Learning for all in the community
SAFER INTERNET DAY is being marked around the world with lots of activities and online resources to help young people stay safe online.
Visit the Think U know website for more information on helping young people to stay safe whilst online.
Research from Get Safe Online has found that over three quarters of the UK's population (83%) don't know enough about protecting themselves online.
Take the online safety test to find out just how safe you are online.
Visit the Get Safe Online website for expert advice on staying safe online.
SAFER INTERNET DAY is being marked around the world with lots of activities and online resources to help young people stay safe online.
Visit the Think U know website for more information on helping young people to stay safe whilst online.
Pick up a USB memory stick at KHS CLC and we'll provide you with free software to help protect your PC.
You'll get: office software, firewall, anti-virus, web designer and CD burning software.
Drop in to the Internet Cafe today to find out more about this offer and our wide range of free and fee-paying courses.
Home-Start's informal and friendly support for families with young children provides a lifeline to thousands of parents and children in over 337 communities across the UK.
Home-Start support is free, confidential and non-judgemental. Almost 25% of families refer themselves to Home-Start - which speaks for itself.
Visit the Home-Start website for more information.
To learn more, contact the Home-Start Wakefield scheme for more information.
On Monday 24 September 2007 we celebrated our learners' success at the CLC presentation evening, where learners were given certificates of achievement in recognition of their hard work and effort in completing their adult learning courses.
Since opening our doors to the community in January 2006, Kettlethorpe High School Community Learning Centre has processed around 500 enrolments for our courses, with over 800 visits to our free Internet Cafe.
Why not drop in to see what is going on at KHS CLC!
To see photographs of the event, visit CLC presentation evening 2007 site.
Now you can listen to the information on this website, through our new podcast service.
Visit the podcast website to listen to the Kettlethorpe High School Community Learning Centre podcast.
Alternatively, click on the 
link on the left of the screen.
Did you know that there are almost six million carers in the UK with around 520,000 in Yorkshire alone?
National Carers' week aims to raise awareness of the hard work and effort that thousands of carers endure whilst devoting their time to caring for a relative, partner or friend who is ill, frail or has a disibility.
For more information on events taking place in and around Wakefield, visit the National Carers' week website or the Wakefield Council website.
Download the National Carers' week newsletter for 2007.
To find out what support is available for carers, download the carers' support advice leaflet.
Research from Get Safe Online has found that over three quarters of the UK's population (83%) don't know enough about protecting themselves online.
Take the online safety test to find out just how safe you are online.
Visit the Get Safe Online website for expert advice on staying safe online.
Internet Safety Day is being marked around the world with lots of activities and online resources to help young people stay safe online.
Visit the Think U know website for more information on helping young people to stay safe whilst online.
Come and join us on this BBC video and storytelling workshop.
Storytelling workshop - We look at what makes a good story and practice telling stories of our own.
Video workshop - get your hands on mini-DV cameras and learn how to use the equipment and make a short film, subject to availability you will be able to borrow these cameras and film your own story over the forthcoming week.
Review and consolidation - Working in small groups you will review your material and consider what else you may need to film your story. You will then look at how you want the film to be edited.
At the end of the course you will receive a DVD of your film and a certificate. Films may be shown on the BBC Big Screen in Bradford and on the BBC Bradford and West Yorkshire website www.bbc.co.uk/bradford.
Visit the BBC Video Nation website to see some good examples of videos made on this free course.
Contact KHS CLC for more information
Kettlethorpe High School Community Learning Centre (KHS CLC) is now open to the local community and shall be offering a wide range of courses to post 16 year-olds throughout the year. As a Community Learning Centre, we have created an open, caring environment in which members of the local community can overcome any fears they may have of getting to grips with the world of computers, the Internet and e-mail.
Read more about Kettlethorpe High School Community Learning Centre...
Kettlethorpe High School Community Learning Centre, Standbridge Lane, Sandal, Wakefield, WF2 7EL tel: (01924) 229071, fax: (01924) 303514