Awards

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The Sandwell Colleges Celebrate King’s Award for Enterprise Honour for Transformative Partnership with hydraPower dynamics

The Sandwell Colleges are proud to announce they have been honoured with the highly prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise in recognition of their pioneering project on work experience for young people and their partnership with hydraPower dynamics. The accolade celebrates the impressive impact of the Colleges’ ground-breaking collaboration with the

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Empowering The Next Generation Of Student Leaders

We’re proud to celebrate our Student Governor and Student Union President Hasmik on successfully completing the AoC Student Leadership in FE Programme 2026. Delivered by the Association of Colleges (AoC) and the National Association for Managers of Student Services (NAMSS), this programme equips emerging leaders with essential skills in communication,

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Double Podium Finishes In West Midlands Competitions

We’re shining a spotlight on Sandwell College learners who have performed amazingly well in the West Midlands Inter Colleges Competitions endorsed by WorldSkills UK. 🥇Early Years students won Gold and Silver for their Children’s Mental Health Week project 🥇ESOL student Hamid won Gold for his video presentation on life in

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T Level Health Celebration Marks Completion Of Hospital Placements

The Sandwell Colleges were proud to host a special Celebration Afternoon at Sandwell Health Campus to honour our T Level Health students completing their placements with Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust. The event brought together fun, teamwork and inspiration, including: – An Identify the Nursing Item challenge – A

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Award ceremony for winners of maths competition

Building Work-Ready Mindsets Through Maths Challenge

Motivated maths students at Sandwell College embraced the power of numbers in MEI’s Further Education Maths Challenge. The confidence-boosting college final featured a mix of kahoot quizzes and dominoes competitions, celebrating mathematical thinking and highlighting the essential role numeracy plays, with winners’ medals, awards and vouchers presented by Senior Vice-Principal

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Award winners with the Principal and High Sheriff

High Sheriff Celebrates Learners Of The Month

Dedication, progress and ambition have been celebrated by the High Sheriff of the West Midlands as he presented the latest Learner of the Month Awards at Sandwell College. We were honoured to welcome Mark Smith for the award celebrations hosted by our CEO & Principal, Lisa Capper MBE. Mark spoke

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T Level Learner of the Month Annie with Blind Dave Deputy Lieutenant and his guide dog

Powerful Perseverance for T Level Learner Of The Month Annie

We’re celebrating Annie, our latest Learner of the Month, as a powerful example of how perseverance and focus can drive real progress. Annie’s story was celebrated at our Learner of the Month Awards, where special guest Blind Dave Heeley OBE DL, Deputy Lieutenant of the West Midlands, shared an inspiring

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Early Years Awards with CEO Lisa Capper MBE

Celebrating the future of Early Years

Sandwell College was filled with pride and positivity as we came together to celebrate the achievements of our Early Years students for both our outstanding 16–18 and adult learners. The event was opened by CEO and Principal Lisa Capper MBE who delivered an inspiring speech on the vital role Early Years

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