My course was one evening a week too, but only for 16 weeks so the theory and eye treatments took up a lot of the (very limited) available teaching time. I imagine it seems less focussed on theory when you have 34 weeks of teaching time available, as then you still have plenty of opportunity for demo's and practical stuff.
Thanks for your reply Nailsanonymous - I guess I am a bit unrealistic in wanting to come away from a course feeling like I'm ready to go and know it all! I felt quite confident with makeup after I did the Cheshire Makeup Academy course, but now it's been a couple of months and I haven't done any practice or anything and I don't feel that I am good enough to go on Model Mayhem to get TFP shoots etc so now I sort of feel back to the beginning. I really really enjoyed the hair course I did and I think I took to it quite well - there were about 10 of us on the course and not blowing my own trumpet (much!) but I was better than the others I think, although I don't feel confident with it by any means. I can do straight & curly blow dries and a wet set, and I can do curling with a wand pretty well but the hair up 'tuition' was very limited, the guy seemed to really just be saying, 'oh play around with it and see what happens' etc, whereas I like clear instructions!
I'm interested in the head you bought, can I ask where you got it from? I've seen a few on Amazon but obviously it needs to be real hair and they don't look very convincing on there, I want to be sure I'm getting the right thing... I've got all my hair kit (spent soooooo much money) although need to buy more makeup kit, but would still like to do another course... Maybe I just need a boot up the bum!!!!