COURSE GUIDE 2019/20 Define your future AMAZING job. You can afford the nice things inNothing life. is holding you back. Imagine a future where you have an You can travel the world, work hard and enjoy quality time with friends and family. Telford College is the first step to you making this happen. You’ll settle in quickly, making friends for life. You’ll work hard, visit new places and enjoy your time here, before progressing to university or starting a rewarding job. The tutors you’ll learn from have the industry knowledge and contacts to give you valuable work experience. Our student support team will become your biggest champions. They’ll encourage you to achieve what you’re truly capable of and support you throughout your time here. All this support, encouragement, knowledge and experience is available to you here at Telford College, on one single, easy to get to campus that is social, supportive and safe. BOOK your PLACE AT our next open event, or apply online at telfordcollege.ac.uk 2 telfordcollege.ac.uk You can 2 & you will #So many times, our students tell us you’ll fit right in 91% ‘I never thought I could ever do this’ 1 or ‘but what if I can’t?’ We’re here to No# matter what your starting point, you will of students were make sure you know what you can fit in and you will succeed at Telford College. offered their truly achieve, and make it happen. Our university-style campus is a vibrant and FIRST CHOICE With work experience and mentoring friendly place. It’s easy to meet new friends, UNIVERSITY from experts, you’ll get the skills play sports or take part in activities, while the employers and universities are latest study resources and industry-standard PLACE looking for. You’ll get all the support facilities guarantee your success. in 2018 you need, and more. Here’s why you’ll succeed at telford college You’ll learn how to land your dream career, get into the best universities, and find out what you’re REALLY good at – all on one single, friendly and safe university-style campus. 3,154 students You’ll enjoy you’ll GO FAR started their learning 3 4 careers # #Everything you learn is designed with You’ll use our virtual and augmented one thing in mind. Your career success, within the last year reality suite to enter real work leading to a job with great prospects. environments. You’ll learn with the best academic resources and study centres Our students go on to around 50 over in multimillion pound facilities. different universities each year, including Oxbridge and the Russell Our extensive course choice, industry Group, while others start 83 experience, and partnerships with major apprenticeships or higher education industries employers are key to your success. with us. on offer telfordcollege.ac.uk 3 7TH FORM Be you. Meet Ross Be a success. Will I make friends? Will I get the grades I need? Will I enjoy the course? Will I get the career I want? Ross Hamilton is a former student at Ercall Wood Academy. He is now These are some questions all students ask when they’re starting college or sixth at the University of Birmingham form. But you needn’t worry. We’re here to help you succeed and achieve your studying biochemistry. individual ambitions. I got ABB grades in A level maths, biology and chemistry. Telford College helped APPRENTICESHIPS prepare me for university because you get more independence and the tutors guide Meet Laura your work. I learned a lot about myself, and what I wanted to do in the future. It’s really helped me to develop into what I want to do next. I did a business administration apprenticeship at The Princess There are lots of supportive people and I Royal Hospital and now I have a made a lot of friends. College was a great full time job with Shrewsbury and experience. Telford Hospital NHS Trust. My confidence has grown massively. I’ve learned a lot about office work, administration, organising You can be a success events, and communicating face like Ross: to face or on the phone. If you achieve five GCSE passes at grades 9 – 4 including English and maths, you can choose A levels and You can be a success like Laura: your career pathway at our 7th Form centre. If you want to get into the world of work and earn a salary straight away and you’re willing to work hard. Each apprenticeship vacancy will have After this you can go on to Oxbridge, different entry requirements, and employers will have different interview Russell Group and top UK universities criteria, depending on the role. Please see page 12 for more details. or start a higher apprenticeship. 4 telfordcollege.ac.uk LEVEL 3 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 1 Meet Eleanor Meet Suzanne Meet Lee Eleanor Seaward was Suzanne is a former student at Bridgnorth Lee Babbage is a former student previously home educated. Endowed School and joined us on a level two at Haughton School. He started She’s studying creative media engineering course. She has now progressed Telford College on a foundation level 3 at Telford College. to a level 3 A level equivalent course. course with English and maths. I want to work as a professional I came to Telford College because it had I did a level one course, and then photographer when I leave college and the best engineering facilities I had seen. progressed onto a public services course. I’m already publishing my work on If anyone is considering engineering at I did a work placement at Haughton Instagram. I love the course and I’m Telford College, or any other course, School which I really enjoyed. really grateful to my tutors for everything you should go for it. I overcame my they’ve done to help and support my nerves in the first couple of days and When I finished the course, the school learning. since then I’ve loved it. I’ve made friends took me on as an apprentice sports on my course – we all get on well and coach, where I support PE lessons, I completed work experience as an we help each other. swimming, football and the extra- event photographer at a charity bike curricular physical activity programmes. ride. I was lucky enough to photograph I was also selected to go on work My career is really heading in the paralympian, Ellie Simmonds OBE. experience at BAE systems. direction I want it to go. You can be a success You can be a success You can be a success like Eleanor: like Suzanne: like Lee: If you have four or more GCSEs at If you have four GCSEs at grade 3 If you’re leaving school with grades 9 – 4 you’ll join an A level including English or maths, you’ll four GCSEs at grades 2 – 1 including equivalent programme linked to an start a level 2 course linked to a English or maths, then you’ll start industry you’d like to work in. career as well as studying English a one year, level 1 course like and maths. Lee did. After this you can go on to Russell Group or top universities, start a After you successfully complete the You’ll then get lots of opportunities higher apprenticeship, or stay at course, you can progress to a level 3 for work experience and to progress college to study a degree-level course. course with us or an apprenticeship. on to the next level. telfordcollege.ac.uk 5 When you join Telford College you join a community. You’ll take part in residentials, industry visits, work experience, volunteering and team Experience activities. You’ll also use our virtual and augmented reality suite to find new and exciting ways of learning, and receive all the support you could possibly need, the amazing thanks to our student services team. Trips to Dubai, London, Liverpool, Italy, Chester & more I took part in activities that Kieran I Stottnever could have seen myself taking part in – and got loads out of it. ORGANISING T FEST A level students planned, promoted and MUSIC INDUSTRY ROYAL NAVY ran a music festival to celebrate Telford’s Students broadcast a Careers talk from the 50th Birthday. weekly podcast and Submarine Service work in partnership recruitment team with MAS Records - working as assistant sound engineers or in technical support teams at large UK festivals. 6 telfordcollege.ac.uk This expedition and course has set me up for life as I head off to university. Madeleine O’Nyons CAREERS EVENTS Students meet employers at our construction event. STUDENT LIFE Students visited You’ll be given an ID badge when you Dubai in 2018. enrol, becoming part of our friendly and safe community. This includes opportunities to be a student rep or join the student council to have a say in how the college is run. You’ll also be eligible to join the NUS extra student discount scheme. You might also be eligible for grants to help with bus passes, equipment, uniform and trip costs as well as free meals. celebrating Call our student services team on with wolves 01952 642237 to find out more. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Getting to college is easy is one of the college’s partners. There is free parking on campus and it’s also really easy to get to us by bus, with We got such a unique direct routes throughout Telford as well as insight into how the from Market Drayton, Bridgnorth, Shifnal, event industry really Shrewsbury, Newport, Gnosall, Stafford, works.