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History: Highlights Of British Archaeology: Viking (800 AD) To High Middle Ages
Recent fieldwork allows us to define three distinct phases of Anglo-Scandinavian occupation: raiding, conquest and settlement. Sites at Repton and Torksey provide evidence of Viking Age winter camps from the Conquest Period, whereas spatial analysis of both artefact scatters and place names vividly demonstrate the areas of Norse settlement.
We shall be looking at major developments in shipping technology from the Saxon through to the High Middle Ages, without which none of these invasions, including 1066, would have been possible.
As part of our Medieval studies we shall examine the eclectic Medieval “Voynich Manuscript”. Using the illustrations we shall try to make some sense of it.
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Dates:Mon 27/01/2025 -
Mon 31/03/2025Times:1:45pm - 3:45pmDuration:10 sessionsLocation:Grimsby Central Hall & Arts Community Ce
Duncombe Street
Grimsby
DN32 7EGTutor:Simon TomsonCourse code:Q00018374How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £84.00
History: How the Vote was Won - Campaigns for Democracy in Britain
An opportunity to explore the fascinating stories of movements and individuals who worked to achieve the right to vote in Britian. Our subjects range from Puritan soldiers in the 17th century to Welsh republicans in the 19th and women mill workers in the early 20th. We will meet Levellers, Chartists, Suffragists and Suffragettes as well as lesser-known groups. As we encounter campaigners divided over tactics, politics and ethics, we will see how the right to vote overlapped with other controversies and ask why advances and setbacks happened when they did.
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Dates:Mon 27/01/2025 -
Mon 24/03/2025Times:7:00pm - 9:00pmDuration:8 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Symon HillCourse code:Q00018050How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £59.20
Employability for Schools
In this course you will learn about the responsibilities and expectations required of school staff as well as understand employment options available. This will enable you to make informed choices about the work experience and longer term schools based employment options available to you. You will also learn about the behaviour and responsibilities expected of school staff.
Schools benefit from a variety of different staff that support the learning and welfare of pupils. In addition to the main teacher in each classroom, there are many other jobs inside and outside of lessons that contribute to how a school runs and how pupils learn. These jobs are typically called support roles, and make up half of the workforce in schools.
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Dates:Mon 27/01/2025 -
Wed 29/01/2025Times:9:30am - 11:30amDuration:3 sessionsLocation:St Pauls Learning Centre (Bristol)
94 Grosvenor Road
St Pauls
Bristol
BS2 8XJTutor:Andrew ReadCourse code:Q00011604How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £30.00
Award in ESOL Skills for Life (Reading) (Entry 2)
Build on basic reading skills with these ESOL classes. This is an English course for beginners. It is aimed at speakers of other languages. ESOL courses help you learn basic English for life in the UK and improve your chances of finding work or study options.
This ESOL entry 2 reading course builds on skills you learnt at entry 1. Grow your vocabulary and improve your reading skills in English. There are also writing and speaking & listening courses at this level.
If you’re helping others find ESOL courses in the UK, you’ve come to the right place.
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Dates:Mon 27/01/2025 -
Thu 20/03/2025Times:9:30am - 12:00pmDuration:28 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Rukhsar AzamCourse code:Q00015854How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £225.00
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Duration:12 monthsFee:£15
Award in ESOL Skills for Life (Reading) (Entry 3)
Take your reading skills to the next level with these ESOL classes. Feel comfortable reading and understanding different types of texts in English. Improved reading skills can make life in the UK easier for you.
This ESOL entry 3 reading course builds on skills you learnt at entry 2. You’ll continue to expand your vocabulary and reading skills.
This is an English course for adults. It is aimed at speakers of other languages. ESOL courses are divided into three areas: reading, writing, and speaking & listening.
If you’re helping others find ESOL courses in the UK, you’ve come to the right place.
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Dates:Mon 27/01/2025 -
Thu 06/03/2025Times:12:30pm - 3:00pmDuration:20 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Rukhsar AzamCourse code:Q00015825How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £225.00
Textiles and Fashion: Intermediate Dressmaking
Discover the wonderful world of the sewing with this sewing and dressmaking course.
It will help you to develop your craft in textile and fashion and dressmaking.
Whether you have studied sewing before or you are completely new to it,
You will find value in this sewing course.
Develop your skills to Improve the sewing, measuring and adjustment skills needed to make and finish garments, and improve your knowledge of fabrics.
You do not need any special tools to attend, just yourself and some enthusiasm.
Start your sewing journey today by registering for this course and discover where your sewing journey takes you!
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Dates:Mon 27/01/2025 -
Mon 23/06/2025Times:12:15pm - 3:00pmDuration:19 sessionsLocation:Gayton House (London)
Chiltern Road
London
E3 4BXTutor:Mona NashedCourse code:Q00013012How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £219.45
Get Ready for ESOL Reading (Entry 2)
If you are getting ready to take an ESOL entry 2 reading course, this course can help you prepare. Set yourself up for success with this ESOL preparation course. Learn reading skills to get up to speed before starting your entry 2 ESOL course.
Get ready courses help you learn English at your own pace. They give you extra study time for each level and module so you can reach your full potential.
This is an introductory English course for beginners. If you’re helping others access entry 2 ESOL classes in the UK, you’ve come to the right place.
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Dates:Tue 28/01/2025 -
Mon 17/03/2025Times:9:30am - 12:00pmDuration:19 sessionsLocation:St Johns Centre (Manchester)
St Johns Road
Old Trafford
Manchester
M16 7GXTutor:Rasha AhmedCourse code:Q00015899How you'll learn:Online and in venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £150.00
Art Appreciation: The Art of Diplomacy: Behind the Doors of the Government Art Collection
Go behind the scenes of the Government Art Collection, a less well-known national art collection, with Chantal Condron, a former curator at the Collection. Discover the fascinating origins of its history, and the people and events that have shaped its past. Explore how and why artworks are acquired or commissioned and discover some of the locations where they have been displayed. We explore works across a range of media from paintings to film, by artists from the 16th to the 21st centuries, including Marcus Gheerhaerts the Younger, Thomas Phillips, Bridget Riley, Michael Armitage and recent Turner Prize winner, Jesse Darling.
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Dates:Sat 01/02/2025 -
Sat 01/02/2025Times:2:00pm - 5:00pmDuration:1 sessionsLocation:St John's United Reform Church Orpington
Lynwood Grove
Orpington
BR6 0BGTutor:Chantal CondronCourse code:Q00017572How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £10.00
Art Appreciation: Artistic Communities
The reasons behind founding an artist community in the UK, from identifying some of their famous residents to the subject matter and art movements they are associated with. This course will cover the art communities in St Ives and Newlyn in England, Kirkcudbright and Cockburnspath in Scotland, Betws-y-Coed in Wales, Northern Ireland Muralist in Belfast and Londonderry, and ending with the Black Art Movement and the growth of online art communities.
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Dates:Sat 01/02/2025 -
Sat 15/03/2025Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:6 sessionsLocation:The Drive Methodist Church (Redbridge)
Eastern Avenue
Redbridge
IG4 5ABTutor:Jolanta JagielloCourse code:Q00017560How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £60.00
Award in Mental Health Awareness Level 1
If you’re interested in learning more about mental health issues, this level 1 course can teach you the foundational concepts. You’ll get a view into the nature of mental health work and the issues that face people struggling with it.
Level 1 health and social care courses about mental health can teach you the basic principles of mental health care. If you enjoy this course you can continue your learning in this area. Mental health awareness training can help you understand if this area of work interests you.
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Dates:Mon 03/02/2025 -
Wed 05/02/2025Times:10:00am - 3:00pmDuration:3 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Veronica HydeCourse code:Q00016012How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £75.00