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Inclusive Education At City College Norwich
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In this episode of Community Chest, Dominik interviews Barbara Abrahamson, program manager of Progressive Learning at City College Norwich. They discuss inclusive education and vocational training, including the college's young parents project and support for students with disabilities. Other moments include Dominik discussing the dangers of cycling in Norwich and a conversation regarding a global internet outage.
Dominik interviews Barbara Abrahamson, the program manager of Progressive Learning at City College Norwich. Abrahamson describes the college as the largest in East Anglia, offering a wide range of courses for students aged ten to seventy-five. The discussion focuses on inclusive education and vocational training, including a hotel school with three restaurants and a 'young parents project' for young mothers. Abrahamson highlights the college's support for learners with various needs, such as cerebral palsy and Down syndrome, and shares success stories of students progressing from no GCSEs to a PhD or finding employment in nursing home kitchens despite severe disabilities.
Topics
- Community outreach and inclusive education at City College Norwich
- Vocational training and catering programs
- Inclusive and personalised education for people with disabilities
- The impact of positive learning experiences on self-esteem and career progression
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- Dominik
- Barbara Abrahamson
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Out there, there's the restaurants. Everything. It's an enormous college. It's obviously the largest college in East Anglia and one of the largest further education colleges in the country. And we've got now quite a big presence with higher education as well. Yeah.
Just for people who have some sort of difficulty or some sort of learning need, I think everybody needs it. I think we all are fragile, and we all need support. You know, even if we're on staff, I think, I think support is everything. I mean, we're.
As possible, what the only thing that stands in our way sometimes is is the is the barriers we put up for ourselves. You know, it isn't what people can't do; it's what they can do, and you've got to build on what they can do.
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