Check out our Get Online Week Star, Olivier who has seen his improved digital skills help him develop his English and move onto further learning and qualifications. You can read more about him here and watch his interview below. We will be holding #Try1Thing events on Monday 15th and Thursday 18th October during Get Online Week from 12 – 3.
Our Get Online Week Star, Olivier!
British Empire Medals Ceremony
This week Gill and Hayley were both awarded British Empire Medals at the Town Hall in Sheffield by her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant of South Yorkshire, Andrew Coombe. Around 20 volunteers and friends came along to the ceremony and had afternoon tea with the Lord Mayor. Here are a couple of photos from the day.
Voicebox Cafes
Our Voicebox Cafes for women have been busy in September with over 30 participants. There’s still time to join – email info@learnforlifeenterprise.com or telephone 01142559080. The sessions are all about educating women and helping them to participate in politics.
IELTS Course times
Our IELTS course is now running on Mondays from 6 – 8 and Wednesdays from 2:30 – 4:30. Email info@learnforlifeenterprise.com or phone 01142559080 for more information. Classes are £5 each or free if you are an asylum seeker.
Childcare Taster Course
Our Childcare taster course is running on Mondays from 10 -12. Come along and see if Childcare is for you!
IT Essentials Course
Our IT Essentials course runs on Tuesdays from 10 – 12 at Lowfield Primary School. To enrol email info@learnforlifeenterprise.com or telephone 01142559080 It costs £10 to join for 10 weeks if you are in receipt of benefits. Limited places remaining. Level 1 and 2 qualifications available.
Evening ESOL classes
Our ESOL Evening classes are on Monday 6 -8 and Wednesday 6 – 8. There is ongoing enrolment so come along 🙂
Football Tournament
As part of international #FootballPeople‘s Action Week we are celebrating diversity, social inclusion and having our own fun football tournament.
We have the pleasure of inviting teams from across the city, county and country to join us.
Playing so far are:
Learn for Life Enterprise
Good Things Foundation
Brunsmeer Awareness
Cornerstone Manchester
Doncaster Conversation Club
Barnsley Conversation Club
DINA Vallecanos
…and more to be announced!
If you would like to donate a prize to our raffle or buy a raffle ticket please get in touch: info@learnforlifeenterprise.com or on 01142559080.
Yoga Class
Our Yoga class is every Wednesday at 4pm. It’s fun, relaxing and free to attend.
We won the Community Challenge Prize!
Yesterday we were invited to a reception at the House of Lords in London where we were awarded Community Challenge Prize winners!!! Thank you to Good Things Foundation and Joseph Rowntree Foundation. We made a video showing how we would solve the challenge of a lack of affordable childcare for single mothers. There were 10 winners altogether from over 90 entries.