Adult & Community Learning in the Vale of Glamorgan

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• Get back on track and gain skills for a new career.

• A wide variety of FREE courses with the opportunity

to gain accreditationand transferable skills for the

workplace.New YearNew Start

New Language

Learn Welsh

029 20 874 710www.learnwelsh.co.uk

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HAVE you got any newyear resolutions?Is it one or some of these?* Learn a new skill* Im-

prove job prospects* Help your children with

their homework* Learn more about your

culture* Make new friends* Increase your social

circle. If so, why not learnWelsh? This could encom-pass all of your resolutionsin one.There are loads of Welsh

courses starting thismonth on every level, evenfor fluent Welsh- speakerswho would like to improvetheir Welsh.Go to www.learnwelsh.

co.uk/discover to see ifyou’re entitled to any feeconcessions or discounts.If you’re not ready to at-tend a course but wouldlike to learn more aboutthe Welsh language, itsculture and how you couldbenefit from learning thelanguage of Wales, whynot attend one of our freeevents:* Cymraeg Over a Cuppa

(free coffee and cake) – Lit-

tle Blue Deli, 3 ThompsonStreet, Barry, Tuesday,January 21, 4pm-6pm; CafeVelo, Church Street, Llant-wit Major, Wednesday, Jan-uary 22, 1pm-3pm; FoxysDeli, 7 Royal Buildings, Pe-narth, Thursday, January23, 5pm-7pm.* Learn about Welsh cul-

ture and enjoy a free Welshtaster course – Castleland

community centre, Sat-urday, February 8, 10am-1pm.* Tedi Twt Storty timeSessions – At differentlibraries across the Valethroughout the day ,Satur-day, January 18, 10am- 2pm.For more information or tobook your place, contact uson www.learnwelsh.co.uk/ 029 20 874 710 / info@learnwelsh.co.uk

Learn Welshand enjoy life

A NEW year is a fresh start for anyonewishing to find their next job.All job searches start with a computer

and now help is available for anyone wish-ing to brush up their skills to help themwith job searches or improve their skillsfor the workplace.A free drop-inwork club runs onWednes-

day afternoons at Palmerston centre foranyone needing help to register for theUniversal Jobmatch or with jobsearch.The Vale of Glamorgan Adult and Com-

munity Learning Service has a range ofGet Back on Track courses which are freeto job seekers and those on benefits. Foranyone needing to get to grips with usinga computer there are workshops availablefor complete beginners or to help you useMicrosoft Word to format and lay out cov-ering letters, applications, CVs and docu-ments.Internet and email workshops will help

you with online applications, set up anemail account and send applications asattachments. Other workshops will intro-duce you to Excel spreadsheets both forthe workplace or to help you manage yourhousehold budget.It is important to have a good, up to date

CV and extra CV workshops have beenadded to take place fortnightly on Tues-days with help and advice on producingCVs that will attract the attention of pro-spective employers.For anyone wishing to brush up on their

English and maths skills a free drop-insession is held on Tuesday afternoons atPalmerston centre.Places are still available on a variety of

courses at Adult Learning Centres includ-ing Dressmaking, Sugarcraft, Textiles,Kiln Glass Fusion and Jewellery, Uphol-stery, Computer Skills, Internet, Web De-sign, Family History and Welsh. Fee Con-cessions are available and a free crèchefor parents and carers attending daytimeclasses at Palmerston centre.Bydd Canolfan Addysg Oedolion Palm-

erston yn y Barri yn agor bob nos Lun ofis Ionawr 6ed ar gyfer dosbarthiadau,gweithgareddau a chymdeithasu yn Gym-raeg.Ar y noson gyntaf bydd caffi, cyfri-

fiaduron, dosbarth canu (côr Cymraeg)a dosbarth crefft, yn ogystal â dosbarth

Gwellach Cymraeg- ar gy-fer cyn-ddisgyblion ysgolionCymraeg syn teimlon rhy-dlyd. Bydd y ganolfan ar agor

o 6-9pm ar dosbarthiadau ynrhedeg o 7-9pm. Croeso i bawb.Contact Palmerston centre

01446 733762.

CV layout skills for job seekers

Outstanding results:Key Stage 2—Level 4+ 100% (Quartile 1)Key Stage 3—Level 5+ 100% (Quartile 1)Key Stage 4—Level 2 5 GCSEs A*-C—88%

Level 2+ 5 GCSEs A*-C including Maths and English—82%Nursery Primary Secondary Post 16

Kings Monkton is an outstanding Independent School,from 2-18, set in the heart of Cardiff. Our inclusiveeducation allows pupils to develop and grow into in-dependent learners with the resilience and skills tobecome successful individuals.

Open Evening for GCSE and Post 16 January 16th 201416.30-17.30

Scholarship Exams Saturday 8th FebruaryFor more information contact Paul Norton, Principal, on 029 20482854 or visit

our websitewww.kingsmonkton.org.uk

Kings Monkton School6 West GroveCardiffCF24 3XLwww.Kingsmonkton.org.ukmail@kingsmonkton.org.uk

Giving your child the futurethey deserve

Meeting the educational needs ofchildren for over 143 years

TUITIONQualified &

experienced teacheroffering tuition of

English, French, Spanish& German to both children& adults (beginners up to

A-Level).

Tel: 01446 420035 or07814 257641

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MARIA Coles runs a successfultuition business, providing a ser-vice to people of all ages.Maria’s youngest customer is

three and the oldest 89. The three-year-old is learning French whilethe 89-year-old is practising Span-ish conversation.Maria teaches English from re-

ception to A-Level, incorporatingvital studies of GCSE EnglishLanguage and Literature, due tothe current demands of controlledassessments and examinationsspanning Year 10 and Year 11.English tuition boosts confidence,enhances understanding and, asa result, gives extra insight intoexamination requirements, there-fore boosting valuable grades.In terms of English, Maria also

helps adults who are pursingfurther studies after having leftschool. She specialises in Frenchand Spanish, as a qualified teach-er and experienced linguist.Maria teaches from complete

beginners to A-Level. In termsof A-Level, one of Maria’s stu-dents recently started studies atCambridge University, further toundergoing tuition with Mariafor almost two years, with gradesof various students being visiblyimproved. In terms of adult learn-ing, Maria teaches adults who donot wish to sit examinations, orpursue academic studies, but justwant to develop holiday vocabu-lary and structures, or people whowish to develop use of the lan-guage for work purposes.Maria also provides tuition of

German to GCSE, Greek and Ital-ian for conversation and Welshfor adults, for parents who havechildren in a Welsh-mediumschool and may or may not wantto obtain a qualification furtherto their studies. Welsh as secondlanguage tuition is also provided,up to GCSE.Please don’t hesitate to contact

Maria, any time, on 07814 257641.

KINGS Monkton School is an independentschool in the heart of Cardiff for two to 18year olds.It prides itself on its inclusive curriculum

and excellent examination results. Recentlybought by Heathfield Independent Schools,Kings Monkton has undergone extensiverefurbishment and investment and nowboasts a new learning resource centre andrecording studio.The school is a close-knit community,

working in partnership with parents to en-sure all children are happy and reach theirpotential. Our motto ‘giving your childrenthe future they deserve’ encompasses ourculture and ethos of a child-centred ap-proach to learning, in small classes withoutstanding teachers.In September 2014 the Sixth Form re-opens

at the school developing the current linkswe have with Oxford University, throughORA, and Dragon Career Associates, to en-sure the best opportunities for our post-16pupils.Kings Monkton School offers an array of

bursaries and scholarship, with scholarshipexams being held on Saturday, February 8.More information can be obtained from

the school, or by contacting the principalPaul Norton on 029 2048 2854.

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