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Healthy Lifestyle: Meditation and Mindfulness
This course encourages you to explore how mindful living can cultivate a new attitude towards open awareness and kindness. You will discover how to practise mindful self-compassion, learning how to focus your attention to whatever is happening in the present moment without judgment. This skill can help you to manage stress and difficult feelings. You will be guided through research-based practices, including simple meditation techniques, which have been proven to improve overall health and wellbeing. By training your brain to be mindful you will also experience better confidence and self-esteem.
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Dates:Thu 06/03/2025 -
Thu 24/04/2025Times:11:00am - 4:00pmDuration:8 sessionsLocation:NST Hub (North Somerset Training Communi
31 Alexandra Parade
Weston-super-Mare
BS23 1QZTutor:Katie DexterCourse code:Q00017185How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:7 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £168.00
Fitness and Exercise: International Women’s Day – Yoga for female pelvic health
Celebrate International Women’s Day by joining our special Yoga for Female Pelvic Health course. This class focuses on yoga practices that promote pelvic health, tailored specifically for women. Through a combination of gentle postures, breathing exercises, and guided relaxation, you will learn techniques to strengthen and support your pelvic floor muscles. This course is designed to enhance your overall well-being, helping to alleviate pelvic discomfort and improve stability. Open to all women, regardless of yoga experience, you will be encouraged to listen to your body and adapt movements to meet your individual needs in a supportive and nurturing environment.
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Dates:Thu 06/03/2025 -
Thu 06/03/2025Times:6:00pm - 8:00pmDuration:1 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Nicola BaileyCourse code:Q00018233How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:7 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £7.40
Multiply: Maths for the Care Workers
This Maths course is funded for learners who are already employed or who are on a vocational programme working towards employment in a specific sector. This course is for West Midlands Combined Authority residents.
This Multiply Maths for Care Workers course introduces key numeracy skills needed in the care sector. Over six 2-hour sessions, learners will cover practical applications, including medication dosages, unit conversions, reading charts, and managing time effectively, helping participants apply maths confidently in routine care tasks.
This course is funded by West Midlands Combined Authority.
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Dates:Thu 06/03/2025 -
Thu 27/03/2025Times:4:00pm - 6:00pmDuration:4 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Andy DowdCourse code:Q00019680How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee:Free
Working as a Teaching Assistant - Pathways Taster
If you are thinking about a career in teaching, this taster course is for you. Teaching assistants are an integral part of the classroom. Not only do they provide vital support for pupils, they support the teaching that takes place.
This course is ideal if you would like to know more about becoming a teaching assistant. The role varies widely with some specialising in certain areas such as specific learning needs and other disability support.
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Dates:Thu 06/03/2025 -
Thu 06/03/2025Times:9:00am - 12:00pmDuration:1 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Bimbola OlawanleCourse code:Q00010520How you'll learn:Online and in venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £11.10
WEA Membership
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Duration:12 monthsFee:£15
Personal Development: Next Steps Developing Confidence to Sign
This is a fun and interactive course, ideal to follow on from the Beginners BSL. The intention of this course is to develop skills in BSL for community engagement, further learning and possibly employment in a school/work setting. The course will run for 14 guided learning hours and will be taught face to face at St Marys Community Centre in Pontefract. Learners will be fully supported in achieving the learning outcomes for the course and the intention is that the course will help them to further develop their confidence in order for them to engage in signed conversations with their peers.
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Dates:Thu 06/03/2025 -
Thu 22/05/2025Times:6:00pm - 8:00pmDuration:10 sessionsLocation:St Marys Community Centre (PONTEFRACT)
The Circle
Chequerfield
PONTEFRACT
WF8 2AYTutor:Caroline CleghornCourse code:Q00019980How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee:Free
Art Appreciation: Spanish painters from Velazquez to Miro
An introduction to the rich history of painting in Spain, which had produced some of the most important and influential artists in art history - from Baroque masters Velázquez, El Greco, and Murillo to romantic figurehead Goya and impressionist Sorolla to the vital role Spanish painters like Dalí, Picasso and Miró played in the development of 20th Century Art.
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Dates:Thu 06/03/2025 -
Thu 10/04/2025Times:2:45pm - 4:45pmDuration:6 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Ruth MulandiCourse code:Q00017449How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:0 places remainingStatus:Waiting listFee rangeFree to £44.40
Multiply: Maths for Construction Workers
This Maths course is funded for learners who are already employed or who are on a vocational programme working towards employment in a specific sector. This course is for West Midlands Combined Authority residents.
This Multiply Maths for Construction Workers course builds essential numeracy skills tailored for those in or aspiring to join the construction sector. Spanning six 2-hour sessions, this course covers practical applications such as measurement conversions, area and perimeter calculations, and mixing ratios, all within a construction context. By focusing on real-world examples, learners gain confidence using maths to enhance accuracy and efficiency in their work.
This course is funded by West Midlands Combined Authority.
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Dates:Thu 06/03/2025 -
Thu 27/03/2025Times:9:30am - 12:30pmDuration:4 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Andy DowdCourse code:Q00019675How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee:Free
Intermediate Latin
Did you know that learning Latin can enrich your knowledge in all sorts of other areas? Far from being “dead”, Latin is all around us. This intermediate Latin course can give you essential background knowledge to understand terminology in law, medicine, family history, and many other subjects.
Latin has hundreds of applications in contemporary contexts. This course is ideal for you if you’re interested in learning Latin, or gaining general knowledge to help you learn modern languages or other disciplines.
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Dates:Thu 06/03/2025 -
Thu 03/07/2025Times:9:30am - 11:30amDuration:15 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Penelope FewsterCourse code:Q00018008How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:2 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £111.00
Foreign Languages: Reading Latin Advanced
Would you like to take your Latin to AS level and develop your ability to read and enjoy Latin literature? You will use the Latin you have already learnt to translate, discuss and analyse original Latin literature, both verse and prose. Through online activities such as quizzes and assignments and group work in the online sessions, you will discover the enduring fascination and importance of some of the greatest literature ever written whilst consolidating and extending your knowledge and understanding of Latin grammar.
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Dates:Thu 06/03/2025 -
Thu 03/07/2025Times:12:00pm - 2:00pmDuration:15 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Penelope FewsterCourse code:Q00018012How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:7 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £111.00
History: Medieval Women
This is a course for International Women's day. It considers the role of women in medieval society.
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Dates:Fri 07/03/2025 -
Fri 07/03/2025Times:9:30am - 11:30amDuration:1 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Michael LongCourse code:Q00020105How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £7.40