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    A Day in the Life Of...Jon Banyard

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    Here at the Recovery College we have a really great team of dedicated facilitators who make your recovery journey as smooth and as friendly as possible. Today we're talking to a true champ, Jon Banyard, who also happens to be our resident Quiz Master at end of term celebrations! 1) What is your role at the college and what subjects do you cove...

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    A Day in the Life Of...Usha Patel

    A Day in the Life Of...Usha Patel

    Here at the Recovery College we are super proud of our hard working team, and we feel that it's time to celebrate them, and put some names to faces. Today we have approached Usha Patel! 1) What is your job role and what subjects do you cover? I am the volunteer coordinator for the Recovery College, I will be supporting students who express an ...

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    A Day in the Life Of...Lisa Round

    A Day in the Life Of Lisa

    At the Recovery College we have a lovely team of caring and dedicated individuals here to support you on your journey to Recovery. The Facilitators are a key part of this, here to help run courses, answer questions and share their lived experience. Today we're talking to Lisa Round! 1) What is your job role and what subjects do you cover? Hi, ...

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    A Day in the Life Of...Charlotte Jones

    A Day in the Life Of Charlotte

    The Marketing Team is happy to present all the exciting things happening at the Recovery College. And there is always something new happening. Today we're talking with Charlotte, one of our marketing team heroes! 1) What is your job role and what subjects do you cover?My job role is a marketing officer where I work alongside the marketing...

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    Day in the Life Of...Jasmine Osemwegie

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    At the Recovery College facilitators play a huge part in shaping courses, providing feedback and bringing their lived experience to inform the College's policies and approaches. Today we are chatting with Jas Osemwegie. 1) What is your job role and what subjects do you cover? Facilitator. I cover a wide range of subjects across the colleg...

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    A Day in the Life of...Darren Williams

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    At the Recovery College volunteers play a huge part in shaping courses, providing feedback and bringing their lived experience to inform the College's policies and approaches. Today we are speaking to Darren Williams! 1) What is your job role? I'm Darren, 33 and a volunteer at the recovery college since 2021, and I help facilitate the Men's Wellbei...

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    A Day in the Life Of...Ed Wakefield

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    At the Recovery College our team has expanded rapidly over 2023. It is a really exciting time at the College with lots of new projects, initiatives and bases growing. And the marketing team is no exception, so without further ado here's Ed!1) What is your job role and what subjects do you cover?I am Digital Officer at the Recovery college - what th...

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    A Day in the Life Of...Hazel Cummings

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    At the Recovery College our team comes from a range of diverse professional backgrounds. Everyone brings their own lived experience into their roles, creating bridges of knowledge and understanding between themselves and students. Today we celebrate the super duper Hazel Cummings with a few questions: 1) What is your job role and what subjects...

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    A Day in the Life Of...Neil Farrington

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    At the Recovery College our team is really tightly knit, with plenty of understanding and caring individuals dedicated to your recovery journey. And today's Q + A is with one of the very best: Neil Farrington!  1) What is your job role and what subjects do you cover? Facilitator – and I cover a number of courses, primarily these focu...

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    A Day in the Life Of...Dawn Ballard - White

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    Here at the Recovery College our team is growing all the time, and we feel we should celebrate that with you, and put some names to faces. So today we are chatting with the lovely Dawn Ballard - White. 1) What is your job role? I am a facilitator. I facilitate courses at the college covering various subjects and pathways. I real...

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    A Day in the Life Of...Steven Jones

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    Here at the Recovery College we are super proud of our hard working team, and we feel that it's time to celebrate them, and put some names to faces. Today we have approached Steven Jones, one of the newest members of the team to join us this year. Steven is one of our Learning Support Assistants: 1) What is your job role? I am the Le...

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    A Day in the Life Of...Keyleigh Alison

    A Day in the Life Of Keyleigh

    Here at the Recovery College we are super proud of our hard working team, and we feel that it's time to celebrate them, and put some names to faces. Today we are chatting with Keyleigh Alison, one of the admin team. They hold the keys to everything from course registration to minute taking in our [often huge] team meetings, and so much more. W...

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    A Day in the Life Of...Kerry Wilkes

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    Here at the Recovery College we really thought it was time to put names to faces so that you can see who we are, what we do and what drives us in our work. To that end, our marketing team has approached several members of staff including principals, facilitators, learning support assistants, admin and marketing too, of course! Today we ar...

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