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BMet College has been officially and nationally recognised for its outstanding careers work this week and to top it off, has achieved the highest possible accolade – a Gold Level Award. The organisation, made up of James Watt, Matthew Boulton and Sutton Coldfield colleges, has been awarded the national Quality in Careers Standard under licence […]

Students at BMet College can now help drive forward a push towards eco-friendly vehicles in the UK, by enrolling on a forward-thinking electrical vehicle charging installation course. The two to four day nationally recognised, City and Guilds accredited programme – Level 3 Award in Domestic, Commercial & Industrial Electric Charging Equipment Installation, is being delivered […]

BMet GCSE students have received a set of record grades, in the second year of Covid disruption to exams. GCSE Maths and English achievement rates have improved significantly for the 2nd year running across the college with 1,100 students gaining the highest grades (9-4). To mark the occasion, a selection of students came into Matthew […]

This year, hundreds of learners studying a range of courses at the college’s A Level Centre, achieved an impressive 99% pass rate, with 57% high grades – of which 155 were A* and A. The results mean that the college’s hardworking A Level students are now one step closer to realising their dreams, despite the […]

BMet helped lead the way at a global virtual research conference recently, held to highlight existing and possible pathways for young people’s futures through employer partnerships. Suzie Branch-Haddow, Vice Principal of External Development at BMet and Professor Prue Huddleston, Member of BMet’s Corporation and Conference Co-chair, joined around 300 education representatives from local, national and […]

BMet’s expertise in the Business Professional Financial Services (BPFS) sector has been credited in a key report addressing skills challenges to delivery growth in UK regions. The college’s specialist and professional input helped shape the content of the aptly named UK-based “Skills for Future Success” report. Suzie Branch-Haddow, Vice Principal of External Development at BMet, […]

Thousands of residents and businesses will benefit from new green skills and qualifications – thanks to funding from the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA). Achieving the ambition to be carbon neutral by 2041 is a huge challenge, and the WMCA is using its £130m adult education budget to make sure local people have the skills […]

On Thursday 8th July a nationwide celebration will take place marking the launch of the initial wave of 12 Institutes of Technology. Institutes of Technology (IoTs) are collaborations between further education (FE) providers, universities and employers. They specialise in delivering higher technical education (at Levels 4 and 5 – equivalent to the first and second […]

Home grown talent will stay in the borough as local college prepares to take over the mantle at the Centre of Sporting Excellence (CoSE).    A transfer is a common move in the football world and the same is set to happen this summer with the transfer of teaching provision at CoSE from BMet to Kidderminster […]

Students across BMet’s three main colleges were recognised for their exemplary achievements and behaviours at a trio of virtual student award celebrations last week. Over 100 participants including students, BMet teaching and support staff, as well as key note speakers joined the special events. The Vice Principals at BMet’s James Watt, Matthew Boulton and Sutton […]