Season’s Greetings from the City Learning Centre

The staff at The City Learning Centre would like to wish all of the students, teachers and Local Authority team in Wolverhampton a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. We look forward to working with you again in 2009.

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filed under News Add comment December 9th, 2008 Richard Anderson


Secondary Project update - King’s, Northicote, Colton Hills and Parkfield High

Four Secondary Schools have visited the CLC since half-term to participate in three-day tailored projects with students. Feedback from all sessions has been very positive. Here is an outline of the projects that each of the projects.

The King’s School - Digital Imaging / Film-making

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filed under News Add comment December 4th, 2008 Richard Anderson


CLC Social Confidence workshops with ComedySportz

During this half-term, the CLC has been running a series of six Social Confidence workshops aimed at Year 7 students. The sessions are planned and led in collaboration with the team from ComedySportz.

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filed under News Add comment December 1st, 2008 Richard Anderson


Secondary Tailored Projects

Tailored three-day projects with six Wolverhampton Secondary Schools are taking place at the CLC between now and Christmas. These projects have been planned in collaboration between the school and City Learning Centre staff.

Here are the schools and the topics / themes they are going to be looking at:

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filed under News Add comment November 10th, 2008 Richard Anderson


Exploring Northycote Farm with handheld technology

Over the next week, the CLC is collaborating with the Wolverhampton Ranger Service to run Primary school visits to Northycote Farm. The farm is a historic site within the city, dating back 400 years.

Under the leadership of the Wolverhampton Rangers, the children are taking part in a series of enganging games and craft activities based upon the farm animals and wildlife of the farm and its surrounding land.

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filed under News Add comment October 17th, 2008 Richard Anderson


eSafety sessions at the CLC

thinkuknow.jpgDuring 2008-9, the City Learning Centre is working with every Secondary School in Wolverhampton to deliver a programme of eSafety training with students and teachers.

A group of students from each Secondary school in the city is visiting the CLC to participate in a 2 day project. During Day 1, the students are following the CEOP ThinkUKnow traning.

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filed under News Add comment October 12th, 2008 Richard Anderson


New CLC website

clc_newdesign.jpgAs you can see, the CLC website has been redesigned. We hope that you like the new design. The new version is designed to be easier to navigate, with clear sections for “bookings” information (facilities, room charges etc.), “schools” information (school projects, staff training etc.) and the blog, which seeks to provide information and advice on the effective use of technology in education.

If you find any problems with the new design, or want to comment on the new design, please get in touch.

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filed under News Add comment September 21st, 2008 Richard Anderson


Spring Term Review

The Spring Term was very busy at the CLC. In the shortest term of the year, the CLC worked with 12 Primary schools and 5 Secondary schools on a variety of projects.

Primary students took part in a series of visits to West Park where they engaged in history, environmental awareness and digital photography activities. They also participated in our highly popular Dr. Who Adventure Days, a highly interactive mix of problem solving, mind-mapping, design technology and adventure gaming.

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filed under News Add comment April 2nd, 2008 Richard Anderson


Training, Conference and Meeting Facilities

The CLC has dedicated training, conference and meeting facilities available to hire. Our facilities are available to book by Business, Local Authority and Community users. Full details of what is available, including a promotional video showcasing our facilities, are online now in the “Bookings” section.

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filed under News Add comment March 31st, 2008 Richard Anderson


The CLC Learning Studio is Transformed!

The Learning Studio, the City Learning Centre’s main teaching space for our work with schools, has been transformed during the Spring Term. The new design features:

  • Five large tables, purpose-built to each house six PCs and two 24″ iMacs
  • Completely flexible desk designs. Each PC is hidden within the desk, and can be lifted up individually or hidden again as required. The iMacs similarly hide within the desks and are lifted by a remote control system. This gives access to ICT resources on demand, while allowing non-ICT activities to be carried out on large, clear table surfaces
  • A permanent staging area with tiered seating and large screen

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filed under News 1 comment March 31st, 2008 Richard Anderson


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