Well Done Khasrau!

 

Khasrau joined Sally’s class in November 2007 with a good understanding of spoken English as he has lived in the UK for a number of years.  However, his reading and writing ability was assessed at Pre Entry Level. 

Khasrau worked extremely hard to improve his reading and writing and, with the support of his tutor, he progressed very quickly.  He successfully completed his City & Guilds, Entry Level 1 certificate in Adult Literacy assessment in January 2008, and received his certificate (above) in February 2008. 

Khasrau is now working towards his Entry Level 2 Literacy certificate, whilst looking for work as a mechanic.

Weston Park Museum Culture Visit

On 19th February the adult team tutors took groups of learners to Weston Park Museum where they took part in a literacy quiz, which was produced, based on the information they would find in the museum. The literacy quiz was designed for the learners to follow a trail around the museum and gave them an opportunity for them to discover more about the cities amazing collections of beautiful, varied and unusual treasures that were brought to life by fascinating stories, interesting facts and hands on interactive displays. Unfortunately we were not permitted to take any photographs inside the museum.

From there they were taken to the Sheffield Botanical Gardens where they had their lunch and then had the chance to view exotic plants and trees from around the world and to take a stroll through the grounds which contain a restored fountain, riddle trail and many listed buildings.

They also got the chance to visit the bear pit and even go inside it!

From there they were taken on a  short walk to the Sheffield General Cemetery where they were met by one of the Friends of the cemetery and were took on a guided tour and shown the various points of historical and architectural interest within the cemetary.

  

  

  

A story with a “silver” lining.

Dean Richardson was referred to CTS by his Jobcentre plus advisor in October 2007. Dean suffers with an autistic spectrum disorder. Dean was immensely sceptical about moving back into employment due to his insecurities centred around his learning difficulties. Dean believed that he would find it difficult to find an employer willing to take him because of his learning difficulties.

During his time with us at CTs Dean’s confidence increased dramatically after working hard on his literacy skills up to level 1 (GCSE equivalent) and Dean also undertook a retail work placement to give him up to date experience.

Because of his new found confidence Dean agreed to start looking for work in retail and in hospitality. Dean had trained to be a silver service waiter at college and decided that he would like to pursue a career in that area.

In January this year, we found Dean a vacancy at St Paul’s Hotel in Sheffield city centre. St Paul’s is a 4 star hotel and is one of the most prestigious hotels in Sheffield. St Paul’s were looking for someone to run the hotel’s room service provision and we persuaded Dean to apply for the position.

Dean was invited for an interview and impressed the front of house manager, with his communication skills and his attitude towards work.

Dean was asked back for a second interview to meet the general manager of the hotel. By the end of January, Dean had been offered a full time position.