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All enquiries: 01223 264721
email: commed@catrust.co.uk
www.combertonadulted.org
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Welcome to the 2023–24 Adult Education Programme at Cambourne, Comberton and Melbourn Village Colleges
We strive to provide a high-quality and varied programme of courses, taught by well qualified and enthusiastic tutors. Once again, this year we havea diverse range of online (live) courses within our programme, which continue to be popular. Do please let us have comments and feedback on thecourses you attend and ideas that you may have for future courses, it is important for us to hear from you. Please note that a small number of ourcourses are free of charge, subject to eligibility criteria, because they have qualified for funding.
Bernie Whiteoak – on behalf of the Principals and Governors of Cambourne, Comberton and Melbourn Village Colleges.
Detailed Course Information and Taster Sessions
For further detailed information about each of our courses please visit
our website www.combertonadulted.org or email us to request acourse description.
Enrolment and payment
Please enrol at Comberton Village College for all courses,
including those in Cambourne, Melbourn and online.
Please assume the class is running unless you hear to the contrary.
Concessionary Fees
A 25% discount is available for those in receipt of JSA/ESA,
Universal Credit, Carers Allowance or a social care assessment(EHCP/PIP), evidence to be provided on enrolment. It is also
possible to pay by instalments, please ask for details.
Courses that are indicated as FREE please
see information on back page
We would appreciate payment of fees in person if it is a Comberton
weekly class and over the telephone by debit card for all others,
however, if that is not possible then we will accept cheque or cash.
The front cover & wildlife photographs throughout courtesy of Rebecca NealAll bookings by email only during the summer
due to limited staff availability.
Email:
Cheques:
Address:commed@catrust.co.uk
The Cam Academy Trust
Adult Education, Comberton Village College,
Comberton, Cambridge, CB23 7DU

Refunds
Refunds are only available if we close a class or you withdraw at least
2 weeks before the start. In the latter case there is a £5 administrative
charge. Classes cancelled by us due to unforeseen circumstances (ie.,tutor illness) will be replaced with an extra class at the end of the course.
If classes are cancelled due to government lockdown, we will refund theremainder of the fees.
Calendar — please check published start dates of each course
Half term dates: Autumn Term
23rd–27th October 2023		
Spring Term
19th–23rd February 2024		
Summer Term
27th May–31st June 2024
All bookings by email only during the summer holiday period due tolimited staff availability. Please do not telephone to book during this time.

Courses at Comberton village college	
Course Title

FREE courses – please see information on back page

DayTimeAutumn
Start Date

SpringStart Date

SummerStart Date

Weeks
per term

Costper term

Calligraphy Beginners & Improvers

Tue

09:30–11:30

19-Sep16-Jan30-Apr10

Calligraphy Improvers & IntermediateTue

11:45–13:45

19-Sep16-Jan30-Apr10£116

Creative Mosaics

Wed

19:00–21:00---31-Jan---6£100

Drawing & Painting

Wed

19:00–21:00

20-Sep17-Jan

1-May

8

£93

Silver Jewellery for Beginners

Wed

18:30–21:00

4-Oct

17-Jan

1-May

9/9/4

Watercolours – Flowers & NatureWed

10:00–12:00

20-Sep------

5

ARTS & CRAFTS

Bookings by email only please during the summer holidays — commed@catrust.co.uk£116£131/£60£60

Courses at Comberton village college	

FREE courses – please see information on back page

Course Title

DayTimeAutumn
Start Date

SpringStart Date

SummerStart Date

Weeks
per term

Costper term

Wed
Wed
FriTueWed
Wed
Wed

18:30–21:00
19:00–20:00
10:00–11:30
14:00–15:00
19:00–21:00
19:00–20:00
20:00–21:00--20-Sep
22-Sep19-Sep20-Sep20-Sep20-Sep--17-Jan
10-May16-Jan17-Jan17-Jan17-Jan1-May
1-May
14-Jun30-Apr
1-May
1-May
1-May

10
5
10
10
1010

£45
£58
£75
£60
£116
£58
£58

Thur
Sun
Mon
Wed
Wed
Wed
Wed
Sat
Wed
Wed
Fri
Wed
Wed

10:00–12:00
10:00–12:00
10:00–11:30
19:00–20:30
19:00–21:00
19:00–21:00
19:00–21:00
10:00–12:30
10:00–12:30
19:00–21:00
10:00–12:00
19:00–21:00
19:00–21:00----18-Sep
20-Sep--20-Sep
20-Sep----4-Oct
22-Sep20-Sep---25-Apr
21-Apr
22-Jan17-Jan--17-Jan
17-Jan20-Apr
17-Apr--19-Jan
17-Jan17-Jan----29-Apr--1-May
1-May--27-Apr
24-Apr
--3-May-----

1
11010/10
41010
1131010
5

FREE
FREE
£87
£87
£50
£116
£116
FREE
FREE
£38
£116
£116
£63

Fitness & health
40s Women and Beyond–Life Hacks for Peri- Menopause
Dance Fitness
Golf Beginners & Improvers (Bourn)
Keep Fit to Music 65+ Comberton Village Hall
Kinesiology an Introduction
Pilates for Beginners & Improvers
Yoga

GENERAL INTEREST
Accessible Wildlife Walks
Accessible Wildlife Walks
French (for near) Beginners
French language for Beginners
Indian Thali
Italian language for Beginners Year 2
Philosophy–a study in investigations for 21st Century living
Spring Wild Flower Walks
Spring Wild Flower Walks
Simply Indian Cookery
Spanish Intermediate Conversation
Sustainable Garden Design
Vegetarian Indian Delights

Bookings by email only please during the summer holidays — commed@catrust.co.uk

Courses at Cambourne village college	
Course Title

FREE courses – please see information on back pageDayTimeAutumn
Start Date

SpringStart Date

SummerStart Date

Weeksper term

Cost
per term

Creative Mosaics

Mon

19:00–21:00

2-Oct------

6

£100

Dressmaking Mixed Ability

Tue

16:30–18:30

26-Sep16-Jan30-Apr10£116

Dressmaking Mixed Ability

Tue

19:00–21:00

26-Sep16-Jan30-Apr10£116

Fabric Manipulation and Sewing TechniquesMon

19:00–21:00---

26-Feb

---

5

£58

Machine Knitting for Beginners

Mon

19:00–21:00

6-Nov------

4£47

Pattern Cutting all Levels

Mon

19:00–21:00

---

---

29-Apr

6£70

PotteryMon

19:00–21:00

25-Sep15-Jan29-Apr10£140

PotteryWed

19:00–21:00

27-Sep17-Jan1-May10£140

Professional Sewing Skills and Dressmaking TechniquesMon

19:00–21:00---

15-Jan---4£47

Sewing with Jersey Fabrics

Mon

19:00–21:00------

3-Jun

4

£50

Textile Design with Domestic Sewing MachineMon

19:00–21:00

25-Sep

---

---

6

£75

Beginners' English

Mon

19:00–21:00

25-Sep15-Jan29-Apr

10

FREE

CV Writing & Interview TechniquesWed

18:00–20:00

---

---

26-Jun3

FREE

CV Writing & Interview Techniques, The Blue SpaceTue

12:15–14:15------

25-Jun3

FREE

English Functional Skills (pre GCSE)

Wed

18:00–20:00

13-Sep>cont.

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28

FREE

English Functional Skills, The Blue Space (pre GCSE) Tue

12:15–14:30

12-Sep>cont.

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28

FREE

Maths Functional Skills, The Blue Space (pre GCSE)

Tue

09:30–11:45

12-Sep>cont.

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28

FREE

Maths Functional Skills (pre GCSE)

Thur

18:00–20:00

14-Sep>cont.

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28

FREE

Maths GCSE

Mon

18:45–21:15

11-Sep>cont.

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30

FREE

ARTS & CRAFTSEMPLOYMENT SKILLS

Bookings by email only please during the summer holidays — commed@catrust.co.uk

Courses at Cambourne village college	
Course Title

FREE courses – please see information on back pageDay

TimeAutumn
Start Date

SpringStart Date

SummerStart Date

Weeks
per term

Cost
per term

Tues
Sun
Mon
Mon
Mon
Tues
Wed
Sat
W/Th
Sat
Mon
Mon
TueSat
Mon
Tues
Mon

18:30–21:00
07:00–09:00
18:30–20:30
19:00–21:00
19:00–21:00
19:00–21:00
10:00–11:00
10:00–16:00----25-Sep----26-Sep
20-Sep--25 & 26 Oct
24-Aug25-Sep25-Sep----25-Sep
26-Sep---16-Jan--15-Jan--15-Jan
16-Jan17-Jan16-Mar------15-Jan----15-Jan
16-Jan-----5-May
29-Apr
29-Apr--30-Apr
1-May
8-Jun
------29-Apr4-Jun
22-Jun----29-Apr

111045101012141011888£45
FREE
FREE
£50
£62
£116
£58
£45
£280
FREE
£50
£116
FREEFREE
£123
£123
£123

GENERAL INTEREST
40s Women and Beyond–Life Hacks for Peri- Menopause
Birds for Beginners
British Sign Language
Curry House Favourites
Indian Thali
Italian for Beginners
Keep Fit to Music 65+ (Caxton Village Hall)
Mindfulness Retreat
Mental Health First Aider
Night Walks
Curry In a Hurry
Spanish for Beginners
Summer Walks
Summer Walks
Woodwork – Beginners
Woodwork – Development
Woodwork – Mixed Class

Bookings by email only please during the summer holidays — commed@catrust.co.uk

20:15–22:00
19:00–21:00
19:00–21:00
18:00–20:00
10:00–12:00
18:30–20:30
18:30–20:30
18:30–20:31

Courses at Melbourn village college	FREE courses – please see information on back page
Course Title

DayTimeAutumn
Start DateSpring
Start Date

SummerStart Date

Weeks
per term

Cost
per term

TueFri
Tue
TueTue19:00–21:00
09:45–12:15
18:30–21:00
19:00–21:00
19:00–21:00--29-Sep
3-Oct
26-Sep26-Sep--19-Jan
16-Jan16-Jan16-Jan

7-May
3-May
7-May
7-May7-May

68
71010

£100
£116
£102
£140
£116

Tue
Tue
Tue
Tue
Tue

18:30–21:00
19:00–20:00
19:30–20:30
19:00–21:00
20:00–21:00

3-Oct
19-Sep31-Oct
26-Sep19-Sep--16-Jan--16-Jan
16-Jan--30-Apr
21-May7-May
30-Apr

1
102
1010

£45
£58
£14
£116
£58

Tue
Tue
Tue
Tue
Tue
Tue

19:00–21:00
19:00–21:00
19:00–21:00
19:00–21:00
19:00–21:00
19:00–21:00

26-Sep--26-Sep
3-Oct
26-Sep-----16-Jan--16-Jan-----------7-May--30-Apr

4510844

£50
£62
£116
£93
£47
£50

TueTue19:00–21:00
19:00–21:00

26-Sep26-Sep>cont.
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>cont.
>cont.

28
28

FREE
FREE

ARTS AND CRAFTSCreative Mosaics
Drawing & Painting
Fused Glass for Beginners
Pottery
Watercolours Mixed Ability

FITNESS AND HEALTH
40s Women and Beyond–Life Hacks for Peri-Menopause
Dance Fitness
Indian Dancing & Bollywood Exercise
Kinesiology an Introduction
Yoga

GENERAL INTEREST
Indian Cookery Made Easy
Indian Takeaway Favourites
Ghost Hunting
Philosophy, an Introduction
Positive Parenting–Less shouting more listening (3–11 year olds)
Vegetarian Indian Delights

EMPLOYMENT SKILLS
Maths Functional Skills
English Functional Skills

Bookings by email only please during the summer holidays — commed@catrust.co.uk

Bookings by email only please during the summer holidays — commed@catrust.co.uk

Online Courses (LIVE)

FREE courses – please see information on back page

Course Title

DayTimeAutumn
Start Date

SpringStart Date

SummerStart Date

Weeks
per term

Costper term

Chemistry GCSE
Counselling – an IntroductionCounselling – an Introduction
Digital Photography – Beginners
Digital Photography – Improvers
English GCSE
Maths Functional Skills (pre GCSE)
Maths Functional Skills (pre GCSE)
Maths GCSE
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)SatFri
Tue
Wed
Wed
TueMonThurFriMon

09:30–12:00
10:00–13:00
18:00–20:30
19:00–21:00
19:00–21:00
18:30–21:00
10:00–12:00
18:45–20:45
10:00–12:30
17:45–19:45
19:00–20:00

2£15

Qigong for the Over 65s
Spanish Language – Keeping Up With The Kids (Yr7–11)
Spanish Language – for Complete Beginners
Spanish Language for Beginners level 2
Spanish Language Intermediate Level 1
Spanish Language Intermediate Level 1

FriMonThurMonTue
Wed

10:00–11:00
19:30–21:00
13:00–14:30
10:00–11:30
10:00–11:30
19:00–20:30>cont.
------1-May>cont.
>cont.
>cont.
>cont.
29-Apr
8-May& 15-May
19-Apr
29-Apr
2-May
29-Apr30-Apr
1-May

FREE
FREE
FREE
£56
£56
FREE
FREE
FREE
FREE
£56

Wed

>cont.
--30-Apr
14-Feb-->cont.
>cont.
>cont.
>cont.
22-Jan24-Jan& 31-Jan
19-Jan15-Jan18-Jan15-Jan16-Jan17-Jan

30
4
66630
30
30
30
8

Positive Parenting

16-Sep8-Sep
31-Oct----19-Sep
25-Sep28-Sep15-Sep25-Sep27-Sep& 4-Oct
22-Sep25-Sep28-Sep25-Sep26-Sep27-Sep101010101010

£50
£70
£70
£70
£70
£70

Bookings by email only please during the summer holidays — commed@catrust.co.uk

Day Schools the venues are: Blue Comberton Village College, Pink Melbourn Village College and Green Cambourne Village College
7th October 2022
Course Title

Cost

11th November 2023
Course Title

Time

Cost

40s Women and Beyond – Life Hacks for Peri-Menopause 10:00–12:30£45

Bee Keeping - a Beginners Guide

10:00–13:00£23

Calligraphy - Take a Letter(Creative Designs Using a Letter)

10:00–16:00£45

Bollywood Dancing

11.30–13.00£15Candle Making – Sampler Workshop

10:00–13:00£55

Candle Making - Sampler Workshop

10:00–14:00£55

Cheese Tasting with The Cambridge Cheese Company

11:00–12:00£38

Fused Glass

10:00–16:00£45

Indian Street Food

10:00–16:00£46

Ghost Hunting

10:00–16:00£45

Mosaics - an introduction

10:00–16:00£55

Indian Dinner Party

10:00–16:00£46

Mental Health First Aid Champions Training

09:30–17:00 FREE

Paper Making for Beginners

10:00–16:00£55

Mosaics – An Introduction

10:00–16:00£55

Silver Jewellery

10:00–16:00£60

Paper Making for Beginners

10:00–16:00£55

Watercolours – a Harvest Theme

10:00–13:00£23

Positive Parenting – The Teenage Years

10:00–16:00

£45

Time

Bookings by email only please during the summer holidays — commed@catrust.co.uk

2nd Dec 2023
Course Title
40s Women and BeyondLife Hacks for Peri-Menopause
Fused Glass – Christmas Decorations

Time

Cost

10:00–12:30£45

10:00–16:00£45

Ghost Hunting

10:00–16:00£45

Mindfulness Retreat

10:00–16:00£45

Positive Parenting – Less shouting more listening (3–11yrs) 10:00–16:00£45

Vegetarian Indian Delights

10:00–16:00£46Watercolours – a Christmas Theme

10:00–13:00£23

Woodwork – Craft a Present

10:00–16:00£65

Bookings by email only please during the summer holidays — commed@catrust.co.uk

FREE COURSES
Some of our courses are funded throughthe Adult Education Budget allocated by theCambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined
Authority (CPCA) or the Education and Skills
Funding Agency (ESFA) and part financed by
the European Social Fund (ESF) programme.
This funding is managed by Cambridgeshire
Skills, Cambridgeshire County Council. A shortvideo covering the background of ESF, what itdoes, how it helps and who benefits is available
on the European Union website:
http://ec.europa.eu/esf/home.jsp
You will need to meet eligibility criteria in order
to benefit from a FREE (fully funded) course,
information on the criteria can be found on thecourse information sheets, which are available
on our website www.combertonadulted.org
GCSE – English and Maths
You should have a grade E, D or 3 (orequivalent) or Functional Skills Level 2 inEnglish/Maths to enrol.

How we use your data
https://www.gov.uk/government/
publications/esfa-privacy-noticeSafeguarding
Arrangements have been made to make surethat you are safe at our centres. If you feel
you are not safe for any reason, for example
through verbal or physical abuse or you havebeen discriminated against, please tell yourtutor or the Adult Education Manager, who will
investigate to ensure your safety.
Equality and Diversity
We are fully committed to equality of opportunity
and welcome enrolments from all adults
aged 19+ (on 31 August 2023). We positively
encourage all learners with any concerns about
specific needs which might affect their learning todiscuss their requirements with us in confidence.
We believe that everyone is entitled to learn inan environment that is free from discriminatory
behaviour so that we build a community basedon mutual trust and respect. We will do ourbest to ensure that resources and equipment
are accessible to all and make reasonableadjustments to ensure that all learners canaccess our activities.
Cambridgeshire Skills, a Cambridgeshire County
Council service, supports a wide range of other
adult learning opportunities across Cambridgeshire
to assist adults with the lowest level ofqualifications or no qualification at all, and so
typically find themselves in lower paid, less securejobs or unemployed. Search their website www.
cambsals.co.uk for details of all funded courses.

cambsals@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
www.cambsals.co.uk