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Confidence to Learn
Would you like to learn new skills or change jobs? It can be hard to get back into learning after a long break. This confidence training will prepare you to feel comfortable stepping back into the classroom.
This short course can help you bridge the gaps in your confidence and overcome the obstacles standing in your way to get back into learning.
The objective of this course is to get you into a positive mindset to achieve your goals. You will practise a variety of confidence-building exercises to help that mindset shift come from within.
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Dates:Fri 20/09/2024 -
Fri 13/12/2024Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:13 sessionsLocation:Involve Wellbeing (Lincoln)
12 Mint Lane
Lincoln
LN1 1UDTutor:Patrick O'ReillyCourse code:Q00017392How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £100.80
Literature: Twentieth Century Irish Poetry
This course will examine Ireland’s unique contribution to twentieth century poetry in English. We will explore the work of two Nobel Prize winners, W.B. Yeats and Seamus Heaney, plus the work of Patrick Kavanagh, Louis MacNeice and Michael Longley. Additionally, we will refer in passing to poems by numerous other poets such as Paul Muldoon and Derek Mahon.
We will analyse those elements which have contributed to Ireland’s distinctive contribution to world literature in the last 100 years, and discuss the relationship between a politically troubled history and creativity.
There will be ample opportunities for discussion in what will be lively sessions.
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Dates:Fri 20/09/2024 -
Fri 29/11/2024Times:2:00pm - 4:00pmDuration:10 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Stephen SmithCourse code:Q00017458How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:7 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £80.00
Pre Entry ESOL: Everyday English - Upper Intermediate
This friendly and inclusive course is aimed at Upper Intermediate (B2) level learners of English. This six-week course is for those whose first language is NOT English and we will practice all four major skills in each session to further develop reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Lessons will be delivered face-to-face using a range of teacher led and freer interactive activities to develop your proficiency and confidence. In addition to a focus on general pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary, you will be encouraged to focus on colloquial English and develop an awareness of the local English being used in their contexts.
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Dates:Fri 20/09/2024 -
Fri 25/10/2024Times:9:30am - 12:30pmDuration:6 sessionsLocation:Upton Vale Baptist Church
St, Marychurch Road
Torquay
TQ1 3HYTutor:Alison SalmCourse code:Q00017835How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £75.60
Art Practical: Improvers Drawing & Painting Landscapes
Enhance your artistic abilities with our Art Practical: Drawing and Painting course. Learn fundamental techniques and explore various styles to create expressive and detailed artworks. Ideal for both beginners and intermediate artists looking to refine their skills.
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Dates:Fri 20/09/2024 -
Fri 22/11/2024Times:10:00am - 1:00pmDuration:10 sessionsLocation:Springbourne Library Community Room (Bou
297A Holdenhurst Road
Bournemouth
BH8 8BXTutor:Abi KremerCourse code:Q00016844How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £126.00
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- Join our popular, award-winning weekly lecture series,
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Just add us to your basket to sign up today!
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Duration:12 monthsFee:£15
Personal Development: Introduction to Maternity Support Work
The Introduction to Maternity Support Work course offers a comprehensive overview of the role of Maternity Support Workers (MSWs) and their collaboration with midwives to provide exceptional care for mothers, babies, and families. Delivered over 10 weeks through lectures and group work, this introductory course provides a supportive and friendly environment to explore the factors influencing a career in maternity support. You will gain insights into the profession, build personal confidence, and develop practical skills for future growth in this rewarding field. Take this first step towards making a meaningful difference in the lives of mothers, babies and families as a Maternity Support Worker.
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Dates:Fri 20/09/2024 -
Fri 13/12/2024Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:11 sessionsLocation:Riverside Community Health Project (Newc
Carnegie Building
Atkinson Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE4 8XSTutor:Julia CharltonCourse code:Q00018779How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £84.00
Get Ready for Functional Skills Maths Entry 3
Set yourself up for success at entry 3 functional skills in maths. This get ready course helps you prepare to tackle entry 3 maths with confidence. The essential maths skills you’ll learn will help you get your qualification and serve you in everyday life.
Get ready courses help you learn maths at your own pace. The idea of this course is to give you extra study time to acquire the knowledge you’ll need for entry 3 maths.
This is a preparatory maths course for people who are looking to progress to entry 3 functional skills courses. It is a non-accredited adult maths course.
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Dates:Fri 20/09/2024 -
Fri 20/12/2024Times:9:30am - 11:30amDuration:13 sessionsLocation:The Manchester Deaf Centre (MANCHESTER)
Crawford House
Oxford Road
MANCHESTER
M13 9GHTutor:Isbah TehreemCourse code:Q00015939How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £150.00
Essential Digital Skills (Entry 3)
Digital skills are increasingly in demand in modern society. Picking up essential digital skills can help you go about your everyday life, as well as open doors to employment opportunities.
This course starts at the beginning and covers everything from using a digital device to getting started on social media and making videos.
This Entry-level 3 digital skills course is aimed at complete beginners- so don’t worry if this is new to you.
If you want to learn digital skills for everyday life or improve your job prospects, this course is ideal for you. It's also suitable for people reentering the workforce after a long break.
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Dates:Fri 20/09/2024 -
Fri 13/12/2024Times:9:30am - 2:00pmDuration:13 sessionsLocation:WEA (Leicester)
101 Hinckley Road
Leicester
LE3 0TDTutor:Nutan RamjiCourse code:Q00010363How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £150.00
Literature: 20th Century British Women's Short Stories
This course will range from the beginning of the twentieth
century until its end, and explore the wealth of short stories
written during this period by women. We will encounter the
usual suspects such as Katherine Mansfield, Virginia Woolf,
Elizabeth Bowen and Doris Lessing, but the course will also
assess the stories of less well-known writers, many of whom
are worthy of much deeper study. These writers will emerge
from Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
As all our texts are by women, we will discover the
importance of these voices, often disappeared in a patriarchal
society, and recognise how vital these women’s voices were
and are.
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Dates:Fri 20/09/2024 -
Fri 29/11/2024Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:10 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Stephen SmithCourse code:Q00017460How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £74.00
Literature: A Tour of Dante’s Inferno
Dante’s Inferno, one of the masterpieces of Western literature, is structured as a journey Dante takes through the different levels of Hell, observing the souls damned for various kinds of self-centred actions (sins) while alive, providing us with a series of insightful images and dramas, taking us deep into the psychological depths of humanity. The course takes us through the 34 cantos of Dante’s Inferno, progressing slowly so we can question, discuss and savour the literary features and the vision of human nature presented in the poem.
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Dates:Fri 20/09/2024 -
Fri 25/10/2024Times:1:00pm - 2:30pmDuration:6 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Guest SpeakerCourse code:Q00019025How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £33.30
Literature: Rebellion, Defiance and Breaking out
In this course we will be celebrating, criticising and discussing together writings which either portray rebellion and defiance, or which by their very style overturn the rules. From the most modern writers today such as Sarah Moss and Zoe Gilbert through to Shakespeare’s plays and back in time to legendary figures described by the earliest writers in English, questions arise around rebels, their actions – and how authors perceive them: what situations drive personal or political acts of rebellion? What is an author’s intention in presenting disobedience or unrest? How do writers portray to us the act of rebellion or the character of a rebel? Together, we shall be seeking answers.
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Dates:Fri 20/09/2024 -
Fri 29/11/2024Times:1:30pm - 3:30pmDuration:10 sessionsLocation:Newcastle Quaker Meeting House (Newcastl
West Avenue
Gosforth
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE3 4ESTutor:Clare JacksonCourse code:Q00018712How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:0 places remainingStatus:Waiting list (Join waiting list)Fee rangeFree to £84.00