The Changing Faces of the CLC | Doncaster South City Learning Centre

The Changing Faces of the CLC

Dated: 14/04/2008

Changes are afoot at the CLC!

As of April 1^st the CLC team has taken on a fresh new look.

The changes don’t stop with the team. We are now Becta funded and our operations will be in line with the Becta guidelines. These are significant changes and mean a fresh and exciting new outlook for the CLC.

A recent restructure means that there are a number of new faces on the staff at the Centre. These changes mean that the CLC is not only in a position to continue the great work that it has become associated with over the past five years, but is also very well equipped to develop the services that it has traditionally offered. The changes have allowed the centre to add a number of skills to its already experienced team.

Lynn Harris joined the CLC team last September as e-Learning and Training Manager and she is also Centre deputy.  She has been involved with teaching and training in a variety of ways since 1981.  For the last 14 years she worked at Dearne Valley College as co-ordinator of the C&G Teacher Training provision, and later as e-Learning Programme Area Manager. This involved managing an on-line learning IT Centre open to the local community, SMEs and college students. More recently, Lynn’s role was ILT Curriculum Manager sourcing, preparing and delivering staff development opportunities to support staff CPD to enhance teaching and learning with the use of Technology. Lynn’s experience and expertise plays a major role in the effective administration and internal communication within the centre.

Damian Ward has joined the centre as Personalised Learning Curriculum Manager. Damian has over 15 years experience of working in a variety of Secondary Schools. In that time he has had great success with both vocational and curriculum based areas of study. Damian joins us from St. Wilfrid’s school in Wakefield where, amongst many achievements, he played a major role in the creation of the district’s recently successful ‘Creative and Media Diploma’ bid. Damian’s knowledge and experience will be instrumental in our ability to develop both course content and delivery. This will help to ensure that the Centre’s high standards will be maintained.

Cal Johnson joins the team as the resident Media Production specialist. Cal has spent the last four years teaching Production based content at a number of Colleges in South Yorkshire, most recently Doncaster College, and Rother Valley College in Dinnington. Prior to this he was responsible for designing and managing the internal TV Station for BT, as well as producing and directing Corporate Videos for the company. A background in Drama production and Music Videos will help to increase the Media related options that the Centre can offer.

Phil Croxford joins the team as a member of the support team. Phil will not only be a friendly face to visitors on the reception desk but be a vital member of the Technical team. Phil’s background of both ICT Technical support and Customer service means that he is a valuable addition to the team, and his flexibility means that the Centre can continue to run as smoothly as ever.

For full details of our team, please visit the ‘About Us’ link at the top of the page.