or whether you have already accepted certain settings — so your next visit can be a little smoother.

Cookies do not contain personal information in themselves, but they can be linked to personal data you have already shared with us. They are widely used across websites to help sites function properly and to give site owners useful information about how visitors use their pages.

You are in control of which optional cookies you allow. We explain each type below, along with how to adjust your choices.

2. Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

Always active

These cookies are necessary for the website to function. They handle things like your cookie preference setting and basic site navigation. They cannot be switched off.

Examples: session management, cookie consent record

Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website — which pages are visited most, where visitors come from, and how long they spend on each section. This information helps us improve our content and navigation for adult learners.

Examples: Google Analytics page view data, session duration

Marketing Cookies

These cookies are used by advertising platforms to show you relevant content about our programmes on other websites you visit. They help ensure that our communications reach people who may find our programmes genuinely useful.

Examples: Facebook Pixel, Google Ads, Bing tracking

Preference Cookies

These cookies remember choices you have made — such as your language or region — so that your next visit feels familiar. They are entirely optional and can be cleared at any time through your browser settings.

Examples: language selection, display preferences

Your Cookie Preferences

Use the toggles above to choose which optional cookies you are comfortable with. Your choices are saved automatically when you click the button below.

Your preferences have been saved.

3. Third-Party Services

Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services we use to support our operations. These services have their own privacy policies:

Google Analytics — website analytics and visitor behaviour (analytics cookies)
Google Ads — programme promotion to interested adults (marketing cookies)
Facebook Pixel — audience targeting for educational content (marketing cookies)
Bing Ads — search advertising for our programmes (marketing cookies)

We only activate third-party marketing cookies if you have chosen to allow marketing cookies above.

4. How Long Do Cookies Last?

There are two categories of cookie by duration:

Session cookies — exist only while your browser is open and are deleted automatically when you close it.
Persistent cookies — remain on your device until they expire or you delete them. Duration varies:
- Preference cookies: up to 12 months
- Analytics cookies: up to 26 months (as set by Google Analytics)
- Marketing cookies: up to 90 days depending on the platform

5. Managing Cookies in Your Browser

You can also manage or delete cookies directly through your browser settings. Select your browser below for guidance:

Google Chrome

Open Chrome and click the three-dot menu in the top-right corner.
Select Settings, then Privacy and security.
Click Cookies and other site data.
Choose your preferred setting or click See all site data and permissions to delete cookies from specific sites.

Mozilla Firefox

Open Firefox and click the hamburger menu in the top-right corner.
Select Settings, then Privacy & Security.
Under Cookies and Site Data, click Manage Data to view or delete cookies.
You can also set Enhanced Tracking Protection to block certain cookie types automatically.

Apple Safari

Open Safari and go to Safari > Settings (or Preferences on older macOS).
Click the Privacy tab.
Click Manage Website Data to see and remove cookies by site.
Enable Prevent cross-site tracking to block third-party tracking cookies.

Microsoft Edge

Open Edge and click the three-dot menu in the top-right corner.
Select Settings, then Cookies and site permissions.
Click Manage and delete cookies and site data.
You can block third-party cookies or remove cookies from specific websites here.

On mobile devices, cookie settings are typically found in your browser's app settings or through your device's privacy controls. Please refer to your browser's help documentation for the most current instructions.

6. Your Rights

You may withdraw or change your cookie preferences at any time using the controls on this page or through your browser settings. Withdrawing consent for optional cookies will not affect the quality of the information we provide on this site.

Please be aware that disabling certain cookies may affect how parts of the website behave. For example, preference cookies help us remember settings you have chosen on previous visits.

For any data protection questions related to cookies, please contact us at [email protected]. You can also read our full Privacy Policy for more information about how we handle your personal data.