A spokesperson for Windsor Forest Colleges Group visited to share information about Post 16 pathways. They have four colleges and a Sixth Form around Langley and Slough. They offer Level 3 courses, including T levels with requirements of five good GCSE grades. They also offer a wide range of courses for students of all interests. Slough and Langley offer some apprenticeships in Cyber Engineering, IT and Plumbing. Most of their facilities look like the workplace environment to ensure students get some experience in this setting. I think it was a really useful talk for students who aren’t sure of their pathways just yet, as it makes you think of some colleges you could go to after year 11. It helps guide a student in their thinking and choices about what they may enjoy studying, as this will be an important part of their pathway through to their career of choice.

Haida Arab [11B]

The talk was about a potential Post 16 college option made up of four colleges which offer Level One through to Level 3 courses. They offer many departments and facilities, including a sports academy and a motor mechanics engineering workshop. Slough and Langley apprenticeships are also offered. It was an insightful talk and showed options for students after GCSEs. It was hugely beneficial to people who weren’t sure about what they would do as yet and all the potential pathways at Post 16 available to them.

Essa Hussain [11B]