Labour’s Shadow Education Secretary, Angela Rayner MP popped into see students at Erdington Skills Centre, today. During the hour long visit, the MP had a tour of the skills centre, met budding apprentices and even tried her hand at bricklaying! Angela Rayner commented: “I’ve had a brilliant visit to Erdington Skills Centre. “Birmingham is one […]
It’s a culture mash-up involving a house with a 1,000 year history, a Victorian girl’s diary and 21st century fashion. And the results are on display at Worcestershire’s Hartlebury Castle over the Easter weekend (31 March-2 April). Six dresses have been made by Kidderminster Academy students as part of Altered and Evolved; a design project […]
Stourbridge College is holding an event this week on its plans to transform itself into a leading technical college. The event, taking place this Wednesday (14 March) between 4pm-7pm, offers a fantastic opportunity for parents and students alike to find out more about the exciting plans. Recently, Stourbridge College, confirmed it is consolidating its approach […]
Winston won it for a former Sutton Coldfield College student. The Oscar for make-up and hairstyling went to talented artist, David Malinowski who transformed best actor winner, Gary Oldman into Winston Churchill for the movie, The Darkest Hour. “We’re all ‘made up’ by David’s success and send him our congratulations!” said Mustafa Shevket, Head of […]
BMet has announced plans to open an A Level Centre of Excellence at Sutton Coldfield College, next year. The new college is set to provide exceptional levels of teaching and assessment for students. Led by a team of specialist staff, there will be a greater use of technologies and resources to enrich the learning experience […]
Sparkbrook Pharmacy has been praised by both BMet and the Asian Apprenticeship Awards 2017. The Stratford Road-based business won the Apprentice Employer of the Year (Retail, Hospitality and Tourism) award. Zahid Chisti, owner of Sparkbrook Pharmacy commented: “The team and I were very honoured to receive the award. “I’ve always believed in the importance of […]
Compulsory work experience should be put back on the school curriculum say 14-19 year olds. In a survey of over 1000 teenagers carried out by the Career Colleges Trust, the overwhelming majority – 83% – think that work experience should be compulsory on their school / college curriculum, suggesting the Government was wrong to remove […]
IT students, Ilias Dirie and Shamas Iqbal helped to make an online job day running across Europe a great success after taking on roles as support technicians. The European Online Job Day was hosted from Matthew Boulton College and organised by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and job mobility portal, Eures. It invited […]
An electronics student at Matthew Boulton College has set out his next steps after getting a place on an apprenticeship scheme with Rolls Royce. Joel Lewis Grey will begin a degree-led engineering apprenticeship at the company’s Derby plant in September. “I had it in mind to look for work experience or an apprenticeship after I’d […]
An Apprentice Carpenter from Dudley has been awarded Apprentice of the Year by local housebuilder Barratt Homes West Midlands. Ashley James, from Upper Gornal in the West Midlands, won a £250 bonus from the developer as he saw off competition from the firm’s dozens of Apprentices with his exemplary work ethic and ability. Ashley, 22, […]