Staff from the Construction Professions and Apprenticeships teams recently rolled up their sleeves to support the "Leaving a Legacy" community project, volunteering their time to help improve local allotments and construct a new timber shed on the Bournville Estate in Weston-super-Mare.

On Thursday 11 June, Weston-super-Mare’s iconic Winter Gardens provided the perfect setting for the highly anticipated Weston College Business Awards 2026. 

The annual event celebrated the outstanding partnerships between Weston College and employers across the region, recognising learners and businesses who have worked together to create meaningful opportunities through apprenticeships, training programmes, industry placements, and community initiatives. 

Weston College recently celebrated the achievements of students who completed the Bristol Airport Take Off Programme, an 11-week initiative delivered in partnership with Bristol Airport and North Somerset Council. The programme has successfully supported adults who were not in employment, education or training, helping them to develop the skills, confidence and experience needed to progress into meaningful employment opportunities.

Weston College is expanding its apprenticeship offer with a range of new standards designed to help employers address current and future skills gaps. Developed in response to employer feedback, regional priorities and the Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP), these programmes are focused on developing the practical skills, knowledge and behaviours businesses need most.

Weston College students studying the T Level in Design, Surveying and Planning for Construction recently went behind the scenes at North Somerset Council’s Birnbeck Pier restoration project, gaining a unique insight into one of the country’s most significant heritage regeneration schemes.

Earlier this month, our Hairdressing, Beauty Therapy, and Media Makeup and Prosthetics students, alongside learners from the

Earlier this month, our Electrical Installation Apprentice, Gracie Donaghy, was named joint winner of the Screwfix Trade Apprentice 2026 Award alongside another apprentice Petra O’Flaherty. Competing against more than 3,000 apprentices from across the UK and Ireland, Gracie successfully progressed through several challenging stages before being crowned one of just two winners.