Shropshire Regional Course Guide for 2015/16
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Courses for Adults Shropshire Regional Course Guide for 2015/16 West Midlands Region westmidlands.wea.org.uk Welcome to the Workers’ Educational Association (WEA) West Midlands Region course brochure 2015-16. This brochure tells you about our courses and provides helpful information to get you started. The WEA, a registered charity, is the UK’s largest voluntary sector provider of adult education and delivers over 9,500 part-time courses for over 74,000 people each year in England and Scotland. The WEA offers a wide ranging curriculum and we do all that we can to make your learning experience a positive one in our friendly and supportive learning environments. You do not need any previous knowledge or qualifications to join most of our courses, only a willingness to share with others your curiosity, ideas and experience. A better world - equal, democratic and just; through adult education the WEA challenges and inspires individuals, communities and society. Learning with the Workers’ Educational Association How to Enrol Once you have found the course you are interested in, you can: Enrol online: Enrol by phone: www.wea.org.uk/ 01952 614451 courses Enrolment in person at the first session may be possible for some the course is suitable for you. This will be courses but please bear in mind that a course specified in the brochure. may be full by this time. We strongly advise Classes normally require a minimum number that you pre-enrol on our courses wherever of students to run. If numbers are too low the possible to avoid disappointment. course may be cancelled. Some courses may require that you attend a pre-enrolment session to check that Help with your learning We can offer information and advice about: If you have a disability, learning difficulty, l Choosing the right course health issue or other support needs, we will l Fees and financial support do our best to help. Tell us as soon as you l Learning support can so that we can make plans before you start a course. Please contact the Regional l Progression Office. We can also signpost or refer you to other We try to use accessible venues wherever services, such as more in depth guidance. possible but we cannot guarantee this in all Please contact the regional office or take a cases. For details of a venue’s accessibility, look at our website www.wea.org.uk. refer to the online course information If you are in receipt of income-related benefits www.wea.org.uk/courses where available or or a low income, there may be financial call the regional office. support available for help with childcare, You are entitled to Maths and English support travel costs, exam fees, books, costs of to help you achieve the learning outcomes of field trips and tuition fees under certain your course. If you would like an assessment, circumstances. For more information speak to or to discuss support for Maths or English your tutor, call the Regional Office or look at please speak to your tutor, or contact the our website www.wea.org.uk. regional office before your course begins. West Midlands Regional Office T: 0121 237 8120 I E: [email protected] I W: westmidlands.wea.org.ukuk 01 Course Fees The WEA receives public funding from the Skills For students who are required to pay a fee Funding Agency (SFA) for the majority of its courses for their courses, fees are shown against and this funding supplements the fees paid by each course or on the page where the course students and sponsors. For most of our courses, appears. Course fees may vary as some courses this funding is only available for people who are 19 are designed to attract ‘new’ students or to or over - those born before 31 August 1996. encourage people to try ‘new/target’ courses. For SFA funded courses you are entitled to FREE All students will be asked to provide their date tuition if you are in receipt of certain benefits, of birth at the time of completing an enrolment as listed below (or if you are dependent upon form. This information is required by our funders. someone in receipt of those benefits). We If this information is not provided, a higher course will ask you to bring evidence of your benefit fee will be payable as we will be unable to claim entitlement at the start of the course. funding for you. n Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) n Income Support and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) n Housing Benefit in the Work Related Activity Group (WRAG) n Working Tax Credit n Universal Credit n Pension Guarantee Credit n Council Tax Reduction (not the 25% single n Asylum Seeker occupancy Council Tax Discount) n Unwaged Dependent (as defined by the Job Centre) of someone on one of the above. Please note these may be subject to change due to funding requirements. UK residency: students who have not been resident in the UK/EU for the last 3 years will be required to complete a Student Eligibility Form and provide appropriate evidence. If this information is not provided a higher course fee will be payable as we will be unable to claim funding for you. 24+ Advanced Learning Loan There are loans available for all students aged 24 level course on or after 1 August 2015. Please and above studying diploma or certificate level visit: www.wea.org.uk/courses/24-advanced- accredited courses within the Qualifications and learning-loans or contact your Regional Office Credit Framework (QCF) at Level 3 and above. for further information. The loans will apply if you are starting a higher Course cancellation and refunds You can cancel a course booking at any time by second session, a partial refund will be made for informing the WEA in writing. If you cancel before the remaining sessions. the second session, then providing the course is Payment by instalment is available on some longer than three sessions you can request a full longer WEA courses. Where this is the case this refund from the WEA. will usually be included in the course information. Where the course is cancelled by the WEA before For full details of WEA course fees, refunds and the second session, a full refund of fees paid will cancellations, as well as other support which be provided by the WEA. Where a course has may be available to you please visit our website: been cancelled or shortened by the WEA after the http://www.wea.org.uk/about/policies West Midlands Regional Office T: 0121 237 8120 I E: [email protected] I W: westmidlands.wea.org.ukuk 02 Feedback and complaints We welcome your feedback to help us 0800 013 1903 or email suggestions@wea. improve our service. If you have a suggestion org.uk. You can also contact your Regional on how we could improve our services, Office directly. call our Freephone Suggestions Line on Staying Safe The WEA is committed to providing a If you have any concerns you can speak to welcoming environment where everyone is our safeguarding staff in the WEA Regional respected, valued and feels safe and secure. Office. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion The WEA believes that education plays a collective responsibility. We expect everyone major role in challenging discrimination and involved in the WEA to challenge conditions disadvantage. We are committed to inclusive that place anyone at a disadvantage and learning and ensuring that all our students create an inclusive community in which achieve the best possible outcomes. Equality, diversity is valued and celebrated. Diversity and Inclusion in the WEA is a Learner Agreement and Student Code of Conduct When you enrol with the WEA you will enter Agreement can be found on our website at: into a Learning Agreement with us. This is www.wea.org.uk/policies. These set out our printed on your enrolment form. The Student joint responsibilities for creating a positive Code of Conduct together with the Learner learning environment. Get involved The WEA is a membership organisation which www.wea.org.uk/getinvolved/join or call encourages our students and supporters to 0117 916 6506. join us to help build a strong voice for adult If you would like to volunteer please speak learning. This is what makes us distinctive to your WEA tutor, local course organiser or and different from other learning providers. branch contact, telephone the Regional Office By becoming a member of the WEA you are or look at our website www.wea.org.uk/ agreeing to the charitable aims, mission and getinvolved/volunteer for more information. values of the Association. If you are interested in finding out more, please visit the website The information in this brochure is correct at time of going to print, but may be subject to Government Funding changes. West Midlands Regional Office T: 0121 237 8120 I E: [email protected] I W: westmidlands.wea.org.ukuk 03 Welcome to the WEA Shropshire It is essential to book a place on all courses, either by enrolling online www.wea.org.uk/courses or by ringing 01952 614451 to reserve a place and then enrol at the first session. For information on all these courses please contact WEA Shropshire on 01952 614451 or email: [email protected] The Shropshire office is staffed part time. There is an answerphone and messages are picked up regularly. For general information about the WEA and all its courses across the West Midlands please contact: Visit: WEA West Midlands Regional Office 4th Floor, Lancaster House, 67 Newhall Street, Birmingham B3 1NQ Tel: 0121 237 8120 Email: [email protected] Web: www.westmidlands.wea.org.uk 04 Enrol and pay online at: www.wea.org.uk Courses in Telford - Autumn Term Title Tutor Day/Date Time Weeks Fee ID Drawing Stuart Mann Mon 21/09/15 13.00 - 15.00 10 Free C3123570 and Painting Park Lane Centre Park Lane Centre, Park Lane, Woodside, Telford TF7 5QZ (over 50s) Do you think you can’t draw, or that you’re too old to learn? This course will prove you wrong! This term the course will cover learning to draw and paint hands and feet using flesh tones, clouds and skies using different techniques and effects and painting in the style of a favourite artist.