ADULT learners at Thurrock Adult Community College (TACC) start to sit their GCSE exams from 21 May, after studying part-time in the daytime or evenings on free one-year courses to achieve their individual personal goals.
DESPITE the soggy weather on Wednesday May 8th, staff and learners at Thurrock Adult Community College (TACC) took part in the @ForwardMotion Community Bike Event at their centre in Grays competing to delicious finales on the smoothie bike and trialling some of the hire bikes now available locally, including electric cycles!
BACK by popular demand, Thurrock Adult Community College’s Seated Yoga course is now being offered at St Joseph’s Court in Chadwell St-Mary and Hardie Park Café in Stanford-le-Hope this Spring. If you want to relieve tension, reduce stress, achieve a sense of wellbeing and mindfulness then these are the classes for you!
DID you know that singing can improve brain development, language and communication skills, boost confidence, reduce stress and generally improve health and wellbeing?
THE Family Learning team from Thurrock Adult Community College has been delivering SMILE courses in local schools, making a positive different to parents/carers and pupil, helping them to enjoy school and maximise their ability to learn.
DUE to popular demand, an additional Spanish Language for Beginners adult learning course is now available to book at Thurrock Adult Community College in Grays.
MATURE learners have told how their Seated Yoga group activity at St. Joseph’s Court in Chadwell-St-Mary has given them health and wellbeing benefits through learning breathing and relaxation techniques.
IF you are thinking about a career in administration, look at the courses now open for enrolment at Thurrock Adult Community College. Gain an insight into the business and administration sector on their great value workshop for just £5, Monday 29 April at 6.30pm.
TWO catering students at South Essex College served up delightful dishes to secure their place in the final of a competition.
SMALL acts can have a big impact. Thurrock Adult Community College is offering adult carers a free opportunity to attend three taster sessions from their wide range of leisure, lifestyle and wellbeing courses.
THURROCK Adult Community College is offering three exciting new daytime courses for adults with a learning difficulty and/or disability that can improve wellbeing, social interaction and confidence. Spaces available on Music, drama and work skills courses – learn in a calm and supportive environment at this accessible college in Grays.
IT’S National Storytelling Week! Do you have a story in you? Adults can learn about short story creative writing techniques on a brand new evening course at Thurrock Adult Community College, in Grays.
THURROCK Adult Community College offers meditation courses, Wednesdays at 2pm in Grays, with classes for both beginners and those who wish to broaden their knowledge and experience of different meditation techniques, taught by a highly experienced and friendly tutor.
THURROCK Adult Community College offer subsidised, low-cost IT and Digital Skills courses at their centre in Grays, thanks to funding from the ESFA. Workshops and short courses are available this term for both beginners and those looking to learn advanced skills.
BOOK a yoga course at Thurrock Adult Community College (TACC) and guarantee yourself a place each week to practise a variety of yoga postures, sequences, breathing exercises and relaxation techniques to promote mind and body wellbeing.
THINKING about learning something new in 2019? Thurrock Adult Community College is open today and their new Course Guide January-July 2019 is now available.
DEVELOP better relationships with people and colleagues through Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) to make an impression with anyone, in an instant! Learn the tools and skills to feel energised with new possibility on an inspiring workshop at Thurrock Adult Community College, Wednesday 23 January, 9.30am to 12.30pm.
THURROCK Adult Community College is now taking enrolments for a new Dyspraxia Awareness Level 2 qualification evening course, developed to enable a wide range of learners
TRY a gentle yoga from a chair rather than the floor on a new ‘Seated Yoga’ course that starts on Wednesday 21 November at the Thurrock Adult Community College, Richmond Road, Grays – 2pm to 3.30pm for four weeks.
Community Learning course for Carers THE Department for Education recently released the results of their Mental Health research project showing that community learning makes a positive change in people’s lives where the opportunity to learn something new gives people a sense of achievement, allows them to relax and focus on something positive. Thurrock Adult Community […]
Make new festive family memories IF you’re looking for something enjoyable to do with your children during the build-up to Christmas, why not book onto Thurrock Adult Community College’s festive Family Activity Day on Saturday 1 December from 9.30am to 2.30pm in Grays. This popular event has a 2018 theme of ‘Back in Time for […]
IT’S Get Online Week where Thurrock residents are being encouraged to see how it feels when you Try 1 thing – use the internet to do just one thing you’d normally do in a shop or bank, in a doctor’s or chemist, or even over the phone. Joseph Price, Course Leader for IT & Digital Skills at Thurrock Adult Community College (TACC)
TO mark World Mental Health Day on 10 October, Thurrock Adult Community College (TACC) organised a Tea and Talk event, raising over £200 for the Mental Health Foundation. Their social area at the college in Richmond Road, Grays was transformed into a hub of practical information
RESEARCH shows that learning new skills can be more than useful, it can also improve our mental wellbeing. The NHS reports that “people who carry on learning after childhood report higher wellbeing and greater ability to cope with stress. They also report more feelings of self-esteem, hope and purpose”.