About Walsall College

Walsall College is graded as Good by Ofsted, with Personal Development and our Provision for Learners with High Needs graded as Outstanding.  The college was also recognised as making a strong contribution to meeting skills needs.

Highlights from the report included:

• Staff have high expectations of learners and create supportive, safe and motivating environments for learning. Learners and apprentices feel safe and develop their knowledge and skills rapidly.  Learners’ behaviour is exemplary.
• Leaders and teachers work with stakeholders to ensure skills are woven throughout the curriculums. They effectively gather feedback and evaluate the effectiveness of their curriculums in meeting skills needs.
• Curriculum areas benefit from employer and sector-expert input.   Learners learn useful skills for future employment and study and gain a clear line of sight to progression route options.
• Course leaders and tutors build curriculums that meet the individual personal needs of high-needs learners such as building relationships, communication skills, looking after themselves in the community and social skill development.
• Learners benefit from a wide range of activities inside and outside the college that help them support their local communities and develop their individuality and skills.
• Apprentices study in key local skills shortage areas and rapidly develop skills that allow them to be extremely useful at their workplace.

Learn more about Walsall College Graduate attributes here.