Last week, Gateway Qualifications announced the winner of the inaugural Access to Higher Education Tutor of the Year Awards 2020. We are delighted to have received tutor nominations for our centres and so incredibly proud of our tutors for the way they continue to inspire so many people in Essex to reach their learning goals.…
Written by Julia Morris, Business & Management Tutor, ACL Essex Management skills are not always something we are born with, but everyone has the ability to learn them. A lot of people find themselves in a management or supervisory position without having had any prior management experience or training. An in-depth knowledge of the…
You may have seen that we run a Hair & Beauty Rainbow Competition to show support for our amazing National Health Service. We challenged you to create a hair, beauty or nail art (or a combination of all 3) designs that displays our appreciation of the NHS. It could have been a rainbow hair design…
I started with Essex County Council in February 2019 as a Business Support Assistant in the file and data team, and I quickly settled into the team and managed to learn all the tasks very quickly. In May 2019, I spoke with my line manager about the possibility of enrolling on the ‘Business Administrator –…
Taking care of yourself is an important part of maintaining a balanced lifestyle. Set some time aside to pamper yourself with this 20 minute facial by Beauty Therapy tutor Gemma. #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek Interested in learning more? View full range of beauty courses courses.
It is important to take care of yourself as well as others. Whether it’s daily, weekly or less frequent, self-care is an important part of maintaining your physical, mental and emotional health. Our Family & Community Learning team have created FREE Self Care During Stressful Times workshops to help keep yourself well. View full range…
It’s #MentalHealthAwareness week and this year’s official theme is #kindness. Small acts of kindness go a long way and mean so much to those who are feeling lonely, anxious or finding it difficult, especially with everything going on. ? Being kind and compassionate is proven to help reduce stress and improve our emotional wellbeing. Doing good does you good!…
Don’t put your dreams on hold and enrol on an Accredited Course. We have adapted our courses to be delivered both online and remotely. So whatever the situation, you can #KeepLearning – Browse Qualifications & Skills for Employment courses. We have successfully moved our classroom offer to be delivered online where possible. This ‘blended’ learning…
It’s Send a Card to a Friend Day. Art tutor Lucy shows us how to create a selection of postcard designs using watercolour paints that you can send to family and friends. Don’t forget to create your own design and share them with us on Facebook.
We hope you are safe and well. If you have been furloughed as part of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, the updated government guidance on furloughed apprentices was released recently and is as follows: ‘The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme allows employers to claim for 80% of furloughed employees’ (employees on a leave of absence) usual…