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Entry Level ESOL: Driving Theory Part 1
This course covers essential knowledge for safe driving, including traffic laws, road signs, and driving regulations. Students will learn about defensive driving techniques, understanding road markings, and handling different road conditions. The course includes interactive sessions on hazard perception and mock theory tests to prepare students for the official exam. Practical exercises simulate real-world driving scenarios to enhance comprehension and confidence. By the end of the course, students will have a solid understanding of road safety principles and be well-prepared to pass their driving theory test, ensuring they can drive responsibly and securely on the roads.
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Dates:Thu 12/09/2024 -
Thu 10/10/2024Times:9:30am - 11:30amDuration:5 sessionsLocation:Clovelly Centre (Southampton)
60-68 Clovelly Road
Southampton
SO14 0AUTutor:Tracey SweetmanCourse code:Q00017072How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £42.00
ESOL for beginners
ESOL for Beginners is designed to help non-native English speakers develop fundamental language skills. The course covers essential topics such as basic vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Interactive activities, practical exercises, and real-life scenarios provide a supportive environment for learners to practice and improve their English communication skills. The course aims to build confidence and competence in everyday conversations, essential tasks, and cultural understanding. Suitable for individuals with little to no prior knowledge of English, it lays a strong foundation for further language study and integration into English-speaking communities.
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Dates:Thu 12/09/2024 -
Thu 19/12/2024Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:13 sessionsLocation:Action Station
Boldon Lane
South Shields
NE34 0LZTutor:Maryam KnowlesCourse code:Q00018465How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £75.00
Craft: Supported Learning Pottery
To improve skills and knowledge through personalised learning and support progress towards further independence.
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Dates:Thu 12/09/2024 -
Thu 21/11/2024Times:1:15pm - 3:15pmDuration:10 sessionsLocation:Scout Hut, St Joseph's Parish Centre (Re
122 Ladbroke Road
Redhill
RH1 1LFTutor:Pamela WareCourse code:Q00011708How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:8 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £84.00
Craft: Beginners Pottery - Handbuilding Pottery for Wellbeing
To create, design and make a range of pottery items using hand building techniques, with earthenware clay and glazes. Build on skills using techniques of pinching, coiling, press moulding, slab construction and tile making. Explore and use different methods of applying surface decoration to enhance the visual qualities of pottery work. Use sketch books to support the development of ideas. Work in a relaxed and supported environment. Create with clay and discover the feeling of wellbeing it can provide. If ceramics is your passion, experience and share the excitement of the pottery process from raw clay to the fired kiln.
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Dates:Thu 12/09/2024 -
Thu 05/12/2024Times:7:00pm - 9:00pmDuration:13 sessionsLocation:Louth Town Hall (Louth)
Eastgate
Louth
LN11 9NHTutor:Margaret HowlettCourse code:Q00011262How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £100.80
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Duration:12 monthsFee:£15
Art Practical: Arts and Crafts for Health and Wellbeing
The purpose of the course is to support your individual health and wellbeing and to help you gain confidence. You will be given an opportunity to learn new skills and techniques from a range of different types of arts and crafts. For example, painting stones, glass, wood, and dream catchers. You will use a variety of different resources and medias such as wool, fabrics, and jars. You will learn about the development of the different arts and crafts that we enjoy today. You will learn about and gain an insight into how different techniques and skills have evolved in certain crafts.
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Dates:Thu 12/09/2024 -
Thu 12/12/2024Times:10:00am - 2:30pmDuration:14 sessionsLocation:NST Hub (North Somerset Training Communi
31 Alexandra Parade
Weston-super-Mare
BS23 1QZTutor:Rebecca WilliamsCourse code:Q00016837How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £243.50
Award in Support Work in Schools and Colleges
If you enjoy the buzz of learning environments, this qualification can teach you key skills for employment in a school or college. This government-funded course prepares you for a variety of roles. It provides the basic skills and knowledge necessary to work in admin, technical, or support roles in a learning environment.
Studying support work in schools at level 2 can be a first step towards working with kids in teaching positions. It also provides you with the qualifications needed to work in admin at schools. No matter what role you’re interested in, this course can teach you skills for employability in schools and colleges.
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Dates:Thu 12/09/2024 -
Thu 19/12/2024Times:10:00am - 4:00pmDuration:15 sessionsLocation:Camborne Community Centre (Camborne)
South Terrace
Camborne
TR14 8SUTutor:Pamela RozentalsCourse code:Q00016152How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £225.00
Lipreading and Managing Hearing Loss
Come along and join our friendly lipreading group in Hayle. This class is suitable for all levels of lipreaders and is ideal for those recently experiencing hearing loss. Our experienced tutor will guide you through the basics of lipreading and show you how to practice your lipreading skills in everyday life.
Research has shown that attending a lipreading class can give you greater:
• Confidence to communicate with others
• Control over your hearing loss, as you develop new communication skills
• Independence, as you’re less reliant on others to help you follow conversation
(Source RNID.org.uk)
You will learn in a supportive environment alongside other learners who will be able to share their experiences of hearing loss and learn how to overcome them together
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Dates:Thu 12/09/2024 -
Thu 17/10/2024Times:7:00pm - 9:00pmDuration:6 sessionsLocation:Hayle Community Centre
58 Queensway
Hayle
TR27 4NXTutor:Janet Corbett MarstonCourse code:Q00017040How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £50.40
Understanding the role of the Community Interpreter level 1
Are you bilingual? Ever thought about using your language skills to help out in the community? Did you know you can get many jobs with languages?
If you speak English and another language fluently, you could make a great community interpreter. This community interpreter course gives you an introduction to the language and interpreting skills needed for this type of work. It can teach you foundational concepts to test your community interpreting skills informally with family or friends.
This course can prepare you to help members of your family or community to overcome language barriers in their everyday lives. It can also help you decide if you’re interested in pursuing community interpreting jobs.
This course is funded by the West Midlands Combined Authority.
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Dates:Thu 12/09/2024 -
Thu 07/11/2024Times:9:15am - 12:15pmDuration:8 sessionsLocation:Dolphin Women's Centre (Birmingham)
Ward End Park
Washwood Heath Road
Birmingham
B8 2HBTutor:Fozia AslamCourse code:Q00015542How you'll learn:In venueStatus:Waiting list (Join waiting list)Fee rangeFree to £100.80
British Literature 1980 - 2011 (Part 1)
On this course we will examine the following novels:
The Stranger’s Child - Alan Hollinghurst.
Last Orders - Graham Swift.
A Pale View of Hills - Kazuo Ishiguro
Innocence - Penelope Fitzgerald
The Hundred and Ninety-Nine Steps - Michel Faber.
These texts will take us inside contemporary British fiction, and
earmark those authors who have contributed to the evolution of a
distinctive voice in British fiction in the last fifty years, from the
years of Thatcher, New Labour to the present. We will explore each
writers’ techniques and themes, and how they address the themes
of British identity.
Discussions will be lively with plenty of opportunities to voice
your opinions.
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Dates:Thu 12/09/2024 -
Fri 22/11/2024Times:2:15pm - 4:15pmDuration:10 sessionsLocation:Friends Meeting House (Sutton)
10 Cedar Road
Sutton
SM2 5DATutor:Stephen SmithCourse code:Q00017587How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:8 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £100.00
Art Appreciation: Art and the Arts in 1920s
The course will explore the enriching links between stories, art and music, concentrating of works from 1920s. From the surrealistic art in France and expressionist art in Germany to the many operas, ballets and symphonies which characterise that tumultuous period. In America, it is frequently referred to as the "Roaring Twenties" or the "Jazz Age", while in Europe the period is sometimes referred to as the "Golden Twenties" because of the economic boom following World War I (1914–1918). French speakers refer to the period as the "Années folles" ("crazy years") emphasizing the era's social, artistic, and cultural dynamism.
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Dates:Thu 12/09/2024 -
Thu 17/10/2024Times:10:30am - 12:30pmDuration:6 sessionsLocation:Enfield Baptist Church (Enfield) (Enfiel
Cecil Road
Enfield
EN2 6TGTutor:Colin LomasCourse code:Q00017290How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:7 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £72.00