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Unfortunately, fraudsters are using the coronavirus pandemic as an opportunity to take advantage of us and there has been a huge increase in the number of scams being reported. There have been reports of many kinds of scams, such as people knocking doors claiming to be from public health departments, to various text and email […]
This week is National Mental Health Awareness week. The current situation could be causing you additional anxiety and distress for lots of different reasons. Taking care of your mind as well as your body is really important while staying at home because of coronavirus. All the current mental health services are still running, so please […]
Discover the Arts, Languages, Fitness and many more with our new online learning courses. e have set up some free, online interactive taster sessions from 1 June so you can try a subject before you commit to a longer course. We have Creative Writing,Drawing and Painting, Floristry, Yoga, Pilates, Interior Design, Spanish, French, Italian and […]
In March we carried out our annual on course survey, which we use to find out what our learners like about our courses and what we can do to improve our classes and centres even further. We received 927 completed surveys from learners on a wide range of courses. Some key findings We asked: “In […]
Now that we are all using technology and the internet to perform everyday tasks, it’s important that we know how to stay safe online. Get Safe Online have launched its #SaferOnlineLockdown campaign providing people with the opportunity to ask online safety-related questions directly to its team of experts during this time. Whether setting up a […]
The Outreach Team have put together an exciting new programme of online learning and are thrilled at the response! One of the learners on our new Wellbeing course commented to her tutor on Google Classroom, “Thank you so much for today. I really liked what I learnt and look forward to the coming weeks of […]
One of our Family Learning learners has enjoyed received their weekly ‘Keeping in Touch’ newsletter and likes their ideas of activities to do with kids. “One idea which my kids love is making mud cupcakes in the garden. We talk about the ingredients, mud and water! Leave them out in the sun to dry and discuss […]
During an online Spanish lesson, tutor Jill Feurtado invited her Spanish friend Mar, who lives in the Alicante area, to join the class for a “Question Time” activity. The learners were interested to find out what the ‘lockdown’ in Spain was like and what the Spanish people thought of it. She asked all the students […]
Karen Woods is a learner in one of our dressmaking classes. When not dressmaking, she works for the NHS as an administrator in the Mental Health Team based at Wexham Park Hospital. As the Covid19 emergency gathered momentum she was moved to think of the safety of her team, she knew that they were so […]
We’re pleased to announce that we have developed over 150 online courses starting at the end of April, that you can enjoy from the comfort of your own home. You can enrol now via our website www.adultlearningbcc.ac.uk or call our enrolment team on 01296 382403. Courses available include: Tai Chi, Pilates, Yoga and Meditation French, Spanish and […]