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Art Appreciation: Victorian Art - Town and Country
The Victorian years saw unprecedented industrialisation which changed the face of Britain but also attitudes. Industrial developments were perceived as both positive and negative, but the countryside was viewed as a tradition, community and continuity. Yet images of the country, as well as the town, reveal the complexity of a society adapting to the modern world. Depiction of idyllic country scenes and grimy urban life reveal deep tension in Victorian society. This course will reveal that complexity and the contradictions which characterised the years 1837 to 1901 by examining paintings, engravings, photographs cartoons and the literature of the period.
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Dates:Fri 04/10/2024 -
Fri 13/12/2024Times:2:30pm - 4:30pmDuration:10 sessionsLocation:The Minster (Grimsby)
St James Square
Grimsby
DN31 1EPTutor:Tim StimsonCourse code:Q00017916How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee:Free
Personal Development: Understanding how to look after personal Health
In the previous short courses learners have learnt how to
Manage their personal finances
Plan a move to a new home
Maintain a new home
understand credit and borrowing money
take care of personal health and hygiene
This final course is about bringing all the learning together to support learners to create a realistic plan of when and how they may be able to progress into independent living and successfully their own tenancy.
Ultimately the aim of the course is to help the service users of St Petrocs move onto the next stage of their lives after experiencing homelessness.
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Dates:Fri 04/10/2024 -
Fri 04/10/2024Times:11:00am - 3:00pmDuration:1 sessionsLocation:St Petroc's Parish Centre (Bodmin)
Church Square
Bodmin
PL31 2DPTutor:Julian RobertsCourse code:Q00017488How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £16.80
Literature: Much Ado about Shakespeare: Henry IV Part 1
If you find Shakespeare daunting and wonder what all the fuss is about, or if you are a devotee who wants to share and deepen your enjoyment of his work this course is for you. An opportunity to look in some depth at one intriguing play, Henry IV Part 1, by reading, discussing and watching extracts of performances. The play brings together full range of Shakespeare’s mature style, introducing the famous Falstaff, with high- and low-life equally represented. Among the themes are fathers and sons, duty and pleasure, morality in war, government and rebellion, all as applicable now as ever.
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Dates:Fri 04/10/2024 -
Fri 13/12/2024Times:10:30am - 12:30pmDuration:11 sessionsLocation:Nottingham Mechanics (Nottingham)
3 North Sherwood Street
Nottingham
NG1 4EZTutor:Hazel SalisburyCourse code:Q00016278How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £84.00
History: 17th Century Fashion
Fashion reflects the influence of politics, trade, social exchange and foreign encounter. In this course, we will explore the changing fashions of seventeenth-century Britain. Alongside sessions that consider the history of fashion are practical, hands-on sessions that explore the materials used, and construction techniques employed by makers of the period. You may not be an expert by the end, but you will have first-hand understanding of how, and with what, clothing of the 17th century was made.
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Dates:Sat 05/10/2024 -
Sat 14/12/2024Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:10 sessionsLocation:Redbridge Institute of Adult Education (
Gaysham Avenue
Gants Hill
Ilford
IG2 6TDTutor:Amy MillerCourse code:Q00017282How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £100.00
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Duration:12 monthsFee:WEA Membership
History: China 1796 to the present – Fall of the Qing – 1796-1912 (Part 1)
From the zenith of the Qing Empire in 1796 we trace the decline of China’s imperial reach through the 19th century. Western incursions and humiliations, the role of religion and opium, wars, reforms and rebellions will all be covered up to the fall of the dynasty in 1912 and the formation of China’s first republic. Major personalities such as the Empress Dowager Cixi, Sun-Yat-Sen, the Last Emperor and many more will be considered. We will consider the nature of court rule, the development of society and the economy as well as art, literature and philosophy.
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Dates:Mon 07/10/2024 -
Mon 25/11/2024Times:10:15am - 12:15pmDuration:8 sessionsLocation:Petts Wood Memorial Hall (Petts Wood)
200 Petts Wood Road
Petts Wood
BR5 1LATutor:Laurie JohnstonCourse code:Q00017270How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:6 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £80.00
Art Appreciation: Isolation, artists and paintings
Isolation includes solitude (choosing to be alone for contemplative or other good reasons) and social isolation (real or psychological separation from others, which can result in loneliness). Some artists need solitude to explore the world around them or to remove external pressures. Others use their work to express feelings of loneliness, whether from societal causes, unrequited love, illness, or other circumstances. Our speaker, Roger Wotton, will discuss a range of paintings that express, for example, the solitude found in nature, or the loneliness in urban living. He will consider, too, the most common example of isolation shown in art: the Crucifixion of Christ.
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Dates:Mon 07/10/2024 -
Mon 21/10/2024Times:10:30am - 12:30pmDuration:3 sessionsLocation:Friends Meeting House (Berkhamsted)
289 High Street
Berkhamsted
HP4 1AJTutor:Guest SpeakerCourse code:Q00017711How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £30.00
Award in ESOL Skills for Life (Speaking and Listening) (Entry 2)
Build on your communication skills with this ESOL speaking and listening course. This English course for adults is aimed at speakers of other languages. It will help you improve your speaking and listening skills to communicate better in English.
Entry 2 ESOL courses are right for you if you have basic speaking and listening skills in English. This course will help you gain confidence to speak about everyday topics and improve your comprehension. There are also reading and writing courses at this level.
If you’re helping others access ESOL classes in the UK, you’ve come to the right place.
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Dates:Mon 07/10/2024 -
Thu 05/12/2024Times:9:30am - 12:00pmDuration:32 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Rukhsar AzamCourse code:Q00015842How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £225.00
Pre-entry ESOL
This online interactive course will help you learn some of the useful vocabulary related to driving theory and will allow you to understand the main driving rules in the UK.
You will have access to the official DVLA website to practise as well as suggested materials in canvas.
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Dates:Mon 07/10/2024 -
Wed 11/12/2024Times:12:30pm - 2:30pmDuration:18 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Olena KolesnykCourse code:Q00009412How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £133.20
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:Mon 07/10/2024 -
Mon 11/11/2024Times:9:30am - 11:30amDuration:5 sessionsLocation:Wakerley Court (Leicester)
41
Halstead Street
Leicester
LE5 3RQTutor:Harsha KotechaCourse code:Q00017187How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £42.00
Award in Stress Awareness Level 1
Stress affects most people in the country at some point in life. Understanding the harmful effects of stress is essential to maintaining good mental health and well-being. This stress awareness course can help you recognise and deal with stress when it happens.
This mental health awareness training helps you understand what you and others may be experiencing. It is also useful if you work in a support role such as mentor, counsellor, or carer. It will teach you important skills for care jobs if you want to work in adult social care.
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Dates:Mon 07/10/2024 -
Wed 09/10/2024Times:10:00am - 3:00pmDuration:3 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Veronica HydeCourse code:Q00016024How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £75.00