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Capability Workshop

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Capability Workshop FREE EVENT | In celebration of International Women’s Day Relax, meet new people and celebrate the women who make our community work! Please note this is a WOMEN ONLY event. Time and Date | Thursday 10th March, 1.30-3pmLocation | Simple Gifts 117 Mansford St E2 6LX (Rear entrance) ActivitiesHead and facial massage | […]

Poem: Drinking alone with the Moon

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Poem: Drinking alone with the Moon Li baiTranslated by Lingqin There is a jug of wine in the flower garden,Drinking alone without any friends.I raise my cup to invite the moon to join me,We are three people: the moon, my shadow and I.The moon does not drink, my shadow follows me.Accompanied by the moon and […]

Digital Skills Review

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Digital Skills Review ELATT Chief Executive Anthony Harmer was a member of the Steering Group of the Government’s Digital Skills Review between September 2015 and February 2016. The resulting report outlines what needs to be done to create the digital skills qualifications for the future that meet the needs of learners and employers. The review […]

Hyde Park

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Hyde Park Where can we be more social then in a crowded place like Hyde Park? Here we find noisy children, weirdly dressed teenagers, overly affectionate adults and grumpy old men, not to mention the barking dogs. Of course, as you imagine, I have exaggerated the picture just to put a little humour in this […]

Poem: Good Sense

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Poem: Good Sense Caqligii wanaagsan – Good sense Gorayadu ilmaheedAroori bay dhigtaayooAboodigu ku layaa,Shinbirtuna aroosay Ilaaxidhoo ammaana bayUbadkeeda seexisaa. The ostrich puts her young in the openWhere the hawk can kill them.The small birds marry and build a nest for their youngSo they can be safe. Kala awran labaduyeEdebtiyo aqoontiyoAsluubtay isku dhaafeenCaqligii wanagsaniItaal in uu […]

London Aquarium

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London Aquarium We went to the London Aquarium on the 04/02/2016. This was a one of the most fantastic trips in our class. There were so many kinds of fishes. I was very excited. There was the biggest turtle I have ever seen. Some people think about the white shark is massive and is the […]

Soho Square

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Soho Square There are different places where we can be relaxed and calm. Being surrounded by nature can help to reach this sense of serenity, but it’s not enough. Some months ago, it was a Friday afternoon, I met up with my boyfriend after work. He was really stressed for some deadlines and I was […]

Good Practice in Employer Engagement

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Good Practice in Employer Engagement Read Ofsted’s Good Practice publication from October 2015 on our approach to Employer Engagement to benefit students and businesses “East London Advanced Technology Training (ELATT) provides courses in information and communication technology, primarily to help unemployed and disadvantaged people in East London gain employment. ELATT’s learning centre is in Hackney, […]

Poem: Wanderer

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Poem: Wanderer by Octavian GogaTranslated by Anne-Marie Cries a blackbird in the forestAt the Dealu-Mare crossroads…Slowly approaches the hillA young man riding a horse…Down, in an enamelled sunset,Shines the mighty village church roof;Neighs the restless horse and risesTo his home he wants to go…On horseback sits the knight,He is looking to the house,With his sleeve […]