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Environmental education charity Field Studies Council says time outdoors must be part of the answer to the youth mental health crisis and is urging MPs to back a bill which would guarantee schoolchildren time outside every day. The call from...
A Telford College ‘shop’ designed to improve skills and boost job prospects for people in the town has opened its doors. The Skills Shop, based in Telford Centre, is the latest investment from the college that offers training and education...
Figures have revealed award winning construction firm McPhillips has reached almost 20,000 pupils across the last year through a string of initiatives designed at nurturing the next generation of talent. The Telford based firm, who are Shropshire’s biggest construction company,...
Businesses across Shropshire can claim up to £6,000 in incentives for taking on young apprentices, giving them the chance to grow their own skilled workforce. Telford College is encouraging businesses to make the most of the support as a new...
The Get A-Head Charitable Trust has awarded more than £10,000 in education grants in 2026 to support the professional development of healthcare specialists working with head and neck cancer patients across the UK. The grants, totalling £10,087, have been awarded...
A major new chapter for post 16 education in Telford has officially begun with the formal opening of the town’s new £9m Telford 6th. Telford 6th celebrated its official grand opening on September 16, with students and staff joined by...
Telford College is to open a ‘shop’ in the heart of the town’s main retail centre aimed at improving skills and boosting job prospects of people across the borough. The Skills Shop, based in a unit at the Telford Centre,...
Head and neck cancer patients face a postcode lottery in care across England with major inequalities in the time taken to diagnose disease, a leading national charity says. Get A-Head, which helped fund research into cases of the disease across...
Telford College today revealed that students achieving high grades across A-level and vocational subjects has increased for a fourth consecutive year. More than 700 students received their exam results at the Wellington campus today, with the college reporting a 4.2...
A retirement village in Wiltshire that underwent a £500k refurbishment has been given a ringing endorsement from its residents. The 68-unit Chantry Court was acquired by Integrated Retirement Communities (IRC) specialists Untold Living back in 2022. The complex, which boasts...