News and events

On Thursday 7th July, Year 11s from schools across the region visited Weston College to take part in their first "Welcome Day".

The popular day is attended by school leavers who have applied and accepted their place on a course at Weston College. Across every campus the future learners of 2022 met their classmates for the first time, got to know the staff even more and took part in workshops to introduce them to college life before enrolling in September.

We hope everyone had a fantastic time! We can't wait to welcome you back to start your further education adventure in September. 

Last Thursday, Weston College celebrated the success of learners and employers at the annual Business Awards.

One of the award winners, Brandon, is completing a T Level in Digital Production, Design and Development with Weston College. One of the first people in the country to take this course, Brandon has been impressing tutors and employers alike, with his dedication and work ethic.

Taking this course allows learners to venture into career paths including web development and design. Brandon has taken full advantage of these skills and has played a key role in the development of Spacebar, which has taken residency in the Sovereign Centre, and provides a space for local employers to access digital support from computing learners (Digital T Level and BTEC learners), who develop websites and enhance an organisation’s digital visibility.

Since its launch, learners have developed 32 websites whilst on their industry placement – a key part of the T Level.

Brandon felt a demand for this during COVID-19, as so many businesses had to change the way they functioned, and needed the skills and assistance to help them achieve a great online presence.

Brandon’s daily tasks and responsibilities include managing clients first hand, making sure they’re happy and satisfied with their end result, as well as delegating work to other groups, marketing the whole business to increase clientele, and mentoring new groups.

Through all these responsibilities, he’s developed his technical skills to an advanced level, as well as skills including customer service, leadership, and professionalism.

Brandon has truly gone above and beyond the requirements and expectations from an industry placement, including working tirelessly long hours to ensure Spacebar becomes a success. Due to these many factors, he has recently won the Industry Placement Learner of the Year at the Weston College Business Awards 2022, which is definitely well deserved!

If you would like to follow in Brandon’s footsteps, you can find out about our Digital T Level, by clicking here.

Every year, Weston College’s Careers Advice Team run the annual CV competition.

The aim of the competition is to level up our learners employability skills and help them discover how to make their CVs stand out from the crowd by getting feedback from high-profile employers.

Learners were asked to submit their CVs for judging, which were first read and marked by the Careers Advisers and shortlisted entries were sent to our representatives from Sytner Jaguar Land Rover Bristol and Persimmon Homes to decide the final winners and runners-up.

This year winners and runners up were chosen from two categories:

Category 1: Entry, Level 1 and Level 2 Full-Time Learners

1st Place: Bailey H. from the Aspirations programme

2nd Place: Amelia S. from Extension Studies

Category 2: Level 3 Full-Time Learners, Intermediate and Advanced Apprentices

1st Place: Aidan T. from T-Level (Digital)

2nd Place: Jonathan C. from Engineering

Winners will receive a £50 Amazon Voucher

Second place will receive a £20 Amazon Voucher

Reuben (Sales Manager) from Sytner Jaguar Land Rover Bristol said “I wish each candidate a successful future within their chosen career path, and find what I have read from each of them reassuring that they will achieve their goals”

Well done everyone!