Everyone is welcome!

Learning with the WEA is exciting and rewarding. Our courses are organised for adults and are usually informal and friendly. You will be welcomed to our class and your views and experience will be valued. For many of our courses you can come along to the first meeting without obligation. We offer people the opportunity to study with knowledgeable tutors and friendly fellow class members and we encourage students to have a say in the planning of their own learning. We know that adults bring a wide range of skills and experience to the class. Our tutors help to direct that experience and knowledge to support the learning that takes place in the class.

2012-13 courses coming SOON!

Many courses for 2012/13 are already planned and will be displayed in the course search module over the coming weeks. Online booking for courses starting in the next academic year go live on 1 July 2012, but you can book sooner by calling our Regional Office on 0800 328 1060. The Learner Enquiry and Course Booking phone line is available from 9.15am to 4.15pm, Monday to Friday and is closed at weekends and Bank Holidays. This FREEPHONE line is available for those wishing to book and pay for a course or to make further enquiries about the course.

PFS Green Film Festival - 17-19 May 2012

FIRST FILM FESTIVAL ON THE ENVIRONMENT IN PORTSMOUTH

WEA partners Portsmouth Film Society and local environmental organisations are coming together in partnership to present Portsmouth’s first GREEN FILM FESTIVAL, 17-19 May. The Deputy Mayor councillor Frank Jonas will open the Festival on Thursday 17 May at the OMEGA CENTRE with a special “green carpet” reception.

The festival will present a range of films and events, some of them getting their premiere in Portsmouth. The film opening the festival is the award-winning documentary Just Do It, about young activists who cross the line to become modern day outlaws. Many question if this direct action is the best way to achieve their goals. After the film there will be a no doubt lively and heated discussion organised by Portsmouth Climate Action Network. Later, at Omega Centre, The Island President, a film about about Mohammed Nasheed, the first democratically elected president of the Maldives, a nation who’s very existence is threatened by changes in the environment, will be introduced by Mark Lynas, a writer and campaigner on environmental issues who acted as an adviser to President Nasheed.

Chairperson of Portsmouth Film society Aysegul Epengin said, “This is a very exciting prospect for Portsmouth and we know that local people will support it.”

Portsmouth Film Society was founded in 2009 and has been bringing a range of independent international and classic films to venues around Portsmouth and Southsea. In 2011 The society won a number of awards and commendations from the National Film Society Awards, in particular the runner up for Film Society of the Year and the Community Award.

The Omega Centre, the home of the Portsmouth Film Society will be the main site for the festival. The price of tickets ranges from be £5, £2 and even free depending on which organisation is presenting their choice of film. For more information including the full programme go to the Portsmouth Film society website:

www.portsmouthfilmsociety.org.uk

Courses for everyone

WEA courses cover a very wide range of subjects. Why not try out our course search and see what is available near you?

Whether you want to develop an interest or hobby or gain essential skills such as improving your English we may be able to help. Classes may be run through local branches or our community outreach programme. We have over 80 branches in the southern region all supported by local volunteers! The WEA is the largest voluntary provider of adult education in the United Kingdom so if you would like to support our work by becoming a member click here

We also have a large programme of courses in East Surrey through our partnership with East Surrey College. Look for WEA courses including a wide variety of dance styles through the WEA course search. ESC courses can be found on their web page . This programme is complemented by a range of activities in sheltered housing schemes for older learners

Information and Advice

WEA Southern Region provides information to all students who enrol on our courses. If the course best suited to you is with another educational provider such as a local college, we will provide you with all the information to take that next step. Please click here for information about the the WEA's services, the Careers Advice Service, and nextstep. Most WEA courses are free to people who receive an income related benefit and to their unwaged dependents. Some courses are externally funded and free to all learners. Others charge a fee in accordance with regional policy, which should be paid within two weeks of the start of the course.