The Principal's Welcome
Graham Guest
It is always humbling, and hugely rewarding, to witness the incredible achievements of our students here at Telford College.
We’ve reshaped our curriculum to meet the needs of the local business community, working in partnership with some of the area’s biggest companies – and the benefits are clear to see.
In 2019, we recorded our best-ever A level results with 100% pass rates in a host of subject areas, then followed it up with GCSE maths and English figures which were once again well above the national average.
The Principal's Column
April 2020
“Necessity is the mother of invention. That’s what the Greek philosophers believed all those centuries ago – and it’s proving to be particularly true across Shropshire right now.
Ever since the Government began to impose social mobility restrictions to tackle Covid-19, schools and colleges have been challenged to work differently…”
January 2020
“There’s so much choice in the education sector these days that it can sometimes seem difficult to know where to start.
We’re working hard to remedy the situation, by partnering with a number of other Telford schools and academies.
For example, the college has played a leading role in the launch of a new online portal called telford1619.com, which offers a one-stop-shop for locally-based education and training…”
November 2019
“We are delighted to have formed partnerships with so many local organisations, to provide our students with valuable work experience.
One of our thriving link-ups is with the BBC’s ‘Introducing’ team, which is giving our music and media students some truly amazing opportunities. In recent weeks, they have been spending time at the BBC Shropshire studios…”
October 2019
“It is humbling, and hugely rewarding, to witness the achievement of our students at Telford College.
For example, take our inspirational group of higher education students who, in many instances, juggle employment and busy family lives with their quest to learn new skills…”
September 2019
“It’s been a fabulous couple of weeks for both students and staff at Telford College.
First of all, we recorded our best-ever A level results with 100% pass rates in a host of subject areas, then followed it up with GCSE figures which were once again well above national average…“
