Courses

ALL SEWN UP IN JUST 5 WEEKS!

Sewing is an essential life skill, and this course teaches those basics, whilst also instilling the importance of repairing and reusing for environmental and budgeting reasons.

BASIC COOKING SKILLS

You’ll learn to make a divine rich tomato sauce and how to diversify into other meals, authentic, but simple and easy to prepare curries, basic white sauce.

Celebrating Woman's History Month 2025

Creative skills TL (25/26)

Creative courses to make pictures/cards/painting and useful unique items.

Creative Writing for Wellbeing TL (25/26)

Writing stories, poems, etc

Culture and History

This is a course for adults with a learning disability to explore and learn history through blue plaques, learn about the cultural mix of people who lived in the local borough and explore local history and personal identity and research and presentation skills.

Culture and History Workshop

This is a online 1 day workshop for adults with a learning disability to explore and develop digital, presentation and research skills around black history and culture.

Digital World Skills for Employment

This is a course for people with a learning disability/autism to learn about developing digital skills for employment and social media safety online.

DRAWING WITH PASTELS

Come join us to explore the use of colour in art. We will concentrate on the use of pastels.

DRAWING WITH THREAD

Take a treasured picture to create a narrative on fabric with thread. Develop your stitching skills.

EAT AROUND THE WORLD OPEN ACCESS

The course will support you to learn to cook a range of delicious, healthy meals from around the world.

Holiday Fun Craft Children (New CL)

Holiday fun for children: arts/crafts. Plus fun with food sessions for children 4+.

INTERMEDIATE COOKING SKILLS

Know all the basic about cooking but want to learn more - continue your knowledge about food and cooking with a professional chef

Intro to commercial pattern TL (25/26)

Have you completed one of our beginners’ sewing classes? Are you ready to take your sewing skills to the next level and learn how to make your own clothes?

Introduction to using the sewing machine TL (25/26)

Learning to use the sewing the machine

Mindfulness and Meditation

This is a workshop for adults with a learning disability to learn some basic knowledge on mindfulness and meditation as an introductory workshop to help deal with worry and be in the present moment.

Reading & Writing

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Self Care Week

Sew Social TL (25/26)

Improve your sewing machine skills in a relaxed and friendly class where you can work at your own pace on your own projects.

Taster Sessions for Cookery Courses

One Off Introduction session to all of GCDA's Cookery Courses, meet the tutor find out the right cookery course for you.

Using Your Voice 1

YOGA TL (25/26)

Learning beginners for yoga