Changes to the curriculum and to student opportunities are being introduced by Linkage College in Greater Lincolnshire.
\nThe independent specialist college for students with learning difficulties is introducing new courses from September 2016 to meet demand. Small animal care and hair & beauty will be important additions to Linkage\u2019s Employability programme. The curriculum will also see the start of teaching GCSE Maths and English.
\nPlans are also being introduced to improve transport links to Linkage College sites at Grimsby, Toynton All Saints near Spilsby and a new location, Lincoln. Bus services will be launched to make it easier for students to reach their preferred site.
\nMeanwhile, visitors to college open days at the Weelsby Road campus in Grimsby will be able to view a new \u00a3430,000 facility. The annexe, linked to the main MacKenzie Building, opened to students at the start of the new academic year to provide physiotherapy and counselling facilities as well as two wetrooms and a medical room.
\nThe two-storey facility will benefit students with physical disabilities as well as learning difficulties. The new annexe comes as Linkage prepares to celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2016 of supporting young people with learning disabilities.
\nFull details about the new services will be available at the open days from November. There will be guided tours by students from the customer service course around the ICT, drama and art rooms, horticulture, catering and hospitality areas, retail shop as well as Functional Skills classrooms and residential accommodation. There will also be information stands about the curriculum and details of Students\u2019 Union activities. Members of the Transition team will be on hand to give assistance with information, advice and guidance on the next step for potential students.
\nSally Warr, Assistant Principal \u2013 Support and Transition, says: \u201cMany pupils from schools may have visited us before because they attended our annual Work Skills Week programme but, for others, the parkland setting provides the ideal place to come and study in. We\u2019re delighted with the annexe at Grimsby as it\u2019s a much-needed addition to what we offer at Linkage College, particularly because it widens the range of disabilities we can cater for.\u201d<\/p>\n
The open days at Grimsby take place on the following days from 10.30-4 unless otherwise shown:
\nTuesday 3rd November,
\n1st December,
\n2nd February,
\n19th April (2-8),
\n7th June.<\/p>\n
Thursday 15th October, Linkage College is operated by the learning disability charity, Linkage, and has the facility for around 120 students. Education began at the Toynton site in 1979 and the Grimsby-based campus, Weelsby, was opened in 1982. Find out more about new courses and expanded transport plans being launched by Linkage <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"xn-wppe-expiration":[],"xn-wppe-expiration-action":[],"xn-wppe-expiration-prefix":[],"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[181],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3cThd-2Hy","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10388"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10388"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10388\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10389,"href":"http:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10388\/revisions\/10389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/strong>Toynton All Saints Open Days,<\/strong> 10.30-4:<\/p>\n
\n12th November,
\n10th December,
\n11th February,
\n28th April (2-8),
\n16th June.
\nMeanwhile, Linkage has welcomed Alistair Campbell to the ranks at the college. The 31-year-old has joined as Vice Principal \u2013 Curriculum from Bournville College in Birmingham. He is responsible for developing the range of courses on offer at Grimsby and Toynton, and for introducing Linkage\u2019s further education programme in Lincoln in 2016, ahead of the opening of the Boultham Park mini-campus in 2017.<\/p>\n
\nFor further details about Linkage College, please call 01472 372311, email transition@linkage.org.uk<\/a> or go online to linkage.org.uk\/college.<\/p>\n\n