A school which provides a unique learning environment for young adults with special educational needs and disabilities in Ettingshall has been rated Good by Ofsted.
Inspectors visited Wolverhampton Vocational Training Centre on Millfields Road for the first time last month and found the school is “well and managed” and has an “ambitious culture that allows students and staff to thrive”. Positive relationships between leaders, staff and students support the good progress that students are able to make.
The curriculum “develops employability skills well and helps students to make good progress in a range of subjects, including English and mathematics”, with “very high-quality elements of teaching in the school”.
Students are “well prepared for the next stage of their lives” meaning that most are able to move on to employment, supported employment, training or college courses, while all students benefit from work-related opportunities and many enjoy successful work experience with supportive employers.
A wide range of extra-curricular activities help enrich students’ learning, develop life skills and become increasingly independent. Inspectors noted that students take part in outdoor pursuits, enterprise events and sporting activities and also learn about money management, cooking, parenting, first aid and bicycle maintenance.
Well done to everyone at Wolverhampton Vocational Training Centre in my ward, to find out more about them please visit www.wvtc.org.uk