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Learning in Partnership
2nd September 2010
ABE regularly run lip reading courses for deaf or hard of hearing people. However, communication is a two-way process so we've developed a new short course for deaf and hearing friends or partners.
The 4 week course was delivered in partnership with Deaf Action and promoted the understanding of deafness from the viewpoint of both deaf and hearing people. The course looked at the value of lipreading and the importance of clear lipspeaking from the he… read more
Getting Ready for Work
25th August 2009
Preparation for Employment, is a 7 week short course, currently being delivered to SIBBALD Training Providers, Blackridge, West Lothian.
The course is designed to enable learners to enhance employability skills by providing them with the opportunity to assess their qualities and abilities and present these effectively to an employer with the help and guidance of a tutor. This course is suitable for candidates … read more
Surveying the Scene
23rd June 2009
The Number Quest group meet once a week to look at all things number related. They have recently been looking at how data is used by making sense of news reports and collecting their own data. They then looked at how averages and percentages could be used to present data in different ways. When Friends of Adult Basic Education (FABE) were approached by the library service to find out what ABE learners think of their services, it seemed the ideal opportunity … read more
Buddy Binder
23rd June 2009
Working in partnership Adult Basic Education and Bathgate House Community Health Team, have developed a memory aid called the 'Buddy Binder'. A small group of clients have been improving their literacy skills and have been keen to give something back to their community. They came up with the idea of the Buddy Binder to keep all important, personal information in a user-friendly, discrete and accessible format. At the same time they wanted to help the… read more
They've Been Doshed
8th April 2009
Two new groups of learners, in Livingston, recently completed the DOSH course. They now are the proud owners of Credit Union Accounts and have improved their money management skills. The course is a fun way to get to grips with banking, budgeting, saving and borrowing.
DOSH has now been running for nearly 2 years with over 140 learners attending the course. It has been highlighted as an example of effective practice in a report commisioned by the S… read more
The Driving Force
8th April 2009
More young adults are on the road to employment and a step nearer to passing their driving tests. A group of guys from Winchburgh spent 8 weeks working on their driving theory skills on the Driving Ahead course. They're now experts on road signs and stopping distances and are putting the theory into practice with lessons on the road.
Passing the driving test can widen opportunities to find work while the course itself has been a great way to get back… read more
Savvy - the Course That Takes the Biscuit
19th January 2009
Savvy is a new short course that gives learners the opportunity to develop their creative literacy skills. Learners find out how to create characters, build storylines and write lyrics. These skills are combined to make a comic, produce a piece of music and direct a short animation. Jaffa Cake Man was the creation of one participant who made his own animation short around the theme of smoking.
To find out more contact Janice Davidson on 0800 7311831
Newly Qualified ? Ready to Gain Experience!
4th November 2008
A group of young women in Bridgend took up the challenge to participate in a 10 week course run by Adult Basic Education. The 'creche training' course is accredited under the Scottish Curriculum Qualification Framework and involves gaining an understanding of theory as well as the practical elements of running a creche. Councillor Tom Conn was on hand to congratulate some of those who took part. All the students were given the chance to move on to other forms of learn… read more
New Kids on the Blog
29th September 2008
A group of ABE students have now received blogger training and have started to contribute our very own ABE Book Club blog. The idea is that the bloggers will choose books to take away to read and review. They will then post their reviews online for everyone to read.
If you're looking for new books to read, our blog might help you choose.
Click here to see the latest posts.
Film Stars in the Making
23rd January 2008
Some of the students at ABE have been keeping their talents very quiet but are about to be found out. Students, who attend various ABE groups, have joined together to write and star in their own short film.
The ABE Back Chat Book Club wrote a rhyming script, based on a storytelling theme, last summer. They thought it would be a good idea to develop this as an awareness?raising D.V.D called "Strictly Come Spelling" This was based on students' f… read more
Cooking by Numbers!
30th September 2007
Learning a bit about numbers at the same time as food sounded like a bit of fun! ?In partnership with Community Health and Broxburn Food Co-op, ABE is offering this opportunity between October – December 2007. ?Cooking by Numbers is being held at Strathbrock Partnership Centre.
Those taking part will have the chance to try for a SQA numeracy qualification at Access3/Level1.
If you are interested in finding out more about this initiative, please co… read more
DOSH…. Helping young people ‘through the money minefield’!
1st September 2007
In partnership with West Lothian Credit Union, we run DOSH. The plan is to help people aged 16-21 get to grips with their personal finances. As you would expect the group is relaxed and informal. Currently DOSH is running in Bathgate for 4 weeks. COZ is providing a place to meet. The next venue will be Almondbank Resource Centre in Craigshill. At the end of DOSH, everyone who takes part will have their own Credit Union account. For each week attended, there will be ?5 in the … read more
Summer School
2nd July 2007
Why not try out Summer School for Adults?
There is a variety of things on offer with creche support available. Your local library or community centre will have all the information about what is on offer.
If it is easier you can contact 01506 777505.
The School will be running as follows:
Bathgate Community Centre
3/4/5 July
10/11/12 July
Addiewell Community Centre
17/18/19 July
24/25/26 July
Driving Ahead
10th June 2007
Driving Ahead!
Eight young people signed up for the latest Driving Ahead course. They came along to nine sessions, to look at the kind of skills and understanding they would need to have, for the Driving Theory Test. These included stopping distance, understanding and using the Highway Code, road safety, and hazard perception.
The best bit for them was that they had eight driving lessons with Euan?s School of Motoring!
At the end of this successful course… read more
More Dosh!
1st June 2007
Do you often wish you could make your money go further; wishing you something put by? DOSH is a four week course aimed at helping you to think about your money and saving. It will look at running a bank account, understanding a payslip and day-to-day budgeting.
Each week you will be given a savings incentive of ?5 in the form of a Credit Union Account. Money can be taken out or savings can be added into the Credit Union account, two weeks after the cour… read more
ARE NUMBERS FUN?
15th May 2007
For some adult learners the words, ?numbers? and ?fun? are highly unlikely to appear in the same sentence, even less likely when the words come together as the title for a course!
But ? here?s what the students said,
"gave me lots to think about"- "a sense of achievement when you completed a puzzle"
"very interesting, fun""thoroughly enjoyable"The idea was to that learners would be equipped with a range of numeracy skills to help them feel more co… read more
200 years on
14th May 2007
"In 1807 there were 4 million slaves. Today it is more like 12 million". (Unicef 2003)
You may know that this year is the 200th anniversary of the abolition of slavery. It was an amazing victory but did you know that in 2007, there are 3 times as many people living as slaves in the world? Through the use of film, audio, the written word and discussion, we hope to explore what happened then and what is happening now.
WHEN &nbs… read more
Numbers are Fun!
14th May 2007
Don't believe us? Why not find out for yourself and join us in a series of workshops: you can attend one or them all, it is up to you. They are intended to look at the lighter side of numeracy and include opportunities to find out the history of numbers, become a Sudoku expert, learn the secrets of the 'Countdown' numbers game or even get better at saving money.
WHEN 14 May 2007
WHERE Murrayfield, Bla… read more
Once Upon A Time...
9th May 2007
there was a plan to run a storytelling taster to give students tips to increase their storytelling skills to read to children ....
This session aims to explore ways to have fun telling stories to children. Everyone will leave the session with a story idea and, if there is enough interest, the sessions will be extended for a further four weeks, to explore the use of rhyme, pictures and props. At the end, you will produce a storybook to read with your child.
We all need a little DOSH!
1st May 2007
If you are between the ages of 16-21, then you will no doubt be wishing you had more money. DOSH is a four week course aimed at helping you to think about your money and saving. It will look at running a bank account, understanding a payslip and day-to-day budgeting.
Each week you will be given a savings incentive of ?5 in the form of a Credit Union Account. Money can be taken out or savings can be added into the Credit Union account, two weeks after th… read more
Getting Ready To Vote
26th April 2007
The date for the elections to both the Scottish Parliament and Local Government is Thursday 3 May. With all the changes in voting taking place, it may seem easier to opt out. However, politics affects us all but feel unsure then this is perhaps the taster for you. If you would like to find out more about the new Scottish Parliament ballot papers, local multi-member wards, local elections and the single transferable vote, then come along.
WHEN … read more