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Opening hours

Festive hours for WEA offices and Learner Support

December 24th 2024

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News

WEA learners are "OUTSTANDING" (and you don't need to take our word for it)

July 9th 2024

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WEA Director for Scotland Ray McCowan presents Green Awards
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WEA Scotland

Local community hub wins WEA Green Award 

July 3rd 2024

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News

NECA to reinstate grant funding for WEA community courses

June 25th 2024

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CEO update

An open letter from WEA to NEMCA Council leaders and Mayoral candidates: Your chance to reverse cuts to life-changing WEA learning

April 24th 2024

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Events

Join the WEA Trade Unions Branch event in Barnsley

April 22nd 2024

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CEO update

WEA responds to Spring Budget 2024

March 8th 2024

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CEO update

WEA responds to recent decision by NEMCA to defund our work

January 31st 2024

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WEA Impact Report
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CEO update

New impact report launched today: The ripple effect of adult education

January 9th 2024

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CEO update

WEA responds to Institute for Fiscal Studies - Annual report on education spending in England: 2023

December 11th 2023

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Cooking and baking

Festive cooking: mince pie recipe (with vegan substitutes)

Author: Priyanki Patel

December 10th 2024

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Thought of the week

If there’s no such thing as normal… then why treat some people as different?

Author: Kay Field

June 4th 2024

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WEA volunteering - award winner - website June 2024
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WEA spotlight

WEA spotlights: an extraordinary WEA volunteer and information of how to start volunteering

Author: Kay Field

June 3rd 2024

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Bridgerton WEA blog
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Learning for life

Bridgerton Vs. real life: how historically accurate is it?

Author: Kay Field

May 13th 2024

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WEA thought of the week: 1816
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Thought of the week

1816: The year without a summer (that wasn’t all bad)

Author: Kay Field

May 8th 2024

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Forming habits blog
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Learning for life

How to form a habit that lasts

Author: Kay Field

May 8th 2024

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WEA thought of the week: homo sapiens
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Thought of the week

Why did Homo sapiens become the dominant human species?

Author: Kay Field

May 7th 2024

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The last Supper
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Thought of the week

Searching for the symbolism in art

Author: Kay Field

April 17th 2024

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Learning for life

Diet myths debunked

Author: Kay Field

March 25th 2024

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WEA quilt of hope
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Regional spotlight

Community crafting: The quilt of hope

Author: Kay Field

March 25th 2024

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