National Coming Out Day 2024 is an annual observance dedicated to celebrating and supporting individuals in the LGBTQ+ community. It is a day of celebration and empowerment for LGBTQ+ individuals and their allies. It encourages people to embrace their true selves and live openly, free from fear and discrimination. Here are some charities and resour...

On Thursday 10th October, We celebrated World Mental Health Day.  We hosted an Open Morning, our Marketing Team delivered an Information Session and Stuart (one of our facilitators) led a fantastic taster session where we explored the history of World Mental Health Day and all took part in a Tea and Talk morning. There were lots...

 World Mental Health Day is a time to reflect on our mental health. It takes place on 10th October every year. This year's theme is Workplace Mental Health. The theme highlights the importance of addressing mental health and wellbeing in the workplace, for the benefit of people, organisations and communities. World Mental Health Day is a remin...

The Recovery College for the Black Country is excited to announce a new open day to welcome prospective students to their life-changing courses, to coincide with World Mental Health Day. The Recovery College provides an educational learning environment for people who have an interest in, or personal difficulties with, mental health. Courses at the ...

Bloxwich Launchpad, opening in Spring 2025, is an exciting new centre in the heart of Bloxwich, offering digital skills support and training for local people and small businesses. Funded through the Government's Town Deal and delivered by Walsall Council, Launchpad will bring together local partners to help people upskill, access support to get bac...

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September has been a busy month for us at The Recovery College! The Autumn Term is now in full swing, with courses having started on the 16th of September. It's been wonderful to see so many students joining us in person at our various locations, as well as those attending online! There is still some availability for our courses, and we have taster...

 Next in our RC Hub Highlights series, Lets dive into this tab - Accessing Help in My Community. In this blog post you can find information about where to find your local food bank, Blooming Menopause Community Group in Sandwell and more. So, What is the RC Hub? The RC Hub is a mental health, recovery, health and wellbeing resource librar...

Here at the Recovery College we are all about celebrating the successes of our staff and students. So it gives us great pleasure to announce that Liane, Deputy Principal and Kiran, Lead Facilitator have recently gained some amazing qualifications! Liane has gained her Cert Ed and Kiran her PGCE! Well done both, we are very proud of you and your inc...

Hello and Welcome to our Autumn 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 summer break to prepare for the Autumn Term... Our Facilitators have been finalising new courses, and preparing for delivery, Our Admin Team have spent ...

September is often seen as a month of change, whether you are beginning a new journey in education or starting a new job. The Recovery College Hub is a platform full of resources that could help you navigate new changes in your life. Today, We're going to dive into two categories that can help, Stepping into Work and Staff Wellbeing....

This Wednesday (4th September) come and join us at our Open Afternoon at our Sandwell Base.  This will take place between 2-4.30pm. There will be an Information Session with our marketing team, outlining what a Recovery College is, what we do, our philosophy and the student journey. You will be able to meet the team and join our Question and A...

We are back with our Recovery College Hub Highlights series! The RC Hub is a mental health, recovery, health and wellbeing resource library, for people living in the Black Country. It is ever-growing with new activities, leaflets, videos and other tools to help you. Access the Recovery College Hub here: The RC Hub   Within the Hub, t...

Curious about what a Recovery College is and how it can benefit you?  Come along to our Wolverhampton and Sandwell Bases next week for an informative and engaging Open Day! Wolverhampton Date Monday 2nd September Time 10am-12.30pm Address 63 Waterloo Road, Wolverhampton, WV1 4QU Sandwell - Quayside House Date Wednesday 4th ...

We are hosting a Drop In Open Morning at our Walsall base on 29th August at 10am-12:30pm.There will be a relaxed Information Session with our marketing team, outlining what a Recovery College is, what we do, our philosophy and the student journey.This is followed by one of our increasingly popular Taster Sessions lifted from our CHIME fra...

The Recovery College is proud to support the Help For Heroes developed course: Veteran's Moving Forward. This course has been co-produced by Veterans for Veterans. This course is suitable for all military Veterans, regardless of when or where they served. By the end of the course, students should understand the true impact of their military ex...

Our Latest Newsletter is Now Live! This month, we're excited to bring you: A special message from Liane, one of our Deputy PrincipalsA volunteering update from Usha, our Volunteer CoordinatorIntroductions to the new faces on our teamInformation about our brand new course: Help for Heroes: Veterans Moving ForwardsA sneak peek at our Autumn Timetable...

Due to national tensions, unfortunately we have had to cancel our open day at Dy1 Community Centre tomorrow. Instead, we will be running an online Information Session from 2pm - 3pm, via Zoom. If you would like to join please contact the college at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 0121 543 4061.  

Due to ongoing national tensions the Recovery College for the Black Country has made the decision to close it's bases in Sandwell, Dudley, Walsall and Wolverhampton until further notice.  We are sorry for the inconvenience this may cause. Please stay tuned for updates.  If you have any enquiries please contact the college via email:info@t...

Come and join us for a Drop In Open Afternoon with the Recovery College this Thursday between 2pm-4.30pm. There will be a relaxed Information Session with our marketing team, outlining what a Recovery College is, what we do, our philosophy and the student journey. There will be plenty of opportunities to meet the team and join our Question and Answ...

Would you like to speak to the Recovery College Principal Kerry Wilkes and Deputy Principal Liane Howe?  Do you have any burning questions or suggestions for the College and how it is run? Feel free to share your ideas in this informal and welcoming meeting. Our next Principals Drop in is next Tuesday 30th July from 12pm till 1.30pm.If yo...