GCSE students at BMet have received good news today after collecting their results. Over 650 students who left school without an English GCSE have now achieved a high pass rate in English Language while nearly 400 students gained an A*-C grade in Maths. “Many of our students have come to us without a GCSE English […]
Cricketer and netballer, Raveena Patel hopes to pursue a career in sports massage and therapy while taking her love of cricket as far as possible. The sport and exercise science student at Sutton Coldfield College plays for BMet’s cricket team and Warwickshire County Cricket Club’s women’s team. “I’m committed to playing cricket at the highest […]
James Wildsmith completed a two-year Higher National Diploma (HND) in Sports Coaching at Stourbridge College. He will now top up his course with a full honours degree at the University of Worcester. “Studying this way has lots of advantages,” explained James. “The class sizes are smaller, the course fees are cheaper and it’s much easier […]
BMet students are celebrating their A Level results today with an overall pass rate of 97%, an increase on last year. BMet provides A Levels across Birmingham, Sutton Coldfield and Stourbridge and saw a 100% pass rate this year in 16 out of 28 subjects studied with some of the highest performing subjects being Law, […]
Osaze Aigbe is looking forward to starting the second year of his dental technology course at Matthew Boulton College as this involves doing some work experience in a private laboratory. He explained: “Everyone’s encouraged to gain as much experience as possible as this benefits your studies, supports university applications and improves your CV.” “Being in […]
Gina Akpe-Moses recently won her first gold medal at the European Athletics Championships and now she is getting back to the business of college study. The 18-year-old is returning to Matthew Boulton College to complete the second year of her applied science course. “I’ve always been able to balance life at college with life on […]
A Wolverhampton food-testing company has supported the career aspirations of students at Sutton Coldfield College with a £1,000 donation of science resources. Eurofins has supplied the college with a huge selection of glass and plastic containers, beakers and sample tubes to support their students’ practical and laboratory work. Rachel Tarplee, Department Director at the […]
Business studies student, Sharandeep had a great time seeing the education world through the eyes of a chief executive. She spent the day shadowing Career Colleges, Ruth Gilbert during their third annual conference in London. “The conference was a busy time and I got to see a lot of the things Ruth was involved in,” […]
12 jobseekers are set for careers in construction and light rail after completing a training programme at BMet in partnership with Midland Metro Alliance (MMA). The group attended interviews with Midland Metro Alliance’s delivery teams which included Colas Rail, Colas Ltd and Barhale. Two candidates have been appointed so far and the training team at […]
A student footballer has hit the big time after signing a one-year contract with Birmingham City Football Club as a defender. Remeao Hutton scored his big break while playing for Hednesford Town FC’s Academy, a training programme delivered by Sutton Coldfield College. “I want to keep getting better as a player,” said the […]