The Wheels Project Ltd
The Wheels Project is a Limited Company and a registered Charity based in Bristol since 1979 who has been delivering education programmes in motor vehicle studies to disadvantaged and disaffected teenagers who live in the Bristol, Bath and south Gloucestershire area. Since then we have developed, adapted and changed a range of services to suit the changing needs of these young people and their communities. We work primarily with young people who are failing in mainstream education, show low aspirations, low motivation and challenging behaviours.
We run highly supervised developmental courses in Motor Vehicle Repair and Road Safety for groups of up to 4 students.
Each group will have exclusive use of our premises. Courses are designed to improve engagement, behaviour and attendance at introductory level and social and employment skills at subsequent levels. All serve as preparatory courses for our Community Vehicle Project where students renovate a vehicle to donate to a charity of their choice.
Courses have a strong focus on learning how to drive safely and legally, enhancing students’ independence and ability to access training and employment. Driver Theory Test and CBT awards. Courses comprise: 1. Karts: Introductory 6 x 2.5-hour weekly sessions over 6 weeks working on and learning how to drive and service go-karts. 2. Preparation for the British Schools Karting Championship: A 2-term course run in the winter over half a day a week with training for competitions at Avonmouth and other venues. 3. Servicing: A progressive follow-on to Karts, this offers 6 x 2.5-hour weekly sessions over 6 weeks learning how to carry out basic servicing on cars. 4. Community Vehicle Programme: a 2-term, one day a week course developing mechanical, social and employment skills whilst renovating a vehicle for a chosen charity. Qualifications in development at Entry 3, Level 1 and Level2. 5. Pre-Rider Training for Mopeds (16+): 6 x 2.5-hour weekly session over 6 weeks to prepare students for Compulsory Basic Training. CBT certificate available at cost. 6. Pre-Driver Training for cars (17+): 12 x 2.5 hour weekly over 12 weeks and prepare students for their Driving Test.