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- 04/11/19
Work Placement | Local Employers
This week has seen 3 learners successfully placed at local employers;Read Full Story - 25/10/19
Fitness and Physical Activity | Escape Techniques
This week we have been looking at alternative escapes from Armbars in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and also how to combat them to finish the techniques. We have also looked at injuries with the gym and started our project to add to our Physical activity qualification with learners creating a fitness and nutr...Read Full Story - 21/10/19
Fitness | Joints and Jiu Jitsu
We started to look at joints of the body and then how they transferred to improve our Jiu-Jitsu skills in sports grappling. Also in Pathways with the Upper Site are coming to the end of their first module in RIPSAW martial arts programme and have been assisted by the solutions learners. 3 of the lea...Read Full Story - 18/10/19
Construction | Helping out the Farm
This week in construction, the team decided to help out the farm by block paving the front of the new Barn. Everyone lent a hand and both learners new and old learnt from the tutor and each other in the best way to lay block paving. Other learners, due to rain, developed their brickwork skill ready...Read Full Story - 14/10/19
Construction | Basic Skills Workshop
This week in construction, the team decided to give the basic skills workshop a revamp. There has been building work going on over the holidays and the wall was in the need of being refreshed. All the learners took on the challenge, showing both the skills they already had and developed a greater un...Read Full Story - 07/10/19
Land Based Studies | Unit 1
Learners have begun working on Unit 1 as part of their Land Based Studies qualification. This unit focuses on developing skills for planting and weeding. This week learners were required to select the tools needed to weed planter beds and ensure they are maintained to help the plants and vegetables...Read Full Story - 26/09/19
Motor Vehicles this Week 25.09.19
Motor vehicle to the rescue. Steve the fitness tutor has a 50 mile round trip between school and home every day, on Monday his gearbox failed with bearing issues. The learners removed his gearbox and sent away to a gearbox specialist for refurbishment. Our team of learners fitted a new clutch and fl...Read Full Story
