Greenbank College

06/03/2025

👉 In celebration of National Careers Week we held our annual 'Moving On' careers event for learners and their parents/carers at Greenbank Sports Academy.

👉 A massive thank you 🙏 to all of the amazing providers who attended.

✅ 67% of parents/carers say that they now feel more confident giving advice to their son / daughter / young person to support their next steps

✅ 81% of learners stated that the information that they got was "very helpful"

✅ 69% of learners stated that they now feel more confident thinking abut the future because of the event

✅ 100% of providers said that they would attend again and highlighted the enthusiasm and engagement of our learners, with many making in excess of 20 new contacts and leads.

03/03/2025

👉3rd ~ 8th March 2025 is

👉We will be shining a spotlight on the top skills employers are looking for and empowering positive change through careers education

14/02/2025

⚽ Greenbank stars fulfilling their dreams with Everton in the Community

⚽ ITV evening news

⚽ We are extremely proud of one of our students -Saif- who was featured on ITV news to highlight the amazing work that Everton in the Community do to provide access to competitive football for young people and adults with disabilities.

⚽ This football-mad community provides Saif and others with a sense of belonging and a space where he can compete, stay fit, have fun and be a team player. Long may it continue!

Watch the latest from ITV News - Saif Abu-Hassan just wanted to play football and couldn't understand why there wasn't a team for him- until he found Everton's Down's Syndrome team.

11/02/2025

👉Tuesday 11th February is , which is a celebration of the safe and positive use of technology, coordinated by the UK Safer Internet Centre to raise awareness.

👉https://saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/safer-internet-day-2024

10/02/2025

👉10th-16th February 2025 is National Apprenticeship Week.

👉Whether you're just starting out, upskilling, or looking for a career change - there's an apprenticeship for everyone.

👉For more information, visit: https://www.apprenticeships.gov.uk/

03/02/2025

👉We believe that every LGBT+ person should feel safe, seen and thrive in education and beyond.

👉Through education and advocacy we can empower people in all learning settings to create environments where all LGBT+ people feel safe, seen, and supported.

👉For more information and resources, please visit: https://lgbtplushistorymonth.co.uk/

31/01/2025

👉 A Day in the Life of a Software Developer
👉 Guest Speaker: Lawrence Wheeldon
👉 Company: Fluent Money
👉 Sector: Finance and Business Services
👉 Audience: Level 1 and Level 2 ICT students

🤩 A massive thank you 🙏 to Lawrence for giving our learners some invaluable insights into his job as a software developer and coder.

🤩 We learned SO much:

-his route to work
-what his organisation does
-what his daily work entails and the coding languages he uses
-timeframes, deadlines and time management
-who he works with and what his team members do
-the AGILE and KANBAN work processes they use to organise work flow and productivity
-their peer review system to ensure that code is correct and tickets have been properly actioned
-some of the typical problem-solving scenarios he comes up against in his daily work and how he overcomes them.

🤩 Big takeaways: it's all about communication and teamwork. AND, "you will never know everything. There is always more to learn" because this is a young science.

👉 Many young people have preconceived ideas about what programmers do and think that they work alone without the need to form part of a wider team. What Lawrence taught us today is that, whilst many programmers work remotely, they are in constant communication with their team to respond to tickets, peer review each other's work, fix bugs and use their collective knowledge and experience to get the job done!

30/01/2025

👉 Step into Hospitality Programme

👉 Level 2 Customer Service students in partnership with Leonardo Hotels

👉 We are delighted to announce a partnership with Leonardo Hotels in Liverpool, designed to give our Customer Service students industry insights into the world of and the opportunity to transform their knowledge into practical training and experience. The partnership will run until May and our students will be guaranteed an interview with Leonardo at the end.

👉 Before Christmas, our students got the chance to visit their beautiful hotel on the iconic waterfront and get first-hand experience of a range of back-of-house job roles.

👉 They developed an understanding of the importance of time management , organisation, teamwork, efficiency and health and safety when it comes to ensuring that rooms are cleaned and made ready for guests in a timely manner in accordance with Leonardo's protocols and procedures.

👉 The next phase of the programme is based at Greenbank's own conference and hospitality complex: the Kinsella Suite. Here, students will be using their knowledge of Leonardo's housekeeping practices and applying it to the four double en-suite rooms that we have.

👉 Our students have already conducted a site visit and appraised the facilities, and started to learn about COSHH...so watch this space for more updates!

👉 A massive thanks 🙏 to Denise for her time and insights, and to our tutor Rachael for supervising the programme at Greenbank.

29/01/2025

👉29th January 2025 is the Lunar New Year in Chinese culture

👉It is the Year of the Snake! The snake is said to be a wood snake. Some say that people born in the year of the snake are good speakers and deep thinkers.

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28/01/2025

👉 Work Experience Programme

👉 Cohort: Entry 2 and Entry 3 Foundation

🦁 Host employer: Knowsley Safari

👉 We are delighted to share the news that 12 of our foundation students have started a 5-week Work Skills Programme in partnership with Knowsley Safari Park.

👉Although they loved feeding the meerkats, it’s not just animal roles at Knowsley Safari Park! Our students will learn about different career pathways within the zoological sector, but will also get the chance to discover and try job roles in maintenance, catering & hospitality, gardening, education and research.

👉 Over the 5-week programme, students will gain practical skills that can be transferred to multiple industries, experiencing new activities which aim to build their confidence, communication and teamwork skills.

👉 Learners will keep a portfolio on the skills gained and they will be awarded a certificate of achievement at the end of the 5 weeks.

🤩Providing immersive experiences early on in a young person's career journey can have an incredibly positive impact on their understanding of the labour market and how they fit into it. It raises their aspirations of what is possible and gives them the chance to develop valuable skills for life, learning and employment.

27/01/2025

👉Entry level 2- Skills for Further Learning and Employment

👉The Inclusive Hub - Bootle

👉Many of our foundation students might struggle in a mainstream gym setting, so they have been visiting the The Inclusive Hub to improve their , personal , and .

🙏A massive thank you to all of the team there and great work everyone! You smashed it 🤩

24/01/2025

👉 WOW Project

🤩 We are excited to tell you about an amazing new creative collaboration which brings together Liverpool John Moores University and our Entry 2 Foundation and Level 1 ICT students.

👉 Our students have been invited to participate in a bespoke programme to create digital artwork, animations, comic strips, mini games and sculptures for the PRISM online academic journal and blog.

👉 As part of this project, our learners visited LJMU and presented their creations to lecturers and took questions.

👉 Our students stepped outside their comfort zone by presenting and speaking in public, smashing our termly career theme of 'Communication' 🥇 and developing their confidence and resilience.

👉 A massive thanks to 🙏 Dr Craig Hammond for masterminding the project and giving this opportunity to our students. Thanks also to our amazing tutors for supervising and coordinating the individual creative projects in college.

12/01/2025

04/01/2025

👉4th January is

👉In a world that relies more and more on computer technology, you would be forgiven for believing that traditional is now overlooked by children and young people with a vision impairment. However, school students still feel Braille offers that vital first step on their education journey.

👉For more information and resources on coping with sight loss and overcoming barriers, please visit: https://www.rnib.org.uk/news/every-days-a-school-day-this-world-braille-day/

01/01/2025

👉It's Vegan- January!

👉 has inspired and supported millions of people to try vegan since 2014 – with participants from almost every country in the world. Lots of progress has been made to support businesses to drive up vegan options in shops and restaurants, and they have made veganism more visible and accessible through our work with national and international media.

👉For more information, please visit: https://veganuary.com/

12/12/2024

👉12th December is 🎄