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This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.
Entry Level ESOL: IELTS - The International English Language Testing System - Entry Level 3
This is an introductory course to IELTS for participants who have already reached Entry level 3 ESOL minimum standard. It is a practical short course which aims to help students and employees to become familiar with IELTS tests and English language skills.
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Dates:Tue 15/10/2024 -
Tue 03/12/2024Times:6:30pm - 8:30pmDuration:7 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Rebecca Eliahoo CharlesCourse code:Q00010808How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £51.80
This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.
Art Appreciation: Artist Movements from the early 20th Century
From the Blue Rider to the Bridge to Dada, the emergence of modernism in the early 20th century saw a flourishing of artist groups who challenged what art is and how it should be made and seen. In this course, we’ll look at some of the key collectives, leading artists who were part of them and their artistic innovations, including among others Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Ernst Kirchner, Kurt Schwitters and Marcel Duchamps.
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Dates:Thu 17/10/2024 -
Thu 14/11/2024Times:2:45pm - 4:45pmDuration:5 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Ruth MulandiCourse code:Q00017291How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £44.40
This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.
Art Appreciation: Art Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies
What makes an artist forger artworks?, what motivates them?, which famous artists do they copy?, what techniques do they use?, and do they get away with it?. This course explores the answers to these questions, as well as how many fakes are produced, and the money that can be made. Above all, when the forger is caught how they can became celebrities in their own right with exhibitions of their artworks in their own name. The course will also examine the challenges and opportunities and above all the controversies surrounding AI-generated Art, is it original, a copy or a fake?
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Dates:Sun 27/10/2024 -
Sun 01/12/2024Times:11:00am - 1:00pmDuration:6 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Jolanta JagielloCourse code:Q00017465How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £44.40
This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.
Get Ready for ESOL Speaking & 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:Mon 28/10/2024 -
Fri 24/01/2025Location:OnlineCourse code:Q00016570How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £150.00
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Duration:12 monthsFee:WEA Membership
This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.
Get Ready for Functional Skills English Level 1
This course will help you to practice your reading, writing, speaking and listening skills in English. It will help you get ready to move onto a Level 1 accredited course in the future
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Dates:Wed 30/10/2024 -
Sat 01/02/2025Location:OnlineCourse code:Q00011485How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £150.00
This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.
Art Appreciation: Lost Stars of the Renaissance - Art History
In this course, we will discuss in detail works from lesser-known painters of the Renaissance era. Since the High Renaissance is much better known, we will look at artists from the fifteenth century, who were very highly thought of at the time. They were influential and sought-after by the powerful in Florence.
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Dates:Mon 04/11/2024 -
Mon 25/11/2024Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:4 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Kate PhillipsCourse code:Q00017300How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £29.60
This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.
Beginners Blogging: How to create a Blog
Starting a blog is easier than you think. If you have ideas, tips, or recommendations to share, this short blogging course can teach you the essentials to get your blog online.
This beginner’s blogging course covers essential lessons in both writing and setting up your blog. You’ll learn creative writing techniques to make your blogs engaging, and digital skills to make sure you can set up and maintain your site.
This course is aimed at beginners, so don’t worry if this is new to you.
This beginners blogging course covers the basics of launching a blog. Become familiar with the Content Management System (CMS) where you will upload your blog. You will also receive CMS training to teach you how to set up and maintain your website. Learn to publish and promote your blog.
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Dates:Mon 04/11/2024 -
Mon 02/12/2024Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:5 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Peter BrownCourse code:Q00017645How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £37.00
This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.
Art Appreciation: The Art of Christmas
The Christmas story has probably inspired more art than any other subject. From medieval icons of the Virgin and Child to the Renaissance paintings of the shepherds and the wise men; and from stained glass windows to Christmas cards, the story has been at the forefront of western art.
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Dates:Mon 04/11/2024 -
Mon 09/12/2024Times:11:00am - 12:30pmDuration:6 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:David BrindleyCourse code:Q00009345How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £55.50
This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.
Fitness and Exercise: Movement This Autumn (Basic Disco Dance Steps for Everyone)
Start your week with a fun and feelgood hour of breathing, stretching and dancing. Keep fit, move and groove to some uplifting and energising music. During this five-week course you’ll learn some funky DISCO steps and complete some simple choreography. Dancing is proven to be good for your body and your mind. For improving your cognitive skills. Through learning a simple dance routine, you will: improve flexibility, minimize stress, increase energy levels and have better coordination, balance and strength. So come and release your inner disco diva and dance like no-one (or maybe everyone!) is watching.
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Dates:Mon 04/11/2024 -
Mon 02/12/2024Times:10:00am - 11:00amDuration:5 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Helen WatsonCourse code:Q00010730How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £18.50
This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.
Cooking Practical: Cooking from Scratch - Autumn Recipes
Cooking at home from scratch is a technique to create home cooked food in a way which is healthy for you. You are certain about all the ingredients which are in the dish, no hidden ingredients. You are in control of what you are putting in your food and eating. Preparing food for the family reflects your love for them. Cooking at home can be a new skill to learn. During this course your tutor will give you demonstration and individual attention for your guidance. In this course you will be cooking food which you can enjoy after each session with your loved ones.
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Dates:Tue 05/11/2024 -
Tue 03/12/2024Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:5 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Kauser NabeelCourse code:Q00017599How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £37.00
This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.
Art Practical: Abstracting Autumn Landscapes
Develop painting skills and colour mixing, inspired by the autumn landscapes around you.
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Dates:Wed 06/11/2024 -
Wed 11/12/2024Times:3:00pm - 4:30pmDuration:6 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Abi KremerCourse code:Q00010187How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £33.30
This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.
Beginners Blogging: How to create a Blog
Starting a blog is easier than you think. If you have ideas, tips, or recommendations to share, this short blogging course can teach you the essentials to get your blog online.
This beginner’s blogging course covers essential lessons in both writing and setting up your blog. You’ll learn creative writing techniques to make your blogs engaging, and digital skills to make sure you can set up and maintain your site.
This course is aimed at beginners, so don’t worry if this is new to you.
This beginners blogging course covers the basics of launching a blog. Become familiar with the Content Management System (CMS) where you will upload your blog. You will also receive CMS training to teach you how to set up and maintain your website. Learn to publish and promote your blog.
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Dates:Wed 06/11/2024 -
Wed 04/12/2024Location:OnlineCourse code:Q00017646How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £37.00
This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.
Award in Supporting Teaching and Learning Level 3
Get a teaching qualification and prepare to work in a variety of roles in education. Gain understanding of the knowledge and skills needed to work directly with children and young people. This qualification is for supporting teaching and learning in schools and colleges.
You’ll learn core teaching skills that can be applied in various jobs. Some options include learning assistant, teaching assistant, or special needs assistant. It trains you to become a learning support practitioner.
This course is funded by the West Midlands Combined Authority.
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Dates:Wed 06/11/2024 -
Wed 12/03/2025Times:10:00am - 3:00pmDuration:17 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Kailash ParekhCourse code:Q00015527How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £450.00
This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.
Professional Development: Introduction to Journalism and Blogging
If you would like to start writing non-fiction articles, blogs, short pieces or news stories, this course is for you. This practical course gives you a short introduction to journalism and aims to help you to write clear, interesting and balanced reports in news, blog or feature formats. It will also help you to develop the skills to identify and obtain relevant and newsworthy items from written or verbal sources. It will introduce you briefly to some of the legal and ethical considerations faced by journalists.
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Dates:Wed 06/11/2024 -
Wed 18/12/2024Times:6:30pm - 8:30pmDuration:7 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Rebecca Eliahoo CharlesCourse code:Q00017600How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £51.80
This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.
Literature: Edward Thomas - Hampshire Poet
Come and join this six-week online course. The course offers the opportunity to study a selection of Edward Thomas’s poetry and the contexts that shaped him and his life. Through reading, analysis and discussion we will explore the poems of Edward Thomas as a Hampshire Poet. We will evaluate Thomas’s position as an important poet of the early 20th century.
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Dates:Wed 06/11/2024 -
Wed 11/12/2024Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:6 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Victoria RamsayCourse code:Q00017157How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £50.40
This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.
History: History of Writing
Explore the captivating journey of writing, from ancient petrographs and petroglyphs on rocks to cutting-edge electronic communication systems. This course invites both beginners and those with prior knowledge who share an interest in history and writing.
Over six weeks, taught online, engage in presentations and discussions, with convenient access to materials even after each session.
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Dates:Wed 06/11/2024 -
Wed 11/12/2024Times:11:00am - 1:00pmDuration:6 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Janet WilsonCourse code:Q00009335How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £40.80
This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.
Art Practical: Exploring Drawing
Develop your skills to draw with confidence in line, tone and form and create art inspired by objects around you.
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Dates:Wed 06/11/2024 -
Wed 11/12/2024Times:9:00am - 10:30amDuration:6 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Abi KremerCourse code:Q00010184How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £33.30
This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.
Art Practical: Abstract Art
Develop painting techniques inspired by historical and contemporary abstract artists.
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Dates:Wed 06/11/2024 -
Wed 11/12/2024Times:11:00am - 12:30pmDuration:6 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Abi KremerCourse code:Q00010186How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £33.30
This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.
Professional Development: Coaching and Professional Development
This practical course aims to help you to establish a coaching relationship, initiate productive coaching conversations and to challenge people to identify goals and grow professionally and personally. You would need to coach a colleague or someone else who wishes to be coached, as this is a practical course covering key skills including: questioning, goal-setting collaboratively and encouraging personal and professional growth.
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Dates:Thu 07/11/2024 -
Thu 19/12/2024Times:6:30pm - 8:30pmDuration:7 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Rebecca Eliahoo CharlesCourse code:Q00012292How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £51.80
This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.
Creative Writing: Developing Characters
Practice techniques for creating short stories, true or untrue. We'll apply the principles of short fiction to our writing, with the focus this term on developing character. There will be writing exercises, discussions, an optional weekly homework task and feedback. Guidance on feedback techniques will be provided. The course content has flexibility, and will be adapted to suit the needs of the group. Suitable for improvers.
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Dates:Fri 08/11/2024 -
Fri 13/12/2024Times:11:00am - 1:00pmDuration:6 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Catherine HumphrisCourse code:Q00009210How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £44.40
This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.
Creative Writing: Finding Your Voice
For those interested in creative writing as a tool for well being, developing writing skills with increased enjoyment in writing and particular emphasis on writing therapeutically - describing and utilising personal experience
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Dates:Sat 09/11/2024 -
Sat 09/11/2024Times:10:00am - 3:30pmDuration:1 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Stella StockerCourse code:Q00009815How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £20.35
This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.
Pre-Entry Digital Skills
Learn to use digital devices and gain essential computer skills for professional and personal use. Digital training helps you move with the times and not get left behind. This beginner’s course is for anyone who wants to learn digital skills, no matter your current knowledge.
This course is appropriate for complete beginners, so don’t worry if this is all new to you.
Learn to use word processing software and fill out online forms in this Digital Skills course. Understand how to use email and search for information online. This digital skills training also teaches you how to shop online securely. You’ll understand online safety and data storage.
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Dates:Mon 11/11/2024 -
Mon 09/12/2024Location:OnlineCourse code:Q00009469How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £37.00
This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.
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Having a child or loved one receive an autism diagnosis can be worrying and unsettling. It’s difficult to know how best to support autistic children’s needs without external guidance. This autism course can teach you how to offer support to help autistic young people live healthy and fulfilling lives.
This taster course is ideal for you if you have regular contact with autistic children or teenagers. It is aimed at parents, family members, community workers, or volunteers who interact closely with autistic kids.
It can be useful both if you are going through diagnosis, and also if you feel you need extra resources to help support a developing autistic child.
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Dates:Mon 11/11/2024 -
Wed 12/02/2025Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:12 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Natasha AbramsCourse code:Q00017617How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £29.60
This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.
History: Queer History - An introduction
This short course will take you through a whistlestop tour of places ranging from Victorian Britain to ancient Greece to give a snapshot of just a few of the attitudes to sex, sexuality and gender that have existed across centuries and cultures. We will see how such issues relate to power, politics and religion and how they are affected by social change. You will be able to explore the lives and ideas of queer people in past centuries through diaries, newspaper reports and court records. Throughout the course, we will explore what it means to “queer” history – and how a queer approach to history can affect our attitudes today.
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Dates:Mon 11/11/2024 -
Mon 09/12/2024Times:7:00pm - 9:00pmDuration:5 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Symon HillCourse code:Q00017285How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £37.00
This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.
Multiply: Get Ready for Functional Skills Exams
This course will help you progress to a Functional Skills Maths qualification. This course helps you learn the necessary maths skills to bridge the gap between entry level and Level 1 and Level 2 functional maths. Gain numeracy skills for learning, life, and work.
This Multiply course helps you learn Maths as an adult. These preparatory courses give you extra study time to acquire the knowledge you’ll need. This is an adult maths course for people who are looking to progress to Level 1 or Level 2 functional skills courses. It is not accredited.
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Dates:Tue 12/11/2024 -
Thu 06/02/2025Location:OnlineCourse code:Q00012313How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee:Free