The students attended the Sew What? Exhibition at The Museum of English Rural Life (The MERL), at the University of Reading on Redlands Road, which features a collection of tote bags made by the students. The project At the start of the project, students studying the college’s Work Preparation Horizons programme, visited The MERL to … Continued
These courses are open to adults who are aged-19 and over and do not already have a GCSE at grade 4/C (or equivalent) in maths. Whether you need to get better at managing your bills, budgeting, want to improve your potential at work, change careers or progress to further study. Build your confidence with numbers … Continued
What is Anti-Bullying Week? Anti-Bullying Week 2022 is coordinated annually by the Anti-Bullying Alliance. It takes place from 14 – 18 November 2022 and this year’s theme is Reach Out. The week will start with Odd Socks Day on Monday 14 November, where participants at schools and colleges will wear odd socks to celebrate what … Continued
Creative Response is an independent, arts related organisation established and run by professional practising artists who share their practice with vulnerable people. Commencing on Monday 7 November, 9.30am – 2.30pm, Activate Learning and Creative Response will be hosting Arts and Crafts classes at the Creative Response studio space in West Street, Farnham. The classes will enable participants to experiment with different mediums, materials and … Continued
The students gave up their time to work as part of a team to prepare packages containing toiletries, sanitary products and baby supplies including nappies. They also cleaned down shelves. Preparing packages containing toiletries enables homeless people or those who are in need to boost their confidence by practising personal hygiene. This also provided an … Continued
The students welcomed three members of staff from local care home Bickerton House into Harmony Salon at the college on Church Road. The care workers were treated to a facial which included a cleansing, exfoliating, toner, skin type analysis, face, neck and shoulder massage and a face mask. The students also gave each of their … Continued
These adverse or traumatic experiences (ACEs) if left unchecked or countered with positive experiences can have a profound effect on our emotions and our behaviours that can impact negatively on our lives in the long term. Research tells us that people and in particular young people, who are exposed to frequent traumatic or adverse experiences … Continued
Activate Learning is working in partnership with Mindful Education to deliver award-winning professional courses, crafted to make teaching and learning fit in and around work and life commitments. Increasing numbers of adult learners are looking to retrain or change career as a result of increasing unemployment caused by the pandemic, and we have sought to provide an innovative … Continued
What if you are a friend of someone who is having a tricky time with their own mental health? You might be wondering how you can help support them through a tough time. You don’t have to be a medical professional in order to really help support someone who is going through a period of … Continued
Another activity that you might like to try outdoors, which has proven to have lots of health benefits, is Forest Bathing. Nothing to do with water, Forest Bathing is a growing movement in the UK and originated in Japan in the 1980s. This is a mindful exercise taken in a wooded environment. It is one … Continued
