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ABOUT
THE LINTON WEA
Linton WEA generally holds two 10 week courses a year in
the Spring and in the Autumn.
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We
are a very friendly, yet dedicated group, with an average
attendance of around 50 students. We meet on Tuesday
mornings, with the course starting promptly at 10am.
We have a short break in the middle for coffee and a
biscuit, a chance to stretch your legs and catch up
all the latest news with your friends. We try
to end promptly again at 11.45am. |
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Normally
our courses are made up of 10 x 1½ hourly sessions.
We cover a wide range of subjects, with the choices of subject
for the year chosen in the Spring from a list provided by
the Cambridgeshire Secretary Sue
Young.
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The
WEA provides an excellent standard of local course tutors,
many of whom are familiar to you through their other
work.
To find out more details of the current and upcoming
courses, click on the links in the right hand panel
or click here.
Administration |
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Liz
Carter talking about Strong Minded Women |
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Linton WEA is administered by a small committee made up of
fellow students. The principal officers are as follows:
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For all enquiries please e-mail info@lintonwea.org.uk
ABOUT THE WEA NATIONALLY
The Vision
The National WEA vision
is to be the recognised voice of adult learners, and the
leading provider of adult and community learning in the
UK by any standard.
The Mission
The WEA is a 21st Century, democratic, voluntary adult education
movement, committed to widening participation and to enabling
people to realise their full potential through learning.
Aims
To involve learners, volunteers, members and other partners
in:
- Influencing and campaigning on behalf of adult learners
of all age groups
- Removing
barriers to learning
- Being
responsive in the heart of communities
- Making
the most effective use of all our resources
- Promoting
learning for life
- Changing
and enriching lives through learning – at individual
and community levels
- Promoting
adult education worldwide
Values
- Creating
equality and opportunity, and challenging discrimination
- Believing
in people, communities and their potential to change through
Education
- Putting
the learner at the centre of everything we do
- Challenging
and questioning ourselves
The Workers' Educational Association (WEA)
is the UK's largest voluntary provider of adult education.
Ever since it was founded in 1903, in order to support the
educational needs of working men and women, the WEA has
maintained its commitment to provide access to education
and learning for adults from all backgrounds, and in particular
those who have previously missed out on education.
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take when travelling in the 19th century. |
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The WEA is one of the UK's biggest
charities, and operates at local, regional and national levels.
Nine Regions in England, a Scottish Association and over 650
local Branches make up the WEA's National Association.
Through these local and regional centres, today's WEA now
runs over 10,000 courses each year, providing learning for
more than 110,000 adults of all ages and drawn from all walks
of life.
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Courses are created and delivered in response to local need,
often in partnership with local community groups and organisations.
The WEA believes that education is lifelong and should continue
beyond school, college and university in order to help people
develop their potential in a democratic society.
There is a proud tradition of voluntary and democratic practice
within the Association, which is, at heart, controlled by
its members. At Branch, District and National levels, voluntary
members are involved in the planning and provision of courses,
as well as the governance of the Association itself.
The WEA is a national charity and is supported by the Government
through funding from the Learning and Skills Council in England,
and in Scotland by the Scottish Executive and Local Authorities.
We also raise funds nationally and regionally, from a variety
of other sources including the European Union and the National
Lottery. |
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