Adult Learning and Skills Courses 208/209 Cambourne Comberton & Melbourn Village Colleges All enquiries: 0223 26472 email: commed@combertonvc.org www.combertonadulted.org F facebook.com/adultedcomberton T @CombAdultEd
Welcome to the 208-9 Adult Education Programme at Cambourne, Comberton and Melbourn Village Colleges We strive to provide a high-quality and varied programme of courses taught by well-qualified and enthusiastic tutors. Activities take place in the daytime, evenings and on weekends and we do hope you will find something here to interest you. Do please let us have comments and feedback on the courses you attend and ideas you may have for future courses, it is important to us. Diana Cook and Mandy Draper - on behalf of the Principals and Governors of Cambourne, Comberton and Melbourn Village Colleges Course Information and Tasters For more information about our courses please visit our website www.combertonadulted.org or contact us to request a Course Description or with specific enquiries. First session tasters are available before enrolment, but please book. Enrolment and payment Please enrol at Comberton Village College for all courses. Fees can be paid by cheque, cash or debit card: 0223 26472 Adult Education, Comberton Village College, Comberton, Cambridge, CB23 7DU. commed@combertonvc.org Cheques payable to: Comberton Village College In Person Please bring payment to the college reception. 9.00 4.30pm Mon Thurs and 7.00 9.30pm Mon and Weds in term time By Phone 0223 26472 and pay by debit card. Holiday: we pick up messages each week and return calls and emails. We are closed in other school holidays. Refunds Available if we close a class or you withdraw at least two weeks before the start. Classes cancelled due to unforseen circumstances, will be replaced with an extra class at the end. Concessionary Fees 0% discount is available for those in receipt of JSA/ESA or Universal Credit; Carers Allowance or a social care assessment (EHCP, DLA PIP) evidence to be provided. It is also possible to pay by instalments, please ask for details. Calendar (Please check start date of specific courses) Autumn Term Half term 22nd 26th Oct 208 Term Half term 8th 22nd Feb 209 Term Half term 27th 3st May 209 Support for you Further support, advice and specific courses are available for people with learning difficulties and disabilities 0223 7348. Cambridgeshire County Council Cambridgeshire County Council, Adult Learning and Skills service supports a wide range of adult learning opportunities across Cambridgeshire. Search our website www.cambsals.co.uk for more information. We also deliver specific courses for adults with learning difficulties and disabilities. For more information about these specific courses please call 0223 70330 Some of our courses are subsidised by the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) and part financed by the 204-20 European Social Fund (ESF) programme. This funding is managed by Cambridgeshire County Council, Adult Learning and Skills. A short video covering the background of ESF, what it does, how it helps and who benefits is available on the European Union website: http://ec.europa.eu/esf/home.jsp How we use your data: www.gov.uk/government/publications/esfa-privacy-notice Equality and Diversity We are fully committed to equality of opportunity and welcome enrolments from all adults aged 9+. We positively encourage all learners with any concerns about specific needs which might affect their learning to discuss their requirements with us in confidence. We believe that everyone is entitled to learn in an environment that is free from discriminatory behaviour so that we build a community based on mutual trust and respect. We will do our best to ensure that resources and equipment are accessible to all and make reasonable adjustments to ensure that all learners can access activities. Safeguarding Statement Arrangements have been made to make sure that you are safe at our Centres. If you feel you are not safe for any reason, for example through verbal or physical abuse or you have been discriminated against, please tell your tutor or the Centre Manager, who will investigate to ensure your safety. National Careers Service(NCS) Careers advice is available to all learners. The National Careers Service provides free information and advice on all aspects of learning, skills development and employment. Help is provided in a way that suits you; online, face to face or by phone. Go to www.cambsals.co.uk and click on I need some advice for more information or call the booking line 084 603 09.
COURSES AT COMBERTON VILLAGE COLLEGE Course Title Day Time Autumn ARTS & CRAFTS Weeks Art s Illusions: the Psychology of Pictures Mon 3: -: --- --- 3-May Bookbinding, including materials Mon 9.00-2:00 --- 4-Jan --- 0 9 Brief History of the World in 0 Paintings Mon 3:-: --- 4-Jan --- 0 British 20th C. Art: Post Impressionism-Pop Mon 3:-: 7-Sep --- --- 0 Calligraphy Beginners & Improvers :2 3:2 8-Sep -Jan 30-Apr 0 Calligraphy Intermediate 09:00 : 8-Sep -Jan 30-Apr 0 99 Creative Mosaics (2nd course starts 3 Oct) Wed 9:00-2:00 26 Sep 27-Feb --- 4/ Drawing and Painting Beginners & Improvers Mon 09:30 :30 7-Sep 4-Jan 29-Apr 0 Printmaking Beginners, including materials Mon 9:00-2:00 7-Sep --- --- 0 9 Printmaking Improvers Intaglio, incl. materials Mon 9:00-2:00 --- 4-Jan --- 0 9 Silver Jewellery Beginners & Improvers Wed 9:00 2:00 9-Sep 6-Jan 0-May 0 94 Silver Jewellery Intermediate Mon 9: 2: 7-Sep 4-Jan 29-Apr 0 94 Upholstery Mon 9:00 2:00 7-Sep 07-Jan 29-Apr 0 Upholstery Wed 9:00-2:00 9-Sep 09-Jan 0-May 0 Watercolours Intermediate Wed 0:00-2:00 9-Sep 6-Jan 0-May 0 Watercolours Improvers Wed 2:-4: 9-Sep 6-Jan 0-May 0 Watercolours Advanced Thur 09:-: 20-Sep 7-Jan 02-May 0 Watercolours Beginners Thur :30-3:30 20-Sep 7-Jan 02-May 0 FITNESS & HEALTH Active & Healthy 4 Life GP Referral Mon & Thur a.m. 09:30 or 0:30 individual start dates, must attend 2 x pw 24 sessions Chair Based Exercise Mon :4-2:4 7-Sep 07-Jan 22-Apr weekly TBC Get Fit (in college Fitness Suite) 3:00 4:00 8-Sep 08-Jan 30-Apr 0 Indian Dance & Bollywood Excercise (free taster) Wed 9:00-20:00 9-Sep 6-Jan --- + 8 Keep Fit to Music 6+ (Comberton Village Hall) 4:00 :00 8-Sep -Jan 30-Apr 0 Men s Keep Fit (incl women) circuits & more 8:30-20:00 8-Sep 08-Jan tbc weekly 4 p.w. Pilates Explore Mixed (Toft People s Hall) Mon 0:30 :30 24-Sep 4-Jan 29-Apr /0/0 4 Pilates Beginners/Intermediate/Advanced Mon 7:4-8:4 24-Sep 4-Jan 29-Apr /0/0 4 Pilates Intermediate Mon 8:0-9:0 24-Sep 4-Jan 29-Apr /0/0 4 Pilates for Bad Backs Wed 9:0-20:0 26-Sep 6-Jan 0-May /0/ 4 Pilates for Strength Advanced Wed 20:-2: 26-Sep 6-Jan 0-May /0/ 4 Yin Yoga Mon 9:-20: 7-Sep 4-Jan 29-Apr 2/0/0 9 Yoga (in Comberton Village Hall) :30-6:4 8-Sep -Jan 30-Apr 0 60 GENERAL INTEREST Absolute Beginners Computing Wed :30-7:30 9-Sep --- --- 20 Astronomy: Earth to the edge of the universe Mon 9:00-2:00 7-Sep --- --- 8 70 BBQ & Salads Wed 9:00-2:00 --- --- 08-May Ballroom and Latin Dancing Beginners Mon 9:00 20:00 7-Sep 4-Jan 29-Apr weekly 4 p.w. Ballroom and Latin Dancing Improvers Mon 20:0-2:3 7-Sep 4-Jan 29-Apr weekly 6 p.w. Bee Keeping (2 sessions off site) Wed 9:-2: --- 27-Feb --- 7 62 Curry Favourites Indian Cookery, new menus Wed 9:00-2:00 --- 6-Jan --- Design Your Own Garden Mon 9:00-2:00 7-Sep --- --- 0 Fish & Seafood Cookery Wed 9:00-2:00 9-Sep --- --- French Language Improvers (Year 3) Mon 9:00-20:30 7-Sep 4-Jan 29-Apr 0/0/ 66 Guitar Fundamentals for Beginners Wed 9:00-2:00 9-Sep --- --- 0 Guitar for Improvers Wed 9:00-2:00 --- 6-Jan --- 0 Italian Language Intermediate Wed 9:00-2:00 9-Sep 6-Jan 0-May 0 Maths GCSE* Wed 8:4-2: 2-Sep --- --- 30+ FREE Spanish Language Intermediate Fri 09:30 :30 2-Sep -Jan 03-May 0
COURSES AT CAMBOURNE VILLAGE COLLEGE Course Title Day Time Autumn ARTS & CRAFTS Weeks Creative Ceramics, including materials Mon 9:00-2:00 24-Sep 4-Jan 29-Apr 9 00 Dressmaking (mixed ability) Mon 9:00-2:00 24-Sep 4-Jan 29-Apr 0 Dressmaking (mixed ability) 9:00-2:00 2-Sep -Jan 30-Apr 0 Interior Design for the Home Mon 9:-2: 24-Sep --- --- 8 70 Knitting for Beginners 9:00-2:00 02-Oct --- --- Painting & Drawing 9:00-2:00 2-Sep -Jan 30-Apr 0 Photography Digital Beginners 9:00-2:00 2-Sep --- --- 0 Photography Digital Improvers 9:00-2:00 --- -Jan --- 0 EMPLOYMENT SKILLS Basic English Beginners (creche) Blue School 09:4-:4 30-Oct --- --- FREE Basic English - Speaking & Listening 09:4-:4 --- -Jan --- 0 FREE English Functional Skills (creche) Blue School 2:4-4:4 2-Sep --- --- 27 FREE English Functional Skills 9:00-2:00 2-Sep --- --- 27 FREE English GCSE* Mon 9:-2:30 0-Sep --- --- 30 FREE IT Skills For Work 9:00-2:00 2-Sep --- --- 0 IT Skills For Work Improvers 9:00-2:00 --- -Jan --- 0 Maths Functional Skills (creche) Blue School 2:4 4:4 2-Sep --- --- 27 FREE Maths Functional Skills Mon 9:00-2:00 24-Sep --- --- 27 FREE Maths GCSE* 8:4-2: 0-Sep --- --- 30+ FREE GENERAL INTEREST Breadmaking for Beginners 8:4-2: 2-Sep --- --- Breadmaking - Specialist Breads 8:4-2: --- 26-Feb --- British Sign Language, an introduction 9:00-2:00 2-Sep --- --- 0 Counselling Skills, an introduction Mon 9:00-2:00 0-Oct --- --- 6 3 Dads and Children Cooking Together ** Mon 8:30-20:00 24/9&29/0 26-Feb --- 4 2 Design Your Own Garden Mon 9:00-2:00 --- --- 29-Apr 9 80 English Conversation: Non-Native Speakers 9:00-20:30 2-Sep -Jan 07-May 0 30 French Language Beginners Mon 9:00-2:00 24-Sep 4-Jan 3-May 0/0/ French Language for Holidays 9:00-2:00 --- --- 07-May Guitar Fundamentals for Beginners Mon 9:00-2:00 24-Sep --- --- 0 Guitar for Improvers Mon 9:00-2:00 --- 4-Jan --- 0 Healthy Eating on a Budget Thu 3:00-:00 0-Nov 7-Jan --- FREE Italian Language Beginners (Mon or, tbc) 9:00-2:00 24/2-Sep 4/-Jan 06/07-May 0 Italian Language Improvers 9:00-2:00 2-Sep -Jan 07-May 0 Keeping up with the children - English 09:4-:4 -Sep 08-Jan --- 6 FREE Keeping up with the children - Maths 09:4-:4 30-Oct 26-Feb --- 6 FREE Over 6s Keep Fit to Music (Caxton Village Hall) Wed 0:00 :00 9-Sep 09-Jan 24-Apr 0 Play Therapy 9:00-2:00 2-Sep --- --- 0 Sourdough - specialist class 8:4-2: 27-Nov --- --- 2 Spanish Language Beginners 9:00-2:00 2-Sep -Jan 30-Apr 0/0/ Spanish Language Improvers Mon 9:00-2:00 24-Sep 4-Jan 29-Apr 0/0/ Taste of India Cookery 9:00-2:00 --- --- 07-May Vegan & Vegetarian Cookery 9:00-2:00 --- -Jan --- Website Design (beginners & small businesses) 9:30-2:30 8-Sep --- --- Woodwork Workshop (all abilities) incl. materials 9:00-2:00 2-Sep -Jan 07-May 8 80
COURSES AT MELBOURN VILLAGE COLLEGE Course Title Day Time Autumn Weeks Chinese Cookery Northern China Chinese Cookery Middle China Chinese Cookery Southern China DIY Beginners DIY Advanced Drawing & Painting Beginners & Improvers English GCSE* Guitar Fundamentals for Beginners Guitar for Improvers Improve Your IT Skills Indian Cookery Made Simple Maths GCSE* Pottery, Mixed Ability, including some materials Pottery, Mixed Ability, including some materials Spanish Language Beginners Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Hatha Fri Fri 9:00-2:00 9:00-2:00 9:00-2:00 9:00-2:00 9:00-2:00 0:4-2:4 9:00-2: 9:00-2:00 9:00-2:00 9:00-2:00 9:00-2:00 8:4-2: 9:00-2:00 0:00 2:00 9:00-2:00 8:30-9:30 9:4-20:4 8-Sep ----2-Sep --2-Sep -Sep 8-Sep --8-Sep ---Sep 8-Sep 2-Sep 8-Sep 8-Sep 8-Sep --26-Feb ----22-Jan 9-Jan -----Jan ---Jan ---Jan 8-Jan -Jan -Jan -Jan ----07-May ----04-May ------------30-Apr 03-May 30-Apr 30-Apr 30-Apr 6 6 0 30 0 0 0 30+ 9 9 0/0/ 0 0 60 60 FREE FREE 00 00 DAY SCHOOLS the venues are: Blue Comberton Village College, Green Cambourne Village College and Pink Melbourn Village College Course Title Day Time Autumn Days British Sign Language Calligraphy Colour Analysis for Cothes & Make-Up Cycle Maintenance for all Dads & Children Cooking Together ** Delicious Vegan Cookery Emergency Paediatric First Aid (OFSTED L3) French Language for Holidays Glass Jewellery Making, including materials Morrocan Winter menu (gluten free option) Mosaics, including materials Paediatric First Aid L3 2hr (blended classroom day) Painting - from Figurative to Abstract Painting from the Figure using Mixed Media Photoshop Beginners/Improvers Printmaking for Dads & Children incl. materials ** Silver Jewellery Pendant/Earings SE Asian Cookery, including ingredients Stained Glass, including materials Wedding Flowers on a Budget, including flowers Wired Sugar Flowers - Peonies, fillers & ferns Yoga & Health through Movement 0:00-4:00 0:00-6:00 0:00-3:00 0:00-4:00 0:00-4:00 0:00-6:00 09:30-6: 0:00-3:00 0:00-6:00 0:00-6:00 0:00-6:00 09:30-6: 0:00-6:00 0:00-6:00 0:00-6:00 0:00-6:00 0:00-6:00 0:00-6:00 0:00-6:00 0:00-4:00 0:00-6:00 0:00-4:00 --------------------------------------------- -- ---------- 26 Jan ---- -- 26 -Jan -- 8-May ----8-May 8-May 8-May 8-May 8-May ----8-May 8-May --8-May 8-May ------ --8-May --- 3 hrs 3 hrs 24 8 24 8 8 42 20 0 0 30
DAY SCHOOLS the venues are: Blue Comberton Village College, Green Cambourne Village College and Pink Melbourn Village College Course Title Day Time Autumn Days Animal/Pet Sculpture (& 27th April x 2hrs) 0:00-:00 --- 23/3&27/4 --- 2 0 Anxiety: Building Children s Self Esteem 0:00-6:00 --- 23-Mar --- 2 Be A Good Listener Sun 0:00-6:00 04-Nov --- --- British Sign Language a fun course for Beginners 0:00-4:00 --- 23-Mar --- 24 Chinese Cookery Dinner Parties 0:00-6:00 --- 23-Mar --- Creative Papercraft and Cards, incl. materials 0:00-6:00 04-Nov 23-Mar --- 4 Creating Short Stories Sun 0:00-6:00 04-Nov --- --- Festive Glass Decorations, including materials Sun 0:00-6:00 04-Nov --- --- Indian Dinner Party Cookery (new menus) Sun 0:00-6:00 04-Nov --- --- Interior Design & Home Decoration 0:00-6:00 --- 23-Mar --- Lino Printing, including materials Sun 0:00-6:00 04-Nov --- --- Mono Printing - an Introduction, incl. materials 0:00-6:00 --- 23-Mar --- Mosaics, including materials 0:00-6:00 --- 23-Mar Paediatric First Aid L3-2 days 23rd & 24th 09:30-6: --- 23&24 Mar --- 2 8 Spreadsheets Beginners Sun 0:00-6:00 04-Nov --- --- Spreadsheets, Intermediate/Advanced 0:00-6:00 --- 23-Mar --- time Flower Arrangement, including flowers 0:00-4:00 --- 23-Mar --- Website Design (beginners & small businesses) 0:00-6:00 --- 23-Mar --- Wired Sugar Flowers Magnolia,Honeysuckle 0:00-6:00 --- 23-Mar --- Woodwork - hand crafted projects, incl. materials Sun 0:00-6:00 04-Nov 23-Mar --- Working with your angry child Sun 0:00-6:00 04-Nov --- --- 2 Course Title Day Time Autumn Days Autumn Cornucopia Flower Arrangement inc flwrs 0:00-4:00 06-Oct --- --- Buying & Selling On Line 0:00-6:00 06-Oct --- --- Colour Analysis for Clothes and Make Up 0:00-3:00 0-Dec --- --- 3 hrs 8 Creative Papercraft & Cards (festive), inc. mat 0:00-6:00 0-Dec --- --- 4 Creative Writing, an introduction 0:00-6:00 06-Oct --- --- Dim Sum 0:00-6:00 0-Dec --- --- DIY - Bricklaying 0:00-6:00 06-Oct --- --- DIY - Plumbing 0:00-6:00 0-Dec --- --- Emergency Paediatric First Aid (OFSTED L3) 09:30-6: 06-Oct --- --- Glass Beads Bracelet workshop, incl. materials 0:30-3:00 0-Dec --- --- 2. hrs 20 Glass Bead Christmas Decorations, inc. materials 4:00-6:00 0-Dec --- --- 2 hrs 7 Glass Jewellery Making, including materials 0:00-6:00 06-Oct --- --- Indian Vegetarian Cookery 0:00-6:00 06-Oct --- --- Mosaics, including materials 0:00-6:00 0-Dec --- --- Paediatric First Aid L3 2hr (blended classroom day) 09:30-6: 06-Oct --- --- Pottery:Coil and Slab Creations, for all abilities 0:00-6:00 0-Dec --- --- Stained Glass, including materials 0:00-6:00 06-Oct --- --- Tracing Your Family Tree 0:00-6:00 0-Dec --- --- Using a Potter s Wheel for Dads & Children ** 0:00-2:30 06-Oct --- --- 2. hrs Using a Potter s Wheel 3:00-:30 06-Oct --- --- 2. hrs Using Your Tablet Camera for Photos 0:00-6:00 06-Oct --- --- Watercolours-new techniques and materials 0:00-6:00 0-Dec --- --- 4 Wired Sugar Flowers Calla Lillies & Roses incl. materials 0:00-6:00 06-Oct --- --- Wired Sugar Flowers Chinese Lanterns, Honesty 0:00-6:00 0-Dec --- --- * You should have a grade D, E, 3 (or equivalent) or Functional Skills L2 in Maths/English to enrol. A pre-course assessment is required for English. ** Dads includes all male carers for example Uncle and Niece or Grandad and Grandchild. Please note we can only accommodate child per adult.