Our courses

If you work with adults or children and want to make sure you know what to do in an emergency, this one-day intensive Paediatric and Adult First Aid course will teach you everything you need. As well as gaining an insight into health and safety regulations, you’ll learn how to manage an incident and perform resuscitation. You’ll gain the confidence to deal with an unconscious adult or child casualty and learn about the recovery position, shock, bleeding, injuries to bones, burns, scalds, eye injuries, choking and more. If you pass the course, you’ll receive a certificate for Adult or Paediatric First Aid issued by First Aid First, which is approved by the Health and Safety Executive. This is valid for three years.

If you work with adults or children and want to make sure you know what to do in an emergency, this one-day intensive Paediatric and Adult First Aid course will teach you everything you need. As well as gaining an insight into health and safety regulations, you’ll learn how to manage an incident and perform resuscitation. You’ll gain the confidence to deal with an unconscious adult or child casualty and learn about the recovery position, shock, bleeding, injuries to bones, burns, scalds, eye injuries, choking and more. If you pass the course, you’ll receive a certificate for Adult or Paediatric First Aid issued by First Aid First, which is approved by the Health and Safety Executive. This is valid for three years.

Learn how to buy and sell items online and access local and national services. In this course, you will set up accounts with Amazon and eBay, and find out how to interact with central and local government departments. You’ll also discover how to navigate the internet using different applications, from booking holidays and travel to using local and international transport websites and apps. Finally, you will learn how to make an appointment online with your general practitioner.

Why not come along to this FREE one session parent and baby yoga TASTER? You can meet other new parents and learn some techniques to relax and release stress while your baby enjoys gentle and playful moves and exercises. This taster is immediately followed by an 8-week course where you can build on what you have learned.

It has long been recognised that skin to skin contact is important for babies’ development physically and emotionally. In fact, both caregiver and baby benefit from the practice of touch, which is found to calm babies down, often crying less and sleeping better. Caregivers often experience a reduction in stress, lowering levels of depression, which can often be caused by sleepless nights.

The session will include a brief warm up for the caregiver in preparation for the baby massage. Preparing baby for a full body massage, from the head to the toes. Learning a range of different stroke techniques including those to soothe baby through times of distress including colic and reflux. Baby fun time, stretching, rolling and bicycling. The session will finish with a short savasana, a great transition after an hour of relaxation.
Massage oils will be provided, aromatherapy room spray is often used to encourage relaxation.

This course is for adults living with, or recovering from a mental health condition. Capoeira is a gentle, flowing activity, originally developed in Brazil, that combines movement, rhythm, and simple partner interaction. It is often described as a mix of dance, game, and martial art, but on this course it is adapted to be slow, accessible, and non-contact. This term introduces participants to basic movements and rhythm in a safe and supportive environment. Sessions focus on building routine and comfort while encouraging people to stay present in their bodies. Through repeated movement, breathing, and rhythm, participants will begin to experience mindfulness, helping to reduce anxiety and increase a sense of calm and awareness.

This course will develop functional skills in literacy, ICT and maths, to support independent living, and to develop communication skills and confidence to progress in your study and/or work.
This workshop-style class, delivered at Heather Close, is focused on developing functional and practical skills, while supporting learners working at various levels, and catering for individual’s needs. Learners will take part in a skills assessment and in a supportive environment, can share with the tutor their aspirations and needs to prepare for progression when they leave the unit.

This family-focused Capoeira course introduces participants to the movement, music, and culture of Capoeira. Parents and children will train together, learning essential techniques through interactive exercises, rhythmic movements, and group activities. The course promotes physical fitness, cultural awareness, and community bonding while making fitness fun and engaging for all ages.

This course is for adults living with or recovering from mental health conditions. The course accommodates mixed abilities and learning levels, where you can work at your own pace in a supportive, non-competitive environment where creativity, confidence, social interaction, and wellbeing are valued as highly as technical skills. Each 2-hour session includes: practical crochet instruction and supported practice; opportunities for peer learning and knowledge sharing; embedded mindfulness and wellbeing activity approximately halfway through the session; individual project development; and portfolio building through samples, photographs, notes, and reflective observations.
In term 1, learners are introduced to basic crochet techniques and essential stitches while developing confidence in a relaxed and supportive environment with emphasis placed on mindfulness and building positive social connections through shared creative experiences.

This course is for adults living with, or recovering from a mental health condition. This introductory term focuses on creating a safe, supportive environment where participants can begin to explore yoga as a tool for managing anxiety and stress. Emphasis is placed on simple, accessible movements, breath awareness, and grounding techniques. Sessions are gently paced, with clear, repeated instructions to support those who may struggle with processing or confidence. Adaptations are offered to suit all physical abilities. You will begin developing body awareness, emotional regulation skills, and a sense of routine. This course also introduces you to sound bowl meditation to promote physical and mental benefits through resonant vibrations, creating a rich multi-dimensional environment where you can reset and restore.