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Painting for beginners

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A friendly introduction to painting and observational skills. You will be learn and develop essential painting skills over 5 weeks. Each session will focus on an aspect of painting, covering key concepts including colour, tone, composition and brushwork. Ideal if you have little or no painting experience.

Full fee:

£105

Concession:

£45

Start date:

October 9, 2024

Location:

Westway Trust

Photography for beginners: Camera skills

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Always wondered what half the buttons on your camera actually do? Discover how to use them properly and produce impressive photographs, even as a complete beginner. Gain useful technical knowledge and get expert creative guidance in easy-to-understand language. An ideal first step before enrolling on our intermediate courses.

Full fee:

£120

Concession:

£60

Start date:

October 17, 2024

Location:

TBC

OCN L3 Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning

Teaching and Learning

Full fee:

£35

Start date:

September 24, 2024

Location:

Resource Centre

Ascentis ESOL Award in Speaking & Listening: Level 1

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Are you a confident speaker of English? Can you communicate quite easily in your daily life and understand people around you? This intermediate course will help you speak with greater accuracy.

The course is FREE if you meet certain criteria. 

We only charge a deposit fee of £5, which will be returned on successful completion of the course.

Start date:

September 18, 2024

Location:

Online

ESOL Literacy – Pre Entry

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This course will give you confidence using English for work, study and socialising.

The course is FREE if you meet certain criteria. 

We only charge a deposit fee of £5, which will be returned on successful completion of the course 

Start date:

September 16, 2024

Location:

Online

ESOL Literacy – Pre Entry

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The course will develop your understanding of basic vocabulary and grammar as well as life in the UK.

The course is FREE if you meet certain criteria. 

We only charge a deposit fee of £5, which will be returned on successful completion of the course 

Start date:

September 17, 2024

Location:

Online

Essential Digital Skills for Work and Life – Entry 3

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This course at Entry Level 3 is designed for adults with little or no prior experience of using digital devices or the internet.  

The course is FREE if you meet certain criteria. 

We only charge a deposit fee of £5, which will be returned on successful completion of the course 

Start date:

September 30, 2024

Location:

Resource Centre

Level 1 in Essential Digital Skills for work and Life

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The Ascentis Level 1 in Essential Digital Skills course will allow you to demonstrate understanding of and competency in the essential digital skills you need for life and work.  

The course is FREE if you meet certain criteria. 

We only charge a deposit fee of £5, which will be returned on successful completion of the course 

Start date:

September 27, 2024

Location:

TBC

ESOL writing skills for life and work

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This course is suitable if you speak a little English and can use the alphabet. The focus of this course is on improving your writing skills. 

The course is FREE if you meet certain criteria. 

We only charge a deposit fee of £5, which will be returned on successful completion of the course.  

Start date:

January 6, 2025

Location:

2 Thorpe Close, W10 5XL

ESOL for complete beginners: Speaking and Listening

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This course will give you confidence using English for work, study and socialising. You will focus on reading skills. 

The course is FREE if you meet certain criteria. 

We only charge a deposit fee of £5, which will be returned on successful completion of the course.  

Start date:

September 27, 2024

Location:

St Cuthbert's

ESOL Literacy for complete beginners

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This course will give you confidence using English for work, study and socialising. You will focus on speaking and listening, reading and writing. 

The course is free if you meet certain criteria.

Start date:

April 15, 2024

Location:

Online

Entry 3 ESOL Writing Skills

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This course is suitable if you already speak and write everyday English. You will practice your writing so that you can write a long email or letter.

The course is free if you meet certain criteria.

Start date:

April 23, 2024

Location:

Westway Trust Resource Centre, 7 Thorpe Close / Online

Entry 2 ESOL Writing Skills

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This course is for people who can have some conversations and write short letters, emails and forms in English, but only at a very simple level. On the course, you will learn more vocabulary and grammar to help you write about more interesting things and make fewer mistakes. 

The course is free if you meet certain criteria.

Start date:

April 22, 2024

Location:

Resource Centre

Communications skills: write well (ESOL Level 2)

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This course will help you develop the English you need to participate actively and at a high level in UK life both at home, with friends and at work. You will develop critical reading skills exploring themes and ideas 

The course is FREE if you meet certain criteria. 

We only charge a deposit fee of £5, which will be returned on successful completion of the course.

Start date:

January 7, 2025

Location:

TBC

Entry 1 ESOL Writing Skills

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Learn basic writing skills with this foundational English course for beginners. This English course is for speakers of other languages. It will help you learn to write in English to study, work, and live in the UK. Entry 1 ESOL courses help people who are just starting to learn English. It will help you gain confidence to write basic sentences in English.  

The course is free if you meet certain criteria.

Start date:

April 24, 2024

Location:

Resource Centre

Develop Your Reading and Languages Skills (ESOL Level 1)

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On this course, you will develop your English language skills in reading. You will practise reading for gist and practise summarising the mains points and extracting details. You will also practise identifying the purpose and tone of different texts and distinguishing opinion from fact. 

The course is free if you meet certain criteria.

Start date:

April 29, 2024

Location:

Resource Centre

Introduction to Face Painting

Westway Community Fun Day 2023
The course is suitable for those with little or no experience of if you have done some face painting from a book or online tutorials.  

Full fee:

£75

Concession:

£35

Start date:

November 7, 2024

Location:

Westway Trust

Early Years Providers: Be Well – Do Well

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This 6-week course focuses on the essential elements of wellbeing in the Early Years. 

This course is free

Start date:

June 6, 2024

Location:

Westway Trust, 1 Thorpe Close, W10 5XL

Learn the Ukulele

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An inclusive community ukulele course that welcomes total beginners to those that have played a little.  

Full fee:

£50

Concession:

£20

Start date:

May 7, 2024

Location:

Resource Centre

Community Fundraising

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This new 8-session practical course will support you to develop your fundraising skills and raise more money for your organisation.

Start date:

June 3, 2024

Location:

2 Thorpe Close, W10 5XL

Ascentis ESOL Award in Speaking and Listening: Level 2

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This course will help you develop the English you need to participate actively and at a high level in UK life both at home, with friends and at work. You will improve your English communication skills with a focus on Speaking & Listening to take the Ascentis English Speaking and Listening Level 2 exam at the end of the course.  

The course is FREE if you meet certain criteria. 

We only charge a deposit fee of £5, which will be returned on successful completion of the course 

Start date:

September 19, 2023

Location:

Online

Upcycle Your Wardrobe: Sewing Skills for Customising Your Clothes

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Wardrobe looking tired and in need of some sauce? Don’t look to fast fashion for your answers, join local dress designer Christina for insight and inspiration to customise your clothes in a sustainable way!

Full fee:

£80

Senior fee:

£40

Concession:

£20

Start date:

September 13, 2024

Location:

Resource Centre

Introduction to the role of the teaching assistant

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This 8-week introductory course will equip you with the skills and knowledge to become a teaching assistant/mentor/learning support worker/additional support worker in schools, supplementary schools, colleges or community settings. 

The course is FREE if you meet certain criteria. 

We only charge a deposit fee of £5, which will be returned on successful completion of the course 

Start date:

October 1, 2024

Location:

Resource Centre

Introduction to the role of the teaching assistant

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This 8-week introductory course will equip you with the skills and knowledge to become a teaching assistant/mentor/learning support worker/additional support worker in schools, supplementary schools, colleges or community settings. 

* The course is FREE if you meet certain criteria. 

We only charge a deposit fee of £5, which will be returned on successful completion of the course.  

Start date:

October 4, 2024

Location:

Rugby Portobello Trust

ESOL Literacy Speaking & Listening – Pre Entry

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This course will give you confidence using English for work, study and socialising

The course is FREE if you meet certain criteria. Apply here.

Start date:

September 16, 2023

Location:

Dalgarno Trust

Ascentis ESOL Award in Speaking & Listening: Entry 3

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This course will give you confidence using English for work, study and socialising.

* The course is FREE if you meet certain criteria. 

We only charge a deposit fee of £5, which will be returned on successful completion of the course 

Start date:

September 18, 2023

Location:

Online

Ascentis ESOL Award in Speaking & Listening: Entry 2

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Can you have short conversations in English, but want to do more?   In this course, you will practise asking and answering questions using present simple, present continuous, past simple and future forms. 

The course is FREE if you meet certain criteria. 

We only charge a deposit fee of £5, which will be returned on successful completion of the course 

Start date:

September 16, 2024

Location:

Resource Centre

Ascentis ESOL Award in Speaking & Listening: Entry 1

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This course is suitable if you speak a little English and can use the alphabet. The course will help you to improve all your English language skills.

The course is FREE if you meet certain criteria. 

We only charge a deposit fee of £5, which will be returned on successful completion of the course 

Start date:

September 16, 2024

Location:

Resource Centre

ESOL for complete beginners: Reading skills

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This course is suitable if you speak a little English and can use the alphabet.  

The course is FREE if you meet certain criteria. 

We only charge a deposit fee of £5, which will be returned on successful completion of the course. 

Start date:

September 16, 2024

Location:

Online