Students and staff at Walsall College were thrilled to have their community work recognised through Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s Volunteers and Charity Awards. The college was presented with the Young People Award during a special ceremony. In addition to this, …
New water-based activities are making a splash in Walsall College’s Forest School for young children and babies. The hands-on, learn-through-play facilities are the brainchild of early years and construction students who designed and built them during a 12-month project. They …
Festive cheer and fundraiser fever have swept through Walsall College and across the local community. Here’s a round-up of the many activities students and staff have been involved in this December: Winter Wonderland A festive market saw enterprising students join …
Students from a local primary school enjoyed a taste of outdoor learning during an activity session hosted by early years and childcare students at Walsall College. Forest School encouraged the seven and eight-year-olds from Chuckery Primary School to develop hands …
Education and childcare students at Walsall College impressed representatives from a local nursery with interactive storytelling skills. Kelly Smith and Rachel Preece from Wolverhampton-based, Little Pioneers Nursery tasked the students with bringing to life a traditional storybook for the under …
A visit Sutton Park’s Forest School has helped bring child development theory to life for Education and Childcare T Level students at Walsall College. The Forest School approach focuses on children’s development and learning through play in an outdoor natural …
MPs and employers joined in the results day celebrations for T Level, BTEC/vocational and A Level students at Walsall College today (18 August). After receiving their final grades, students are now heading on to university, degree level apprenticeships, further training and …
A residential trip has inspired early years students at Walsall College to come up with new ways to plan outdoor activities for children and measure how effective these are. 20 Level 1-3 students and T Level students spent three days …
Children at Walsall College’s Little Professors Nursery enjoyed an autumn afternoon with a difference when they attended a Forest School session hosted by early years students. Bug hunting, hedgehog making and a Gruffalo story slice were all on the timetable …
One of the UK’s most admired early years and healthcare professionals paid a visit to Walsall College; leaving early years, education and childcare students at Walsall College inspired and overcome with emotion. In 1996, alumni, Lisa Potts-Webb, protected children from …