Today we saw even more Nechells residents successfully complete the Child and Infant Save a Life first aid course with Dominic from the British Red Cross, soon Nechells will be the safest place to have an accident! We have more first aid training available on the 20th May and 3rd June 2014 so if you…
As part if the regular Nechells Zone Head Teacher meetings held at the POD, there was a presentation from Mo from Animal in Hands. There was the opportunity to meet a beautiful Chamellion, a tarantula, a bull frog and a snake. Mo will be spending a day at the POD as part of our DREAMS…
Cyber safety was the topic for parents forum today, Sue Ball – Anti Bullying Consultant and Andy Pyper from Birmingham’s link to ICT Team came to discuss how to keep children safe when using the internet and to work with parents to update the Cyber Bullying leaflet that the Parent Forum Group designed in 2012.…
The FiNs who worked with students on the history of Nechells visited Heartlands Academy today for lunch. The group had a chance to meet the students again and find out how work on their new production of life in Nechells was progressing. Mrs Hanson – Head of Music came to thank the FiNs for talking…
Chris Walker from NHS Food Net returned to the POD this morning for the next Cook and Taste course with POD users. The session was well attended and the parents and children made delicious wraps to have for their lunch. If you would like to come and learn some new easy and nurtitious recipes come…
The POD hosted a Family Fun Day in partnership with Bloomsbury Nursery and Children’s Centre, families from Nechells were able to come along and find out about what services are available in the local area and how to access information, services and support. There were refreshments available and the children enjoyed, book sharing, face painting…
The willows have been trimmed and woven back and have returned to being dolphins instead of hedgehogs – thanks to Lee and his colleagues from Forest Schools. The daffodils and primula in the POD garden have started to open and are looking lovely, ready for the start of spring. Then we get the weather forcast…
The latest edition of the POD Post newspaper has been delivered by Pinstripe and distributed to our local schools and community. Please call in at the POD if you would like your free copy or click here to download your own electronic version of this exciting update on what’s going on in our local schools…
The new Tuesday morning Tai Chi sessions started today, as we have had a lot of rain recently Dave our Tai Chi expert suggested that we used the rear POD Playground as the grass in Bloomsbury Park would be too wet. The sessions will run every Tuesday 9.30-10.30 am (including half term week) if the…
Bishop David joined the children at St Clement’s C of E Academy today for breakfast. Hakeem Mir who is a Senior Breakfast Club Member and also Deputy Head Boy wrote to Bishop David and invited him to come and visit St Clement’s and have breakfast with the children. Bishop David was delighted to accept Hakeem’s…