Accredited Supported Learning and Activities - HEATHLANDS

Accredited Supported Learning and Activities

At Heathlands we support you to build on your interests and abilities, to learn new skills and to achieve qualifications. We’ll support you to achieve your ambitions and plan for your future.

At Heathlands we care about your wellbeing and your learning. You’ll have the opportunity to choose the activities you’d like to try over the coming months – you can have a go with something new, or continue with your favourite activities.

Heathlands currently offers 18 activities with 4 - 6 activities to choose from each day.

Accredited supported learning

with Heathlands in partnership with Cumbria County Council’s Community Learning and Skills Team (CLAS)

Independent Living CLAS

On the Heathlands Independent Living course, you’ll be supported to: Learn new skills, get to know your local community and become more independent, make new friends and improve your confidence and make plans for your future.

Maths and English CLAS

Learning, improving and maintaining literacy and numeracy skills to lead a more independent life

Exploring Art CLAS

Exploring a range of craft techniques and learning about the natural and cultural traditions of each season

Cookery
CLAS

Developing independence, confidence and skills to cook for yourself and others

Wonders of Nature CLAS

Exploring nature and its bountiful wonders: the Heathlands site is the perfect place to learn about nature

Heathlands Activities

Bakery

Learning to bake at the Heathlands micro-bakery

Gaming

A modern take on personal development using all forms of gaming to help people blossom and shine

Sports

From group sports to seated curling there is something for all capabilities

Social Groups

Relaxing and spending time with friends, making new friends and exploring new opportunities

Boccia

A Paralympic sport
offering tension and excitement for all to join
in and enjoy

Textiles

Creating unique works of art using professional textile equipment and materials

Film & Animation

Writing, acting, directing, shooting, editing be part of the next inspirational cinematic creation

Cafe Service

Planning and preparing delicious meals cooked by and for our members and the team

Drama

The Heathlands Drama Groups provides a safe, supportive, fun and dynamic arena in which our members can positively express themselves

Arts & Crafts

Exploring, designing and creating art and crafts using a fabulous array of resources

Exercise
to music

Keeping fit and healthy and having fun

Music Making

Creating, playing and performing in both digital and acoustic music forms

IT & Media

Improving your IT skills or and having access to the World Wide Web, the choice is yours

Photography

Fun, accessible and adaptable, photography allows our members to tell their own narratives in an immediate media

We're open Saturdays and holidays!

Have a yearning for life long learning?
Join one of our CLAS courses

We currently provide 5 Community Learning and Skills (CLAS) Courses to our members, which run on separate days with external tutors from Cumbria Adult Learning. The tutors provided have specific skills in the subject areas they are teaching to our members, qualifications are awarded through Asentis .

Nothing on our list that interests you? Then tell us what does.

Many of the sessions we offer came from the suggestion of our members, If it's a good idea and we have the abilities to facilitate the session we will add it to our PCP choices. Then if enough people would like to give it a try we will then run the session, a true member lead process.