With all of us panicking to keep our little ones entertained and educated at home we’ve pulled together all the best suggestions from the community in one place: Educate at home We’ll be adding some more easy to read advice and suggestions over the coming weeks and, hopefully, some daily ...
With all the little ones coming home here are some excellent resources to help you keep them busy and learning: TES have free online resources during the outbreak Kahn Academy is very american but superbly designed and with a great app for all ages Various apps recommended online. Some free, some pa ...
With all the madness going on we wanted to recommend our staff and tutors use Google Meet to keep in touch. To this end we have made a written and video guide to support people in using this: Written guide Video guide ...
Due to the Coronavirus situation the following ESOL conversation Clubs have been cancelled until further notice: Compass Point Hartcliffe Hannah More Temple Street Central Library Horfield Job Centre We are maintaining our list live on the ESOL CC page. Many of our regular courses will be transition ...
We are continuing to monitor the situation and follow the guidance of the central government and Bristol City Council. Some of our ESOL Conversation Clubs have been cancelled, please visit the ESOL CC webpage for up to date details. Obviously if you think you meet the criteria for self-isolation you ...
With the prospect of your family all coped up in the house together there’s a real chance that your kids may over-indulge with games and tablets. Luckily Vodafone have just launched their Digital Family Pledge, your chance to set some ground rules. ...
To celebrate International Women’s day we have created the following Kahoot game with some questions and facts about prominent female figures. #IWD2020 #EachforEqual March 8, 2020 An equal world is an enabled world. How will you help forge a gender equal world? Celebrate women’s achievement. R ...
A big thank you to all our staff and learners. We have just been inspected by Ofsted and have retained our good grade. Ofsted stated: Studying the community learning curriculum at BCC has had a profound and affirmative effect on many learners lives. A stimulating, well planned and sequenced c ...
In celebration of world book day this Thursday, we have created the following Kahoot quiz, for tutors to deliver in class. Anyone is free to use it: Kahoot quiz ...
The new edition of the excellent Vodafone digital parenting is out now: https://www.vodafone.co.uk/mobile/digital-parenting We have physical copies for all of our classes so expect your tutor to be offering you a printed copy. In this issue they address: Making your kids digitally savvy Parents fear ...
There is lots of attention on the news and in the media about the risks of coronavirus and the spread of the virus. The Government Chief Medical officer has raised the risk to the public from low to moderate but the risk to individuals remains low. Although the risk remains low we don’t want any sta ...
Safer internet day is tomorrow the 11th February. Activities and details will be available a the Safer Internet Day website From cyberbullying to social networking, each year Safer Internet Day aims to raise awareness of emerging online issues and chooses a topic reflecting current concerns. ...
We’ve got a competition this month to win a tablet and phone charging station worth £50. All you need to do to be in with an chance to win is visit our Facebook post below and tell us: How has community learning changed your life? The best responses will be put into a hat and a w ...
Time to Talk Day 2020 is taking place on Thursday 6 February. Choose to talk about mental health and help change lives. Choose talk, change lives. Mental health problems affect one in four of us, yet too many people are made to feel isolated, ashamed and worthless because of this. Time to Talk Day e ...
One for our tutors; Booking has opened for the Education and Training Foundation’s (ETF) free face-to-face and online training events to support staff involved in delivering courses for the upcoming Essential Digital Skills entitlement. As from September 2020, adults aged 19 and over with no or low ...
Tucked next to the SS Great Britain is an unassuming workshop, where half a dozen carpenters are hard at work. Brought together through Bristol Community Learning, who help adults with few or no qualifications to gain skills, and the SS Great Britain Trust (the two organisations are working together ...
We wanted to let you know about an opportunity for learners to see a special preview of the new Ken Loach film Sorry We Missed You (director of I, Daniel Blake; this time it’s Zero hours contracts are under scrutiny) 5 star film review here The previews are being organised by the distribution ...
The World Health Organisation recognises World Mental Health Day on 10 October every year. This year’s theme set by the World Federation for Mental Health is suicide prevention. If you want to find out more there are links from the World Health Orginisation. If you, or anyone you know is looki ...
A big thankyou for all who attended today. It was a great showing and we hope you all found something useful to your practice. For those of you who need to complete the evaluation, you can do so by clicking here. ...
With September fast approaching we have just put the finishing touches on our Learner Information Pack for 2020. Just click the image below to take a look. ...
