Courses to build life skills

Learn life skills with the largest charitable provider of adult education in England and Scotland. Adult learning isn’t like school. Everyone belongs at the WEA. You’ll get meaningful, and tailored support, so you can reach your full potential. Our classes are friendly and fun, designed for adults like you. We won’t talk down to you and you’ll learn skills that you’ll use in everyday life.

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What are life skills?

Simply put, they are skills that make everyday life easier. Life skills include cooking, budgeting, communicating with others, health, well-being and managing emotions. Sometimes this means learning new things, and sometimes it means building on things you already know.

Sometimes adulting can be hard. These courses can help make it feel just that bit easier, make you feel more independent and empower you to face the future ahead.

Small steps to larger goals

You don’t have to have big goals in mind. Just take small steps towards boosting your skills and improving your wellbeing. Whether it is learning to budget better or cook healthier food. Building your confidence or gaining independence. There is a course for you.

When you study with us, you will:

  • Build your confidence
  • Learn new life skills
  • Improve your everyday life and wellbeing

Take a look at our great range of courses and start making a positive change today.

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Healthy Living: Gua Sha Face Massage Part 2

Qua Sha helps to activate your facial muscles, bringing a surge of fresh blood flow to the face, and to bring you to a rest, digest, and heal state. This is when the magic happens Our sessions help you to walk away feeling lifted, relaxed and empowered. Get ready to sculpt, lift, and make your skin glow. Join me for this weekly massage session and say goodbye to puffiness and embrace the fascia journey to sculpt your face and get glowing skin. Empowering women to love the skin they’re in! Join our twelve-week course and learn how in a relaxed and friendly environment.

Course Information

Dates:
Wed 04/06/2025 -
Wed 23/07/2025
Times:
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Duration:
8 sessions
Location:
Online
Tutor:
Lisa Richards
Course code:
Q00021293
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £59.20

Professional Development: Gain Confidence and Get Networking

Gain the confidence to take part in business networking - online or face to face

Course Information

Dates:
Wed 04/06/2025 -
Wed 02/07/2025
Times:
10:00am - 12:00pm
Duration:
5 sessions
Location:
Online
Tutor:
Karen Duncan
Course code:
Q00021580
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £37.00

Health and Wellbeing: the wonderful benefits of crafting

This course explores the therapeutic benefits of crafting to help with relaxation, creativeness with mindfulness. Learners will engage in a variety of different craft activities designed to help boost confidence, reduce stress make new friendships and promote wellbeing. Whether you are a beginner or have prior crafting experience, this course will help you learn. unwind and enjoy the calming effects of making different products.

Course Information

Dates:
Wed 04/06/2025 -
Wed 25/06/2025
Times:
9:30am - 12:30pm
Duration:
4 sessions
Location:
The Serenity Academy
20 High Street
Wath-on-Dearne
Rotherham
S63 7QG
Tutor:
Karen Hunter
Course code:
Q00022135
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £50.40

Fitness and Exercise: Yoga Nidra

Come and join yoga nidra sessions packed full of yoga asanas designed to support your health and wellbeing. Explore breathing techniques that help you focus, reduce stress and improve your sleeping patterns. Whether you are a complete beginner or a seasoned yoga nidra student looking to refresh your knowledge of the body, how to cope with stress or simply feel a little more flexible.

Course Information

Dates:
Wed 04/06/2025 -
Wed 09/07/2025
Times:
5:00pm - 6:30pm
Duration:
6 sessions
Location:
Online
Tutor:
Georgia Daniel
Course code:
Q00022254
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £38.85

WEA Membership

WEA membership is changing: more information is coming soon!

Membership Information

Duration:
12 months
Fee:
£15

Personal Development: Stretch and Move to Music

Improve your overall health and well-being by being more active and energised.

Course Information

Dates:
Wed 04/06/2025 -
Wed 23/07/2025
Times:
10:00am - 12:00pm
Duration:
8 sessions
Location:
Barnsley Mencap (Barnsley)
122 Pontefract Road
Barnsley
S71 1JA
Tutor:
Juliana Gilmartin
Course code:
Q00021411
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £67.20

Mindfulness in Everyday Life

This is a practical, down to earth course whereby we can learn how to bring mindfulness into our everyday lives. We will learn a range of techniques to put into our toolbox of life skills. This course is suitable for everyone, for those who have been on previous mindfulness courses as well as those who are new to this area.

Course Information

Dates:
Wed 04/06/2025 -
Wed 23/07/2025
Location:
Online
Course code:
Q00022085
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £59.20

Personal Development: Bike Maintenance

Learn how to keep your bike in top condition with our Personal Development: Bike Maintenance course. Discover essential maintenance skills, from fixing a flat tire to tuning gears. Ideal for cyclists of all levels looking to take better care of their bikes.

Course Information

Dates:
Thu 05/06/2025 -
Thu 17/07/2025
Times:
9:30am - 1:00pm
Duration:
7 sessions
Location:
Rector's Way Allotments (Weston-super-Ma
Rectors Way
Weston-super-Mare
BS23 3NP
Tutor:
Matt Doolan
Course code:
Q00017819
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £102.90

Fitness and Exercise: Cycling Confidence

Build your confidence on a bike with our Fitness and Exercise: Cycling Confidence course. Learn essential cycling skills, from basic bike handling to navigating traffic safely. Ideal for new cyclists and those looking to improve their cycling abilities.

Course Information

Dates:
Thu 05/06/2025 -
Thu 17/07/2025
Times:
1:15pm - 3:30pm
Duration:
7 sessions
Location:
Rector's Way Allotments (Weston-super-Ma
Rectors Way
Weston-super-Mare
BS23 3NP
Tutor:
Matt Doolan
Course code:
Q00017813
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £66.15

Care 2 Seated yoga

This course is for Carers, Former Carers, and the Cared for. Take some time for yourself, did you know yoga can help you get stronger and more flexible, no matter your age or abilities? There are yoga courses for all levels and needs. Even if you can’t take part in a standing class, this beginner’s yoga course can help you gain mobility without taking a toll on your joints. Seated yoga is perfect for you if you have difficulty following a regular yoga lesson. Whether you have mobility issues or chronic fatigue, this yoga course can help you reduce stiffness in your joints and learn to relax. Enjoy the practice of yoga from a chair.

Course Information

Dates:
Thu 05/06/2025 -
Thu 05/06/2025
Times:
9:00am - 10:30am
Duration:
1 sessions
Location:
Online
Tutor:
Georgia Daniel
Course code:
Q00021698
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee:
Free

Fitness and Exercise: Zumba (seated)

Zumba from a chair allows this fun and energetic work out to be accessed by everyone. Perfect for people who may have limited mobility or chronic disease such as long Covid, knee and back problems. Also excellent for people who find it challenging to attend a fully standing Zumba class. We may use tin cans to ensure we have a load bearing element to the class. In general, Zumba can help manage stress, symptoms of depression, and relieves anxiety and release the feel-good hormones into the blood steam. It can also boost your mood and aid your quality of sleep. Zumba helps strengthen and lengthen muscles, works you heart and lungs as well as being a bit of fun. There is always a warmup and cool down element of any class, mediation will end this fun and friendly home work-out.

Course Information

Dates:
Thu 05/06/2025 -
Thu 10/07/2025
Times:
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Duration:
6 sessions
Location:
Online
Tutor:
Georgia Daniel
Course code:
Q00022255
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £33.30