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The Link Magazine • November 1995
Two for one offer to parents Mums higher education success
Parents who want to help their pre-school and infant children read Nine wives and mothers from West training to be primary school teach-
and write have a another chance to get involved.
and North Swindon were among ers. Julia Sheriden (English) and
An enthusiastic group came to- the 28 adults who returned to New Audrey Hutchinson (History) are
gether on a Swindon College Read College on 14 October to receive completing their BAs at Bath Col-
and Write Together course for par- Diplomas in Higher Education lege of Higher Education. Helen
ents in September and they are which celebrate the formal recog- Penfold, already a published
looking for new people to join them nition of their success, achieved writer, is completing her BA
for the second half of the autumn alongside the demands of family through the Open University.
term. The sessions take place on commitments and jobs. New College offers Higher Edu-
Mondays between 9.30am and History students Ursula Arthur, cation courses in English, Geogra-
1130am in the West Swindon Li- Emma Hooper, Anne Hughes, phy, Psychology, Philosophy or
brary, starting on 30 October. A Caroline Roberts and Alison Spen- Media Studies. There is an open
bookable creche is available in the cer together with English student evening on Tuesday 5 December
Link Centre for £1.50, £1 for Gold Amanda Aldridge have now at New College, Heiston Road,
Card holders. started on the last two years of Park North from 6pm to 8pm
Other courses take place at: their B.Ed. Studies at Westminster where potential students can find
Toothill School Monday 1pm to College, Oxford where they are out more. Or call 611470.
3pm, tutor: Pat Room Hard workers, rear, left to right, Julia Sheridan, Amanda Aldridge, Anne
Oliver Tomkins School, Tuesday Hughes, Alison Spencer. Middle, Helen Penfold, Ursula Arthur, Caroline
1pm to 3pm, tutor: Jo Evenett Roberts. Front, Audrey Hut chinson, Karen Freemantle with Alexanderand Alice
West Swindon Library, Tuesday Tutor Debs Osorio working with
6pm to 8pm, tutor: Josie Fergie Maggie Milson and Claudia Stanley
Westlea School, Thursday 9.45am
- 1145am, tutor: Helen Snook parents who don't have a recent
Organiser and tutor Debs Osorio qualification in English and those
said, "many people read about the attending are able to work towards
course in the September Link maga- a City and Guilds Wordpower Cer-
zine and enrolled. Like many par- tificate in Communication Skills."
ents who want to help prepare chil- The course runs for the rest of
dren for school, they want to brush the year during term times and
up their own reading and writing costs only £5; free to those on ben-
skills so they can do their best for efits.
their children." For more information, drop into
"It's a '2 for 1 one' offer. Parents one of the courses to meet the oth-
are improving their own skills ers and to speak to the tutor. Alter-
whilst learning how to help their natively, call Swindon College on
children. The course is aimed at 498468. Computers more accessible to adults
A new centre for adults is being set up at Greendown School and will
COMPUTING COURSES be running a range of day, evening and Saturday courses aimed at
helping people return to learn, or to work, starting in November.
Organised by Swindon's New 'Computers for Dummies' will
SATURDAY ONE-DAY COURSES
College in the West Swindon Tech- also be running in the evenings, as
Desktop Publishing nology Centre, the courses run at a well as courses in the use of
18/11/95 £40
Wordprocessing using Word 25/11/95 £40 variety of times. Daytime sessions spreadsheets and databases.
include a two hour gentle Return Saturday courses are planned in
2/12/95 £40
Visual Basic Programming
to Maths course on Thursday, and desktop publishing,and word-
SHORT EVENING COURSES 6.30 - 8.30pmJ 'Computers for Dummies' courses processing using Word and Visual
on Monday and Wednesday morn- Basic Programming.
vz
Computers for Dummies - ings designed for people with chil- See the advertisement on this
FIf
An Absolute Beginners Course 1 dren at school or playgroup. There page or call the New College ad-
Wed 15/11/95- 13/12/95 (5 weeks) £45 is a recognised qualification at the missions department at on 611470
Spreadsheets with Excel VS - An Introduction end of the five sessions. for more details.
Mon 13/11/95 - 11/12/95 (5 weeks) £80
Neighbourhood net set to go worldwide
Databases with Microsoft Access -
Tues 14/11/95 - 12/12/95 (5 weeks) £80 The New College 'Neighbourhood
Net' which links computers at the
DAYTIME SHORT COURSES college and the West Swindon
Computers for Dummies - Technology Centre will go live on
15 November. Users will also be
An Absolute Beginners Course 9.30 - 1130am able to send messages or gain in-
Mon 13/11/95 - 11/12/95(5 weeks) £45 or formation from computers across
Wed 15/11/95 - 13/12/95 (5 weeks) £45 the globe via the Internet.
One of the first users of the elec-
Spreadsheets with Excel VS - An Introduction 12.30 - 230pm tronic message interchange will be
Tues 14/11/95 - 12/12/95 (5 weeks) £65
Greendown students studying
For further information contact Admissions, New College, Spanish who were visited before
Heiston Road, Park North, Swindon SN2 3LA half term by Nicaraguan teacher
(01793)611470. Voice Mail 400. Fax(01793)436437 Santiago Chow from Thamesdown
Reduced course fees are payable on twin town Ocotal.
some of these courses for those on benefit The students wrote letters and
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sent photographs to counterparts Mouse clicks across the sea, Santiago
New College The West Swindon Technology in Nicaragua and hope to be com- Chow with Lee Williams, Richard
Centre (Greendown Campus)
Swindon municating electronically when the Norman, Diane Bentley, Lisa O'Brian,
necessary equipment is in place. Leon Paolytta