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    A Day in the Life of..Lauren

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    At The Recovery College we have a great Marketing Team made up of Stevie, our deputy principal, Ed our digital officer and Me (Lauren) Digital Marketing and Engagement Assistant.  Next in our Day in the Life of Series, It's my turn to share what my role is at The Recovery College. We do this series to help you get to know us! Describe your Job...

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    Time to Talk Day 2025

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    Time to Talk Day is the nation's biggest mental health conversation. It's a day for friends, families, communities and workplaces to come together to talk, listen and change lives. Time to Talk Day was launched in 2014 by Time to Change, a campaign to end mental health stigma and discrimination, which was run by Mind and Rethink Mental Illness. It ...

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    Hello Spring Term

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    Hello and Welcome to Spring Term at The Recovery College. Welcome back to our students and a warm welcome to anyone joining us for the first time! Our Staff Team have been working hard over the winter break to prepare for our Spring Term.  Our Facilitators have been finalising new courses, and preparing for delivery, Our Admin Team have spent ...

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    Bloxwich Launchpad Business and Skills Expo Event

    Bloxwich Launchpad Expo Event

    On Wednesday 19th February between 9am - 1pm you can catch the Recovery College team at the Bloxwich Launchpad Business and Skills Expo Event. Our team will be discussing our Digital Inclusion Project and the Black Country Connected scheme.  Both of these projects are a great way to reach those who are digitally exclud...

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    How can I improve my sleep? RC Hub Highlights

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    Sometimes it can be really difficult to fall asleep. Sleep problems are common, and the reasons we struggle to sleep changes throughout our lives.   Did you know that we spend approximately a third of our lives asleep? Sleep is an essential and involuntary process, without which we cannot function effectively. Sleeping helps to repai...

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    A Day in the Life Of.. Dhiren

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    Continuing our Day in the Life of series, Meet Dhiren, one of our facilitators!  At the Recovery College our team comes from a range of diverse professional backgrounds. Everyone brings their own lived experience into their roles, Dhiren began his journey working at the RC towards the end of 2024 and he is fitting right in!  Describe...

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    A Day in the Life Of.. Freya

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    At the Recovery College our team has expanded over the last year. Everyone brings their own strengths, personalities and lived experience. As our team grows we want to help you get to know us! Introducing the Fabulous Freya one of the newer members of the RC team.  Describe your Job Role here at the college My role within the Recover...

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    2024 at The Recovery College

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    At The Recovery College it is important to celebrate our successes, big or small. The month of January is often used as a time to reflect on the year that has passed whilst looking to the future and creating new goals to help us move forwards. As we move into a New Year and New Term at The Recovery College, we reflect on our successes fro...

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    Read The Recovery College Gazette - Autumn 2024

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    The latest edition of the Recovery College Newsletter has just gone LIVE In this edition: Read a message from our Principal Kerry and one of our Deputy Principals Liane.Meet our new Learning Support Assistant team.Tips to help you Thrive through WinterThe Recovery College Hall of FameLinks to our YouTube and other social mediaand more! If...

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    Thriving through Winter, RC Hub Highlights

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    If you struggle with mental health over the festive period, you can visit the RC Hub, there are many resources to support you and improve your winter experience. In this blog post you can read about Thriving Through Winter tab on our hub. What is the RC Hub? The RC Hub is a mental health, recovery, health and wellbeing resource library, for people ...

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    Come and Meet The Recovery College at our Open Days in January!

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    Do you or someone you know experience mental health challenges? Come and Join us at one of our Open Days. Learn what The Recovery College is and how we can support you on your recovery journey, meet the team, take part in a taster session from one of our most popular courses, understand the student journey and ask any questions you may ha...

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    November at The Recovery College

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    It's been a great month here at The Recovery College, Here's a look back at the highlights from November:  We celebrated the incredible achievements of Dawn, one of our facilitators, and Sarah, one of our Learning Support Assistants as they have passed their level four certificates in education and training!We celebrated Diwali with ...

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    Men's Wellbeing at The Recovery College - Men's Health Month

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    November is Men's Health Month and as this month comes to an end we wanted to highlight our Men's Wellbeing course. Stuart, one of the facilitators who supported our Men's Wellbeing has written an overview from our Autumn Term.  The Men's Wellbeing course ran from Thursday 19 September to Thurs 10 October in the Dudley base and ...

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    Congratulations to Dawn and Sarah!

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    Today we are celebrating the incredible achievements of Dawn one of our facilitators, and Sarah, one of our Learning Support Assistants as they have passed their level four certificates in education and training! Here they are posing after graduation on Saturday.We take our learning very seriously here at the Recovery College, so you know you'...

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    Our New Timetable is now LIVE!

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    As our Autumn Term draws to a close we are excited to share our new timetable that begins in January! Our Spring Timetable is jampacked with courses that you can attended Face to Face at one of our Recovery College Bases or you can attend online via Zoom.  Our Spring Timetable is available online on our website. The Timetable is separated...

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    Remembrance Day - A visit to Walsall FC

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    On this day in the United Kingdom, We mark Armistice Day with a Two Minute Silence at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month. Many people across the UK wear Poppies. The red poppy is a symbol of both Remembrance and hope for a peaceful future. People take part whatever their political or religious beliefs and the poppy remains a humble, poignant sy...

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    Watch our latest YouTube video.. A Day in the Life of..

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    The Recovery College are delighted to share our latest YouTube video! Next in our Day in the Life Of series, We interviewed one of our current students Steven. We asked him a series of questions about his journey here at the college. He discusses his favourite course so far, what the college means to him, why he finds the Health Walk...

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    Islamophobia Awareness Month 2024

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    November marks the beginning of Islamophobia Awareness Month, the theme this year is Seeds of Change. In light of this theme  it is time to recognise how small actions can lead to big change. Start a conversation, challenge misinformed views or more - we all can plant a seed to tackle Islamophobia.  The month aims to showcase th...

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    October at The Recovery College

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    This month at The Recovery College: The Autumn Term is now in full swing, with courses at all four bases! We raised awareness for World Mental Health Day, Black History Month and World Menopause Day.On World Mental Health Day our Staff wore something Green for Mental Health. We held 4 successful Open Days across our four&nb...

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    Happy Diwali!

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    Happy Diwali! Diwali also known as Deepavali and the Festival of Light is a Hindu festival celebrated over five days, It symbolises the victory of Light over Darkness. The word Diwali means "row of lights" in an Ancient language of India, called Sanskrit. Traditionally, small oil lamps (Diya's) are lit and placed ...

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