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Better Mental Health

Better Mental Health courses are designed to give you the opportunity to develop skills and knowledge that can be used to support good mental health.

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Courses focus on learning and developing tools and strategies that you can use in everyday life. Whether you would like to improve your mental wellbeing, maintain good wellbeing, or learn something new about mental health we have a course to suit you.

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Courses include our 10-week Learning for Confidence and Better Mental Health course, available in venues across the county, and our single-session workshops including titles like:

  • 5 Ways to Wellbeing
  • Introduction to Mindfulness
  • Stress, Burnout and Self-Care
  • Connecting with Nature
  • Social Media and Wellbeing

Apply Online

When you are ready, you can review the guidance for applying online. Once you submit the application, our team will check your eligibility and that your details are correct. Within 10 working days you can expect to receive an email confirming your place. See below for the list of available Better Mental Health courses and related information.

Talk to Us

If you need more information, or want to discuss our Better Mental Health courses you can: visit our Learning Centres in-person, or contact us on the details below.

  •   0800 988 0308
  •  adult.learning@leics.gov.uk
  • Information, advice, and guidance is available during your course to support you to identify your next steps which might include continuing your learning journey.
  • We know that course fees alone are not the only financial costs learners face. Our Learner Support Fund is available to help cover the hidden cost of learning like childcare, transport, resources, and exam fees.

Better Mental Health Courses

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Learning for Confidence & Better Mental Health

Learning for Confidence and Better Mental Health courses are designed for anyone looking to improve or maintain their mental wellbeing including those who are experiencing or recovering from mental ill health. Course content is planned with the aim of developing your skills and knowledge to improve your mental health and wellbeing with the emphasis on being able to use what you learn in everyday life. You will be part of a small group of learners in safe, supportive and inclusive groups with learning personalised to suit your needs.

Course Fees: This course has no fees.

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5 Ways to Wellbeing

The course will provide an enhanced introduction to the 5 Ways to Wellbeing. The 5 Ways to Wellbeing are a set of actions which can enhance health and wellbeing. They are: connect, be active, keep learning, give and take notice. During the sessions you will explore each of the 5 Ways to Wellbeing and create a personalised plan to incorporate them into everyday life.

Course Fees: This course has no fees.

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Mindfulness - Finding Calm at Christmas

This session covers a brief background to mindfulness, explores some of the different ways to practice mindfulness and introduces a few simple techniques for moments of mindfulness at one of the busiest times of year!

Course Fees: This course has no fees.

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Mental Health Workshops

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Social Media and Wellbeing

Explore the impact, both positive and negative, that social media and online activity can have on mental health. Learn to manage your wellbeing online by taking steps to enjoy the benefits, reduce the downsides and feel good about your time online.

Course Fees: This course has no fees.

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Stress Burnout and Self-Care

Too much stress or difficulty managing stress can impact negatively on how we feel both mentally and physically. Over a sustained period of time unregulated stress can lead to burnout. Developing self-care strategies can help manage stress, lead to improved resilience and provide benefits to ourselves and those around us. This session covers what stress is, the indicators of stress and burnout, then moves on to explore ways to fit self-care in to everyday life.

Course Fees: This course has no fees.

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Connecting with Nature

Develop an understanding of how relating to and experiencing nature through simple activities can lead to improved wellbeing. The course will cover content including practical steps to develop your connection with nature and exploring the five pathways to nature connectedness which are: Contact, Beauty, Meaning, Emotion and Compassion.

Course Fees: This course has no fees.

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Introduction to Mindfulness

Mindfulness encourages us to focus our attention, become more aware, to take notice and re-connect. Mindfulness is increasingly recognised as a method for improving our general sense of physical and mental wellbeing and reducing stress and anxiety. This session covers a brief background to mindfulness, explores some of the different ways to practice mindfulness and introduces a few simple techniques for moments of mindfulness in everyday life.

Course Fees: This course has no fees.

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Learning for Wellbeing

Discover a new passion for creativity or get fitter this year by taking part in a course from the Learning for Wellbeing programme. On our courses, you will find a like-minded, supportive community, build confidence, make new friendships and a lot more.

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Digital Skills

Whether you are a complete beginner or want to grow your skills we have something for you! Our courses can give you both recognised qualifications that employers are looking for, and useful skills for everyday life.

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Languages

Learning a new language provides you with a new appreciation of diverse cultures and a new skill that can be used for business, work, holidays, and family life.

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Family Learning

Family Learning classes are taught at libraries, Children’s Family and Wellbeing Centres, schools, online and in the community. Courses are designed to help you support your child’s education journey, by learning how your child is taught in school while you also develop your own knowledge.

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English for Speakers of Other Languages

Our ESOL tutors will support you to learn the language skills you need to be able to communicate in English. You will learn grammar and punctuation, writing and reading, and speaking and listening.

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Employability Skills

Our Employability courses are specially designed to support those learners wishing to gain skills and qualifications to directly support them to improve, or gain, employment opportunities.

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English and Maths

Whether you are looking to brush-up on the basics, grow your confidence, or gain a qualification, our English and maths courses give you with the knowledge, skills and support you need to succeed.

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Learning for Independence

We offer a wide range of courses for adults with learning disabilities, providing opportunities for individuals to develop skills and knowledge.

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Apprenticeships and Work Based Training

We have a track record of delivering a high quality and flexible work-based training services to employers which include the delivery of: apprenticeship standards, standalone and wider skills qualifications, and wellbeing courses.

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Coalville Library

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Enderby Adult Learning Centre

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Melton Library

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Roundhill Adult Learning Centre

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Wigston Library

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Moira Adult Learning Centre

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Loughborough Library

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