We are at the end of another busy half term here at the POD, where does the time go? The Friends in Nechells Group met up for a coffee and a chat and we took the opportunity to look at the POD web site to see the blogs and photos of all the great things…
The GCSE English group celebrated finishing their course at their feedback session today. The students took their GCSE English Language exam yesterday and met up today with Barbara their Tutor from Heartlands Academy to say “thank you” and talk about how the exam had gone. The group celebrated with a big chocolate cake and wonderful…
Peggy and Winnie from the FiN group called into the POD this morning with some wonderful toys that have been donated by Peggy’s Grandson, who is a fire fighter based at Sheldon Fire Station. These wonderful clowns and the cuddly teddy must have taken hours of work to make as the detail on them is…
Today St Vincent’s took six coaches full of pupils and their families to Blackpool for the Annual Family outing to the seaside. The weather was fantastic, the sun shone all day while we swam in the sea, played in the sand and enjoyed football and team games. We had a wonderful day and got back…
The Communuity Health Champions Birmingham training programme facilitated by Freshwinds as part of their Community Cohesion Programme began at the POD today, the course will run for four weeks and covers several modules including understanding the basic principals of public health, the benefits of a healthy lifestyle and health awareness. Participants will then volunteer to…
Pertemps People Development Group have made a donation of £400 to the Friends in Nechells group as part of their payroll giving scheme that is used to support various local organisations. Mohammad and Cherag who are based at the Nechells Regeration Centre came to visit the FiN group following their regular Plus Fit session. The…
The BCT Family learning group led by Megan continues to grow. The group meet every Thursday during term time and parents and their pre school children enjoy a range of activities every week. The group also enjoy time in our outdoor play area when the weather is kind!
We had a real Olympic Torch for the zone games school relay today, we were joined by Councillor Chauhdry Rashid on the mini bus to watch the relay. Pupils from all the schools involved in the zone games (Bloomsbury, Cromwell, Heartlands, Nechells, St Clement’s, St Joseph’s and St Vincent’s) ran a leg of the circuit…
The parents and children attending the Family Learning course with Lisa had their final session this afternoon after school. The group have had a great time over the last five weeks learning all about flower arranging and they have made some beautiful displays to take home. We are hoping to host more family learning sessions…
The Literacy group said thank you the Kiranjit for their weekly English lesson, Sumaria’s sister in law baked and decorated a beautiful cake which the group presented to Kiranjit and then shared with the group and the POD staff. The cake was absolutly delicious, thank you Sumaria!