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Improve Your Mental Health through Creative Crafts - Summer Inspired
Embrace the warmth and energy of summer with this creative crafts course, designed to boost your mental well-being and ignite your creativity. Inspired by the vibrant colours and carefree spirit of the season, this course offers a relaxing and enjoyable way to explore summer-themed crafts. Whether you're a beginner or looking to refine your crafting skills, you'll learn new techniques to create beautiful, sun-filled projects while reducing stress and promoting mindfulness. In a supportive, encouraging environment, you’ll discover how crafting can improve your mental health, enhance your creativity, and bring a sense of joy and accomplishment. Perfect for anyone looking to celebrate the season and nurture their well-being through the art of craft! Creative crafts may include knitting, stitching, weaving, cross stitch or macrame.

Open Course Fees

These courses are fully funded, and are of no cost to the service user.

In order for us to continue to offer these courses free of charge, we require learners to attend 100% of their learning programme, to experience the full benefits to their emotional health and wellbeing.
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Open What will I learn?

By the end of the course, you should be able to:
• Experiment with at least 2 different craft techniques, while incorporating summer inspired colours and textures.
• Create at least one craft piece that experiments with your favourite summer elements.
• Reflect on the therapeutic benefits of crafting through the process of creating summer inspired crafts.
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Open How will I be assessed?

Your tutor will assess your learning and progress throughout the course through ongoing observation, question and answer, tasks, and exercises. Your progress will be recorded on your Individual Learning Plan (ILP) and your tutor will provide you with ongoing feedback to support you
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Open What experience or qualifications do I need to start this course?

You do not require any formal experience or qualifications to enrol onto this course.
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Open Important Information

• You will be expected to be punctual and attend 100% of this course. Please do not book holidays in term time and let us know of any planned absences before you start the course. If you do not attend for 2 consecutive sessions, without prior notice you may be withdrawn, and this will reduce your chances of joining another course in the future.

• Learners may complete an Emotional Health and Wellbeing survey to help us identify and support these needs appropriately.

• We use a mixture of classroom based and online learning for classwork and homework.

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Open Is there anything I need to bring? Are there any other costs?

You will need a notepad and pen for your first session and your tutor will advise you on further materials if needed (Please do not purchase any materials before the first session).

Open Can I get extra help?

Yes. There are various ways to support your learning, subject to your individual circumstance and type of programme, please ask your tutor or the centre staff for more information on the following:
• Additional funding to pay for resources.
• Laptop, Loan and Learn scheme
• Homework Club
• Additional support within the classroom

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Open After the course….

You will be invited to the EHW Google Classroom, where you will find useful tips and advice on how to support your mental health, along with up to date information and invites to additional courses.

Information on further courses linked to the Emotional Health and Wellbeing programme will also be given to your tutor or you can telephone 01895 556248 for further advice and guidance.
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Open What job opportunities could this lead to?

The Emotional Health and Wellbeing (EHW) programme is designed to help you to build your resilience, improve your confidence and set goals for your future, however big or small. Along the way you will meet new people, learn something new, and have access to opportunities in a safe and supportive learning environment.
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Open How will I be able to give my views on the course?

• You can give your views through your ILP, course evaluation forms, surveys and our Compliments, Comments and Complaints forms which can be found in Centre offices.
• You may also choose to become a course representative for your class. Course Representatives can then stand for election onto our Learner Council
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Open Safe learning

• We want you to enjoy your learning experience and feel safe, equal and respected while you are here with us. If you have any concerns, please report it to a member of staff or directly to a Designated Safeguarding Officer as soon as possible.

• To ensure that our learners can communicate with each other safely we offer a variety of functions in Google suite. We strongly discourage the use of other social media groups such as Whatsapp, which rely on personal data being shared.
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Open How to apply/enquire

If you are interested in enrolling on any of our courses please contact our South Ruislip centre on 01895 556248 or email emotionalwellbeing@hae-acl.ac.uk

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EHWC1011
01/06/2026
29/06/2026
13:30 - 15:30
2 weeks
Civic Centre
Please note – the course will only go ahead subject to sufficient enrolments.
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