Sussex Sunsets

Inspired by the wonderful Washington Fall colours on Debbie Wiels'

Blog http://www.debbieweil.com/blog/ 'Fall Leaves: Stop and Look'

I felt inspired to dig out a few pictures of the wonderful sunsets we get here on the South Coast

Both of these photos were taken this summer from the promenade in Seaford East Sussex on a particular day that had some very interesting cloud cover. Although it looks dark it was only early afternoon which gave it even more of an unusual feel. Enjoy!

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Dyslexia/Dyspraxia Awareness - Free Training

This session is being run during the Continued Professional Development day for Staff in our Training Centre facility in Lewes East Sussex. We would like to invite other colleagues who may be interested in this topic to attend

Please pass on the details to colleagues who may be interested. Call or email Joanna Bremner Training Manager @ Furniture Now! to register

Dyslexia/Dyspraxia Awareness

10.30am -12.30pm Wednesday 9th December 2009  

Venue: Furniture Now! Training Centre, Unit 1 Phoenix Works, North Street, Lewes BN7 2PE

01273 479525 

‘The session is designed to raise awareness of the needs of learners/employees with learning disabilities (dyslexia in particular) and explore successful strategies for use in workplace and workshop environments’

Trainer: Zoe Short  Employer Inclusion Advisor – Special Needs

Sussex Downs College East Sussex

Programme

10.30 What is dyslexia/dyspraxia
An introduction to the strengths and difficulties of students with dyslexia/dyspraxia and some awareness raising activities

10.50 Symptoms of dyslexia/dyspraxia that are presented:

..in the workshop

..in the workplace

11.15 BREAK

11.30 Successful teaching and learning strategies that may be used in the workplace and workshop environment to suit the learning styles of dyslexic students

12.00 Assistive technology & software that is available to assist student learning

12.15 Summary

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Handpainted Furniture Before and After Level 2 Students

Here are a few examples of the handpainted furniture our Level 2 Students  desgned recently. The photos clearly show the amount of design detail and work they put into their designs. Our External Assessor was very pleased with the final outcomes.

Fortunately members of the public also agreed as these pieces have been purchased by the discerning patrons of Lewes East Sussex!

The three pieces here show different kinds of decorative paint techniques. The green and black table has a malachite effect. The turquoise peacock is an example of a handmade stencil with a gilding effect, and the black and white table has an example of broken colour technique in its corners.

As you can see surface preparation is very important and it takes a great deal of time and patience to get to a point where you are ready to begin painting your design idea. Patience is a virtue though because the more time spent on preparation the better the finished product will be.

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Online Business & Social Networking

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