Now in its 44th year, the Wheels Project is a registered charity based in south-east Bristol offering progressive, motor vehicle-based courses aimed at young people between 14-18 years of age. We are a Bristol City Council approved Alternative Learning Provider and continue to adapt our model to the changing needs of young people who are frequently from deprived backgrounds and at risk of being drawn into crime. They are often struggling in mainstream education, coupled with having specialist educational needs.

Students come to the Wheels Project from Bristol, BANES, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset unitary authorities and are referred from a mix of mainstream educational settings, alternative learning providers and more recently with groups supported by Avon & Somerset Police to divert them from anti-social or criminal behaviour.

Our premises span two units over 7,800 square feet and offer two fully equipped workshops where students are taught either on a 1:1 basis or in a group setting by two fully qualified members of staff. Due to students often having specialist needs and requiring additional support, we now restrict groups sizes to a maximum of four.