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Community Learning Learner Feedback Survey

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We hope you have enjoyed your Staffordshire Community Learning course. We work with partners across the county to deliver the courses, so that Staffordshire residents can learn, evolve, achieve and progress.We welcome your feedback, and use it to help improve our service, as well as to recognise good practice.

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Brad Parkes is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Progress With Watercolours - Session 6

Time: Nov 20, 2024 11:00 AM London

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us05web.zoom.us/j/83881078840?pwd=bpssTXXzhXM1hSMiAqouuU6IdzEdin.1

Meeting ID: 838 8107 8840

Passcode: 6sKBaZ

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Please read through out our course aims and outcomes below. Will be hoping to achieve all of these by the end of the course, and they will help you to identify your personal course goals too. Please leave us a comment if you have any queries below.  Thank you.

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Progress with Watercolour Art Aim and Outcomes, October 2024

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Please complete this at the end of your session to capture your comments and feedback on your learning.

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Please complete this at the end of your session to capture your comments and feedback on your learning.

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Please complete this at the end of your session to capture your comments and feedback on your learning.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdsgNahBO35h0Db8n6qR8STTR0LcNMIhumLR3l-tjTJFUcZMA/viewform

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Hi Everyone, welcome to Session 6. Please find below the video where we learn some new techniques, take tour around a artist's studio and start thinking about our masterpiece painting. Any questions please ask. Thank you

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Session 7 - Hi everyone welcome to week 7 and the last one of the course! Gone really quick! Its been a great course and the photos / pictures you've been uploading have been fantastic. I hope you all enjoyed the course as much as we did making it

Carol will upload a link to a feedback form for the end of course which some of you may remember doing on the last one, could you please fill this out.

Congratulations for making it to the end! We have certificates for you all which will be emailed across in a digital format in near future. Please use today to ask any questions your unsure about, thanks.

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Some great tips in this video for creating a flat wash with your art!

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Salt Watercolour Technique - Supporting Video

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Salt Watercolour Technique - Supporting Video

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Salt Watercolor Technique - which salt works best?

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Hi Everyone welcome to Session 5 where we move on to learning new techniques with granulation medium, painting figures and how to rework a previous piece of art. Any questions please ask, Thanks.

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Morning Everyone, please find below a supporting link for today's session where we learn new techniques for painting skies, clouds and stormy weather! Loads of great content in today's video and the link below goes into further detail in particular in creating shadows in your clouds.

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Morning Everyone, please find below a supporting link for today's session where we learn new techniques for painting skies, clouds and stormy weather! Loads of great content in today's video and the link below goes into further detail in particular in creating shadows in your clouds.

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Hi Everyone, welcome back to Session 4. Today we move on to painting snow shadows a difficult but really effective technique. We also look at how cling film can be used to create a really unique pattern in the paint. Any questions please ask.

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Art for Wellbeing - A great link to explore

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Art for Wellbeing - A great link to explore

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Art is a fabulous way to make contact with others and to share our ideas and creations too. Our sketching and drawing skills can help us capture really special moments in our life, and importantly our reflections too. Its a fantastic wellbeing tool and something that we can enjoy at any age. Please take time to explore this really great link.

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Here is a link to the SAA, a great website resource which can be signed up too if you would like to take your art further and access discounts on materials. Please be aware that it is not free, membership starts at £45 a year on a subscription basis so please be careful before signing up.

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The best place to fuel your artistic fire

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We are the UK's leading art community, featuring online art classes and tuition, a comprehensive art materials store and all the inspiration you need to achieve your creative potential.

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Join SAA membership today and receive a Winsor & Newton Cotman Watercolour Metal Sketchers' Box containing 24 half pans (worth over £64) as your free welcome gift.

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Get the most out of your SAA membership. If you are a member of the SAA this is the place to to take your painting to the next level!

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Another way we discussed looking after our well being was through keeping a sketching journal or diary. This can be in the form of a small sketch book you keep in your car or something to reflect on when you get home. Inside you can sketch places your visited that day or memories you wish to capture. It’s also great to add to this newspaper cuttings, photographs, words expressing how you were feeling in that moment etc. It’s a lovely record to reflect back on and revisit memories in the future while also allowing you to express it in an artistic form.

I’ll attach some photos from a sketch book Tracy keeps.

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Today we talked about wellbeing and art, how we can use sketching to look after our wellbeing and be mindful. One exercise that I think is really effective to help understand and visualise this is through the stress bucket.

Into the top we have everthing that is making us feel anxious, filling the bucket up bit by bit until It all becomes a little overwhleming. The tap is the positive things we do to help release some of the “water” and release some of the stress. For example sleeping well, eating well, catching up with friends or sketching!

Please have a go at skething the bucket, sketching the items that are going into the top filling the bucket up and then the things you do to release that pressure. I appreciate it’s a very personal thing so please don’t feel obliged to upload the drawings to the group but on a personal level I found it really helped me regulate a balance in my own head day to day. In my sketch I don’t mind sharing that I put my house going into the top (which needs much work) and a person coughing as a friend currently is struggling with covid. Then at the bottom I drew a person fishing, my cat and a landscape as I love being outside.  So please have a go at home, it’ll also be a fun challenge too sketching various objects!

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Thank you for your feedback from session 2.  Today we will progress your new skills further and look at painting trees in various stages of the year.

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Hi everyone, in today's session we look at painting brickwork, in particular bridges and thinking about how the shadows are cast.

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Watercolour Progression Course - Session 2

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Session 2 Links - Painting a Stone Bridge

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Session 2 Links - Painting a Stone Bridge

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HOW TO PAINT A STONE BRIDGE IN RIVER | EASY WATERCOLOR DEMONSTRATION| BEGINNERS

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How to paint stone walls in watercolour FREE WATERCOLOUR COURSE Thistle HeART Prints THP11

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Some great watercolor bridge paintings to offer inspiration.

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46 Bridges ideas | watercolor landscape, watercolor paintings, watercolor art

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Feb 28, 2018 - Explore Katherine Stewart's board "Bridges" on Pinterest. See more ideas about watercolor landscape, watercolor paintings, watercolor art.

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To support the first session please see a great link with some tips on painting Monochrome! Its a great video and will be really helpful when learning to do more in this style.

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Watercolor MONOCHROME painting - seascape step by step tutorial - EASY

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Hi everyone welcome to the course! Today Tracy recaps on the materials you have been sent as part of the course, how to use them, how to stretch paper and different types of watercolour medium.

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Watercolour Progression Course - Session 1

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This article explains what green food is and how you can adapt to eat more green foods.

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What does a green diet look like? | BBC Good Food

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Green eating isn’t the latest fad diet where you’re restricted to green fruit and vegetables, but a way of eating that’s better for you and the environment.

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https://careers.staffordshire.gov.uk/jobs/latest

WeRecruit is the new Staffordshire County Council's career hub which will improve the recruitment experience for you! It is accessible on both mobile and desktop devices, and will include all candidate communications and show your application progress.  You can now easily: apply for jobs, manage your profile, find information to support your job search. It will also allow you to set up job alerts, so you can quickly access jobs matching your chosen criteria.

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Jobs and careers with Staffordshire County Council

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Manage your own mental wellbeing with new wellbeing hub

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Manage your own mental wellbeing with new wellbeing hub

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The Skills Toolkit from Department for Education  provides access to free, high-quality courses to help build up your skills in digital and numeracy. Find out more: gov.uk/theskillstoolkit #TheSkillsToolkit

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Explore your creativity with classes in illustration, photography, design, and more.

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Explore your creativity with classes in illustration, photography, design, and more. No Commitments. Cancel Anytime. You're in the driver's seat. Join millions of students crafting a unique learning experience to help them get where they want to go. Learn with Emily Henderson, Kelis, Marques Brownlee, Jessica Kobeissi, and thousands of acclaimed creators eager to share their knowledge with you.

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Please see the link for information about current local vacancies that might be of interest to you.

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With pride. With purpose. With you.

We are no ordinary county council. We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future. We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.

You will work in an empowering environment and be encouraged to bring your creativity and skills to help us continuously improve. You will enjoy the freedom to grow in a team that supports you and your ambitions. A teams that supports you to develop at your pace, in your own way. This is a place where you can thrive. And one we are proud to keep improving.

A message to potential applicants from Chief Executive Officer of Staffordshire County Council, John Henderson.

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Jobs and Careers at Staffordshire Council

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With pride. With purpose. With you. We are no ordinary county council. We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people.

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Thought about volunteering?  Here's a great place to start

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Thought about volunteering?  Here's a great place to start

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Hello and welcome to the Staffordshire Community Learning Volunteering of Community Practice webpage.

This webpage has been designed to support volunteers across the county of Staffordshire providing a space where information can be accessed about volunteering opportunities, training links, information to support volunteers and share best practice. In addition there is also a space for you to post any questions related to volunteering via the volunteer forum.
What does the term volunteer mean?
A person who willingly help's others without being paid for their time and contributions.
What are the benefits of volunteering?
Anyone can volunteer. It can be very rewarding and is a great way to:

meet new people.

gain new or use existing skills.

get valuable experience.

make a big difference to your community.

Volunteering also develops many key personal or employability skills for the individual, helping them to progress in work and life. Being part of a community volunteers can increase self-confidence by interacting with others and having a sense of purpose. Volunteering opportunities may also be set in placements that match the individual's employment aspirations and so provides a great opportunity to build up valuable work-related experience before applying for full or part time paid roles.
What can I expect when becoming a volunteer?
Organisations such as charities really value the work done by volunteers and will ensure your time is fully supported and make it the best possible experience.

Training will be provided for you to carry out the role. This may include specific training to meet regulations or standards such as Health & Safety, First Aid, or manual handling. Other training may include things such as induction to the venue and facilities, attending team meetings or shadowing other staff members.

As a non-paid member of staff the organisation values your time and will do their best to accommodate your availability to attend.

Hello and welcome to the Staffordshire Community Learning Volunteering of Community Practice webpage.

This webpage has been designed to support volunteers across the county of Staffordshire providing a space where information can be accessed about volunteering opportunities, training links, information to support volunteers and share best practice. In addition there is also a space for you to post any questions related to volunteering via the volunteer forum.
What does the term volunteer mean?
A person who willingly help's others without being paid for their time and contributions.
What are the benefits of volunteering?
Anyone can volunteer. It can be very rewarding and is a great way to:

meet new people.

gain new or use existing skills.

get valuable experience.

make a big difference to your community.

Volunteering also develops many key personal or employability skills for the individual, helping them to progress in work and life. Being part of a community volunteers can increase self-confidence by interacting with others and having a sense of purpose. Volunteering opportunities may also be set in placements that match the individual's employment aspirations and so provides a great opportunity to build up valuable work-related experience before applying for full or part time paid roles.
What can I expect when becoming a volunteer?
Organisations such as charities really value the work done by volunteers and will ensure your time is fully supported and make it the best possible experience.

Training will be provided for you to carry out the role. This may include specific training to meet regulations or standards such as Health & Safety, First Aid, or manual handling. Other training may include things such as induction to the venue and facilities, attending team meetings or shadowing other staff members.

As a non-paid member of staff the organisation values your time and will do their best to accommodate your availability to attend.

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Hello and welcome to the Staffordshire Community Learning Volunteering of Community Practice webpage. This webpage has been designed to support volunteers across the county of Staffordshire providing a space where information can be accessed about volunteering

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Volunteering can help improve your self-esteem and emotional health

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Volunteering can help improve your self-esteem and emotional health

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Beat the cold - some links you may find useful

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Beat the cold - some links you may find useful

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Beat the Cold provides energy advice and guidance to address fuel poverty (https://www.beatcold.org.uk/).

Support with Cost of Living Resources: https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Community/Cost-of-living-support/Here-to-help.aspx

Hypothermia Advice: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/hypothermia/

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New Roadmap for children's mental health support in Staffordshire

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New Roadmap for children's mental health support in Staffordshire

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Staffordshire CYP MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES MAP

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Mental Wellbeing - Little Things can Make a Difference

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Mental Wellbeing - Little Things can Make a Difference

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If you are feeling stressed, anxious, low or can’t sleep, Every Mind Matters can help with expert advice, practical tips and personalised actions to help you.

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Here is the link to enrol for this course.  Please use the following information:

Course Code: WEICARE05

Course Name:  Art for Wellbeing: Progress with Watercolour Art

Provider:  Chase Aqua Rural Enterprise CIC

Dates: 16th October - 20th November 2024

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Thank you for enrolling on your course, I really hope that you enjoy learning how to progress your watercolour art skills further. We hope that you will continue to develop and enjoy your new skills once the course finishes.

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Congratulations on enrolling on a Staffordshire Community Learning or Everyday Maths course!

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Your  Learner Handbook is packed full of info!

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Your  Learner Handbook is packed full of info!

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This handbook contains lots of really helpful information and advice, about what you can expect, how to stay safe on your course and contacts for other learning.   Our CARE designated safeguarding lead is Carol Parkes, Tel: 07772 273033 and our deputy safeguarding lead is Brad Parkes.  You can contact us both on info@chaseaquaruralenterprise.com with any questions or for support whilst you are on your course.

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Introduction to your course and your learning Padlet/Facebook group

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Introduction to your course and your learning Padlet/Facebook group

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Please take a look at our group agreement, we want everyone to feel safe, supported and included.  We want everyone to achieve as much as possible by taking part.

To approve and to leave an suggestions please leave your comment/approval below.  It is important that all course members submit their approval of the Group Agreement.

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Learner Agreement and Safer Learning Information

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On-line learning at home - Home Safety Tips and Workstsation Advice

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On-line learning at home - Home Safety Tips and Workstsation Advice

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Are you sitting comfortably - no, then take a look at these links:

A short youtube video on workstation safety: https://youtu.be/ZLwIP8cBaWA

Health & Safety Executive workstation checklist: https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/ck1.pdf

Always make sure that you are plugged in safely - take a look at this really useful guidance provided by Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service.

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Did you know faulty electrics such as overloaded sockets and faulty electrical appliances cause around 7,000 house fires across the country every year?

General Advice

When using electronic devices always use the official charger and don't be tempted to use cheap counterfeit replicas instead.

Ensure that you replace all damaged cables and chargers.

Make sure all electrical appliances have a British or European safety mark when you buy them.

Don't overload your sockets - keep one appliance to one plug where possible and use the socket overload calculator to reduce the risk of fire.

Unplug appliances when you are going to bed or not using them.

High powered appliances such as washing machines should have a single plug socket.

Never use square box plug adapters, and if using a strip adapter/extension make sure it's fused and don't overload it.

If using a cable drum extension lead, it should be completely unwound to avoid overheating.

Never put anything metallic in the microwave.

Do not leave your washing machine on overnight or when you go out.

Clean the filter on your tumble dryer regularly and remove fluff.

Clean behind the fridge and freezer in order to avoid the blocking of air vents.

Don't leave electric blankets folded when storing them over summer months as this damages the internal wiring - store them flat or rolled up.

If your electric blanket isn't thermostat controlled, unplug the blanket before you get into bed.

Don't buy second-hand blankets - check your blanket regularly for wear and tear.

If your blanket is over 10 years old, replace it and dispose of the old one at your nearest recycling centre.

Socket Overload Calculator

Are you overloading your sockets?

Overloaded sockets can easily cause fires, which could be easily prevented. Use the socket overload calculator to plug in some typical household appliances to see the effect on the load, and to get useful tips on how to avoid overloading your sockets.

Register your electrical appliances for a safer home

Only 36% of consumers register all of their large domestic appliances.

The register my appliance website is designed to make it quicker and easier for the public to register all of their appliances. It provides up-to-date, accurate, contact information for owners who have acquired specific models of appliances within the last twelve years, so manufacturers can issue safety updates or repair notifications to the right homes. The website provides access to the registration pages of over 40 leading brands of domestic appliances, including most of the UK's top-selling brands of major white goods.

Other electrical items should be registered with the manufacturer when you purchase them. They can be checked for recalls and registered using the Electrical Safety First website.

The site above also gives advice on what to do if you get a recall notification.

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Did you know faulty electrics such as overloaded sockets and faulty electrical appliances cause around 7,000 house fires across the country every year? When using electronic devices always use the official charger and don't be tempted to use cheap counterfeit replicas instead. Ensure that you replace all damaged cables and chargers.

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Safeguarding information for learners from Staffordshire Community Learning / county council

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Safeguarding information for learners from Staffordshire Community Learning / county council

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Safeguarding and Prevent duty: overview - Staffordshire County Council

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Information, guidance and documents on Safeguarding and the Prevent Duty.

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https://www.getsafeonline.org/

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Get Safe Online | The UK's leading Online Safety Advice Resource

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The UK's leading online safety advice resource. Providing free, impartial internet safety advice to help keep you and your family safe online.

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More online safety including advice for parents

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Welcome to the UK Safer Internet Centre, where you can find online safety tips, advice and resources to help children and young people stay safe online.

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On-line learning platforms for your On-line Learning Course:

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On-line learning platforms for your On-line Learning Course:

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If you need help getting on-line, or navigating with the on-line tools please just let me know.  Once you’re up and running please stay safe on-line, remember there’s some great advice here on your Padlet/Facebook pages, or please ask me if you have any questions at all or need any other support.
Thanks, Brad Parkes 07772 273033

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Good evening to everyone, just a quick note to say congratulations again on completing your on-line progress with watercolour painting course.

Please can I remind everyone to use Brad's link below and complete the end of course feedback form please. Thanks.

What's next - plenty of exciting new painting, art and craft courses. Everything will be listed on our facebook page and it will be detailed in the new Community Learning Course Directory too.

We hope to see you again soon. Best wishes Tracy, Brad and Carol

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Your Watercolour painting journey starts here.   Getting to Know You and Setting your Personal Goals and long term aims. 

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Your Watercolour painting journey starts here.   Getting to Know You and Setting your Personal Goals and long term aims. 

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Please can I ask you to complete this form.

All of this information is really important and helps us to make sure your journey takes you to where you want to go and that we can support you in the best way that we can. Thank you.

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Staying safe online - tips for older people | Age UK

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Online scams are becoming increasingly common. These include viruses which can damage your computer and online scams. Read our guide to staying safe online.

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Please share your photos, top tips, ideas, feedback with us.  If you have any difficulty uploading your work please just get in touch with me - Carol Parkes, 07772 273033 or email carolparkes@chaseaquaruralenterprise.com

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The Five Ways to Wellbeing has been a very important corner stone for this course and you may remember we started by taking a look at where you felt you were on the WEMWBS scale. It would be really good if you could pause again now and complete WEMWBS again to see what impact taking part in the course has had on your wellbeing.  If there is anything that we can help to support you with on-going as a result please let me know.  Link to the form is here:

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Positive wellbeing will influence many aspects of our lives, as well as being an  important employability characteristic. The WEMWBS diagnostic tool is a quick and easy way to monitor your wellbeing, at the start of the course, mid way and at the end too. If monitoring your wellbeing is important to you please complete and return the wellbeing survey form below.  We can repeat this again later to see the impact taking part in this course has had on your well-being.  Thank you.

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The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS)

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This is a very brief questionnaire that is meant to help you measure your own mental well-being. (c) NHS Health Scotland, University of Warwick and University of Edinburgh, 2006, all rights reserved. Used under licence to Chase Aqua Rural Enterprise CIC. Link to find out more information here: htt…

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Please share your photos, top tips, ideas, feedback with us.  If you have any difficulty uploading your work please just get in touch with me - Carol Parkes, 07772 273033 or email carolparkes@chaseaquaruralenterprise.com

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Please use this form to capture your comments and feedback on your learning as part of session 1.

Many thanks.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScUb56P_iSwziiBD1a6HG8JfSUP7FiSS5wwvkuiuBREX8GKGg/viewform

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Session 1 - Zoom Meeting - Wednesday

Morning everyone, we have a zoom this week for the first session It is at 10am but will be recorded for anyone who can't make it and posted later in the day. It'll be a chance to meet me and Tracy, catch up on any questions on how the course will work if your unsure or need any advice generally. Tracy is going to cover a couple of bits too which will help with first sessions.

Just wanted to mention too that in the first video Tracy mentions about having done / access to basics course. Some of you have come from that course and others have come straight into this one for first time, both is fine and you don't have to have completed the basics course or have access to it. So please don't worry your missing something or need to have seen those videos, this course is a progression course but also standalone in its own right.

We cover lots of techniques in this one and if you have any questions then please let us know and we can cover it in a recorded live zoom

Zoom link below:

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Brad Parkes is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Art For Wellbeing - Watercolour Progression

Time: Oct 16, 2024 10:00 AM London

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us05web.zoom.us/j/81279256615...

Meeting ID: 812 7925 6615

Passcode: 8bAf3Q

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Thank you to all learners for their comments and feedback and for our discussions about your next steps.  We look forward to seeing you on future Community Learning courses and if you need any further information with the progression pathways we have discussed individually with you please get in touch.

Please be aware that at some stage in the future you may be contacted by Staffordshire County Council for feedback from you about how you have been able to use your new learning.  If you have any queries with this at all please get in touch.

Best wishes Brad

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Staffordshire Community Learning - Staffordshire Adult and Community Learning

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This is the official website for Staffordshire County Council's Adult Community Learning service.

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Hi everyone, please find below a short video which helps round up your online learning course. Big well done for completing your course. Great achievement and you've all achieved so much. Even though its the end any questions please ask. Thanks.

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Useful Learner Information -  British Values, Protect yourself, Feeling and Staying Safe:

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Useful Learner Information -  British Values, Protect yourself, Feeling and Staying Safe:

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https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Education/Community-learning-service/ProviderInfo/Safeguarding-and-Prevent-duty-overview.aspx

Using the internet safely and protectiing personal information:
https://www.deliveringforscotland.gov.uk/at-home/internet-safety/

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info leaflet Art for Wellbeing - Progress with Watercolour Painting

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Please complete this at the end of your session to capture your comments and feedback on your learning.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSexIpRR31o6qppsGodmuJ0gC8R0Yb7hzE4gh4kLnzijMacoKw/viewform

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Learning and wider outcomes achieved on our course:

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Learning and wider outcomes achieved on our course:

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When we started six weeks ago this list might have seemed quite long, and the content of the course challenging.  But looking at it now it is amazing how far you have come, how we have each week worked together to achieve these and what a fabulous feeling it is to have come so far with your skills development and your wellbeing.  Please take a moment to complete the end of course survey and evaluate just how many of your individual and course goals you have achieved.

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Tutor comments on learners' photos and replies to learners' comments

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This is a great website which talks about art generally but there's also some great information on weights of watercolour paper.

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Do you want to learn how to draw or paint? Are you looking for painting tips and drawing techniques that will help you along your artistic journey? Or perhaps you'd like to deepen your understanding of and appreciation for art?

This website has something for everyone - from the complete beginner to the avid art enthusiast. Basically, this is a website for the creative spirit!

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Do you want to learn how to draw or paint? Are you looking for painting tips and drawing techniques that will help you along your artistic journey? Or perhaps you'd like to deepen your understanding of and appreciation for art? This website has something for everyone - from the complete beginner to the avid art enthusiast.

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Links to English, Maths and IT support here

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Links to English, Maths and IT support here

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Numeracy and Digital Skills - The government have launched The Skills Toolkit, a collection of free online courses for adults to access whilst at home, to help you build new skills and boost growth and productivity.

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One in three people have used online learning to help them get a better job. On average, online learning can boost your annual pay by £3,640 too [ 1]

94% of employees would stay at a company longer if it invested in their career development [ 5].

Help boost team productivity and motivation by upskilling your employees with free, high-quality digital, numeracy and soft skills courses. All courses on The Skills Toolkit are free and available online, so your teams can learn flexibly from home at a time that suits them.
Explore courses

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Learn a new skill at home. Find free, high quality digital courses in The Skills Toolkit.

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What I have Learned:        Please add your photographs and comments in this column and share what you have learned from session 1.

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What I have Learned:        Please add your photographs and comments in this column and share what you have learned from session 1.

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Congratulations on achieving your learning goals and course outcomes!

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Congratulations on achieving your learning goals and course outcomes!

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Congratulations on your progress and achievement of your learning outcomes and personal goals on this course.

Please take a moment to celebrate with us - and with Keiron  - you should feel very proud of your progress and achievements.

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king keraun clap GIF by Fuse - Find & Share on GIPHY

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Discover & share this king keraun clap GIF by Fuse with everyone you know. GIPHY is how you search, share, discover, and create GIFs.