Supported Patchwork

Course Aims – What you will learn

This course aims to improve your confidence and skills with sewing to help develop your independence in everyday life. This course is aimed at people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities who require a supported learning environment. Our supported curriculum offering includes many courses but the overall intent of these courses is to build supported learners’ confidence, help to develop relationships and reduce social isolation, build social and life skills and become more independent in everyday life. Students will be taught a basic skillset needed to sew a patchwork bag, including: planning a project , threading the needle, accurately cutting out fabric, hand stitching and how to use a sewing machine.

How you will be taught, and your understanding checked

Your tutor will work with you to understand your comfort level at the start of the course and helping agree a learning plan for you to get the most out of this course. In class, your lessons will be delivered through a mix of whole class teaching, small group activity and open discussions to encourage the sharing of ideas and teamwork: all supported by your tutor. As well as working on your own patchwork bag projects, this course will also explore the world of sustainability in fashion through group discussion and independent research. Your tutor will encourage you to develop your confidence in communication through a range of situations and provide feedback to ensure you are getting the most from the course.

Progression – What you will be able to do next

Following the successful completion of this course, we intend for each student to be able to maintain their developed maths skills and improved sense of self-confidence and wellbeing. Students could go onto enrolling onto another of our sewing and textiles courses to further the basic skillset introduced within this course. Or they could also enrol on other supported courses, such as ‘Supported English’ or one of our Projects aimed at supported learners in the community to continue developing their confidence through learning new skills and socially engaging with other likeminded students.

This course starts on Mon, Apr 22, 2024 and ends on Mon, Jul 01 2024
The start time is 01:00 PM and the finish time is 03:00 PM (2 hours)

At: Swarthmore Centre
Woodhouse Square
Leeds
LS3 1AD