Students Join Forces with Bristol Airport to Save Local Benches
Employers
Our adult learners from the Empower programme in the Faculty of Inclusive Practice have been tasked with an important project that will test their skills, creativity, and decision-making, giving them chance to follow a brief and co
The Power of Supported Internships
A Demand from Employers for Neurodiversity and Inclusion Training
New Empower Programme Supports Adults to move into Inclusive Employment
Weston College and North Somerset Council are proud to announce the arrival of Empower an innovative initiative dedicated to supporting individuals with learning difficulties, learning disabilities, or autism on their journey to meaningful employment. The scheme is being funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
Celebrating Learners with SEND in Jobs Club!
Blogs and Vlogs
The Faculty of Inclusive Practice and the Careers Team at Weston College have created a “Jobs Club” for learners with Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
Learners with SEND See Behind the Scenes at Glastonbury Festival
This week some of our SEND learners were lucky enough to be invited along to see behind the scenes of the legendary Glastonbury Festival just days before it opened to the public! If this wasn’t exciting enough, they were also given an exclusive tour by the prestigious Arcadia Spectacular, known colloquially as ‘Arcadia’.
Meet Lauren Smith an ex-student of Weston College whose ambition is to set up her own autism awareness business
College students help to renovate theatre
New sensory learning base officially opens
A new sensory learning base for students with Profound and Complex Learning Disabilities (PCLD) has been officially opened at Weston College.
The centre is the final part of a £1million investment that provides high quality facilities.
The new base opened its doors to students in September 2014 at the Knightstone Campus in Weston town centre, meaning students with PCLD no longer have to leave the local authority to receive specialist support.
Million pound investment in LDD
WESTON College has started work on a £1 million development that will provide state-of-the- art facilities for students with learning difficulties and/or disabilities.
The two-part scheme at Knightstone Campus, to finish in September, includes a dedicated workshop for a range of courses including motor vehicles, painting, decorating, carpentry and bicycle maintenance.
