Courses to build life skills

Learn life skills with the largest charitable provider of adult education in England and Scotland. Adult learning isn’t like school. Everyone belongs at the WEA. You’ll get meaningful, and tailored support, so you can reach your full potential. Our classes are friendly and fun, designed for adults like you. We won’t talk down to you and you’ll learn skills that you’ll use in everyday life.

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What are life skills?

Simply put, they are skills that make everyday life easier. Life skills include cooking, budgeting, communicating with others, health, well-being and managing emotions. Sometimes this means learning new things, and sometimes it means building on things you already know.

Sometimes adulting can be hard. These courses can help make it feel just that bit easier, make you feel more independent and empower you to face the future ahead.

Small steps to larger goals

You don’t have to have big goals in mind. Just take small steps towards boosting your skills and improving your wellbeing. Whether it is learning to budget better or cook healthier food. Building your confidence or gaining independence. There is a course for you.

When you study with us, you will:

  • Build your confidence
  • Learn new life skills
  • Improve your everyday life and wellbeing

Take a look at our great range of courses and start making a positive change today.

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Beginners British Sign Language (BSL)

Start, or continue, your BSL journey in this fun and interactive course. You will learn the basics; fingerspelling using the alphabet and numbers as well as a range of vocabulary covering everyday topics. You will be surprised how quickly you progress to holding short, signed conversations using BSL grammar.

Course Information

Dates:
Thu 13/03/2025 -
Thu 05/06/2025
Times:
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Duration:
10 sessions
Location:
Bensham Grove (Gateshead)
Sidney Grove
Gateshead
NE8 2XD
Tutor:
Joanne Liddle
Course code:
Q00020189
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
4 places remaining
Status:
Available

Healthy Living: World Sleep Day- Meditation and Guided Yoga Nidra to encourage restful sleep

Celebrate World Sleep Day with our Meditation and Guided Yoga Nidra for Restful Sleep course. This session focuses on practices to improve sleep quality and promote deep relaxation. Through guided meditation and Yoga Nidra, you will learn techniques to unwind, calm the mind, and prepare for restful sleep. Suitable for all levels, this course supports your journey to better sleep and overall well-being.

Course Information

Dates:
Thu 13/03/2025 -
Thu 13/03/2025
Times:
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Duration:
1 sessions
Location:
Online
Tutor:
Nicola Bailey
Course code:
Q00018253
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
6 places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £7.40

West Sussex Multiply: Start to Manage Your Money

West Sussex Multiply Course; This course helps learners develop essential money management skills. Participants will learn how to create a budget, save effectively, manage debt, and understand financial services such as banking and insurance. The course also covers consumer rights, contracts, and dealing with financial issues. Focused on real-life situations, learners will practice essential vocabulary and phrases used in everyday financial transactions. By the end of the course, students will feel more confident in managing their finances and navigating the financial aspects of life.

Course Information

Dates:
Thu 13/03/2025 -
Thu 20/03/2025
Times:
10:00am - 12:00pm
Duration:
2 sessions
Location:
The Charmandean
Forest Road
Worthing
BN14 9HS
Tutor:
Jane Perrin
Course code:
Q00020916
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee:
Free

Care 2: Sow to start spring

This course is for carers, former carers and the cared for. An introduction to seed sowing for a few basic crops. Learn a new skill and watch the crops flourish whilst improving your health and well-being.

Course Information

Dates:
Fri 14/03/2025 -
Fri 14/03/2025
Times:
11:30am - 12:30pm
Duration:
1 sessions
Location:
Online
Tutor:
Bex Harper
Course code:
Q00021454
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available

WEA Membership

WEA membership is changing: more information is coming soon!

Membership Information

Duration:
12 months
Fee:
£15

Care2: Drawing for Mindfulness

This course is for carers, former carers and the cared for. Drawing for Mindfulness ; taking some moments in your day to connect with your creativity and your sense of play. A key part of this session is tuning in to how you’re feeling, connecting with the breath and taking notice of what you’re doing. By letting go of pre-conceived ideas, you can start to see things as they truly are and gives you the opportunity to draw what you see, not what you think you see. Through this curiosity, you can stay engaged and turn drawing into an adventure, letting go of judgement, and creating a sense of 'flow' in the moment.

Course Information

Dates:
Mon 17/03/2025 -
Mon 17/03/2025
Times:
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Duration:
1 sessions
Location:
Online
Tutor:
Debra Collis
Course code:
Q00021476
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
9 places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee:
Free

Healthy Living: Gua Sha for Improvers

Are you embarking on a journey through your face for the first time? Do you want to learn how to use a Gua Sha and do facial lymphatic drainage properly? Do you want to Lift and tone all facial and neck muscles for a more defined, youthful look? Would you like plumper lips, and smoother laugh lines? Would you like a more defined jawline, reduce double chin, and toned jowls? We will also learn how to smooth marionette lines and lift drooping mouth corners Are you interested in rejuvenating your neck and balancing facial symmetry? Join me to establish a bulletproof practice that gives you a toned, sculpted face and neck that you've always dreamed of. No more tired looks, sagging skin, and wrinkles. With this consistent practice, you will finally be able to say hello to a glowing, youthful appearance! On a deeper level, this course will help to empower you to take control, helping you create the face you want. Join me to achieve a refreshed, radiant glow that lasts.

Course Information

Dates:
Tue 18/03/2025 -
Tue 06/05/2025
Times:
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Duration:
8 sessions
Location:
Online
Tutor:
Lisa Richards
Course code:
Q00016732
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £59.20

SCC Multiply-Numeracy for Work (MPJS)

This course is specifically designed for individuals who are looking to build foundational mathematical skills with a focus on practical applications in the context of employment. Whether it's looking at vacancies, start and end times, pay and general information around workplace vocabulary involving numeracy. This course will help you navigate your way around numeracy for work and teach you how to calculate and understand vacancies and jobs better.

Course Information

Dates:
Mon 24/03/2025 -
Mon 31/03/2025
Times:
12:00pm - 3:00pm
Duration:
2 sessions
Location:
Clovelly Centre (Southampton)
60-68 Clovelly Road
Southampton
SO14 0AU
Tutor:
Irma Gough
Course code:
Q00021108
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee:
Free

Care2: Create a Mindful Collage

For carers, former carers and the cared for. Take out some moments in your day to make a collage and enjoy a tactile and dynamic experience and notice how beauty can be created out of anything. You will be encouraged to choose diverse materials and bring them together in a process of discovery that strengthens your visual self- expression. Learn how this activity can also reduce stress, boost creativity, and enhance overall wellbeing in a supportive and nurturing environment

Course Information

Dates:
Mon 24/03/2025 -
Mon 24/03/2025
Times:
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Duration:
1 sessions
Location:
Online
Tutor:
Debra Collis
Course code:
Q00021482
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
7 places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee:
Free

Fitness and Exercise: Seated Aerobics

Get Moving and Feel Empowered! It is said that sitting for long, uninterrupted periods of time may leave you more prone to cardiovascular problems. So come along to this Seated Aerobics course to get those limbs moving, and those hearts pumping!

Course Information

Dates:
Tue 25/03/2025 -
Tue 13/05/2025
Location:
Gladys Court Bournemouth
70/72 Wellington Road
Bournemouth
BH8 8JG
Course code:
Q00016945
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £37.80

Healthy Living: Lip Reading

Hearing impairments bring a variety of challenges, both to those who lose their hearing and their loved ones. Luckily, there are communication techniques you can learn to be able to maintain healthy interactions. Learn to communicate effectively despite hearing impairments with this beginners’ lip reading course. This course is appropriate for you if you have hearing impairments or if you’d like to communicate with a friend or family member with hearing loss. Lip reading for beginners gives you an introduction to some essential lip shapes. Explore deaf awareness issues to understand how hearing loss affects communication. Learn about speech patterns and cues to facilitate interactions. If you have hearing loss, learning skills and strategies to take advantage of residual hearing can also help you get the most out of social interactions. Please note this course is delivered online via ZOOM.

Course Information

Dates:
Tue 25/03/2025 -
Tue 10/06/2025
Times:
9:45am - 11:45am
Duration:
8 sessions
Location:
Online
Tutor:
Debra Blinston
Course code:
Q00021574
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £59.20