New Year, New Courses and Workshops!
Find your Creativity, Community, and Confidence in 2026 with New January Courses and Workshops from SS&L
It’s tempting to hibernate as soon as January hits, but keep up the momentum and forge new connections this New Year! We have lots of classes on finding your creative confidence, building community, and prioritising your wellness. We’ve worked hard to curate a range of courses to help you feel more in-tune with yourself, and your community.
Don’t forget too, that many of our courses are completely free if you meet eligibility requirements and you may be surprised to learn your place on any of these courses could be fully funded!
Turn Your Creative Hobby Into a Business: Jewellery Making
Turn that pipe-dream into reality on this practical, hands-on course which will give you the skills to both make beautiful jewellery, and run a practical business. With minimal initial investment, wire jewellery is the ideal medium to share your creativity with the world! Build a distinct brand identity, and cultivate your unique style to create marketable jewellery and a profitable business.
For anyone with an entrepreneurial spirit in need of a little direction, make 2026 the year you turn your hobby into a successful hustle!
Building Confidence Through Creativity: Drawing and Painting
If you’re looking for a new creative outlet to boost your confidence, this gentle and beginner-friendly starter course is perfect for you. Learn the basics of drawing and watercolour in a supportive group and make the first steps on your creative journey!
This is a relaxed, project-based course will explore the benefits of painting and drawing for personal wellbeing, self-expressions, and building confidence, all with guidance from an expert tutor
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
We currently have around 30 different courses for improving your English, from complete beginner classes, to advanced reading, to exploring local history and culture. There’s bound to be something to suit you whatever your skill level and location, but if you need some help choosing, our friendly enrolment team are here to help!
By joining these classes, either in person or online, you can improve your confidence speaking, reading, and writing in English, and find a supportive community of people learning at the same time as you.
Family Cooking: Seasonal Cooks and Bakes
Encourage your child to get excited about the food they eat and how it gets made with this course! Each week you’ll learn to bake some healthy treats together using seasonal ingredients and simple skills – perfect for little hands to get stuck in!
Together you can make puff pastry pesto snails, cheese and broccoli scones, and mini healthy pizzas with all the ingredients and equipment provided!
Brand New – Supporting My Child’s Wellbeing Through Creativity
We’re really excited to be launching this brand new course, which has been a long time in the making. This course, designed especially for families with children who may struggle to communicate verbally, are neurodivergent, or experience anxiety, will help you and your child connect in a way which you may not have thought possible.
Creativity has long been known to help people explore and express their inner thoughts and feeling. Processing and releasing emotions and working through difficult experiences can become easier by drawing, painting, or sculpting these experiences, rather than trying to express them through words. Together, you and your child will discover what it is like to express emotions through art.
