Students hand over Christmas gift boxes to charity

Telford College students have donated dozens of Christmas gift boxes to a local charity which supports homeless and vulnerable people. Students from the college’s foundation learning department have made up a total of 35 festive gift boxes for Stay Telford & Wrekin, from donations collected around the campus. They also handed over packs of pillows, […]

Telford College donates student-made planters to Wellington Train Station

Two planters have been delivered to the Friends of Wellington Station, created by construction students at Telford College. The college were approached to create the planters via a request on a local Wellington-based Facebook group, where students Lucas Davies and Tyler Klimkowski volunteered to undertake the project. The project, which features wood from delivery pallets […]

School heads meet T Level students on fact-finding visit

Head teachers and leaders from local schools visited Telford College to learn more about potential placement opportunities they could offer to T Level students. A delegation from the Learning Community Trust, which runs more than a dozen school sites across the county, visited the college’s Wellington campus to chat with students on business and accounting […]

Students serve up a feast for Dawley residents

Students from Telford College laid on a festive food feast for a members of a local community dining group. Public uniformed services students joined forces with catering students to treat members of the Dawley Dinner group to a Christmas meal in the Orange Tree restaurant on the college’s Wellington campus. It has become an annual […]

Podcast project turns the spotlight on college life

Telford College is working with Telford & Wrekin Council on a pilot project designed to challenge popular misconceptions about life at a further education college. Students from the college’s creative and music department have teamed up with the Telford & Wrekin Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) team to shoot a new video podcast. The […]

Student council selects ‘really meaningful’ charity

Telford College’s student council is supporting a campaign to reduce the number of young people affected by suicide. It has selected Papyrus as its chosen charity for the proceeds of all its fundraising activities for the current academic year. Papyrus is a UK-based charity dedicated to the prevention of suicide and the promotion of positive […]

Catering student Darcie has big dreams of opening her own bakery

Catering student Darcie Brookes is dreaming of opening her own bakery when she completes Telford College’s catering course. Formerly a pupil of Burton Borough School in Newport, Darcie applied at the college after discovering the offering at its Orange Tree restaurant. “I chose catering because I’ve always loved cooking,” says Darcie. “I’m especially passionate about […]

‘Day of Action’ supports White Ribbon campaign

Telford College held a ‘day of action’ to support a global campaign which seeks to end violence against women and girls and raise awareness of domestic abuse. White Ribbon Day on November 25 kicked off 16 days of action encouraging people to challenge harmful attitudes and behaviours. A series of talks and drop-in sessions were […]

National award for community basketball group

Telford Community Basketball CIC, which holds weekly sessions at Telford College, has won a national award. It has been crowned the national winner of the Positive Impact Award at the prestigious Growing Business Awards 2025 in London which recognise inspiring organisations transforming lives across the UK. Telford Community Basketball CIC was honoured for its exceptional work in building a […]

Former A level student Ben gives invaluable insight to university life

Former Telford College student Ben Willetts returned to one of his old classes to discuss life at Warwick University, what he enjoys about his studies, and his future plans. Ben first heard about Telford College while attending an assembly at his former school, Haberdashers’ Abraham Darby, where he studied maths, further maths, chemistry, and physics […]