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Beginners Spanish
Want to take on a new challenge and learn a new language? Like to holiday in Spain or Spanish speaking countries or just want a new hobby, then this is the course for you.
This is the introductory course which will run for 6 weeks, if you would like to carry on with your classes then the full 12 week course will be following this one.
The course will be run by a fully qualified tutor who has experience teaching Spanish online.
The course will be 6 weeks long to give you enough time to enjoy your taster and get ready for the full course that follows.
Start your journey to speaking Spanish today!
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Dates:Tue 07/01/2025 -
Tue 11/02/2025Times:6:00pm - 8:00pmDuration:6 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Andrea OstapskiCourse code:Q00019150How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £44.40
Creative Writing: Body and Earth
This friendly creative writing course will invite you to enter into relationship with your bodies and surroundings. The session will be held in a supportive way and will integrate some simple meditation (adaptable to all bodies), prompts for creative and reflective expression through writing, and even some environmental science! You will be guided to a holistic understanding of person and place. This course is ideal for people who like to write and to contemplate how to live more skilfully as individuals, as a community and in relationship with their surroundings. There will be time for sharing small parts of your writing towards the end of the workshop but no pressure, it’s about an unfolding individual/shared creative process and participants need to feel at ease to write freely.
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Dates:Tue 07/01/2025 -
Tue 18/03/2025Times:6:30pm - 8:30pmDuration:10 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Ione HarrisCourse code:Q00019161How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £74.00
Art and Music Studies: Anniversaries Exhibitions and Events Spring 2025
The course aims to encourage learners to attend art exhibitions and/or musical events with a greater background knowledge in order to enhance appreciation. If actual attendance is not possible, to undertake independent research and hence, enjoy a more active and cultural lifestyle. The class also offers an opportunity for learners to interact socially with like- minded people in intellectual pursuits. It also encourages learners to acquire critical and analytical skills through debate and discussion. The course covers all styles and periods from the Renaissance to the present day. It is multi media to accommodate diverse learning styles and preferences. It is suitable for beginners and connoisseurs alike.
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Dates:Tue 07/01/2025 -
Tue 18/03/2025Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:10 sessionsLocation:Fairkytes Art Centre (Hornchurch)
51 Billet Lane
Hornchurch
RM11 1AXTutor:Andrew RothwellCourse code:Q00017546How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £100.00
Sewing into Business - Rochdale
Discover the art of precision and creativity in our Sewing for Business 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 and business.
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Dates:Tue 07/01/2025 -
Fri 14/02/2025Times:10:00am - 4:00pmDuration:12 sessionsLocation:Rochdale Training
Fishwick Street
Rochdale
OL16 5NATutor:Nasim YounisCourse code:Q00016050How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £225.00
WEA Membership
WEA membership is changing: more information is coming soon!
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Duration:12 monthsFee:£15
Literature: Victorian Literature Through the Decades - The 1840s
During this course we will consider a wide range of novels that were pubished in the 1840s as a continuation of an exploration of literature published through the decades of Victoria’s long reign. We will consider a range of novels by both male and female writers: Barnaby Rudge (Charles Dickens 1841); The Luck of Barry Lyndon (W M Thackeray, 1844); Sybil (Benjamin Disraeli, 1845); Agnes Grey (Anne Bronté, 1847); Shirley (Charlotte Bronté, 1849). The 1840s were a prosperous time for many but but this decade was also known as the Hungry Forties. The 1840s also saw the growth of the realist novel.
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Dates:Tue 07/01/2025 -
Tue 01/04/2025Times:2:30pm - 4:30pmDuration:13 sessionsLocation:Exeter Community Centre (Exeter)
17 St. Davids Hill
Exeter
EX4 3RGTutor:Greta DepledgeCourse code:Q00016886How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £100.80
Personal Development: Budgeting
Learn how to manage your finances with our Personal Development: Budgeting course. Develop essential budgeting skills and learn how to plan and track your expenses. Ideal for individuals looking to improve their financial literacy and achieve financial stability.
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Dates:Tue 07/01/2025 -
Tue 25/03/2025Location:Tricuro -Parkstone Connect Day Centre (P
Croft Road
Poole
BH12 3LDCourse code:Q00017714How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £151.20
Personal Development: Everyday Life Skills - Practical Skills
This supportive course offers you the opportunity to explore adaptive and positive behaviour to help you deal more effectively with the demands and challenges of everyday life. The course will cover 3 main areas, including knowledge, attitude, and skills. It will enable you to consider ways to expand your confidence and personal development, including life skills to help promote mental well-being and competence when managing and coping with the realities of life. It will help you to identify available opportunities and prepare to face possible threats. The course will cover the context of health and social events, including coping without the use of unhealthy props; communicating with others in the public sphere; and how to promote healthy relationships.
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Dates:Tue 07/01/2025 -
Tue 11/02/2025Times:1:00pm - 5:00pmDuration:6 sessionsLocation:NST Hub (North Somerset Training Communi
31 Alexandra Parade
Weston-super-Mare
BS23 1QZTutor:Karen JohnsonCourse code:Q00017749How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:8 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £126.00
Ways to Wellbeing
To support and improve wellbeing through creativity.
This course is for clients at Parkstone Connect Centre, and continues on their journey of steps to wellbeing. Skills and learning in this course can be applied to everyday life and improve confidence and way of living as described by the NHS 5 steps to well-being programme
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Dates:Tue 07/01/2025 -
Tue 25/03/2025Times:10:30am - 2:30pmDuration:12 sessionsLocation:Tricuro -Parkstone Connect Day Centre (P
Croft Road
Poole
BH12 3LDTutor:Guest SpeakerCourse code:Q00011524How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £151.20
History: Cookery through the ages
Discover the changes in our food with time: how it was cooked, how it was eaten, where it came from, and how it affected our society and language, from the early Stone Age to this century, with an emphasis on British history. Find out which of our table manners date back to the Middle Ages, and how some of the most up-to-date and expensive restaurants are re-inventing Stone Age techniques; what advice from the fourteenth century still holds good today, and which most certainly does not. Each session will include some adapted recipes that you may (or may not) wish to try for yourself.
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Dates:Tue 07/01/2025 -
Tue 25/02/2025Times:7:00pm - 9:00pmDuration:8 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Jane WilliamsCourse code:Q00019282How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £59.20
Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care Level 2
Gain deeper understanding of social care provision for adults with this level 2 adult social care course. If you want to learn skills for care jobs and believe in person-centred approaches to social care, this is the right course for you.
Explore job roles and services within the adult social care sector, the role of communication in social care, and the importance of valuing the individuals being cared for. This course teaches you essential skills employers look for and specific skills for social work.
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Dates:Tue 07/01/2025 -
Tue 24/06/2025Location:OnlineCourse code:Q00018960How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £362.00