Award is in safe hands with star student Harrison
Harrison Sokolov has been crowned ‘Player of the Term’ for September and October on the newly relaunched Wolves Foundation football course at Telford College. The award was given in recognition of the goalkeeper’s outstanding performance – both on and off the pitch. The ‘Football and Education’ programme, which has been relaunched by Telford College this […]
Leona praises ‘life changing’ Telford College experience
Aspiring social worker Leona Jones has described her training at Telford College as a ‘life-changing experience’. She took part in the college’s ‘Step into Health & Social Care’ short course which tackles a range of topics including teamwork, customer service, and introductions to health care, dementia and professional development. “I have autism and a lot […]
College signs Memorandum of Understanding with Harper Adams
The power of collaboration between education providers and industry to boost opportunities has been underlined to the chair of Skills England during a visit to Shropshire. Harper Adams University welcomed Phil Smith CBE, chair of Skills England, and Joanna Moonan, deputy director for Clean Energy and Life Sciences at Skills England, for a visit focused […]
Burning questions: Students work on stuntman’s new video
Media students from Telford College have worked with an award-winning film and TV stuntman from Shropshire to film the third episode of his video podcast series. Justin Pearson, who has worked on huge film franchises including Star Wars, James Bond, Fast & Furious and Harry Potter, has created a new ‘UnStunted’ brand. The video podcast, […]
National hairdressing finals will return to Telford College
Young hair stylists from across the country will once again be converging on Telford College to showcase their skills in a national competition. The college’s Wellington campus has been chosen to host the Concept Hair Learner of the Year awards in 2026 following the success of its partnership over the past three years. The prestigious […]
Helping McPhillips to invest in a home-grown workforce
Shropshire construction firm McPhillips continues to invest in a home-grown workforce by signing up three young people from Telford to its award-winning apprenticeship programme. Teenagers Josh Freestone-Gittins, Jaydee O’Neill and Alfie Flack have all begun their NVQ Level 2 Construction Operatives apprenticeships, a two-year programme with Telford College that allows them to earn while they […]
Wanted: Employers to help us grow our T Level provision
Telford College has unveiled exciting plans to further expand its T Level training provision – and is keen to talk to local employers who are prepared to offer placements for students. The college now has nearly 180 students studying T Levels in areas such as accounting, business and administration, digital services, manufacturing, health, and education […]
First group of Nursing Associate apprentices begin their studies
The first group of students on a new Nursing Associate apprenticeship delivered in partnership with Keele University have begun their studies. A partnership between Keele University, Telford College, and NHS partners has been established to help boost skills and education opportunities for people in Shropshire with a suite of new courses, beginning with the Nursing Associate […]
A credit to the college: Praise for T Level student Tyler
T Level student Tyler Floyd-Morgan has made a big impression during his work placement with Telford-based automated technology specialist, iconsys. The 17-year-old is in the second year of a digital T Level course with Telford College, which has so far included nine weeks of work placement at the award-winning company’s base at Stafford Park. The […]
Perfect score for ‘incredible coder’ Ryan
A Telford College digital student has become the first to achieve a 100% score in an employer-set project on his T-Level course. Ryan Clapperton, described as an ‘incredible coder’, is combining his digital production design and development studies at the college’s Station Quarter campus with a work placement at IT giant Capgemini. The former Charlton […]