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Gateway to learning
Get signed up to the Gateways to Learning project and you can get books from any Gwent library delivered to your local library in Torfaen.
The free computer based service lets you search the book catalogues of the five public library services of Torfaen, Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire and Newport. You can also get books from Coleg Gwent, The College in Ystrad Mynach and the University of Wales, Newport. You can also have individual tuition on how to find the information you’re looking for on any subject, using books or the internet.
You can also get a free Open College Network certificate. There are no exams to take and you can work completely at your own pace. Call the Gateways to Learning Information Literacy Officer, Jan Shephard on 07795 254716 or the Gateways to Learning project office on 01633 600924.
Nursery and school admissions
It is that time of year again when thoughts turn to the admission of children into both nursery and school. The closing date for nursery admissions is Friday 6 October. If you have not received a form call the number below.
Parents will also have to make a decision regarding the admission of their child into school from September 2007. Information about this will be sent out before the end of November and the closing date for applications is Friday 26 January. To find out more call Kathryn Worwood on 01633 648119 or email kath.worwood@torfaen.gov.uk|
Kerbcraft in Torfaen Schools
Children in Torfaen are being taken out of the classroom to learn how to become safe pedestrians.
Kerbcraft is a child pedestrian training scheme that teaches children at the roadside. Roadside training is the most effective way of raising children’s awareness of the skills needed to cross a road safely, by giving them practical experiences they may not normally have.
Lesley Rosser is Torfaen’s Child Pedestrian Co-ordinator and she trains parent volunteers to teach children basic road crossing skills. It teaches young children, age five to seven potentially lifesaving skills that they will use throughout their lives. Taking them to the roadside gives them first hand experience of the skills needed to cross the road safely.