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At the Recovery College volunteers 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 speaking to Darren Williams! 1) What is your job role? I'm Darren, 33 and a volunteer at the recovery college since 2021, and I help facilitate the Men's Wellbei...

At the Recovery College our team has expanded rapidly over 2023. It is a really exciting time at the College with lots of new projects, initiatives and bases growing. And the marketing team is no exception, so without further ado here's Ed!1) What is your job role and what subjects do you cover?I am Digital Officer at the Recovery college - what th...

At the Recovery College our team comes from a range of diverse professional backgrounds. Everyone brings their own lived experience into their roles, creating bridges of knowledge and understanding between themselves and students. Today we celebrate the super duper Hazel Cummings with a few questions: 1) What is your job role and what subjects...

At the Recovery College our team is really tightly knit, with plenty of understanding and caring individuals dedicated to your recovery journey. And today's Q + A is with one of the very best: Neil Farrington!  1) What is your job role and what subjects do you cover? Facilitator – and I cover a number of courses, primarily these focu...

Here at the Recovery College our team is growing all the time, and we feel we should celebrate that with you, and put some names to faces. So today we are chatting with the lovely Dawn Ballard - White. 1) What is your job role? I am a facilitator. I facilitate courses at the college covering various subjects and pathways. I real...

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. Today we have approached Steven Jones, one of the newest members of the team to join us this year. Steven is one of our Learning Support Assistants: 1) What is your job role? I am the Le...

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. Today we are chatting with Keyleigh Alison, one of the admin team. They hold the keys to everything from course registration to minute taking in our [often huge] team meetings, and so much more. W...

Here at the Recovery College we really thought it was time to put names to faces so that you can see who we are, what we do and what drives us in our work. To that end, our marketing team has approached several members of staff including principals, facilitators, learning support assistants, admin and marketing too, of course! Today we ar...

Come and meet our friendly team on Zoom, every Tuesday from 1pm - 2pm, throughout March 2023. Here you will get to hear a bit about what we do, our ethos and the courses we can provide. If you're interested in attending please call : 0121 543 4061 or email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for your Zoom Link.