Sandwell Colleges’ Big Yellow Bus returns for National T Level Week

The Sandwell Colleges Big Yellow T Level Bus is back on the road for national T level week.

The week will run until the 23 October and bring technical education to life for secondary school pupils across the Black Country and Birmingham.

The T Level Roadshow will roll into schools to showcase the exciting range of T Levels on offer at Sandwell College and Cadbury Sixth Form College including digital, health, building and surveying, engineering, marketing and others.

The Big Yellow Bus is an opportunity for young people to get first-hand experience of the skills, experiences and career opportunities these special industry-focused qualifications can unlock.

It will celebrate the ambitious success of T Level students at Sandwell College in West Bromwich and Cadbury Sixth Form College in Kings Norton.

The roadshow will provide school pupils with the chance to hop aboard and meet expert staff, hear about some of the employers working with the colleges to offer T Level placements, and experience a taste of industry immersion with a range of ‘have a go’ activities.

As part of the visits, young people and teaching staff will also be able to find out more about the Colleges industry standard campuses including the Learning Campus.

Sandwell and Cadbury College School Liaison team and expert teaching staff will be busting T Level myths and explaining why these qualifications are a great option for students to take the next level qualification for a bright and successful future.

The Sandwell Colleges will be hosting events on campus to celebrate T Level Week, with guest speakers visiting the campuses from Speakers Trust and Balfour Beatty.

The week-long celebrations will culminate in an Employer Skills Pledge signing with Moundsley Hall Care Village who are advocates of T levels and have provided significant numbers of placements to support the T level Health programme at Cadbury Sixth Form College.

T Levels are two-year courses that young people can take following GCSEs. Broadly equivalent in size to 3 A Levels and accruing UCAS points, T Levels are developed in collaboration with employers to ensure that students will be equipped with the skills they need.

They offer a mixture of classroom learning and ‘on the job’ experience with at least 45 days spent on an industry placement with an employer.

CEO and Principal of The Sandwell Colleges, Lisa Capper MBE said “T Levels offer a high-quality technical qualification, developed in collaboration with employers to meet the evolving needs of industry.

“Combining classroom learning with valuable hands-on experience through industry placements and employer projects, they provide students with the knowledge, skills and confidence to progress into their chosen careers.

“Our Big Yellow Bus and T Level Roadshow, are back on the road, celebrating the success our excellent T Level Students who have progressed to great jobs, to university or to higher apprenticeships.

“With great results, our students showcase why they are such a brilliant pathway for young people currently looking at choices for the next step in their education and career journey.

“The T level Roadshow will highlight the value of T Levels to our school partners making it easier for them to guide pupils – and for their benefit to be seen and heard about first-hand.”