We are continuing to show our support for the incredible people who work in healthcare by sharing a new activity every Thursday with a braid tutorial. This week, Tania shows you how to create a ‘Fake Braid’ and style hair in an up-do. #CelebratingCarers You can also show your support by visiting and donating on…
Today, our Woodworking tutor Mike shows you how to create a Tangram Puzzle using spare pieces of MDF. Last week we celebrated the bicentenary of Florence Nightingale’s birth and #InternationalNursesDay with our Celebrating Carers event. To continue the support for the incredible people who work in healthcare and their selfless contribution at this time, we…
An ode to Florence Nightingale, on the 200th anniversary of her birth By Jack Gaydon ‘Thou was not born for death, immortal Bird!’ – John Keats, ‘Ode to a Nightingale’. Much has been writ on how Nightingale brought Comfort to men in far-off battlefields Yet less made of the great meaning she sought Through study…
I wish there were more portraits of Florence Nightingale. I am surprised there are so few. I would have liked more justice to have been done in paint, to this deeply empathic, forward thinking, scientifically educated and extraordinarily dogged woman. Most of the artworks devoted to Nightingale pay tribute to Victorian values. They are pseudo…
Photography tutor Barry shares this Photoshop tutorial on how to create a Victorian vintage effect on a contemporary portrait. Don’t forget to create your own design and share them with us on Facebook. You can also show your support by visiting and donating on our JustGiving page. You can view our full range of weekly…
Language tutor Elinor shares a brief History and interesting facts about Florence, the city that Florence Nightingale was named after. She also includes some bitesize Italian for you to learn! Don’t forget to create your own design and share them with us on Facebook. You can also show your support by visiting and donating on…
Art tutor Lucy shows us how to create a beautiful rainbow collage using scraps of fabric you may have lying around. Her design will be sent to a friend who is currently working in ICU. Don’t forget to create your own design and share them with us on Facebook. You can also show your support…
A brief history Florence Nightingale, was born in Florence Italy, on the 12th May 1820. Florence served as a manager and trainer of nurses and was put in charge of nursing British and Allied Soldiers during the Crimean war. She spent many hours in wards giving care to wounded soldier’s, and her night rounds established…
Much like Florence Nightingale, Mary Seacole was hugely influential in the world of nursing. Tutor Joy shares a brief history below: Don’t forget to create your own design and share them with us on Facebook. You can also show your support by visiting and donating on our JustGiving page. You can view our full range of weekly…