The Recovery Academy has been established to support people who have undergone drug and alcohol rehabilitation to integrate back into society equipped with the skills and confidence to thrive.
The Recovery Academy is run by the O’Connor Gateway Trust, a local charity which works in close partnership with BAC O’Connor and provides opportunities for people to access training, education, volunteering and employment experience following rehabilitation; the Trust has recently been able to extend the services it provides thanks to support from the Big Lottery.
The Academy provides:
An education department that facilitates NVQs in Catering, Administration, Retail, Literacy, Numeracy and a range of other NVQs
Work placements at Langan’s Tea Rooms in Burton upon Trent and Cannock
A full equipped training kitchen with a qualified chef trainer
Opportunities to work with Langan’s External Catering Service
An IT Suite
A Job Club
Health and Nutrition groups
Tenancy skills workshops
Music, arts and sports activities
A vibrant social environment that is open to our clients during the day, weekends and evenings
Social activities such as our Open Mic Night, pool competitions, ladies’ fashion evenings and many more
RIOT Radio
A range of activities to support long-term abstinence, including Recovery Groups, SMART Recovery and peer mentoring through our RIOT (Recovery is out There) service
