250 Educators providing Teaching courses in Colchester

alison burchert.

Encouraged as a small child by an artistic mother, I always sketched family members and pets, being able to capture a good likeness. From school through to college, my ability to draw became apparent and was recognised throughout my home town of Colchester in Essex. I had taken to pastels after years of painting in watercolour. The transition happened when working on a portrait….. "With watercolours I couldn't keep the smooth texture of the skin and the more I worked at it, the rougher the 'skin' got. Frustrated, I picked up a box of pastels that I'd had from college and almost closed my eyes as I chalked over the face I'd been working on for hours, cringing with the fear of having to throw the whole picture in the bin…. I smudged it over with my finger. The result was amazingly smooth and definitely 'skin' like. I put away the watercolours and invested in many shades of quality pastels". In 1997 and keen to enter into the art world, I offered my services to organisations to produce promotional portraits which came with good media coverage and helped my business catapult within its first year. I was introduced to various artists and teachers and was offered a place to work alongside Royal portrait artist Richard Stone who had admired my work through the local press. In 2003 I took up teaching art within local clubs and private classes, holding exhibitions and encouraging 11 to 16 year olds to develop their artistic talents with workshops using different mediums. From 2008, I had the immense pleasure of working with Colchester Zoo in Essex when I became their Artist in Residence. From holding art classes in the Zoo and working with children during the school holidays to portray their favourite animals, one of my greatest adventures was to work closely with the Zoo's great managerial team on their 'Stand Tall' project for their 50th anniversary. This saw many local artists give up their time to design and create personal works of art on 2.5m giraffe sculptures. These were then displayed around Colchester and even took a tour to London's South Bank before they came back to the Zoo for auction. It was with much excitement to see one of my giraffes (Big Catrina) sell to the highest bidder at £6800. Developing very unique drawing skills, I have helped students from all over the world with many varying art abilities to accomplish their artistic dreams. With a limited palette of chalks, and a vast experience in pastel application, my teaching took me to places I hadn't even dreamed of. Constantly moving forward and learning new ways to pass on my skills, I would say that teaching students of all ages is in my blood now. It has become a passion to show others the beauty of this versatile medium.

experience training

Experienced Training Ltd provides customised learning solutions. This includes e-Learning, face to face training and online webinars.I’m Chris, I have been a trainer for over 20 years. In that time I’ve pretty much done it all in training. I’ve facilitated over 10000 delegates in face-to-face sessions, won an award from the department of health for eLearning and of late, I’ve been providing train-the-trainer consultancy to existing NHS training teams to improve their face to face, remote delivery and eLearning training methods. I’m Lisa, for many years I was the National Retail Office Manager of a clothing company until the lockdown forced redundancy. As Chris often receives multiple offers of work, I decided to help out Chris with eLearning projects and have completed two large projects for Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust and was made the preferred supplier of all eLearning by the Trust. Like Chris, I make sure I complete an online course every week and keep my skills up to date.

great oaks education

Great Oaks Education is a teacher training provider specialising in delivering CPD for teachers, and specialist workshops for students, in the creative arts sectors of schools and colleges. We are committed to delivering the highest quality CPD and education to enable your pupils to succeed in our modern world. Training for teachers and specialist workshops are vital in raising the achievements of students. Great Oaks Education was set up by creative arts specialists to provide CPD for teachers that is current, valid and effective back in the classroom – not just the boardroom. Our tutors are passionate about the importance of the creative arts and strive to deliver training that is practical and valid for the needs of your students in today’s new age. We pride ourselves in the knowledge that teachers come away from our sessions with new ideas, techniques and excellent resources that will raise the achievements of your pupils.

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one sixth form college

I have the privilege of leading the talented teaching staff and managers that our students encounter in their lessons each day. If you choose to study here you will have made an excellent decision, our superb teachers are one of the reasons that we have been an outstanding college for many years. We are lucky to have their fantastic expertise and I am sure that you will enjoy learning with them. In the first instance our amazing building and our fantastic facilities will certainly impress you; but you will quickly discover that more importantly we are a very friendly community and that we value each individual. The college has a happy and purposeful atmosphere, and there is a real sense of partnership between students and staff. Please contribute to college life and enjoy its many opportunities. We will enrich your subjects with trips, visits, fieldwork, “live projects” and guest speakers. There will be opportunities for you to participate in a variety of activities outside of your timetabled lessons too. We underpin everything we do with our three pillars; Qualifications, Character Strengths and Connections and we believe that it is through this combination of attributes that you will succeed and progress to an exciting future career with prospects. The next two or three years at college is a precious time for you all. I can vividly remember my time at sixth form and it was transformative. Please make the best use of your time here, if you show commitment to your learning we can help everything else to fall into place.

colchester institute

Colchester Institute provides first class education, professional development and technical skills training to over 8,000 young people and adults every year. The College supports individuals to launch or develop their careers, and local businesses to access the skills and talent they need to thrive. The College has two main campuses in Colchester and Braintree.  Programmes include full and part time further education courses, degrees and Apprenticeships as well as short courses for industry. Vocational learning is an integral part of all of our courses, where the knowledge gained from practical activities with cutting edge, industry standard resources, work placements and theory provides students with strong knowledge and skills in their chosen field. Our ambition is to ensure that all students achieve the best possible results they can, giving them a competitive edge when entering employment or taking their studies to the next level. Colchester Institute is regionally recognised for its outstanding facilities, which are constantly being renewed and refreshed. In Colchester, we have recently added a fantastic new facility for training in Health and Social Care to our £10m development supporting STEM subjects, and we now have a great new fitness gym for use by all students. At Braintree we have just completed a whole campus transformation programme, providing outstanding learning environments for all subject areas, including some of the very best facilities in the country for Digital Media and Engineering. Recent developments have included a brand new STEM Innovation Centre at our Braintree campus, extensive new facilities for Creative and Digital Media in Colchester and Braintree and a welcoming library and study zones in Colchester. These developments complement our existing fantastic facilities for Hospitality and Food, Performing Arts and Art and Design and many well equipped classroom spaces. Our degree students, enrolled at University Centre Colchester enjoy their own building and facilities and study on a wide range of degrees and apprenticeships, which are also focused strongly on preparing them for work, or progression at work. University Centre Colchester has an excellent track record for its graduates gaining work or further study on leaving the University Centre.

mosaic media & marketing training

With more than 20 years’ experience, Mosaic Media and Marketing Training offers a full programme of training courses to meet all your media and digital marketing needs. From our ever popular Media and Interview Skills Training to Social Media, Digital Marketing Strategy to Smartphone Video Skills – we can deliver a course tailored to your needs.

plume school

Plume, Maldon's Community Academy, also aims to empower our students to reach their academic, sporting, artistic and overall personal potential, and become articulate, confident, independent and resilient individuals. They are encouraged to develop the resourcefulness to embrace the challenges of the future, to lead fulfilling lives and to flourish in society.

gosfield school

Thank you for visiting the Gosfield School website. All of the information included within these pages will provide you with an outline of the exceptional Independent Co-educational experience that we provide to families throughout Chelmsford, Colchester, South Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and the towns and villages in between.

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