High Peak Love learning locally Area What’s on Summer Courses 2020 Book now Welcome to our summer course programme As well as our regular art and crafts, languages and fitness courses, we have a host of short workshops and taster sessions to tempt you this summer. See pages 3 and 4 for details. We are also gearing up for the next academic year, with information sessions for some of our larger qualification courses that start in September. If you are looking for professional development in your current role or to move into a new career, take a look at what we can offer on pages 9 and 10. If you don’t have maths, English or IT qualifications and this is holding you back, we can help with that too, and most courses are FREE. See pages 11 and 12 for details. Go Green with our Festival of Learning! June sees the start of our Festival of Learning celebrations and the theme this year is Go Green to tie in with Derbyshire County Council’s campaign to get everyone doing their bit for the environment. Look out for events and workshops in this brochure with the logo.

2 DIY wedding workshops Weddings can be a huge expense, but they don’t have to be. Our DIY wedding workshops will help you keep down the costs by planning and doing a lot of the work yourself (with help from friends and family!). You will also be doing your bit for the environment by using less stuff that will get thrown away afterwards.

Planning a DIY Wedding on a Budget Wedding Photography Wedding planning tips for conscientious Practical tips for taking fantastic photos of couples who want to save money and a wedding using your own digital camera, reduce waste phone or iPad ACE Centre New Mills ACE Centre Wednesday 24 June Monday 08 June 7pm to 9pm (1 evening) £20 6pm to 8.30pm (1 evening) £25 Community School Buxton Methodist Church Tuesday 30 June Tuesday 09 June 7pm to 9pm (1 evening) £20 6pm to 8.30pm (1 evening) £25

Wedding Favours Calligraphy Get inspired and have a go at making Impress friends and family with beautiful some unique, handmade favours using handwritten invitations, table layouts and recycled materials name cards. Not just for weddings! New Mills ACE Centre New Mills ACE Centre Wednesday 17 June Wednesday 03 June 6pm to 9pm (1 evening) £30 6pm to 8.30pm (1 evening) £25 Buxton Community School Tuesday 23 June Tuesday 02 June 6pm to 9pm (1 evening) £30 6pm to 8.30pm (1 evening) £25

3 Our summer workshops Short workshops to give you a taste of something you have never tried before or to develop your existing interests. Give them a try!

Healthy Eating on a Budget Dry Stone Walling Taster Learn how to cook simple, healthy meals, Learn the basics of how to take down and reducing your food bills and waste. rebuild a damaged section of dry stone wall Includes free information pack, recipes, High Peak Bookstore food tasting and cookery lesson Saturday 20 June 10am to 1pm (1 morning) £21

Buxton Fairfield ACE Centre Monday 18 May 10am to 12.30pm (1 morning) £12 / £10 / £4

Art – Botanical Illustration Learn to draw and paint the beautiful Stained Glass Workshop colours of summer flowers in a Create a small stained glass panel in a day naturalistic way using traditional leadwork techniques New Mills ACE Centre Green Man Gallery, Buxton Friday 29 May Sunday 21 June 10am to 3pm (1 day) £45 10am to 4pm (1 day) £55

Courses with symbol are at a special introductory rate. Charity collection points Throughout the summer term you can drop off your oldglasses (for Vision Aid), and old mobile phones (for Oxfam) at Buxton Fairfield, or New Mills ACE. We also want new women’s pants (especially sizes 8–14), new children’s pants (ages 3–15) and new (or lightly used) bras for Smalls for All, a ‘pant-tastic’ charity that collects and distributes underwear to women and children in Africa. Look for the collection at Glossop ACE Centre. 4 Arts and crafts for wellbeing For anyone wanting some creative time out in a supportive and friendly environment. You can try something new and get tips on developing your confidence and techniques with our expert tutors. We offer a range of courses for all abilities, whether you are a total beginner or have some previous experience. Contact the local centre for more information and to book a place. Art – Painting and Drawing Crafts – Making Silvercraft Develop your painting and drawing skills Learn the skills needed to design and and techniques at your own pace. For all create your own items of silver jewellery abilities Glossop ACE Centre Buxton Community School Starts Tuesday 21 April and 02 June Starts Tuesday 21 April and 02 June 6.30pm to 8.30pm (5 weeks) 7pm to 9pm (5 weeks) £69 / £62 / £34 £69 / £62 / £34 Buxton Methodist Church Crafts – Stained Glass Starts Thursday 23 April and 04 June 10am to 12noon (5 weeks) Traditional stained glass leadwork for £69 / £62 / £34 beginners and those who want to develop their skills and technique further Glossop ACE Centre Starts Wednesday 22 April and 03 June Glossop ACE Centre 10am to 12noon or 12.30pm to 2.30pm Starts Tuesday 28 April (5 weeks) £69 / £62 / £34 9.30am to 12noon (4 weeks) £79 / £72 / £44 Grindleford Pavilion (book through Buxton Fairfield ACE Centre) Starts Thursday 23 April 9.15am to 11.15am (5 weeks) £69 / £62 / £34 New Mills ACE Centre Starts Friday 24 April and 05 June 10am to 12noon (5 weeks) £69 / £62 / £34

Crafts – Pottery Develop the skills to work with clay to produce a variety of individually designed pieces of work Starts Monday 20 April 7pm to 9pm (10 weeks) £138 / £124 / £68

5 Love learning languages We have courses for beginners, improvers, intermediate and advanced learners in German, Italian and Spanish. Contact the local adult community education centre to get advice on what level you should attend and to book a place.

British Sign Language – Beginners £ German Conversation Advanced An introductory qualification for those For those with several years’ experience of who would like to learn the basics of BSL learning German to enable them to understand authentic spoken dialogue Glossop ACE Centre Starts Thursday 23 April and join in conversations readily 7pm to 9pm (12 weeks) £89 / £89 / £28 Glossop ACE Centre Starts Thursday 23 April and 04 June German Beginners (Term 3) 9.30am to 11.30am or 7pm to 9pm (5 weeks) £69 / £62 / £34 A follow on course for people who have attended 2 terms of beginners classes Italian Beginners (Term 3) Glossop ACE Centre A follow on course for people who have Starts Tuesday 21 April and 02 June 7pm to 9pm (5 weeks) £69 / £62 / £34 attended 2 terms of beginners classes New Mills ACE Centre Starts Monday 20 April and 01 June 7pm to 9pm (5 weeks) £69 / £62 / £34

Italian Intermediate For ‘improvers’ wanting to develop further and communicate confidently in Italian on a range of familiar topics New Mills ACE Centre Starts Thursday 23 April and 04 June 11.15am to 1.15pm (5 weeks) £69 / £62 / £34

German Improvers Develop your knowledge of the German language, building on your learning from a previous introductory level course Glossop ACE Centre Starts Wednesday 22 April and 03 June 7pm to 9pm (5 weeks) £69 / £62 / £34

£ Additional accreditation/exam costs apply – ask for details. 6 Spanish Absolute Beginners An introduction to Spanish for people who have little or no knowledge of the language Glossop ACE Centre Starts Tuesday 21 April and 02 June 7.30pm to 9pm (5 weeks) £51 / £47 / £26

Spanish Intermediate For ‘improvers’ wanting to develop further and communicate confidently in Spanish on a range of familiar topics New Mills ACE Centre Starts Monday 20 April and 01 June 6pm to 7.30pm (5 weeks) £51 / £47 / £26

Spanish Beginners (Term 3) A follow on course for people who have attended 2 terms of beginners classes New Mills ACE Centre Starts Tuesday 21 April and 02 June 10am to 11.30am (5 weeks) £51 / £47 / £26

Spanish Improvers Develop your knowledge of the Spanish Spanish Advanced language, building on your learning from For those with several years’ experience of a previous introductory level course learning Spanish to enable them to Glossop ACE Centre understand authentic spoken dialogue Starts Tuesday 21 April and 02 June and written text and answer questions 6pm to 7.30pm (5 weeks) £51 / £47 / £26 readily New Mills ACE Centre Glossop ACE Centre Starts Monday 20 April and 01 June Starts Thursday 23 April and 04 June 7.45pm to 9.15pm (5 weeks) 9.30am to 11.30pm or 7pm to 9pm £51 / £47 / £26 (5 weeks) £69 / £62 / £34

7 Fitness for health and wellbeing Getting active is one of the best ways that you can improve your overall health and wellbeing. Regular exercise not only improves the way you feel on a daily basis but can also help prevent some serious health conditions. We offer a range of courses for all levels of fitness and abilities. Contact the local centre for more information and to book a place.

Pilates – Beginners Yoga – Intermediate An introduction to how Pilates can For those who have been practising yoga improve posture, develop increased for some time who wish to extend their muscle tone and aid relaxation knowledge and skills in yoga theory and Buxton Methodist Church practice Starts Thursday 23 April and 04 June New Mills ACE Centre 10.45am to 11.45am (5 weeks) Starts Wednesday 22 April and 03 June £34 / £31 / £17 7pm to 9pm (5 weeks) £69 / £62 / £34 Pilates – Improvers For learners who already have some experience of Pilates and wish to increase their skills and knowledge Buxton Methodist Church Starts Thursday 23 April and 04 June 9.30am to 10.30am (5 weeks) £34 / £31 / £17 Yoga for Health

Pilates – All Abilities The emphasis is on a gentle and relaxed approach to gradually develop flexibility A range of exercises to improve posture, and breath control develop increased muscle tone and aid relaxation, suited to all abilities New Mills ACE Centre Starts Tuesday 21 April and 02 June New Mills ACE Centre 1.15pm to 2.45pm (5 weeks) Starts Wednesday 22 April and 03 June £51 / £47 / £26 9.30am to 10.30am (5 weeks) £34 / £31 / £17 Zumba Gold® Yoga – Improvers Zumba Gold® is a lower impact version of Extend your experience of yoga and this fun new style of exercise that builds further improve your posture, flexibility heart strength in addition to some and wellbeing muscular strength and toning benefits for arms, legs and torso New Mills ACE Centre Starts Monday 20 April and 01 June New Mills ACE Centre 7.30pm to 9pm (5 weeks) £51 / £47 / £26 Starts Friday 24 April and 05 June 9.15am to 10.15am (5 weeks) £34 / £31 / £17 8 Developing your career Whether you are looking for professional development in your current role or to move into a new career, our qualification and short courses could help you. Many of our longer qualification courses start in September. If you want to find out more, book onto one of our FREE information sessions this summer. Counselling The Level 2 Certificate is for those who want to learn counselling skills to help and support others in a voluntary or employed capacity, providing skills for a variety of roles. The Level 3 Diploma is for those requiring a deeper understanding of counselling. Courses will run from September 2020 at Glossop ACE Centre. Free information session: Glossop ACE Centre on Friday 03 July from 10am to 12noon Dyslexia Awareness Discover more about what Dyslexia is (and what it isn’t), how to recognise typical signs and how to effectively support learners. Glossop ACE Centre on Friday 05 June from 9.30am to 3.30pm (1 day). Course fee £34. Nursing and Allied Health: Access to Higher Education Diploma A fast track to degree level study for those aged 19 or over. You can then apply to university to study nursing, midwifery or a health related degree. This course runs from September 2020 to June 2021, 3 days a week for 34 weeks, term time only. Free information session: Glossop ACE Centre on Tuesday 14 July from 10am to 12noon

These courses may be free if you are employed and earn less than £16,009.50 per year. You may be able to apply for an Advanced Learner Loan to cover the cost of this course. Subject to availability. 9 Thinking of working with children? Working with children and young people is a fulfilling and rewarding career. If you are thinking about working in childcare or would like to update or progress your skills, we have lots of courses on offer. The courses we offer at Glossop and Buxton Fairfield ACE Centres include: Level 2 n Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools n Certificate in Understanding Autism n Certificate in Understanding Children and Young People’s Mental Health Level 3 n Diploma in Specialist Support for Teaching and Learning in Schools n Diploma in Children’s Care Learning and Development (EYE) Level 4 n Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HTLA) Free information sessions: Buxton Fairfield ACE Centre on Thursday 04 June from 10am to 12noon Glossop ACE Centre on Friday 05 June from 10am to 12noon These courses may be free if you are employed and earn less than £16,009.50 per year. You may be able to apply for an Advanced Learner Loan to cover the cost of this course. 10 Subject to availability. Achieve your potential in English and maths n Entry level to GCSE n FREE courses n Skills to help you in everyday life n Join at any time for many classes n Small, friendly groups n Work at your own pace n Gain nationally recognised qualifications All learners attend a Making Choices session prior to starting the course to find out their level of working and to help decide on the options available.

Buxton Fairfield ACE Centre – 01629 533385 Course title Day Time Weeks Start Date Beginners Functional Monday 1pm to 3pm 30 20/04/2020 Skills English Maths Monday 9.30am to 11.30am 30 20/04/2020 Glossop ACE Centre – 01629 535895 Course title Day(s) Time Weeks Start Date English Tuesday 9.30am to 11.30am 30 21/04/2020 English Wednesday 9.30am to 11.30am 30 22/04/2020 English Wednesday 7pm to 9pm 30 22/04/2020 English Intensive Monday to Friday 9.30am to 3.30pm 1 13/07/2020 Maths Tuesday 7pm to 9pm 30 21/04/2020 Maths Thursday 9.45am to 11.45am 30 23/04/2020 Maths Thursday 1pm to 3pm 30 23/04/2020 Maths Beginners Monday 9.30am to 11.30am 30 20/04/2020 Maths Intensive Monday to Friday 9.30am to 3.30pm 1 06/07/2020 Maths for Young People Wednesday 1pm to 3pm 36 22/04/2020 New Mills ACE Centre – 01629 535020 Course title Day Time Weeks Start Date English Tuesday 9.30am to 11.30am 30 21/04/2020 Maths Monday 6.30pm to 8.30pm 30 20/04/2020 Maths Thursday 1pm to 3pm 30 23/04/2020 Contact the local ACE centre for more information. 11 Computers These courses are for you if you want to develop your digital skills and knowledge further, whether you are new to computers or have a bit more confidence. You will have the opportunity to take a qualification at Beginners Entry Level, Level 1 or Level 2. Buxton Fairfield ACE Centre Wednesdays, 1pm to 3pm, 30 weeks starting 22 April Glossop ACE Centre Wednesdays, 9.30am to 11.30am, 30 weeks starting 22 April All learners are invited to our Making Choices session prior to starting the course to find out your level of working and to help you decide on the options available to you. Contact the local ACE centre for more information and course costs. Life and Living Skills Life and Living Skills is aimed at learners with additional needs and/or learning difficulties. Join our small group completing a range of different subjects and activities. Gain confidence and independence skills for everyday life. Glossop ACE Centre Wednesdays 1pm to 3pm for 30 weeks. FREE Contact Glossop ACE Centre on 01629 535895 for more information. 12 Learning for young people

Programmes for young people aged 14 to 19 that help build confidence and gain skills and qualifications for the world of work. n Lots of hands on and active learning n Personal support and careers advice n Maths and English to help you move on up n Qualifications that are recognised by employers n Opportunities for fun trips and visits throughout the year 14–19 Personalised Study Programme (available countywide): Part time learning in our classes and a learning mentor to support your learning. Plenty of course options and venues to choose from. 16–19 Full Time Study Programme (available in Glossop): Full time, one year course starting in September 2020. Working in small groups with other young people in a supportive environment. Includes work-related qualifications such as customer service and construction plus English, maths, ICT, employability skills and work placement opportunities. GET REAL SKILLS FOR REAL JOBS! To find out more about these programmes and discuss your options, contact the local adult community education centre. 13 Build a career in construction Gain essential skills for working in the industry and work towards a nationally recognised qualification. Learn from our specialist tutors in our construction trades centre The Toolbox, near Glossop. n Construction Skills (Plumbing) Level 1: A hands on course to learn the basics of plumbing n Construction Skills (Plastering) Level 1: A hands on course to learn the basics of plastering n Construction Skills (Plastering) Level 2 CSkills: On successful completion of this course you will be a fully qualified plasterer!

Course title Day(s) Time Wks Start Date City & Guilds Level 1 Thursday 9am to 3pm 38 23/04/2020 Certificate – Plumbing City & Guilds Level 1 Monday 9am to 3pm 38 20/04/2020 Certificate – Plastering CSkills (CITB) Level 2 Monday/Tuesday 9am to 3pm 38 20/04/2020 Diploma – Plastering For more information including course costs contact 01629 535895 or [email protected] These courses may be FREE if you are employed and earn less than £16,009.50 per year. 14 Derbyshire County Council National Careers Service access points FREE drop-in sessions in a variety of locations throughout Derbyshire. Impartial information, advice and guidance from qualified Careers Coaches to help you make decisions about work and learning. n Glossop ACE Centre Mondays between 3pm and 5pm n Buxton Fairfield ACE Centre Thursdays between 4pm and 6pm One to one appointments are also available. Contact 01629 532430 for more information. Making Choices – plan your learning journey FREE advice for anyone who wants to get back into learning, to help you to: n choose what courses you want to do in the future n increase your confidence in making decisions n know your current level of skills in English, maths, ICT and employability n set up your own learning plan Ask at your local adult community education centre to find out more and book onto a session. 15 Course fees explained booking or payment this term. Please contact the relevant adult community education centre to Some of our qualification courses are free; others enquire or book on a course. have a full fee and a lower ‘concessions’ rate for those on certain benefits. This may vary for Payments can be made in person and some different courses. For many of our ‘learning for centres can also take card payments by phone. pleasure’ courses we use three different fee bands: For some courses you may be able to pay in • Fee A: full fee instalments; please ask when booking. • Fee B: Derbyshire Gold Card holders Please note: for many of our qualification courses • Fee C: concessions for those on certain there is an early withdrawal fee to cover our costs. benefits/allowances – please ask for details There may be additional costs on some courses Support available for materials and exam/accreditation fees. This Talk to us about your needs when enquiring about a course – we will always work to meet the should be indicated. If in doubt, please ask. needs of each learner. If you are experiencing Advanced Learner Loans financial difficulties, you may be able to apply for For some of our Level 3 and 4 courses you may help with exam fees or other costs. Some of our be able to apply for a learner loan. You will be centres have a crèche, or we may be able to help given information about whether your course is you with a childminder or nursery place. eligible and how to apply. For detailed information about the support we can provide, visit derbyshire.gov.uk/theguide How to book and pay or contact the centre. Due to a major change of our information and All additional support provided is based on individual booking systems we are unable to offer online assessment.

Adult community education centres Buxton and Hope Valley – 01629 533385 [email protected] Glossop – 01629 535895 [email protected] New Mills – 01629 535020 [email protected]

For further information or to get a copy of this brochure in a community language, on audio tape or in large print please contact your local centre. derbyshire.gov.uk/adulteducation

The details contained in this brochure are correct at the time of going to print. However we may have to make changes, giving advance notice wherever possible.

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