Stoke-on-Trent Sendiass

Understanding Child Anxiety 💙

Do you want to better understand anxiety in children and learn how to support them with confidence?

Join our Understanding Child Anxiety workshop, where you'll explore what anxiety is, how it affects young people, common signs and triggers to look out for, and practical ways to provide emotional support through active listening.

📅 Friday 11th September 2026
🕘 12:45PM – 3:15PM

📅 Friday 20th November 2026
🕘 12:30PM – 3:00PM

📍 Blurton Community Hub, ST3 3JT

📞 Call 01782 234775 to enrol, or scan the QR code below to register your interest. You can also visit www.stoke.gov.uk/adultlearning

Build Your Excel Skills with Confidence! 📊

Want to learn how to organise data, create spreadsheets, and make sense of information more effectively? Our Microsoft Excel Workshop is the perfect place to start! Designed for beginners and those looking to refresh their knowledge, this hands-on session will help you develop the essential skills needed to confidently create, manage, and analyse spreadsheets.

📅 Monday 14th September 2026
🕧 12:30PM – 3:00PM
📍 Meir Community Education Centre, ST3 7DY

📞 Call 01782 234775 to enrol, or scan the QR code below to register your interest.
You can also visit www.stoke.gov.uk/adultlearning

✅ Ideal for beginners
✅ Learn essential Excel skills
✅ Gain confidence working with spreadsheets
✅ Friendly and supportive learning environment

Introduction to Children and Young People’s Mental Health 💙

Want to better understand the mental health challenges that children and young people may face?

Our Introduction to Children and Young People’s Mental Health course is designed for parents, carers, educators, and professionals who want to learn how to recognise the signs of mental health issues and provide appropriate support.

✅ Understand common signs and symptoms
✅ Learn how to offer effective support
✅ Discover helpful services and resources for signposting
✅ Gain practical knowledge that can make a real difference in a young person's life

Join us for this informative and supportive course and build your confidence in supporting children and young people’s wellbeing.

📅 Fridays, 6 November 2026 – 27 November 2026
🕘 9:30am – 11:30am
📍 Blurton Community Hub, ST3 3JT

📞 Call 01782 234775 to enrol, or scan the QR code to register your interest. You can also register your interest by visiting www.stoke.gov.uk/adultlearning

🚌 Could Independent Travel Training help your child or young person with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)?

Our training programme helps children and young people learn the skills they need to travel safely and independently, while building confidence, independence and essential life skills.

Each child or young person will learn how to:

✅ Travel safely on public transport, including buses and trains
✅ Build confidence and self-esteem
✅ Develop problem-solving and decision-making skills
✅ Reduce reliance on family members and carers
✅ Open up opportunities for employment, education and community activities

🔗 If you're in Stoke-on-Trent, visit the Local Offer to find out more and complete the application form: https://orlo.uk/x8bZn

💙 Every journey starts with a single step.

We are looking for a representative for post 16 education that would like to join our Steering group. This helps to influence our service development. Please email [email protected] for further details. Thankyou!