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We aim to keep you up-to-date with the very latest Weston College news and events. Take a look below at what's going on at the College!

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One Message, Different Voices

Take a look at this powerful film made by the staff of Weston College to show how important it is for everyone from different backgrounds to be included. The film shares heartfelt stories and interviews with a diverse group of staff, showing how accepting different identities and backgrounds can make a big difference. Its purpose is to encourage viewers to think about their own biases and work towards making our community more welcoming to all. We invite everyone, regardless of their background, to join us and be a part of our journey toward a more inclusive future.

Halo workplace logo

Our workplace champions the right of staff to embrace all Afro-hairstyles. We acknowledge that Afro-textured hair is an important part of our Black employees’ racial, ethnic, cultural, and religious identities, and requires specific styling for hair health and maintenance. We celebrate Afro-textured hair worn in all styles including, but not limited to, afros, locs, twists, braids, cornrows, fades, hair straightened through the application of heat or chemicals, weaves, wigs, headscarves, and wraps. In this workplace, we recognise and celebrate our colleagues’ identities. We are a community built on an ethos of equality and respect where hair texture and style have no bearing on an employee's ability to succeed.

Richard Gilbert delivering a guest talk

Last week we welcomed Richard Gilbert from Halfords to our South West Skills Campus, to meet learners that are part of our Automotive Career Excellence Hub.

Richard delivered an engaging guest talk, and displayed a range of products available at Halfords.

Learners from across Automotive joined in, and they were also presented with a Halfords Trade Card, which allows them to purchase car parts, workshop tools, engine oils, and more, at a discounted price.

The Subject Area Manager for Automotive, Chris Priest, said: “It was great to welcome Richard in to talk to our students and we thank him and Halfords for their generosity in giving our learners trade cards.

“The learners were all really excited to receive their trade cards, and I know that this will be a great help for them as they start their journeys into the motor vehicle industry.”

Find out more about our Motor Vehicle courses, by clicking here.

Automotive Learners Receive Halford Trade Cards
Student smiling at camera

Today the Association of College (AoC) have announced the Commended Colleges for the 2022/23 Beacon Awards; this is the first stage in the Awards process that sees 12 categories as part of the annual AoC Beacon Awards programme.

At this stage the Awards Assessors have recommended those applications that should be commended for their practice in each of the award categories, having demonstrated a high level of innovation, impact and sustainability and have therefore met the AoC Beacon Standard 2022/23.

Following this announcement, from those Beacon Commended Colleges the Beacon Finalist Colleges will then be announced at AoC Conference in Birmingham on Tuesday 15 November.

The categories Weston College are commended for include:

The Nous Group Award for Education for Sustainable Development

  • BHASVIC
  • Education Training Collective
  • EKC Group 
  • Weston College
  • New City College
  • Grimsby Institute of Further & Higher Education

The AoC Award for Excellence in Governance

  • Weston College
  • Barnsley College
  • Education Partnership North East (EPNE)
  • Cardiff & Vale College
  • EKC Group
  • Moulton College
  • Solihull College & University Centre

AoC Beacon Award Graphic for Sustainability in Education

AoC Beacon Award Graphic for Governance

Weston College receives 2 ‘Commended College’ AoC Beacon Awards 2022/23
WorldSkills Logo

It is the WorldSkills National Finals next week (w/c 14th November). This event is the culmination of an exciting development programme, designed and assessed by industry experts, which judge an individual’s employability, personal and technical skills. There will be a total of 62 finals between 7 venues, and Weston College will be running the Website Development Competition at the Middlesborough venue!

Three of our own computing learners, Finley, Mircea and Skylar will be competing, and we wish them the very best of luck, as well as five other finalists from all over the country. We are looking forward to seeing who takes home the trophy!

As well as boosting skills and confidence, if competitors impress under the pressure of the finals, they could being with a chance of representing the UK at the “skills Olympics” in France 2024.

Steph McGovern will announce the winners on Friday, 25th November in a special medal ceremony, live-streamed to the WorldSkills UK website, from her Packed Lunch studio.

Sandra Bull, the Dean of the Faculty, commented: “We are so proud of the learners going to compete in the WorldSkills National Finals – it is a huge achievement for the college, and is a testament to the talent and ambition that is created here. This achievement, of course, would not be possible without our wonderful staff, who give endless encouragement and support to our learners, so a huge thank you from me, to every staff member that has been involved with this opportunity. Good luck to every participant competing, we can’t wait to celebrate your expertise.”

Computing Learners Take WorldSkills National Final