June 2021

Learning Disability Week 2021

2021-06-24T14:46:42+01:00June 11th, 2021|

Update: Thursday 24th June As I am sure many of you know, last week was Learning Disability Week.   To celebrate, Hannah and Emma from Church View signed 'You've got a friend in me' in Makaton.   Take a look: https://youtu.be/w3lkQbbyR5U http://youtu.be/w3lkQbbyR5U Update: Tuesday 22nd June 2021 Last week was #LearningDisabilityWeek. This year it [...]

Carers Week: Celebrating Donna Shrimpton

2021-06-16T08:54:56+01:00June 11th, 2021|

This week is #CarersWeek. Carers Week occurs annually, aiming to raise awareness of caring and highlight the challenges carers face throughout the UK – particularly unpaid carers. Although, our carers are not unpaid, they go above and beyond for the young people we care for. Therefore, we couldn’t resist the opportunity to celebrate some of [...]

Carers Week: Celebrating Georgie Richards

2021-06-16T08:54:56+01:00June 10th, 2021|

This week is #CarersWeek. Carers Week occurs annually, aiming to raise awareness of caring and highlight the challenges carers face throughout the UK – particularly unpaid carers. Although, our carers are not unpaid, they go above and beyond for the young people we care for. Therefore, we couldn’t resist the opportunity to celebrate some of [...]

Carers Week: Celebrating Sarah Lofts

2021-06-16T08:54:56+01:00June 9th, 2021|

This week is #CarersWeek. Carers Week occurs annually, aiming to raise awareness of caring and highlight the challenges carers face throughout the UK – particularly unpaid carers. Although, our carers are not unpaid, they go above and beyond for the young people we care for. Therefore, we couldn’t resist the opportunity to celebrate some of [...]

CCL’s Hydrotherapy Pool is Finally Open!

2021-06-16T08:54:56+01:00June 7th, 2021|

At CCL, it has been a life-long goal to raise funds to build and open a Hydrotherapy Pool. In 2020, CCL achieved this goal. Unfortunately, due to COVID, CCL’s young people have been unable to use the pool since it was built. However, today (07/06/2021) the pool opened, allowing CCL’s learners and residents to begin [...]

Sam’s 21st Birthday Celebrations at Harley Road

2021-06-16T08:54:57+01:00June 1st, 2021|

On Sunday, the lovely Sam V from Harley Road celebrated his 21st birthday! He had a wonderful day with balloons, cards and lots of gifts. As if that wasn’t enough, his parents organised an ice cream van, which was enjoyed by all at Harley Road. Sam’s day just kept getting better, with his mum and [...]

May 2021

CCL Featured in the Shropshire Star

2021-06-16T08:54:57+01:00May 21st, 2021|

We were delighted to be included in the Shropshire Star this week for our efforts to get our learners and residents fully vaccinated against COVID.   Take a look: https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/health/coronavirus-covid19/2021/05/17/shropshire-specialist-college-thanks-health-staff-as-all-residents-receive-second-jab/

Learning at Work Week 2021

2021-06-16T08:54:57+01:00May 20th, 2021|

This week is Learning at Work Week. At CCL, many of our team members are learning at work. Every Support Worker completes Level 3 Health & Social Care as part of their role. In addition to this, many of our team members are completing qualifications up to post-graduate level. https://www.campaign-for-learning.org.uk/pages/news/category/learning-at-work-week Let’s look back at those [...]

April 2021

Celebrating Jade Wright Qualifying as a Sensory Integration Practitioner

2021-06-16T08:54:57+01:00April 29th, 2021|

Today, we are celebrating Jade, one of our Speech & Language Therapists, because we can, but also because she is one of 30 Speech & Language Therapists in the country to be trained in Sensory Integration. Jade completed her postgraduate certificate in Sensory Integration in March 2021, making her a qualified Sensory Integration Practitioner. Jade [...]

Oh My Meringue Teams up with CCL to Donate Homemade Desserts to Vaccinators

2021-06-16T08:54:58+01:00April 22nd, 2021|

A local business called 'Oh My Meringue' teamed up with CCL to donate their homemade desserts to the Beeches Medical Practice. This week, our Harley Road, High Ridges and Church View schemes received the second dose of their COVID vaccination from the Beeches Medical Practice by Dr Walsh and Dr Middleton. Throughout the whole process, [...]

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