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Art History: Who's the Muse? Five Pioneering Women Artists: Eileen Agar, Claude Cahun, Isabel Rawsthorne, Dora Maar and Lee Miller
What is a muse? How and why has this convention endured for centuries? This course explores the identity and representation of the muse looking at the lives and work of five female artists: Claude Cahun, Eileen Agar, Isabel Rawsthorne, Dora Maar and Lee Miller. Each has enjoyed a revival as practitioners of dynamic art forms in painting, photography and sculpture. Cahun, Agar and Miller escaped comfortable backgrounds to pursue independent paths amid the avant-garde of the 1920s and ‘30s. Rawsthorne was long regarded as the beautiful muse of Jacob Epstein, Alberto Giacometti and Francis Bacon, while Maar remained in Picasso’s shadow for decades. We explore how each of the three artists challenged social and cultural conventions of their day to produce some of the most startling artworks of modern British art.
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Dates:Fri 16/01/2026 -
Fri 13/02/2026Times:2:00pm - 4:00pmDuration:5 sessionsLocation:Blue Beetle Room (London)
Hendon Lane
Finchley
London
N3 1TRTutor:Chantal CondronCourse code:Q00022661How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £42.00
Archaeology: Highlights of British Archaeology: Viking (80 AD) To High Middle Ages
Highlights of Medieval Archaeology will feature - recent work on Castles, from Hen Dolmen on the Welsh border to the Royal castle at Launceston, both have been extensively excavated and published in recent years. Recent work on Monastic sites; Fountains Abbey, Merton Priory and the Friaries in Hull and Cambridge all subject to recent excavation or geophysical survey. Look at Medieval coastal flooding around the North Sea basin. Examine the Bremen Cog, a 14th century North Sea trading ship, other recent cog finds and the cargos they can be shown to have carried. Introduce the late medieval books of Hours and the rare black variety. Feature the Voynich Manuscript- an undeciphered late medieval illustrated manuscript. By request, give an update on the recently excavated Melsonby Hoard of Late Iron Age metalwork from North Yorkshire.
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Dates:Mon 19/01/2026 -
Mon 23/03/2026Times:1:45pm - 3:45pmDuration:10 sessionsLocation:Grimsby Central Hall & Arts Community Ce
Duncombe Street
Grimsby
DN32 7EGTutor:Simon TomsonCourse code:Q00022428How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £84.00
Philosophy: The Big Questions
One of the most fascinating aspects of the history of ideas is learning how ideas have a life of their own, influencing society and culture through successive generations in different ways. In this 10-week course we’ll focus on an different important and influential question each week. We cover philosophy, literature, science and history. We’ll read and discuss selected extracts which will be circulated beforehand. The course covers a sweep of over 2000 years, from the ancient Greeks to modern times.
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Dates:Tue 17/02/2026 -
Tue 31/03/2026Times:10:30am - 12:30pmDuration:6 sessionsLocation:Enfield Baptist Church (Enfield) (Enfiel
Cecil Road
Enfield
EN2 6TGTutor:Brandon RobshawCourse code:Q00022413How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee:£50.40
Reading Latin (Intermediate)
Would you like to further develop your ability to read and enjoy Latin literature? You will use the Latin you have already learnt to translate, discuss and analyse original Latin literature, both verse and prose. In this intermediate level group you will develop more independence in translation through a mixture of immersive learning through reading Latin and analytical work in consolidating and extending your understanding of the Latin language. Lively discussion and exercises as part of a supportive group in the online sessions will be backed up by plentiful opportunities to work independently between sessions with a range of quizzes and assignments.
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Dates:Fri 27/02/2026 -
Fri 26/06/2026Times:12:00pm - 2:00pmDuration:15 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Penelope FewsterCourse code:Q00023105How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £111.00
WEA Membership
WEA membership is changing: more information is coming soon!
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Duration:12 monthsFee:£15
Award in ESOL Skills for Life (Writing) (Entry 1)
Learn basic writing skills with this foundational English course for beginners. This English course is for speakers of other languages. It will help you learn to write in English to study, work, and live in the UK.
Entry 1 ESOL courses help people who are just starting to learn English. It will help you gain confidence to write basic sentences in English. There are also reading and speaking & listening courses at this level.
If you’re helping others access ESOL classes in the UK, you’ve come to the right place.
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Dates:Mon 16/03/2026 -
Wed 24/06/2026Times:9:30am - 12:00pmDuration:33 sessionsLocation:Whitecross Community & Recreation Centre
Lexden Street
Warrington
WA5 1PTTutor:Andrea OstapskiCourse code:Q00022951How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £225.00
History: Radical England: Wat Tyler to George Orwell
This five-week course explores the tradition of radical thought and protest in England, from the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 to the writings of George Orwell. It examines how individuals and movements challenged authority, demanded rights, and imagined alternative societies across six centuries. From medieval uprisings and Civil War radicals to 19th-century reformers and 20th-century critics of fascism and empire, we trace the evolution of dissent in politics, literature, and popular action. Using primary texts and historical analysis, the course reveals how radical voices—often suppressed or overlooked—helped shape England’s political and cultural landscape in enduring and provocative ways.
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Dates:Tue 14/04/2026 -
Tue 12/05/2026Times:10:30am - 12:30pmDuration:5 sessionsLocation:Enfield Baptist Church (Enfield) (Enfiel
Cecil Road
Enfield
EN2 6TGTutor:Laurie JohnstonCourse code:Q00022412How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £50.40
Art Practical: Portraiture Painting Online
This course aims to introduce students to the art of portraiture in a relaxed and supportive environment. Using enlarged photos, you will learn how to draw the face, neck and features correctly and then move on to painting. The class is ideal for beginners who would like to learn new skills or improve old ones, offering students increased confidence, mental health and well-being.
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Dates:Wed 22/04/2026 -
Wed 08/07/2026Times:11:00am - 1:00pmDuration:11 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Frank FerrieCourse code:Q00023340How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £81.40
Philosophy: Philosophy and Current Affairs
The course will briefly introduce the principal ideas of a selection of philosophers, ranging from Kant to Du Bois, and apply these to the discussion of the news headlines and the controversies that lie behind them. This course will encourage discussion and sharing of ideas about current affairs and will involve reflecting on how to make philosophy a part of this discussion.
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Dates:Thu 23/04/2026 -
Thu 28/05/2026Times:2:00pm - 4:00pmDuration:6 sessionsLocation:Blue Beetle Room (London)
Hendon Lane
Finchley
London
N3 1TRTutor:Daniel WilliamsCourse code:Q00022883How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:Available
Literature: British novels of the 1960s
There is an energy and vitality about 1960s British fiction, with new developments in postcolonial fiction, spy fiction, science fiction and children’s fantasy. We begin with Alan Garner’s The Weirdstone of Brisingamen and end with 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke. We’ll be able to share and debate interpretations, sharpen our critical and appreciative faculties, understand what fiction can tell us about the society and culture that produced it, and, hopefully, be inspired to read other works by the writers featured on the course.
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Dates:Tue 19/05/2026 -
Tue 23/06/2026Times:10:30am - 12:30pmDuration:6 sessionsLocation:Enfield Baptist Church (Enfield) (Enfiel
Cecil Road
Enfield
EN2 6TGTutor:Brandon RobshawCourse code:Q00022422How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £50.40
Art Appreciation: Believe it or Not: Spirituality in Modern and Contemporary Art
Explore how images and motifs related to ideas of spirituality have been represented in modern and contemporary art. Why does there appear to be a resurgence of interest in spirituality especially in the practice of many international contemporary artists? On this course, we investigate examples of art from the early 1900s to the present day, including painting, sculpture, works on paper, installations and digital media. We investigate an eclectic range of artists, including Georgiana Houghton, Wassily Kandinsky, Leonora Carrington, Ithell Colquhoun and Mark Rothko in the 20th century; to and contemporary artists Marina Abramovic and Lu Yang.
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Dates:Fri 12/06/2026 -
Fri 10/07/2026Times:2:00pm - 4:00pmDuration:5 sessionsLocation:Blue Beetle Room (London)
Hendon Lane
Finchley
London
N3 1TRTutor:Chantal CondronCourse code:Q00022884How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £42.00