Know Your Sheffield: A Local History of the City

Course aim

To provide a chronology of Tudor, Stuart, C18th and early C19th Sheffield and explain key historical buildings and industrial, social and political change in that period.

Do I need any particular skills or experience?

• This course is suitable for beginners and improvers

By the end of the course I should be able to:

• understand the chronology of Tudor, Stuart, C18th and early C19th Sheffield
• identify a range of people who influenced the development of the City in this period
• understand key aspects of the industrial processes that contributed to the growth of Sheffield

How will I be taught?

• The WEA tutor will use a range of different teaching and learning methods and encourage you and the group to be actively involved in your learning

What kind of feedback can I expect?

• A range of informal activities will be used by the tutor to see what you are learning which may include quizzes, question and answer, small projects and discussion
• You will have opportunities to discuss your progress with your tutor

What else do I need to know?

• All materials will be provided
• A notebook or laptop to take notes would be useful if you wish to bring one

Pre-course work, reading and information sources

• No pre reading or pre course work is required

What can I do next?

• Progress to another WEA course
• Progress to a course with another provider
• Become involved with the WEA in a range of voluntary work and other activities including campaigning as a WEA member
• Become involved as a volunteer for a WEA partner or another organisation
• Access the WEA What Next? booklet here http://www.wea.org.uk/learn-wea/what-can-i-do-next