Welcome

WEA Courses in the North East Click here to view or print Inspire North, our course guide for 2010/11

Effective education can bring about changes in our perception, our attitude and our very beliefs.

The challenge of change pervades our programme in the North East Region, from the way we relate to our peers and our employers in the workplace, to our family and friends in Family Learning Programmes and to our neighbours in communities.

In the General Programme and in the Community Programme we broaden our underpinning understanding of the world around us through history and literature, while art and craft, and yoga, TaiChi and Shiatsu give us time for reflection, and to explore deep into ourselves so that we can move forward in our lives. Within these programmes we often help people develop, in a painless way, their underpinning literacy and numeracy “basic skills”.

North East Region priorities
Within our current operational plan, North East Regionhas identified the following priorities for funding provision:

• Residence in areas of economic deprivation.
• Rural coverage – to help address rural isolation.
• Parents/ child carers. .
• Ethnic minority communities incl. Refugees.
• Workplace Learning particularly with Trades Unions.
• Basic skills learners.
  

Advice and Guidance
As part of our provision WEA North East Region provides advice and guidance to all students who enrol on our courses. If in our discussion with you about your personal or professional development the course best suited to you is with another educational provider such as a local college we will provide you with all the information to take that next step. Please click here for information about other organisations that can help you find an appropriate course.

Free training for Voluntary Sector Organisations
The WEA's Moving On Up project is able to offer free training to staff, volunteers, service users and carers from voluntary sector organisations in the North East. The courses are aimed at organisations with an interest in mental health. Click here to see a leaflet of courses running in Autumn/Winter 2008, which include training for trainers, mental health awareness, assertiveness, handling the media, running meetings and making effective newsletters and flyers.

Self Directed Support and Direct Payments: the WEA is running two courses in the North East to support mental health service users to explore what Direct Payments are all about and help you to decide whether they will give you more control and choice in the services you receive. Click here for more information.

Becoming a WEA Tutor
WEA North East Region constantly seeks high calibre, fully qualified tutors available to across all curriculum areas. WEA tutors are employed on a course by course basis and are paid hourly with travel allowance. Please note that all WEA education staff must be registered with IFL (Institute for Learning). Click here for further information on how to apply to become a WEA Tutor. If you are interested in teaching in the North East and have any initial enquiries please call 0191 212 6100.

Links to other WEA websites in the North East

The WEA NE Visual and Performing Art (VPA) students have put together a website of their work for you to visit. If you would like to know more about VPA courses in your area please see our course brochure or ring for more information on 0191 212 6100.