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World Hijab Day is observed every year on February 1 to honour Muslim women who wear the hijab. It is also a day to urge women of various origins and beliefs to try on the hijab and see what it is like to wear it. Muslim women maintain their modesty by wearing the hijab. Many also use them to safeguard themselves from male harassment.There is absol...

 Today is Dignity Action Day. What does this mean? Dignity Action Day #DAD2023 is an annual opportunity for health and social care workers, and members of the public to uphold people's rights to dignity and provide a truly memorable day for people who use care services. If you would like to learn more, you might find the following&nb...

The team at the Recovery College are celebrating LGBTQ+ History month throughout February. All our staff all believe in the importance of this celebration and have chipped in with a few thoughts as to what it means to them. Our first message is from Kerry Wilkes, the College Principal:  'LGBTQ+ history month is important to me to rai...

The Social Hub is a face-to-face and virtual social support network, set up and run by the charity: Starfish Services Limited, part of the Starfish Partnership.This is a project with a difference, addressing mental health by focusing on social health instead. They offer a programme of activities where socialising is the focus because this...

Download PDF File Here Embark Learning Care Academy are enrolling new students monthly and have many vacancies available in various care settings such Residential and Nursing Homes, Support, Mental Health, Domiciliary and NHS. They include full and part time, candidates do not need to drive, do not need experience and the DBS is paid for....

Kings and Queens Academy of Hair and Beauty based in Halesowen are offering a fantastic opportunity for anyone aged 19+, unemployed or employed.  They are currently running Level 3 Diplomas in Nails and Beauty! For more information please contact Gail Wood:  07804 695412 0121 732 9771 http://kingandqueens.co.uk | gail@kingandqueensac...

Walsall College is participating in a new government initiative to help people claiming Universal Credit, or on low income, to improve their numeracy skills for day-to-day living. Delivery for this five week 'Introduction to Personal Money Management' course can be either face-to-face or online and start dates are ongoing. Face-to-face delivery wil...

Burns Night or A Burns supper is a celebration of the life and poetry of the poet Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796), the author of many Scots poems. The suppers are normally held on or near the poet's birthday, 25 January, known as Burns Night, Robert Burns Day or Rabbie Burns Day).For examples of his poems and songs go here: ...

Launch 30th January 2023 We are delighted to announce that Citizens Advice Dudley and Wolverhampton, in conjunction with Dudley Empowerment Partnership, supported by DMBC Public Health and the NHS Black Country ICB, are opening 4 Cost of Living Support Hubs starting 30th January which will be running for the next 12 months. "Britain is facing its b...

Hi Everyone,  We hope you had been enjoying this terms courses and the return of our face-to-face courses. It's been great to see you all. As always, we have been super busy spreading the word of The Recovery College and what we do, to support & wellbeing services that we provide. Including getting everything ready for the s...

Happy Diwali to all of those who are celebrating today, from all of the team here at The Recovery College. 🪔

Celebrating world mental health day at The Recovery College. This year's theme being 'Make mental health and wellbeing for all a global priority.' 💚 This is a day to raise awareness globally to open up about our mental health, from how we look after our-selves, prioritizing self-care and our wellbeing. Mental Health is something that affects e...

Hi Everyone,  We hope you all had a lovely summer and enjoyed the sunshine. With autumn just round the corner we have been really busy here at The Recovery College getting everything ready for next term, and we can't wait to see you all. 🍂  Summer Celebration ☀️   We want to say a massive thank you to everyone who atte...

🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈Celebrating 50 years of Pride🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ June being pride month we celebrated the work of LGBTQ+ community and the 50th anniversary to the first pride march in the UK. Whilst raising awareness, acceptance and educating of the history on the LGBTQ+ community; we also held a virtual recovery together pride celebration on 22nd June to mark the ...

Hey Everyone, Really exciting news! We have a number of roles available in our Recovery College.  Lead Facilitator Are you passionate about mental health recovery through learning and have experience in coordinating, coproducing and co-delivering mental health and wellbeing classes, workshops and activities? The Black Country Recovery College ...

We hope you've enjoyed exploring the website since it launched recently; don't forget to send us feedback by using the get in touch function.   In the college we are currently in our Summer break but this doesn't mean that the staff and volunteers are on a break!  For the last couple of days staff and volunteers have been holding co-...

Here at the Recovery College, our team (that's volunteers, students and staff) have been on a journey to create the best platform for people to enjoy and connect with us. We hope you think so too! On our site you will find information on what we do, why we do it and how to do it for yourself as well as a whole resource library of helpful informatio...