workers’ educational association yorkshire & humber region national adult education charity...
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Workers’ Educational Association
Yorkshire & Humber Region • National adult education charity • Funded by SFA, Local Authorities, funding bodies, donations • Voluntary membership organisation•Social purpose education
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WEA work in Y&H region in partnership • Local community centres eg Ravensthorpe, Crosland Moor, Hill House
• Schools eg Cawley Lane, Birkby Infants, Reinwood, Crow Lane, Fixby J&I
•Children’s Centres eg Batley East and Central, Rawthorpe, Dewsbury Moor, Chickenley & Earlsheaton, Savile Town
• Workplace providers and Trade unions • Museums and Libraries
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Priorities
• Below level 2 qualifications• Disadvantaged post code areas• In receipt of means tested benefits• Mental health/ disability issues• BME communities• Progress to lit/ num/ accreditation• Building profile of social purpose education• Developing volunteers and learning champions
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WEA deliver a wide variety of adult education engagement courses in Y&H region, usually short and unaccredited:
• Family learning e.g., Practical Parent Helpers, Crafts for
Families, Helping in Schools NCFE L2• Arts & crafts e.g. Mehndi, sewing, banner making• Health & wellbeing e.g. Aromatherapy, Personal Well Being,
Reflexology
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Skills for Life in WEAOffer free courses to eligible learners:• Literacy• Numeracy• ESOL All accredited:• Entry 1 to 3 City & Guilds• Level 1 & 2 OCRCourse length usually 20 – 40 hours
per term
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Skills for Life in WEACourses currently offered in Kirklees at:Staincliffe Children’s Centre, Batley:
LiteracyBatley Children’s Centre: Literacy &
NumeracyRavensthorpe Community Centre,
Dewsbury: Literacy & NumeracySupport to Recovery, Dewsbury: Literacy Crosland Moor Community Centre, Hudd:
LiteracyBirkby Infants, Hudd: Numeracy
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Skills for Life in WEA
ESOL courses currently offered in Kirklees at:• Hillhouse Community Resource Centre, Birkby• Reinwood Infants, Huddersfield• Cawley Lane Junior School, Heckmondwike• Taleem Centre, Dewsbury• Crossland Moor Children’s Centre (January)• Soothilll Coomunity Centre (November)• Batley Central Children’s Centre (November)
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‘ACTION for ESOL’ PROTESTParkinson Lane School, Halifax
They say cut back, we say
FIGHT BACK!!!
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What Learners DidOrganised a protest against the ESOLFunding Cuts:
• Learnt about the issues• Wrote to their MP• Organised a Protest
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Benefits for Learners• ‘real life’ opportunity to practise English• chance for collaborative group learning• autonomy• independence• CONFIDENCE• knowledge that they can make a difference
(Government U-turn)
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‘ACTION for ESOL’ PROTESTParkinson Lane School, Halifax
They say cut back, we say
FIGHT BACK!!!
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Contacts
• Dory Glynn Organiser (Skills for Life) & South Kirklees T: 01422 884 018 M: 07966 254 324 E: [email protected]
• Rose Farrar Organiser (Family Learning) & North Kirklees M: 07880 565 459 E: [email protected]