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Get Ready for ESOL Speaking and Listening (Entry 1)
Are you thinking about taking an ESOL entry 1 speaking and listening course? If so, this course can help to prepare you to study. Set yourself up for success on your ESOL course with this preparation course. Get ready courses help you learn English at your own pace. This course gives you extra study time. This is an introductory English course for beginners. If you’re helping others access entry 1 ESOL classes in the UK, you’ve come to the right place.
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Dates:Thu 16/01/2025 -
Thu 15/05/2025Location:Community House (London)
311 Fore Street
London
N9 0PZCourse code:Q00011785How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £75.00
Art Practical: Art for Wellbeing
Learners will work with the tutor to improve confidence in their ability to develop their artistic skills and creativity within oil painting. You will be developing the skills to create a detailed landscape painting; challenging yourself to try new and different subjects.
You will learn using a range of different teaching and learning activities, to include watching and following step by step demonstrations, with one-to-one help and guidance from a friendly and encouraging tutor.
You will learn in a safe, welcoming and supportive environment, working together with your fellow learners and the tutor.
This course is suitable for a complete beginner but also for those wanting to improve their existing skills in painting.
No prior knowledge is needed, just a desire to learn and begin your journey to develop your artistic skills.
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Dates:Thu 16/01/2025 -
Thu 27/03/2025Times:1:00pm - 3:00pmDuration:10 sessionsLocation:Hull Quaker Meeting House (HULL)
2-10 Bean Street
HULL
HU3 2PRTutor:Julie SmithCourse code:Q00017863How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £84.00
Pre-Entry ESOL: English for work
This course is suitable with learners who wish to improve their English to get ready to apply for a job, who are unemployed and looking for work and who also have English as a second language. Learners with English as a second language, who are looking for work and receiving benefits and aged 19 plus are eligible. If you are in receipt of work-related benefits. This course will help you to learn basic English to help you to work towards getting the job that you want. You will learn basic English that you can use to apply for jobs and prepare for interviews.
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Dates:Thu 16/01/2025 -
Thu 13/02/2025Times:9:30am - 12:30pmDuration:5 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Jane ReedCourse code:Q00016692How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £55.50
History: European East India Companies
On this lecture style course, you will learn how in the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries there was intense rivalry between various merchant groups and their governments to capture the trade between Europe and the sources of spices and teas in the Far East. Topics will include the impact of these rivalries upon the area and the fights to sell products into Europe and America. These companies dominated the regions in which they operated until eventually they themselves came under governmental control and were dissolved. No experience necessary, just an open-minded interest in history.
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Dates:Thu 16/01/2025 -
Thu 06/03/2025Times:2:00pm - 3:30pmDuration:8 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Aubrey NewmanCourse code:Q00012460How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £38.85
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Duration:12 monthsFee:£15
Pre Entry ESOL: Get ready for Entry 1
Develop your speaking and listening skills with this non-accredited course. This English course is for speakers of other languages and is a face-to-face class in a local centre. This ESOL Speaking & Listening course helps people who want to inprove their basic English. It will help you gain confidence to communicate in everyday situations and be part of your community. What we will cover: - Asking for and giving basic personal details/information, asking for help, talking about likes, dislikes and feelings, and following instructions.
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Dates:Thu 16/01/2025 -
Thu 10/04/2025Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:13 sessionsLocation:Confederation of Bangladeshi Organisatio
Harwood Street
West Bromwich
B70 9JFTutor:Shaheen ShahCourse code:Q00015600How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £109.20
Practical Art: Watercolours for Complete Beginners (Part 2)
Do you want to learn the basics of watercolours? Have you tried before and given up in frustration? Why not join this course for support and encouragement? Watercolour, simply put, is water mixed with pigment which is then applied to paper. But painting with watercolours is something entirely different. It can be complex, confusing, and fun at the same time. While not a medium to be controlled or manipulated, part of the very beauty of working with watercolours is learning to let go! Come and join us to find out more.
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Dates:Thu 16/01/2025 -
Thu 27/03/2025Times:1:00pm - 3:00pmDuration:10 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Deborah CroftsCourse code:Q00017575How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £74.00
Level 1 ESOL: ESOL - Numeracy Skills for Care Employees
Enhance your English and numeracy skills for the care sector with our Level 1 ESOL: ESOL - Numeracy Skills for Care Employees course. Focus on practical communication and numeracy needed for care work. Ideal for non-native speakers seeking employment in the care sector.
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Dates:Thu 16/01/2025 -
Thu 13/02/2025Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:5 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Derek RobinsonCourse code:Q00018894How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £37.00
Art Appreciation
Enhance your appreciation of art with our Art Appreciation course. Learn about key artists, movements, and techniques from different periods of art history. Ideal for art enthusiasts and anyone interested in learning more about art.
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Dates:Thu 16/01/2025 -
Thu 27/03/2025Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:10 sessionsLocation:Ripley Arts Centre (Bromley)
24 Sundridge Avenue
Bromley
BR1 2PXTutor:Caroline LevisseCourse code:Q00017957How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £84.00
Using a Spreadsheet to Manage Finances Multiply
Learn how to use spreadsheets to manage your finances with our Using a Spreadsheet to Manage Finances Multiply course. Understand basic spreadsheet functions and how to apply them to budgeting and financial planning. Ideal for individuals looking to improve their financial literacy and digital skills.
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Dates:Fri 17/01/2025 -
Thu 27/03/2025Location:Somerstown Central Community Hub (Souths
Rivers Street
Somerstown
Southsea
PO5 4EYCourse code:Q00017800How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee:Free
Art Appreciation: Highlights of Tate Britain
Discover for the first time, or re-visit an old favourite, this course will introduce you to a wide range of artworks from the national collection of Tate Britain in London. We explore specific works by historical, modern and contemporary artists in relation to wider cultural and social contexts. The aim of the course is to develop confidence and visual literacy skills when looking at and discussing art in London’s galleries. On this course, we examine work by prominent artists as diverse as Anthony Van Dyck, Joan Carlile, William Blake, JMW Turner, the Pre-Raphaelites, Gwen John, Mona Hatoum and Mike Kelly.
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Dates:Fri 17/01/2025 -
Fri 14/02/2025Times:2:00pm - 4:00pmDuration:5 sessionsLocation:Blue Beetle Room (London)
Hendon Lane
Finchley
London
N3 1TRTutor:Chantal CondronCourse code:Q00017455How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £50.00