Jeni’s forensic science dreams are back on course
Jeni Knight always wanted to be a forensic scientist, but dropped out of school with no qualifications and ended up going in a different direction. Now, thanks to an Access to Higher Education science course at Telford College, her career dreams are back on track. “I saw a road sign outside the college one day […]
GCSE results outperform the national average – again
Telford College is celebrating another ‘excellent’ set of GCSE results, with pass rates and high grades once again running comfortably ahead of the national average. The overall pass rate of more than 99% for maths and English qualifications is 7.3% above this year’s UK average. There was a 100% pass rate for the college’s adult […]
Celebration time for Telford College A level students
Telford College is celebrating another improved set of A Level results, outperforming the national average and including a record-breaking percentage of high grades. The college’s 7th Form has seen an overall 11% rise in high grades this year, with 100% pass rates across three quarters of its curriculum areas, including English language and literature, further […]
Charlie’s ‘true grit’ is recognised with two top awards
A Telford College business student has been recognised for showing ‘true grit’ and outstanding leadership skills in the annual Young Enterprise competition. Charlie Teece, from Woodside, won the regional ‘True Grit’ award which allowed her to qualify for the national Young Enterprise Awards. She went on to win the Young Enterprise National ‘Journey’ award, supported […]
Important step forward for ‘Station Quarter’ project
A construction company has been appointed to deliver the first phase of Telford’s exciting ‘Station Quarter’ project. It comes less than a month after the project secured £22.3 million from the Government’s Towns Fund. The development, planned between the town’s railway station and Telford Town Centre, will include a Digital Skills and Enterprise Hub run […]
Intelligent move for business apprentice Annabel
Business intelligence consultancy Purple Frog Systems Limited has taken on a new apprentice, working in partnership with Telford College. The company, based at Hadley Park, has welcomed Annabel Hemingbrough to the team, as part of a level three business administration programme. Purple Frog specialises in all aspects of data architecture, data transformation, data warehousing, OLAP […]
Work placement takes Michal behind the scenes at Ofcom
Telford College media student Michal Kraskowski got chance to delve behind the scenes of media regulator Ofcom during a fascinating work placement. The former Hadley Learning Community student, from Malinslee, has just completed his second year of a level three creative media course at the college. And as part of a week-long work experience programme […]
College to pilot regional Strategic Development Fund project
An education consortium led by Telford College has been selected to run a region-wide project to boost skills – with a specific focus on the health and care sector. The college today learned it had been successful in its bid for Strategic Development Fund cash to lead the Government-backed scheme across the Marches region. Telford […]
A Telford College media student has completed a work placement with global music streaming giant Spotify.
Liam Ferriday, a former student of Burton Borough School in Newport, is on a level three media course at Telford College. For more details about Telford College’s range of media courses, click here He applied for a four-day work placement at Spotify, and was one of around 60 students from schools and college across the […]
Students get a taste of life in Telford’s new ‘Station Quarter’
Telford College has opened a new base in the town centre as a forerunner to the construction of a hi-tech digital learning hub in the town’s ‘Station Quarter’. The college has begun delivering a range of maths A level classes at Addenbrooke House, just a few minutes’ walk from Telford Central railway station. It is […]
