by Carl Newbrook | Aug 11, 2020 | Learner Stories, News
More than 50 learners on the ‘Sewing: Back to Basics’ course have been hard at work to create facemasks, laundry bags and headbands to support the COVID-19 pandemic. Learners attended the course between September and March at Bensham Grove and at the...
by Carl Newbrook | Aug 4, 2020 | Learner Stories, News
An apprentice at St Anthony’s Pharmacy in Newcastle is celebrating a double success as a reward for his hard work. Ryan Grieves, customer service apprentice, came runner up at The Gateshead Council learningSkills awards in July and then passed his apprenticeship just...
by Carl Newbrook | Jul 17, 2020 | Learner Stories, News
Our learners have created some wonderful works of art over the last three months. We would like to celebrate these creations with the following online exhibition. Thank you to all the artists who have contributed their work and to the tutors for all of their help and...
by Carl Newbrook | Jul 9, 2020 | Learner Stories, News, Wellbeing
For the last 15 years, we’ve held an awards ceremony to celebrate the successes of our learners, employers and staff. In June 2020, still in partial lockdown, it was even more important to celebrate the amazing journey we have all been on. This is our thank you...
by Carl Newbrook | May 29, 2020 | Health & Wellbeing, Learner Stories, News
We have had more updates on how learners have been working hard and having fun with our community learning courses during social distancing. Comfort Crafts is a remote course which helps make a difference to learners’ lives through arts and crafts. The course...
by Carl Newbrook | May 18, 2020 | Learner Stories, News
We have had some outstanding feedback about one of our apprentices currently working for Trading Standards and Environmental Health at Gateshead Council. Evelina Saliapina has been working as a Level 2 Business Admin apprentice for seven months and has gone above and...
