Halloween related Makaton signs!
Happy Halloween from all at CCL! To celebrate, our Speech & Language team have created a video demonstrating Halloween related Makaton signs. We hope you enjoy! https://youtu.be/OIUZu6TzpVE
October 2021
Amy’s Eye Gaze Communication Aid has arrived!
We are extremely excited to announce that Amy’s Eye Gaze communication aid has been purchased and is now with Amy! On behalf of Amy’s family, in particular Phil, Fran, Beth and Sally, thank you to all who donated and sponsored the ‘Shropshire 3 Peaks’ walk via Just Giving, bank transfers and cash. Amy’s mum, Fran [...]
Condover College Featured in the Shropshire Star
CCL are delighted to be featured in the Shropshire Star for being shortlisted for 7 Great British Care Awards in the West Midlands region. Take a look: https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/education/2021/10/14/college-is-in-the-running-for-a-clutch-of-care-awards/
Learner Voice is On Tour!
CCL's Learner Voice team is going on-tour! For those of you who aren't aware of it, we have a team of learner voice representatives who hold regular meetings with Nicky from our Speech & Language Therapy team. The team consists of Tom, Naomi, Kevin, Nabeel, Hannah and Ben. In Nicky's words, "Learner Voice provides a forum [...]
CCL Shortlisted for 7 Great British Care Awards
CCL teams and individuals have been shortlisted for 7 Great British Care Awards (GBCA) in the West Midlands Regional Finals. CCL are delighted to be shortlisted for the following awards: Jo Mear, Director of Care & Support – ‘The Outstanding Contribution to Social Care’ Andrew Harris, Director of Operations – ‘The Social Care Covid Hero Award’ [...]
September 2021
The ‘Shropshire 3 Peaks’ Completed!
On Saturday 18th September, a group of 11 people completed a sponsored walk to fundraise for Amy Llewellyn’s eye gaze communication aid. The sponsored walk included hiking over ‘Shropshire 3 Peaks’ – the Lawley, Caradoc and Ragleth – collectively 1,234m of climbing and 17.78km. Everyone did exceptionally well, and we could not have been [...]
CCL’s 100th Day of COVID Testing
Today was our COVID team's 100th day of testing! Our testing centre is open Monday's and Friday's. A considerable amount of work goes into our COVID testing system, from ordering the tests, to carrying out the COVID tests, inputting the tests on to the government’s website, administering the results and sending out to team members, [...]
Remembering Eddie Henderson ~ 2nd November 1947 – 19th July 2021
We are saddened to announce the passing of Eddie Henderson on Monday 19th July. Eddie was a valued member of CCL’s Board of Management and father of Kim Henderson, resident of Church View. Eddie spent his last few days with his wife, Sue and daughters, Kim, Liz & Yvonne. Eddie played an important part at [...]
Celebrating Robyn Field Completing her Level 5 Diploma in Human Resource Management
Today we are celebrating Robyn Field, from our HR department, completing her Level 5 Diploma in Human Resource Management. During National Careers week, you may remember we shared an article all about Robyn studying whilst working, which you can view here: https://www.condovercollege.co.uk/national-careers-week-celebrating-robyn-field/. For those of you who did not read the article, here is [...]
Fundraising for Amy Llewellyn’s High Tech Eye Gaze Communication Aid
Donate now: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/amyllewellyn?utm_term=qd9anvRKJ I am sure many of you will know Amy, but in case you don’t, this is Amy, a resident at CCL's Church View home. Due to Amy’s Cerebral Palsy, she is not able to use speech. She is an excellent and highly motivated communicator and does a fantastic job of using sounds [...]