Inspired Community Course Mini-guide Spring/Summer 2018 1
Contents Introduction 3 Why Choose Bracknell & Wokingham College 4 Choosing a course 6 Enrolling on a course 8 Money Matters 10 Gift vouchers 13 Support & Guidance 14 College holidays 18 Our centres 19 Saturday courses 20 Course list 21 2
Introduction Our part-time leisure courses take place from various centres around the Bracknell and Wokingham areas. They are held in the daytime, evenings, on single days and on Saturdays. Some last a few weeks and some keep you busy all year. There is a course for everyone in Wokingham, Bracknell and communities further afield. If you re looking for fun activities to do with friends, to pick up an old pastime, to meet new people, to learn a new skill, to keep active in body and mind, or even to increase your confidence or improve your job prospects, then we are sure you ll find something to capture your imagination at Bracknell & Wokingham College. 3
4 Why choose Bracknell & Wokingham College
of part-time 98% students rated their learning experience as good or better of part-time 99% students rated the quality of teaching good or better of part-time 97% students rated the relationship with staff good or better 100s of community courses to choose from We also offer: Full-time courses Apprenticeships Professionally accredited courses 5
Choosing a course 6 If you want to take a course but are not sure which one to choose, call us. We have qualified, experienced staff who can help you decide.
Who can apply? Anyone can apply for a community learning course. You will need to meet the entry criteria for some subjects you choose. If you are over 19, fees will be payable except in some circumstances, see the Money matters section for more details. 7
8 Enrolling on a course There are four easy ways to enrol: Online You can enrol on many courses online this is available for most of our community courses. Please do not enrol online if you are claiming a discount or applying for an Advanced Learner Loan. Phone 01344 868600, just give our friendly, helpful Enquiries & Admissions team a call, make sure you have your credit or debit card ready. In person Come in and enrol, you can pay by cash, cheque, credit or debit card at Church Road and Woodley Hill House. By post Just complete a Registration & Enrolment form. You can download the form from our website from the contact us area. You can pay by cheque.
Please do not send cash in the post. Remember to: Complete all sections of the form Write in BLOCK CAPITALS Include your payment Sign the form we can t enrol you if you don t Return your completed form to: Enquiries & Admissions, Bracknell & Wokingham College, Church Road, Bracknell RG12 1DJ Please note we do not accept American Express. If you are claiming a discounted fee remember to include the documentary evidence of your entitlement with your enrolment form and payment. We will return your documents once you are enrolled. 9
Money matters You must pay when you enrol on your course, whether you get discounts or not. Fees shown are for tuition only, unless otherwise stated. You may need to pay other costs depending on your course, for example: Exams Professional body registration/ membership Books Materials For Jobseekers: You can get full funding for some courses if you are unemployed or need training to improve your chances of 10 getting a job or progressing in your current one. The following conditions from the Education and Skills Funding Agency apply: On Job Seeker s Allowance (JSA) including JSA National Insurance Credit only On Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) in the Work Related Activity Group (WRAG) Learners who receive Universal Credit, work less than 16 hours per week at minimum wage and are determined by JobCentre Plus as being in one of the following groups:
Work related Requirements, Work Preparation, Work-Focused interview. Learners who receive other state benefits, work less than 16 hours per week at minimum wage and the subject they wish to study would be directly relevant to their future employment prospects. You will be asked to complete an additional form related to your benefits and to provide proof that you are receiving them. Please ask the Admissions team for further information. For other students: You can also get full funding on some courses if you are: Aged 16-18 on 31st August 2017 and not enrolled full or part time at another College/ Sixth form. An individual who has not reached GCSE level C/4 or above in English and Maths and now wish to study towards a Level 2 qualification in either Maths or English. (Applies to specific qualifications only) You will need to produce recent evidence of benefit a letter from Jobcentre Plus or Award Notice. 11
Please note JCP40 is not acceptable. Community Learning Places for FREE A limited number of places on certain courses are available to students at either a minimal cost - 10% of the advertised cost or free if the advertised price is less than 40. To qualify for this reduced fee, you will need to produce evidence of one of the following: Being on Jobseeker Allowance (JSA) Being on Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) Receiving pension credits You will need to produce recent evidence of benefit dated within three months. Only a limited number of places are on offer each term. Qualifying students are limited to two places under this offer during 2017-18 and regular attendance will be expected. 12
Give the gift of learning! Our gift vouchers are the ideal present for your loved ones. They can be redeemed towards any of our community courses. Available in 5, 10 and 20 denominations they can be bought at Church Road or Woodley Hill House. T&Cs apply and will be given at time of sale and are available on our website www.bracknell.ac.uk/vouchers 13
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Support & guidance The College is here to help all our students succeed and we offer a range of services to ensure students are fully supported. Student Services Our friendly, supportive staff provide a variety of information, advice and support to meet your needs whilst at college. Practical support We can advise you on lots of things, from finance to careers. Our Student Services team are on hand and approachable and they can direct you to outside services where necessary. Personal support Our Student Services and Study Support teams include friendly and professionally qualified staff who can help. 15
Special educational needs and disability We welcome applications from students with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and wherever possible we will do what we can to meet your needs. The College Nursery The College Nursery in Bracknell is open to all students and the general public. The nursery offers a secure outside area including a sensory and physical garden. The nursery now also has longer opening hours. See our website for details 16
Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults We have a statutory and moral responsibility to make sure that we safeguard and promote the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults receiving education and training at Bracknell & Wokingham College. We are committed to: Providing a safe environment for young people and vulnerable adults to learn in Identifying young people and vulnerable adults who are suffering, or likely to suffer significant harm Taking appropriate action to see that young people and vulnerable adults are kept safe both at home and at college 17
18 College Holidays Term dates vary depending on course. Spring Term 2018 College opens Tuesday 2 January 2018 Good Friday/Easter Monday bank holidays 30 March & 2 April 2018 Easter Holidays Monday 2 April - Friday 13 April 2018 inc Summer Term 2018 Term starts Monday 16 April 2018 Early May bank holiday Monday 7 May 2018 Half term w/c Monday 28 May 2018 Term ends Friday 6 July 2018
Our centres Church Road Bracknell, RG12 1EH (for SatNavs) 01344 868600 Bracknell Open Learning Centre, RG12 7GR St.Sebastians Memorial Hall, RG40 3AQ Waingels Adult Centre Woodley, RG5 4RF 0118 969 5301 Cornerstone, RG40 1UE Wokingham Youth and Community Centre, RG41 1EG Woodley Hill House Earley, RG6 1HH 01344 766640 Crescent Resource Centre, RG6 4HB Earley St.Peters, RG6 1EY 19
Saturday courses Did you know we do courses on a Saturday? Some are just one-offs while others are for a few weeks. See if something catches your eye and enrol online today! Life Drawing Simple Pastel Landscapes Throwing and Turning on the Wheel - An Introduction Make a Pot on the Wheel Excel 2016 Spreadsheets Assemble and Decorate a Two Tier Celebration Cake Sugar Modelling - Animals First Steps in Counselling Flower Arranging - Weddings Upcycle Your Clothes Creative Writing Emergency First Aid at Work Paediatric First Aid Indian Head Massage Workshop British Sign Language - An Introduction 20
Give the gift of learning! Our gift vouchers are the ideal present for your loved ones. They can be redeemed towards any of our community courses. Available in 5, 10 and 20 denominations they can be bought at Church Road or Woodley Hill House. T&Cs apply and will be given at time of sale and are available on our website www.bracknell.ac.uk/vouchers 21
22 Course listings Art Art - Acrylics & Oils Acrylics and Oils Near Beginners Exploring Acrylics and Oils Art - Drawing Art - Drawing for Near Beginners Art - Drawing for Improvers Art - Drawing & Painting Art - Beginners Art - Intermediate Art - Intermediate Plus Art - Advanced Art - Drawing and Painting - Mixed Ability Art - History An Introduction to the History of Contemporary Art Art - Print Making Print Making for Beginners Art - Saturday Courses Life Drawing Simple Pastel Landscapes
Art - Watercolour Watercolour Beginners and Near Beginners Watercolour - Advanced Watercolour - Mixed Ability Astronomy Astronomy 2 - To the Stars and Back Astronomy 3 - Next Steps Ceramics & Sculpture Ceramics Ceramics - An Introduction Ceramics for All Ceramics - Workshop Ceramics Top-Up Workshop Saturday Courses Throwing and Turning on the Wheel - An Introduction Make a Pot on the Wheel Get course details and enrol online at www.bracknell.ac.uk 23
Sculpture Sculpting in Clay Computer aided design AutoCAD - beginners AutoCAD - beginners Revit Introduction to Revit Computing & IT Computing - Saturdays Excel 2016 Spreadsheets - Beginners Excel 2016 Spreadsheets - Follow-On Excel 2016 Spreadsheets - Intermediate Cookery & Wine Cake Decorating & Sugarcraft - Saturday Courses Assemble and Decorate a Two Tier Celebration Cake Sugar Modelling - Animals Cookery Cookery - Taste of the World Cooking for One 24
Gluten Free Cookery - An Introduction Indian Cookery Counselling & Personal Development Counselling - Short Courses First Steps in Counselling Crafts & Needlecrafts Fashion Fashion Design - Continuation The History of Fashion Floristry Flower Arranging for Improvers Flower Arranging Intermediate Floristry - Saturday Courses Flower Arranging - Weddings Needlecraft Crochet for Beginners Paper Piecing Paper Piecing Techniques 25
Sewing & Dressmaking Make Your Own Clothes More Make Your Own Clothes Make Your Own Curtains Sewing & Dressmaking - Saturday Courses Upcycle Your Clothes Soft Furnishing Soft Furnishings - An Introduction Creative writing Creative Writing - Beginners Creative Writing - Improvers Creative Writing - Improvers Plus Creative Writing - Intermediate Creative Writing - Advanced Creative Writing - Saturday Courses Creative Writing Studio 1 Creative Writing Studio 2 Get course details and enrol online at 26 www.bracknell.ac.uk
Car Maintenance & Gardening Car Maintenance Basic Vehicle Maintenance Welding Sheet Metal and Welding for Vehicle Restoration English for speakers of other languages English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Cambridge Advanced and Proficiency (Part B) Cambridge First (Part B) ESOL Entry Level ESOL Entry Level 1 - Elementary/Beginner ESOL Entry Level 2 - Lower Intermediate ESOL Entry Level 3 - Intermediate ESOL Speaking & Listening for Beginners Get course details and enrol online at www.bracknell.ac.uk 27
Give the gift of learning! Our gift vouchers are the ideal present for your loved ones. They can be redeemed towards any of our community courses. Available in 5, 10 and 20 denominations they can be bought at Church Road or Woodley Hill House. T&Cs apply and will be given at time of sale and are available on our website www.bracknell.ac.uk/vouchers 28
ESOL Level 1 ESOL Level 1 - Upper Intermediate ESOL Level 2 ESOL Level 2 - Advanced First Aid Emergency First Aid at Work Paediatric First Aid Hairdressing An Introduction to Hair Cutting Skills - Beginners Next Steps in Hair Cutting Skills Health and Wellbeing Exercise and Dance Yoga Holistic therapies Swedish Body Massage - Introduction Indian Head Massage Workshop 29
30 History - in conjunction with Oxford University Humps and Bumps - Archaeological Field Visits. An Oxford University Course. The Later Stuarts: from the Restoration to Queen Anne: 1660-1714. An Oxford University Course The Making of Modern Reading: 1945 to the present Upstairs, Downstairs: Berkshire Country Houses in the 19th Century Languages British Sign Language British Sign Language - An Introduction Basic Sign Language for Work and Home French French - Find Your Level French - Next Steps for Near Beginners French - Improvers - Semester 2 French - Lower Intermediate - Semester 2 French - Lower Intermediate Plus - Semester 2
Language levels Level First steps for beginners Next steps for near beginners Improvers Lower intermediate Lower intermediate plus Entry Requirements No previous knowledge Follow on from First steps or basic recap ~ 50 hours previous knowledge ~ 90-100 hours previous knowledge Follow on from Lower intermediate CEF A1.1 A1.2 A2.1 Intermediate ~ 5 years study A2.2 Intermediate plus Upper intermediate Advanced at a relaxed pace Advanced For the fluent Follow on from Intermediate ~ 6 years study At least A Level standard A Level and above B1 B2 C1-C2 31
32 French - Intermediate at a Relaxed Pace - Semester 2 French - Intermediate Plus - Semester 2 French - Upper Intermediate Plus - Semester 2 French - Advanced at a Relaxed Pace - Semester 2 French Advanced Plus - Semester 2 French for the Fluent - Semester 2 French - Advanced Literature - Semester 2 German German - Find Your Level German - Next Steps for Near Beginners German - Improvers - Semester 2 German - Lower Intermediate Plus - Semester 2 German - Intermediate - Semester 2 German - Intermediate Plus - Semester 2 German - Upper Intermediate - Semester 2 German - Advanced - Semester 2 German for the Fluent - Semester 2 Italian Italian - Next Steps for Near Beginners
Italian - Improvers - Semester 2 Italian - Lower Intermediate - Semester 2 Italian - Intermediate - Semester 2 Italian - Upper Intermediate - Semester 2 Japanese Japanese - First Steps for Beginners Portuguese Portuguese - For Holidays Spanish Spanish - Find Your Level Spanish - First Steps Spanish - Next Steps for Near Beginners Spanish - Next Steps Spanish - Improvers - Semester 2 Spanish - Lower Intermediate - Semester 2 Spanish - Lower Intermediate Plus - Semester 2 Spanish - Intermediate - Semester 2 Spanish - Upper Intermediate - Semester 2 Spanish - Advanced - Semester 2 Get course details and enrol online at www.bracknell.ac.uk
Photography Photography - Leisure Begin Photography Get to Grips with Studio Portrait Photography Improve Your Photography Lighting, Shooting and Processing Creative Portraits Using Your Phone or Tablet to Take Photos Photography Software Get to Grips with Adobe Lightroom Get to Grips with Photoshop Get Creative with Photoshop Get course details and enrol online at 34 www.bracknell.ac.uk
Give the gift of learning! Our gift vouchers are the ideal present for your loved ones. They can be redeemed towards any of our community courses. Available in 5, 10 and 20 denominations they can be bought at Church Road or Woodley Hill House. T&Cs apply and will be given at time of sale and are available on our website www.bracknell.ac.uk/vouchers 35
Get course details and enrol online Bracknell & Wokingham College Church Road, Bracknell, RG12 1DJ 01344 868600 study@bracknell.ac.uk