At the end of last term, Vickie met with Will & Lisa from the @McDonaldsUK recruitment team. We are now looking forward to 4 of our students gaining some valuable work experience, with a view to gaining an interview for paid employment! #careers

It’s the summer assessments in college for the next two weeks for some of our students. Here are Vickie’s class, Form 6, hard at work revising for their writing @openawards exams which are next week! 😀🤞#functionalskills #English #wonderfulworkatwoolston

Today, Vickie, careers lead in college, met with Will & Lisa from @McDonalds about potential work opportunities for some students in college.We are looking forward to working with McDonalds.Keep an eye out for some very exciting news over the next coming weeks #workexperience.

This week from 1 have also been looking at what emergencies are. They have sorted symbols in to emergency and non emergency situations #wonderfulworkatwoolston

This week form 1 have been looking at different maths skills and have matched theses skills to different types of careers #wonderfulworkatwoolston

Form 1 had a super day yesterday rocking their odd socks for Down Syndrome Awareness Day. They also baked some sock biscuits, decorated them and enjoyed eating them at snack time #WorldDownSyndromeDay #LotsOfSocks.

We are celebrating World Down Syndrome day today in college. in Vickie’s class students have been baking sock biscuits and creating some lovely sock designs during lunch time with friends #WorldDownSyndromeDay2024 #SEND #wonderfulworkatwoolston

Form 4 are enjoying supporting World Down Syndrome Day by wearing odd socks and creating their own designs for a pair of odd socks. #EndTheStereotypes #LotsOfSocks

FUNcational Skills class looked St Patrick’s Day. The students worked on addition, subtraction and multiplication skills using number lines and calculators. Using their receptive communication skills they watched a PowerPoint presentation andthen answerd questions in a quiz.

This morning, Loghan worked in the college kitchen, where he was tasked with making the puddings for lunch. It was his first time making custard.He followed a recipe independently using a variety of equipment. #wonderfulworkatwoolston #ncw2024 #careers

As part of our life and living skills course, Form 1 have been looking at pictures of different food and sorting them in to the different places we might store them #wonderfulworkatwoolston #lifeskills

Form 1 have been looking at different jobs and trying on some of the uniforms that they might wear when doing these different jobs. #ncw2024 #careers #wonderfulworkatwoolston

Tracey and Angela from the PfA team visited college yesterday to meet students in Pathway 3 group. The students have been currently working on the topic, independent living. Tracey & Angela talked about their role in supporting young people & adults with their future

For World book day today, Form 6 have been writing and drawing their favourite character from their favourite book, while listening to the audiobook, Billionaire Boy by David Walliams.#WorldBookDay2024 @davidwalliams #wonderfulworkatwoolston

The moving on event is now open! Come and chat with further education colleges, preparation for adulthood, DWP & Warrington Youth Zone representatives #ncw2024 #careers #SEND

Form 6 started Careers week with ‘Motivational Monday’. Students looked at jobs and the skills that are needed. They ended the session with researching jobs of interest, ‘A day in the life of….’ where they learned all about each job. #NCW2024 #CareersWeek #SEND

REMINDER…. Careers and Moving on Event this Wednesday. Please call Vickie in college for more information.

Woolston College are proud to support #NCW2024. Which provides a focus for careers guidance activities at an important stage in the academic calendar,to help support young people to develop awareness and excitement about their future pathways. Look out for class updates this week

Matt has been a superstar this morning working in the kitchen helping us to get ready for lunchtime in the Sixth Form.

Savannah has been following food hygiene rules. She washed her hands before baking her special cupcakes. #WonderfulWorkarWoolston