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Matthew Boulton College showcased its best and brightest at their end of year student awards celebration last night (Tuesday 25th June). The awards recognised and honoured the achievements and high level of work of Matthew Boulton College students with categories over six disciplines.   The night’s final award was the Assistant Principal Exceptional Achievement Award. The […]

Sutton Coldfield College proved it is bursting with talent at its end of year student celebrations last night (Thursday 27th June). The awards recognised the outstanding contribution students make to the Sutton Coldfield College student experience. Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell, Member of Parliament for Sutton Coldfield, oversaw the night of celebration.  He said: “I was […]

Wednesday 19th June will see James Watt College, one of the Birmingham Metropolitan College campuses, turn 65 years old! Look out for birthday greetings on social media where there will be messages from former and current students on this landmark birthday. Follow @BMetC and bmetcollege on Instagram to keep up with the celebrations on the […]

BMet is delighted to be hosting the Further Education Good Practice Symposium from C-Learning at Matthew Boulton College on June 19th. This marks the second year in a row that the college has played host to the conference. The conference is a must attend event in the world of FE as the topics covered are […]

This Saturday (15 June) will see BMet open its doors to the entire community, offering a taste of what studying at a Further Education College is like. From A levels, to university level to vocational to part-time courses, BMet offers something for everyone. Subject areas include art and design, business, construction, dental, engineering, health and […]

BMet secured a top spot at the 41st National Association of College Sports Championships this spring. The AoC Sport National Championships allow colleges from across the region to compete against each other and are the largest annual student sporting event in the UK with nearly 1,800 students taking part. BMet students rose to the challenge […]

BMet students have gone for gold this academic year and have achieved huge successes across a variety of athletic disciplines. The roll call of sporting success includes wins in the areas of football, basketball, golf, and netball. The Sutton Coldfield Men’s Basketball team won the West Midlands Division One Championship. The James Watt Men’s Basketball […]

Aston Villa Ladies FC held their annual awards evening end of May with players from Aston Villa Football Club (AVFC) and Education Girl’s Academy in attendance. The Aston Villa Ladies Senior Team who play in the Women’s Super League Championship, the second tier of women’s football were also present. The team, based at Sutton Coldfield […]

Last year it was twelve hours, one college, and lots of tweets.  This year, it is twelve hours, three colleges, lots of tweets, Instagram posts and more! Wednesday 5 June will see BMet open its doors for the second time to give an access all areas peek into what college life is like. Running from […]

Birmingham is set to be a hive of activity this weekend with two major events –  Pride and the Great Bham run! We are delighted that we will have market stalls at both events!   On Saturday 25th May we will be at Pride, the biggest LGBT celebration in the UK. You will be able […]