A team of young people on The Prince’s Trust programme used a community project to namecheck their college and pay tribute to one of Birmingham’s forefathers – James Watt. Engineer and entrepreneur, James Watt, who was buried at St Mary’s Church, Handsworth in 1819 has long been recognised as one of the city’s industrial pioneers. […]
It’s come home twice for the Sutton Coldfield College Ability Counts football team! They were named the Association of Colleges (AoC) Sport national champions in April and have just won the English County Football Association’s (ECFA) Knockout Cup. The team had an unbeaten run at the event held at St George’s Park, coming through group […]
A student make-up artist has brushed away her rivals and bagged three prizes in a competition for those starting out in the industry. Elysia Fisher from Kidderminster Academy took part in the National Make-Up Awards this month, achieving first place in the Best Bridal Hair and Best Bridal Make-Up categories. She then went on to […]
BPS Birmingham will be staging its third Professional Services Week between Monday 25th and Friday 29th June. The initiative aims to raise the aspirations of students currently studying in the region’s schools to consider a career in the Professional Services, the largest and fastest growing sector in the West Midlands. This year more schools and […]
This Saturday is Open Event Saturday at Stourbridge College, the Art and Design Centre, Brierley Hill and Kidderminster Academy. Summer school leavers can explore the college’s wide range of vocational courses and apprenticeships while coming away with a place on a September course. Adults thinking of going back to the classroom can also explore full […]
With live music and ice creams, the summer festival vibes will be bursting out of Matthew Boulton College’s Open Event on Saturday (16 June). School leavers visiting the college between 10am and 1pm can try out a range of ‘have a go’ activities linked to hundreds of different careers. After this they can enjoy a […]
Next Saturday (16 June) is Open Event at BMet. School leavers can explore the college’s sites across Birmingham and the Black Country between 10am and 1pm and come away with their place on a September course. Adults thinking of being back in the classroom can also explore full and part-time study and training opportunities available […]
As a Britain’s Got Talent runner-up with the phenomenal B Positive Choir and a medical science qualification coming her way, life couldn’t be better for Hannah Fletcher. And yet, the teenager is still hard at work promoting blood donor appeals across Sutton Coldfield College where she’s been studying. “Being on the show was fantastic although […]
Gina Akpe Moses has spent the last 12 months preparing to race in the 2018 World Under 20 Championships, taking place in Finland next month. Now, the 100m sprinter is further motivated to pick up a second gold medal after receiving the top trophy at BMet’s Sports Awards. The 19-year-old received the Elite Sportsperson of […]
This time last year, Neeraj Kainth found out that a piece of his final major project artwork was going to be included in Origins, the awarding body UAL’s national exhibition. He was then awarded a prize for having the show’s ‘strongest mixed-media piece’. 12 months on, Neeraj is a HND graphic design student preparing to […]