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Curriculum area: Arts and Crafts

Have you always wanted to try watercolours but don’t know where to start or have you dabbled previously and want to improve your knowledge? Then this is the course for you.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Monday, 11 January 2027
Number of weeks: 5
Time: 14:30 - 16:30
Venue: Kendal Cancer Care

Full fee: £80.00 | Concessionary fee: £42.50 | Staff fee: £68.75

Curriculum area: Arts and Crafts

This beginners course is ideal for those wanting to try watercolour, learning the core skills needed to create effective watercolour landscape pieces.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Monday, 22 February 2027
Number of weeks: 5
Time: 14:30 - 16:30
Venue: Kendal Cancer Care

Full fee: £79.00 | Concessionary fee: £41.50 | Staff fee: £67.75

Curriculum area: Arts and Crafts

Discover how to capture the shape, tone and hue of natural forms in watercolour, on this beginner-friendly course.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Monday, 12 April 2027
Number of weeks: 6
Time: 14:30 - 16:30
Venue: Kendal Cancer Care

Full fee: £95.00 | Concessionary fee: £50.00 | Staff fee: £81.50

Curriculum area: Digital Skills

This course is designed for those absolute beginners who want to get started using a computer, laptop or tablet. Understand the terminology, know how to create folders and store documents. Be able to create, edit, save and print simple documents using Word and Excel. Navigate your way safely around the internet and how to send an email. Gain experience and grow your confidence!

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Tuesday, 3 November 2026
Number of weeks: 7
Time: 09:30 - 12:00
Venue: Penrith Library

Free Course

Curriculum area: Digital Skills

This course is for those with a good level of ICT knowledge and skills. It further expands and develops at a higher level the skills and knowledge gained from the beginners course in how to use a computer. You will use Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word as well as the internet, email and manage folders at a more advanced level to increase your competency in using a computer.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Tuesday, 8 September 2026
Number of weeks: 8
Time: 09:30 - 12:00
Venue: Penrith Library

Free Course

Curriculum area: Digital Skills

This course is for those with a good level of ICT knowledge and skills. It further expands and develops at a higher level the skills and knowledge gained from the beginners course in how to use a computer. You will use Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word as well as the internet, email and manage folders at a more advanced level to increase your competency in using a computer.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Tuesday, 13 April 2027
Number of weeks: 11
Time: 09:30 - 11:30
Venue: Penrith Library

Free Course

Curriculum area: English

This course helps you build reading, writing, speaking and listening skills so you can handle real-life tasks more confidently and take the next step in your learning.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Friday, 11 September 2026
Number of weeks: 4
Time: 10:00 - 14:30
Venue: Kendal Cancer Care

Free Course

Curriculum area: English

This course helps you build reading, writing, speaking and listening skills so you can handle real-life tasks more confidently and take the next step in your learning.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Friday, 29 January 2027
Number of weeks: 3
Time: 10:00 - 14:30
Venue: Kendal Cancer Care

Free Course

Curriculum area: ESOL

Do you want to improve your speaking and listening skills? Join a supportive class and work with your peers to continue your learning journey. By the end of the course your speaking and listening skills will have improved and you will be in a really good position to continue your study in ESOL, or other areas of our curriculum offer. You will need to be able to attend classes each week to complete the guided learning hours for this qualification to give you the best chance of success. You will work with an experienced and supportive ESOL tutor to gain the skills and knowledge you need to achieve the ESOL Skills for Life Award in Speaking and Listening at Entry Level 3. You will be asked to complete homework and additional independent study too, this is really important to allow you to do well and achieve your potential.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Thursday, 10 September 2026
Number of weeks: 22
Time: 09:15 - 14:45
Venue: Kendal Cancer Care

Free Course

Curriculum area: ESOL

Do you want to improve your writing skills? Join a supportive class and work with your peers to continue your learning journey. By the end of the course your writing skills will have improved and you will be in a really good position to continue your study in ESOL, or other areas of our curriculum offer. You will need to be able to attend classes each week to complete the guided learning hours for this qualification to give you the best chance of success. You will work with an experienced and supportive ESOL tutor to gain the skills and knowledge you need to achieve the ESOL Skills for Life Award in Writing at Entry Level 3. You will be asked to complete homework and additional independent study too, this is really important to allow you to do well and achieve your potential.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Thursday, 11 March 2027
Number of weeks: 16
Time: 09:15 - 14:45
Venue: Kendal Cancer Care

Free Course