Learning for All

Course aims and content

This course aims to develop your everyday English skills that can be used at work, home and in the community.

It is for adults with learning difficulties and or disabilities.

During the course you will:

• Improve your reading, writing, speaking or listening
• Improve your speaking and listening skills in everyday situations
• Write the letters of the alphabet using upper and lower cases
• Create short texts using simple sentences and basic punctuation
• Use grammar and punctuation to help make your writing clear
• Spell some personal key and familiar words correctly
• Use spelling methods to learn how to spell common words
• Read a simple text and identify the main points, responding appropriately
• Use a computer to type simple texts
• Use a website to access information
• You will work from your own starting point and at your own pace.

Course aims and content

The course aims to help you get started using numbers in everyday life. During the course, in a tutor led environment with practical exercises, you will develop skills for daily scenarios, such as:

• shopping, eg: adding the cost of items and understanding offers
• planning activities, eg: reading weather reports and comparing prices
• managing tasks at home, eg: reading an electricity meter and following a recipe
• managing money, eg: understand coin values, numbers on a bank statement or debit card
• travelling, eg: working out a bus or taxi fare, tips

Is this course for me:

You do not need any qualifications to attend this course. This course is for learners with additional needs who lack confidence with maths and numbers and do not hold a level 2 qualification. The course is for learners who want to develop basic skills to be able to use maths in practical situations in everyday life.

If you have a learning disability or any worries about your reading or writing please tell us as soon as possible so that we can arrange extra help for you in the classroom.

Course Aims and Content

The course aims to support learners who want to explore music, movement, dance, craft and use them to support their wellbeing.

During the course you will:

• Make a selection of craft items following spoken instructions and a demonstration
• Take part in games and activities that support social and communication skills
• Support you to learn exercise techniques to practise at home
• Identify the importance of warming up and cooling down when we exercise
• Learn a variety of dance movements and sequences
• Work with others to create choreography
• Explore the positive effect of exercise on your health and wellbeing.

Course aims and content

This course aims to explore drama.

It is for adults with additional needs who have an interest in writing plays, doing role play, interacting with others, making props and doing a performance.

During the course, and working at your own pace, you will:

• Use a variety of different materials and cover a range of activities
• Follow a sequence whilst acting or dancing
• Show that you can work with others to write a play
• Demonstrate that you can take part or film a piece of video
• Demonstrate that you can say how you could improve your play
• Take part in simple drama routines that have been used across the world.

Course aims and content

This course aims to explore ways we can protect our planet.

It is for adults with additional needs who have an interest in the environment, sustainability, eco-friendly living and crating a greener future

During the course, and working at your own pace, you will:

• Understand what climate change is
• Understand why climate change is happening
• How climate change impacts nature and people around the world
• Learn how governments, organisations and communities are working to tackle climate change
• learn everyday ways to save energy and reduce waste
• Collaborate with others and take part in projects which create a meaningful change

Course aims and content

This course aims to explore and develop your maths and communication skills through different cooking methods and daily living skills including; planning meals, selecting and weighing ingredients, budgeting and paying for ingredients and exploring ways of working safely when in the kitchen.

It is for adults with additional needs who wish to develop their cooking, maths and communication skills.

During the course you will:

The course aims to support the continued development of your independent living skills. You will budget,  plan, prepare, and cook meals that can be replicated at home. As well as developing your cooking methods you will explore the cost saving of cheaper alternatives to ingredients, multi-use of ingredients and reducing food waste.

In a tutor-led environment through demonstrations and practical exercises students will learn to:

• Choose, plan and prepare simple healthy meals.
• Weigh, measure and compare ingredients.
• Explore the cost and payment of ingredients using a range of money.
• Recognising ways of keeping safe in the kitchen.
• You will work from your own starting point and at your own pace.

Course Aims and Content

This course is for learners with additional needs who wish to develop your everyday digital skills that can be used at work, home and in the community.

During the course you will: 

• Learn and improve keyboard and mouse skills.
• Use websites to access information.
• Use a computer safely and recognise how to stay safe online when entering personal details.
• Use a computer to type simple texts.
• Send, receive, forward and delete emails.
• Practise using a search engine .
• Exploring how to access community resources such as doctors or pharmacists.

Course Aims and Content

You will be encouraged to explore a range of basic sewing equipment, building up skills and techniques.

During the course you will:

• You will be given the opportunity to practice basic stitches, for example running stitch and explore and practice new stitches.
• You will be encouraged to follow simple instructions and patterns.
• You will create and explore various textiles projects using a range of materials, skills, and techniques.
• Explore reuse, repurpose, recycle as part of a project.
• You will have the opportunity to reflect and evaluate pieces of work, celebrating achievements and challenging yourself to improve key skills.

Course aims and content

This course is for learners with additional needs who have an interest in developing their skills in art and the process of being creative.

This course aims to increase your knowledge and skills of Art by including some of the elements of art e.g. colour, line, shape, space and texture through set activities and projects that result in the creation of your own artwork. It also aims to support your health and wellbeing through the process of exploring, developing and creating in the activities set and with the creation of your own ideas.

During the course you will:

• Explore different art techniques
• Discover the work of well known and practicing artists and art movements
• Create 2 dimensional (2D) and 3 dimensional (3D) artwork
• Create artwork using a range of materials and methods
• Evaluate different art pieces
• Recognise how art plays a part in wellbeing
• Discover, develop and create your own style and ideas

Course Aims and Content

This course aims to discover the joy of music.

You will discover music in all its forms and how music shapes our world trough movies, live performance and celebrations.

During the course you will:

• Learn how soundtracks create atmosphere and emotion
• Discover how music defines characters and enhances storytelling
• Look into iconic movie scenes (and try create your own)
• Understand how music supports narrative and shows emotion
• Explore the role of sound in musicals and plays
• Discover music’s role in cultural traditions