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A Huge Hornet thank you goes to Watford Learning Centre Sponsors Watford Learning Centre would like to express its sincere gratitude to all sponsors...Read More |
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A Huge Hornet thank you goes to Watford Learning Centre Sponsors Watford Learning Centre would like to express its sincere gratitude to all sponsors...Read More |
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Watford FC's Double Club Away Fixture a Success at Adeyfield School Watford FC's Double Club, A Watford FC CSE Trust and Learning Centre partnership project continues to go from strength to strength...Read More |
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WATFORD LEARNING OLYMPIC PASS IT ON On November 3, Watford Learning took part in the 'Pass It On Values Relay'. This initiative was launched across high profile sporting venues to mark 1000 days to the start of the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games...Read More |
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CELEBRATION AT THE DOUBLE CLUB! The Double Club programme, supported by TOTAL UK, celebrates students' achievements with a fabulous presentation evening...Read More |
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WATFORD LEARNING CENTRE STUDENTS CELEBRATE SUCCESS Watford Learning Centre students proudly celebrated completing the six week Playing for Success (PfS) project with events held at Vicarage Road in October...Read More |
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WATFORD FC - KICKING IT OUT! As part of the Kick It Out campaign, Playing for Success students from the Francis Combe Academy interviewed Nathan Ellington at the Watford Learning Centre...Read More |
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WATFORD PLAYERS INTERVIEWED BY WATFORD LEARNING'S ROVING REPORTERS Last week, Playing for Success (PfS) primary and secondary students experienced what it's like to interview a professional footballer...Read More |
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TUTOR TESTIMONIALS Students who attend the Watford Learning Centre recieve support from a number of staff members, including dedicated tutors Abi Buckley and Syma Fawad...Read More |
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DOUBLE CLUB STUDENTS REACH THEIR GOAL! The staff at Watford Learning Centre would like to congratulate the students from Bushey Meads School who took part in last year’s Key Stage 4 Double Club programme on their fantastic GCSE results. The programme was taught jointly by staff from Bushey Meads School and Watford Learning Centre’s Vicky McDonald...Read More |
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NEW YEAR, NEW DOUBLE CLUB SCHOOL! Watford Learning Centre staff would like to extend a warm welcome to Verulam School, participating in the Double Club (DC) project this school year. They join five other Hertfordshire schools – Adeyfield, Francis Combe, Cavendish, Nicholas Breakspear and Bushey Meads – which are already part of this highly successful outreach project...Read More |
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KEEPING FIT AND STAYING HEALTHY - THE WATFORD FC WAY! Watford Learning Centre,working in partnership with the WFC CSE Trust, delivered two Positive Futures Film & Fitness weeks during the summer holidays. Over 50 very enthusiastic students from Laurance Haines Primary, Holywell Primary, Chater Junior and Field Junior take part in during the week...Read More |
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JULY CELEBRATIONS! July was full of celebrations at the Watford Learning Centre as four more groups of students successfully completed the ‘Playing for Success’ project, which aims to raise achievement in literacy and numeracy whilst also improving ICT and key skills. The learning centre staff were particularly impressed with the quality of the students’ team challenges, a project which each group works on together...Read More |
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DOUBLE CLUB CELEBRATES EXCEPTIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AT WATFORD FC Double Club, an educational outreach project supported by the Departments for Children Schools and Families (DCSF) and TOTAL UK, celebrated the achievements of its most recent cohort of students, with a wonderful presentation evening in Club Lounge at Watford Football Club...Read More |
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AN EGGSTRA BOOST TO SAT PREPARATION AT WATFORD LEARNING Over the Easter holidays Watford Learning Centre (WLC) has opened its doors to three groups of year six students from Laurance Haines Primary, Field Junior and Oxhey Wood Primary...Read More |
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CELEBRATING EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AT WATFORD FC Students from the Watford Learning Centre celebrated educational achievements last week at the end of term events held at Vicarage Road stadium...Read More |
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PLAYERS VISIT THE 'DOUBLE CLUB' PROJECT Last week, the Double Club students from Adeyfield and Cavendish were given the exciting opportunity of interviewing some of Watford's first team players. Jon Harley visited the year seven students at Adeyfield whilst Tommy Smith spent time with the pupils at Cavendish School...Read More |
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GOLDEN BOYS JOIN LEARNING CENTRE CELEBRATIONS Students from the Watford Learning Centre were rewarded for their achievements last week at the celebration events held at the Vicarage Road Stadium. The students had completed the six week 'Playing for Success' (PfS) project,which aims to develop literacy, numeracy, ICT and key skills...Read More |
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DOUBLE CLUB STUDENTS TAKE A TOUR AROUND 'THE VIC' Watford FC's Key Stage 3 Double Club is an exciting educational outreach project delivered at four Hertfordshire secondary schools: Adeyfield, Francis Combe, Cavendish and Nicholas Breakspear RC...Read More |
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WFC PLAYERS INTERVIEWED BY WATFORD LEARNING'S ROVING REPORTERS Playing for Success (PfS) primary and secondary students last week had the fabulous opportunity of experiencing what it's like to interview a top flight footballer when Watford Learning was visited by Lee Williamson, Will Hoskins and Jordan Parkes...Read More |
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'CARRY ON' PLAYING FOR SUCCESS SPRINGS BACK TO ACTION! The national study support initiative, Playing for Success (PfS), is one of the core educational programmes delivered at Watford Learning Centre, Vicarage Road stadium...Read More |
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NEW YEAR, NEW HORIZONS, FOR WATFORD LEARNING! 2009 KICKS OFF WITH A NEW LOOK, A NEW PROJECT AND NEW STUDENTS...Read More |
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WATFORD FC HOST REGIONAL PLAYING FOR SUCCESS CENTRE MEETING Playing for Success (PfS) collegues from the south east region gathered together in December at Watford Football Club to share best practice. Watford Learning Centre (WLC)organised the event, the aim of which was to showcase some of the work that is currently being developed at Watford FC and to explain how other PfS centres can get involved...Read More |
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VOLUNTARY MENTORING During my normal working day I am a Secretarial Assistant to a Wing Commander and 50 personnel of No 32 (The Royal) Squadron at RAF Northolt...Read More |
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AN ENORMOUS THANK YOU TO OUR FABULOUS WATFORD LEARNING MENTORS Watford Learning would like to extend a huge thank you to all the Watford Learning Mentors: Hannan, Nick, Paul, Carl, Siobhan, Khalifa, Georgia, Sarah, Matt, Suniya and Charlie for thier hard work and dedication over the past year...Read More |
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KICK IT EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS ARE A HIT @ WATFORD FC! Watford Learning delivers literacy, numeracy and ICT workshops for both primary and secondary aged students. The workshops are tailored to meet the individual needs of the schools and their students...Read More |
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'HERTS AWARDS' IN RECOGNITION OF ACHIEVEMENT AND SUCCESS On Friday 14th November Watford FC's goalkeeper, Mart Poom, Watford Learning Centre Manager, Angela Howl, and Assistant Centre Manager, Kashan Malik, had the pleasure of attending the annual Herts Awards at Stevenage Leisure & Arts Centre...Read More |
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EXCITEMENT RISES AS THE WATFORD LEARNING CENTRE STUDENTS MEET THE GOLDEN BOYS! Last week, the Playing for Success (PfS) students from the Watford Learning Centre were given the exciting opportunity to step into the role of a journalist and interview some of Watford's first team players...Read More |
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DOUBLE CLUB WRITING COMPETITION During the summer term, Double Club ran a writing competition. The students had to write a fictional story based around the Euro 2008 tournament. Congratulations to our Double Club winners Amy C and Amy N who both won sets of two tickets to see the Watford FC vs Reading game. Here's Amy C's account of her exciting visit to Vicarage Road!...Read More |
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DOUBLE CLUB CELEBRATES OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS AT WATFORD FC The Double Club project supported by TOTAL UK celebrated the success and achievements of its latest cohort of students, with a fabulous presentation evening in Elton's at the Watford Football Club...Read More |
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WATFORD LEARNING AND LEARNIT@HITCHIN EMBARK ON A NEW ERA OF COMMUNICATION Watford Learning joined forces with their neighbouring PfS centre at Hitchin Town FC to deliver a new, innovative activity, 'Cyber Profiles', which involved video conferencing...Read More |
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WFC PLAYERS INTERVIEWED BY WATFORD LEARNING'S JUNIOR JOURNALISTS! Playing for Success (PfS) primary and secondary students last week experienced what it's like to interview a top flight footballer. Watford Learning was lucky enough to welcome three Watford players to the Centre: Adrian Mariappa, Jobi McAnuff and Lee Williamson...Read More |
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A WARM WELCOME TO WATFORD LEARNING NEW RECRUIT, VICKY MCDONALD This autumn Watford Learning welcomed a new member of staff, Vicky McDonald to the Watford Learning team...Read More |
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DOUBLE CLUB RECEIVES TOTAL SUPPORT Watford FC's Double Club, a Watford FC CSE Trust and Learning Centre partnership project, continues to grow from strength to strength as it is in its second year...Read More |
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NEW SEASON, NEW PFS TERM @ WATFORD LEARNING Playing for Success (PfS), a study support project for students aged between 9 and 14 years of age kicked off this week...Read More |
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WATFORD LEARNING CENTRE'S POSITIVES CAPTURED ON FILM! Watford Learning Centre, working in partnership with the WFC CSE Trust, delivered two Positive Futures Film and Fitness weeks during the summer holidays to sixty very enthusiastic students from four West Watford primary schools...Read More |
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FANS FUNNY FACES HELP TO BRIGHTEN UP WATFORD FC OPEN DAY The Open Day provided a perfect start to the Watford FC season; even the drizzle could not dampen the high spirits of the Watford FC supporters...Read More |
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