#LoveOurColleges – Homefield at the centre of the economic rebuild
It's Day One of #LoveOurColleges, an annual week-long campaign to raise the profile of the hard work colleges across the country do all day every day.
Today’s focus is on how colleges are at the centre of the economic rebuild. Particularly for Homefield, the work we do with our students helps them to develop employability skills and achieve their future goals. People with learning and communication disabilities often struggle to find meaningful paid employment, and so by running our own enterprises, we give our students the best chance to enter the world of work with experience, qualifications and confidence.
We’ve recently taken on a new adventure, coffee shop Breward’s in the heart of Mountsorrel. At Breward’s, our students focus on providing excellent customer service and hospitality while developing their functional ICT skills. They also build on their English, maths and communication skills in a real business environment.
Principal Tracey Forman spoke with Ady Dayman at BBC Radio Leicester about the importance of enterprises like Breward’s and what you can expect when we open to the public (for takeaway) after half-term.
