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The Aston Villa Foundation’s new Coaching Academy is set to offer students the chance to combine their studies with pursuing a career in sport. In partnership with BMet, the Academy provides the opportunity to study A Levels, BTECs or vocational courses while working towards sports-related coaching qualifications in a professional environment. An information evening is […]

Football and hockey athletes took the top trophies at the 2018 BMet Sports Awards. Hockey player, Rob Hutchings and footballer, Sian Wilson were named Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year at a ceremony held at Aston Villa Football Club. The Sutton Coldfield Ability Counts football team received the award of Team of the Year. “These […]

Twelve hours, one college, lots of tweets – access all areas! That’s the promise from Matthew Boulton College who are giving unprecedented access to followers on Twitter and Instagram on Tuesday 22 May. In a first, the college is inviting people to sample a taste of college life in a 12 hour tweet-a-thon and what […]

A combination of kind-hearts, student wellbeing, community support and career goals have resulted in four BMet students receiving invitations to the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The invitations have been issued by the West Midlands Lieutenancy Office in recognition of the students’ volunteering services to local communities. They are part of the privileged […]

Aston Villa Ladies defender Jade Richards has been appointed as the manager of the newly formed Girls Football Academy. The Academy launches in line with the new academic year in September and will offer girls aged 16-18 the chance to combine studying at BMet alongside playing in the National Football Youth League for Aston Villa. […]

A nine-week ‘live’ project set by Career Colleges with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Comic Relief for 60 students from four digital Career Colleges including Matthew Boulton College, has come to an exciting climax. The students had been challenged to develop a solution within the digital space to engage even more 16-24 year olds with […]

Following the announcement by Skills Minister Anne Milton, the Collab Group of colleges has secured funding as part of the Government’s Flexible Learning Fund to deliver an innovative “Digital Engineering Academy”. BMet will lead the project along with fellow Collab Group members, Derby College, Middlesbrough College, Bridgwater College, and Capital City Training Group. Vinci Construction […]

The Aston Villa Foundation are delighted to announce the launch of a new Girls Football Academy which will form an integral part of the Aston Villa Ladies’ new player pathway when it launches in line with the next academic year. In partnership with BMet, the Academy – which is targeted at current year 11 pupils […]

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 […]