Jayne “I first heard about the refer a friend from the in-house posters and the Facebook advertisements. When my partner Mark first moved to Shrewsbury and needed a job, with his knowledge of care work I thought this would be perfect for him. When he applied for the job it was easy for him to [...]
Our learners had a visit from a very special guest this week whilst at their weekly TSTC Disability Trampolining session. The Lord-Lieutenant of Shropshire, Anna Turner, presented the learners with their trampolining Certificates of Achievements and British Gymnastics Proficiency Awards 1 and 2. She spent the morning interacting and engaging with the learners during their [...]
The night of Friday 17th March became a very special and proud moment for Condover College (CCL). Representing CCL, the Covid Team dressed to impress, joined many finalists in the Social Care sector at the ICC, Birmingham for the GBCA National Finals 2023. The show was hosted by Steve Walls with special guest Peter Andre. [...]
On Saturday 5th November 2022 staff from Condover College Ltd got dressed to impress and boarded a coach to the West Midlands regional final of the Great British Care Awards. The night was held at the ICC in Birmingham with all sectors of social care there, glamourous, and excited for the night ahead. The show [...]
Communication is an essential part of our daily life, yet many of us take the ability to communicate through speech and gesture for granted. As a young adult I did some work on a Stroke Rehabilitation Ward and understood then the impact of communication difficulties. Fascinated by the human mind and behaviour I studied Psychology [...]
On Friday 18th March 2022 the Orchard, one of CCL’s residential homes, attended the Great British National Care Awards at ICC Birmingham. The Orchard was shortlisted as a finalist for the ‘Care Home Team Award’. It was a fantastic evening hosted by the Great British Care Awards. Even though the Orchard won their regional award [...]
Bethan, a resident at CCL recently received her new eye gaze communication aid, which she was very excited about! Today, Bethan, her dad and 6 members of her support team were provided training on how to use the eye gaze device from Smartbox. They all had a wonderful time - particularly Bethan. Our Speech & [...]
Continuing on from You Can Care week, which was last week, we have one more person to celebrate: Kim Cummings. Kim is the Lead Support Worker at our Day Opportunities Programme. Kim joined CCL 8 years ago as a Support Worker at the Day Opportunities Programme and Hall Bank Mews. Following this, she moved to [...]
Monday 21st – Sunday 27th February is #YouCanCareWeek hosted by Home Instead. #YouCanCareWeek is all about shining a spotlight on the incredible people working in the care sector and encouraging others to join. To celebrate You Can Care Week 2022, we wanted to take the opportunity to share some stories from our wonderful CCL team [...]
