We are excited to release our latest timetable for The Recovery College for the Black Country. With new additions such as workshops, taster sessions and brand new courses! There is something for everyone to enjoy.  You can view our timetable by clicking this link:  Summer Timetable for The Recovery College  If you would prefer a...

Here at the Recovery College we are super proud of our hard working team, and we want to celebrate them and help you learn more about what we do.  What is your job role and what subjects do you cover? I am Digital Officer at the Recovery College, covering all things marketing: including the Recovery College's presence on Facebook, YouTube and ...

The Recovery College for the Black Country is excited to announce our next round of Open Days to welcome prospective new students! These events provide an opportunity for you to learn more about The Recovery College and how we support mental health through education and collaborative learning. Open Days will be held across Sandwell, Wolverhamp...

At The Recovery College facilitators play a huge part in shaping courses, providing feedback and bringing their lived experience to inform the College's policies and approaches. Today we are chatting to Hazel.  What is your job role and what subjects do you cover? Hi I'm Hazel and I am one of the facilitators at the Recovery College. As a faci...

It's been a great month here at The Recovery College, As we enter the second half of our term lets reflect on the successes of February.  At the start of February the marketing team hosted a Time to Talk Day event online. Time to Talk Day is a day for friends, families, communities and workplaces to come together to talk, listen...

The Recovery College for the Black Country has launched on Instagram! On this account you'll find updates on events, courses, hear from our students, plus chances to meet our amazing team. It is important that we stay connected with our students and this will be another platform for you to get in touch with us and see important updates.  ...

Here at the Recovery College we have a really great team of dedicated facilitators who make your recovery journey as smooth and as friendly as possible. Next in our Day in the Life of series, Meet Stuart one of our fabulous facilitators.. Can you describe your job role as a Facilitator Hi I'm Stuart and I am a Facilitator with the Recovery College....

Here at the Recovery College we are super proud of our hard working team, and we feel that it's time to celebrate them, and put some names to faces.  Meet Sarah, one of our Learning Support Assistants! Describe your job role here at the college  My role is Learning Support Assistant in the college. I co-deliver courses with the facilitato...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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 ...