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Treloar College Professional Visitors' Day - a taster!

Once a term Treloar College holds a day especially for its professional visitors.  As a National Specialist Collegeand residential care home, Treloar’s attracts interest from a wide range of professions and therefore now concentrates on one theme per visit.  These are:

Visitors are welcomed to the College by the Principal who gives an overview of who we are, how we operate and our plans for the future.  This is followed by group tours to areas of the college relevant to the day’s focus.  The tour might include visiting the therapy areas, the 24-hour medical centre, rehabilitation engineering, residences and independence flats, the Ian Karten (business) Centre, the Learning Resource Centre and also visits into classrooms to observe lessons.

Although there is plenty of time for visitors to ask questions throughout the day, members of staff from all areas of the college join visitors for lunch, giving further opportunity to discuss issues and ask questions.

After lunch*, a student panel conducts a plenary session - always very popular with visitors, as they are able to, ‘hear it from the horse’s mouth’.  This is followed by the focus group session, where visitors can return to areas of specific interest for a more in-depth session or meet with staff for professional discussions before reconvening for refreshments and feedback, prior to departure.

Outline itinerary
10.15 – 10.30  Registration
10.30 – 10.50  Introduction and welcome
10.50 – 12.30  Tour of the College
12.30 –  1.30   Lunch with staff
 1.30  –  2.00   Plenary session with students
 2.00  –  3.00   Focus sessions
 3.00  –  3.20   Refreshments and evaluation
 3.20 onwards   Guests depart

Comments from visitors

. Fantastic!  Very informative day, thank you!
· Very positive environment
· A memorable place with huge qualities and much to learn from
· Great advice and valuable information given
· The staff has a wealth of knowledge and give only solutions, very encouraging
· A very positive and independence focused environment
· I learnt a lot about the development taking place with essential skills and using electronic communication aids
· Brilliant day – really positive – thank you

* A small charge of £10 is made to cover refreshments and essential costs.

Click here for more information or to print off a registration form.