WEA courses

Unlock the potential of your air fryer in this practical and delicious cooking course. Designed for beginners and home cooks, this class will guide you through the basics of air fryer usage, cleaning, and care while introducing you to a variety of recipes that highlight the versatility of this kitchen appliance. From crispy snacks to wholesome meals and even desserts, you’ll learn how to create healthier versions of your favourite dishes with minimal oil and maximum flavour.

Discover the art of precision and creativity in our Sewing Course. Dive into the fundamentals of machine sewing, mastering essential techniques and garment construction. From threading the needle to embellishing, you'll gain hands-on experience and the confidence to bring your design ideas to life. In parallel, embark on a beginner business journey, learning the basics of entrepreneurship for a sewing venture. Explore market trends, pricing strategies, and customer engagement to turn your passion into a profitable enterprise. Join us for a transformative learning experience that blends craftsmanship with entrepreneurial acumen, equipping you for success in the world of sewing.

This Crochet for Improvers online course is designed for adults who want to build on their basic crochet skills over seven engaging sessions. This 14-hour course will guide learners through combining foundational stitches to create intricate patterns, including lace, shell, popcorn, bobble, and puff stitches. Participants will master colour changes, textured techniques such as front and back post stitches, and explore front and back loop stitches. The course's centrepiece project—a stitch sampler scarf—will showcase a variety of techniques learned, providing both practical experience and a beautiful finished piece. Join us to enhance your crochet skills and boost your creative confidence!

This course is intended for those whose first language is not English. It is basic (entry level E1) course to support learners to improve listening and speaking skills and gain confidence to be more social and independent in their daily lives. The sessions will be delivered face- to-face in class room settings allowing learners to participate actively in their learning. The lesson must be differentiated and inclusive to meet the learners personal and individual needs and preferences. In additions to develop confidence in speaking and listening skills, the course will focus specifically on pronunciation, intonation, vocabulary and spellings, conversational skills as well as grammatical accuracy through interactive learning strategies such as role plays, conversation, discussion, tutor-led activities, and freer practice or productive tasks. The course will also help learners to improve their employability skills or open up options for further study by developing study skills. Moreover, the course will also contribute to the learners overall health and well being. By the end of the course the learners will be able to achieve the following outcomes; 1. Give basic personal information 2. ask for personal information 3. Ask for help 4. Express likes, dislikes and feelings 5. follow instructions

This course combines the therapeutic benefits of crafting and cooking to promote well-being, mindfulness, and self-care. Learners will explore creative hands-on crafts and learn to prepare simple, nutritious meals that support physical and mental health. The course is designed to encourage relaxation, reduce stress, and build confidence in both creative expression and healthy cooking.

The ESOL Skills in Action course is an exciting additional course which engages learners for an addition session. The course is designed to give them the opportunity to build their confidence using their newly learned ESOL skills, by letting them put them into practice in a safe environment. It focuses on giving the learners the opportunity to use their speaking and listening skills to engage with the tutor and their classmates, celebrate their own achievements in completing their previous course and stretch themselves to engage in a class activity. The course should help to build the learner’s confidence so that they feel comfortable enough to use these new ESOL skills in their day to day lives.

The ESOL Skills in Action course is an exciting additional course which engages learners for an addition session. The course is designed to give them the opportunity to build their confidence using their newly learned ESOL skills, by letting them put them into practice in a safe environment. It focuses on giving the learners the opportunity to use their speaking and listening skills to engage with the tutor and their classmates, celebrate their own achievements in completing their previous course and stretch themselves to engage in a class activity. The course should help to build the learner’s confidence so that they feel comfortable enough to use these new ESOL skills in their day to day lives.

Welcome to the 'Art for Wellbeing' course! Learning Arts has proven to improve mental health well-being and relax yourself. This course focuses on using art to improve mental and emotional health. Through creative activities like painting, drawing, and collage, you'll explore self-expression and relaxation techniques. Learn how art can reduce stress, boost creativity, and enhance overall wellbeing in a supportive and nurturing environment. Your tutor will teach you techniques of using Arts to improve your overall wellbeing. You will meet other students from all around the world and learn new techniques from each other.

Bring your characters to life with our Creative Writing: Creating and Developing Characters course. Learn techniques for creating complex, believable characters that drive your stories. Ideal for writers looking to enhance their character development skills.

If there is such a thing, at any time the “national mood” in any country is reflected in the cultural products of the period - visual works, theatre productions, the movies, the literature. The course will provide an overview of the decade from the artistic and cultural viewpoint. This will include the art movements which emerged such as Abstract Expressionism, exemplified by people like Jackson Pollock, music developments such as rock'n'roll famously promoted by Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry and many others and epoch-making movies such as West Side Story.