Our Learning Centres provide a space for you to work independently or in small groups in between lessons.
We have individual and group study tables, as well as computers.
Our libraries are stocked with books for academic and leisure reading.
See below for information on digital text books, magazines, videos and more.
We are open:
Monday to Thursday - 8.30am to 4.30pm
Friday - 8.30am to 4.00pm
You can also:
Ask questions and we will help you or signpost you in the right direction.
Buy a range a stationery items that can be paid for via the cashless website.
Request a top up to your printer credits.
Access photocopiers
Request a replacement ID badge (Strodes only)
If you need to print off your work, you'll need to add credit to your College printing account. This is done through Cashless.
Log into Cashless here using your College ID number and password.
Select Printing Credits & IT from the Browse categories drop down.
Click on Printing Credits (Strode's & Windsor)
Enter how much you are topping up by
Before completing your purchase, enter your College email address to receive a receipt.
Go to the Learning Centre desk and show staff your email receipt. They will then transfer printing credits to your account.
Stationery packs are available from the Cashless site. We have Essentials, Exams, General, Maths and Revision packs available.
Log into Cashless here using your College ID number and password.
Select Student Services (Strode's & Windsor) from the Browse categories drop down.
Click on Stationery
Select a stationery pack
Before completing your purchase, enter your College email address to receive a receipt.
Go to the Learning Centre desk and show staff your email receipt. They will then give you your stationery pack.
We offer a range of digital resources that can be accessed from College or at home. You can search our library stock, e-books, digital course text books, curriculum magazines and short video lectures using the systems below.
Quickly find what books are available in our Learning Centres with KOHA online catalogue. Log in with your College username and password.
With VLeBooks, you can access our e-book library.
Click here for help on how to log into VLeBooks and find an ebook to view
Level up your research for projects and assignments. JSTOR gives you access to millions of primary sources, research reports, journals and images from around the world. It also includes artworks, maps,, photos and much more.
Click here for advice on how to research information and use it in your work
Click here for advice on how to reference your sources in your work
Log into JSTOR with your College username and password.
The Colleges have subscriptions to two systems which give you access to a wide range of online curriculum magazines - Issues Online and Reviews. Log in with your College username and password.
Boost your learning and revision with short video lectures in many subject areas with Massolit.
To create your student account:
Enter Windsor Forest in school name search bar
Complete form
Return the book as soon as you remember, we will send you a reminder. Fines are in place for late returns and these are to be paid via the cashless portal. Failure to pay fines will result in you not being able to borrow books until they are cleared.
Yes, login to Heritage online and you can update your loans here. You can also email learning.centre@windsor-forest.ac.uk and the team will process the renewal for you.
Go to https://cashless.windsor-forest.ac.uk and login with your student ID number and college password. Search for printer credits and add the amount you want to be added. Pop along to the Learning Centre where they will be able to add the credits to your account.
Any member of the Learning Centre staff can support you with your studies or will signpost you to Additional Learning Support, Study Skills or a Progress Coach. Visit our Study Skills page for more information.
The resources we stock in the Learning Centre are provided by the Heads of Department. If however we do not have a text or have run out of online credits, please speak to the Learning Centre staff who will investigate this for you. Alternatively you can email learning.centre@windsor-forest.ac.uk to enquire about our existing stock.
Yes, if you are based at the Strode's campus. If you are based at Windsor then pop along to reception. If you forget your ID badge you can get a temporary badge free of charge on the first 3 occasions per term, after which you will be charged £1 per badge, payable through the cashless portal. but remember having your ID is part of college life and a requirement.
If you need a new badge because you have lost yours these are charged at £2.00 and can be purchased via the cashless portal and collected from the Learning Centre at Strode's and main reception at Windsor.
Sam Holmes
Curriculum Administration Support Manager
Kirsten Patterson
Learning Centre Assistant
Windsor
Julia Ratcliff
Learning Centre Assistant
Windsor
Champika Premadasa
Learning Centre Assistant
Strode's
Sharon Young
Learning Centre Assistant
Strode's
