Children at a Telford Primary School have created a lasting artistic impression on the site of a new sixth form centre at Station Quarter in Telford Town Centre.

Pupils at Hollinswood Primary School can see their artwork proudly on display on hoardings surrounding the former Addenbrooke House offices which are being transformed into a new base for Telford College’s A-Level provision.

Shropshire construction company McPhillips (Wellington) Ltd, which is delivering the project, invited children from the school to submit their drawings and paintings as part of a competition.

They were asked to show what happens on a typical building site and all their artwork was installed on the surrounds of the development.

McPhillips was appointed by Telford & Wrekin Council to deliver the multi-million sixth form centre, set to open to students in September 2026, as part of a wider Investing in Telford and Wrekin programme.

The Council is committed to providing local youngsters with the best possible learning opportunities and has provided funding to help create the new sixth form centre, which sits alongside The Quad.

The Quad opened in September 2024 and is home to Harper Adams University, a new Digital Skills Hub operated by Telford College and a start-up Business Hub.

The Sixth Form Centre will allow the college to significantly expand its A-Level offering in a self-contained sixth form setting.

In the building there will be state-of-the-art science labs for physics, biology and chemistry, a drama studio, arts studio, bespoke library for learners and much more.

The Investing in Telford and Wrekin programme is seeing significant investment and transformation in other areas of the borough as well as Telford Town Centre including the redevelopment of Wellington conservation area and Wellington Market in Wellington and the Theatre Quarter development and remodelling of Telford Theatre in Oakengates.

Investment in these projects to build a better borough, breathing new life into some of Telford and Wrekin’s most historic buildings and safeguarding their future for generations to come.