This years CCL Staff Annual Conference was held at The Albright Hussey, Shrewsbury and provides staff the opportunity to listen to some inspiring speakers and participate in a variety of engaging activities. The CCL Staff Annual Conference is a two day event, which started on the Friday and focused on Communication Awareness. In the morning we welcomed [...]
CCL's Makaton Club enjoyed learning some new signs, with a Spooky Twist! The Makaton Club, which is organised by CCL's Speech and Language Assistant, Nicky Robinson, provides CCL learners the opportunity to learn and practice new signs, whilst enjoying a community setting. This month the theme was Halloween, with learners enjoying painting, decorating biscuits, designing masks [...]
CCL's Hall Bank Mews residents enjoyed exploring the fire engine on a sunny Autumn morning. The Shrewsbury Fire and Rescue Service brought the fire engine to Hall Bank Mews in Pontesbury to give the residents a tour of the vehicle and answer any questions. Everyone was excited to see the fire engine pull up in the drive [...]
CCL's Jess Hammond and the Hall Bank Mews Team and Katy Russell and the Opportunities Programme are finalists at the Regional Great British Care Awards. Anna Hubbleday and the Church View Team and Hazel Rice are finalists at the National Caring UK Awards. Jess and team are finalists in The Housing with Care category and Katy and [...]
The National Citizen Service (NCS) have been busy raising money and helping to develop CCL's Hall Bank Mews Sensory Garden The NCS is a 4 week programme for teenagers that encourages them to participate in activities such as outdoor pursuits, driving lessons, first aid, business management and team building exercises to name a few. The third week [...]
CCL are hosting a FREE training day with IPSEA at The Grafton Centre The Independent Provider of Special Education Advice (IPSEA) is a registered charity offering independent legally based information, advice and support for parents/carers whose children have a range of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). IPSEA help to get the right education for children and have improved educational [...]
The best way to get a true picture of Condover College's fantastic atmosphere is to visit us. Our Open Days will allow you to meet staff, have a tour of the college and most importantly meet our learners. Our next Open Day is Thursday 3rd October 2019 at The Grafton Centre Pre-booking your place at one [...]
Condover College had an amazing day celebrating all of our learners achievements, with family and friends joining us for a day full of fun. Our Day Opportunities team hosted a rainbow themed celebration, with the Opportunities learners singing and signing the song 'True Colours' using Makaton. The Village hall at Nesscliffe was transformed with bright coloured flags, music, dancing, face painting and party [...]
The Grafton DofE students have completed all of the required units for the Bronze Award, with great enthusiasm and excitement. Congratulations to 7 of our Grafton students who have completed The Duke of Edinburgh's Bronze Award. The award requires 4 completed units; volunteering, physical activities, skills and expedition. The students have been busy completing a variety [...]
This Week was Intensive Interaction Week at CCL Intensive Interaction is an approach to teach the fundamentals of communication to people who have severe learning difficulties and/or autism, who are still at an early stage of communication development. Each day we have been promoting the benefits of Intensive Interaction through training, workshops and classroom sessions, to encourage regular [...]
