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Cradley Heath Skills Campus: shaping the future for our learners

Curriculum teams from across Sandwell College recently came together at the Cradley Heath Skills Campus site to see the latest progress on one of the region’s most exciting new developments. Staff from Construction, Health and Social Care, ESOL, Foundation Learning, Finance, IT, and Estates were invited to explore the campus in

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Reset Your Mindset Without The Stress At Sandwell College

Did you know about the extensive support packages we offer for every student at Sandwell College? If you need help to reset your mindset and reach your career goals without the stress, we can offer you all the support you need to succeed. We understand that studying isn’t always easy.

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Mayor Richard Parker with Principal Lisa Capper MBE standing together under Welcome to Sandwell College sign

Mayor Richard Parker Visits Sandwell College

It was a privilege to welcome Mayor Richard Parker of the West Midlands Combined Authority to Sandwell College. The Mayor met with CEO & Principal Lisa Capper MBE, Deputy Principal Asa Gordon, wider college teams and learners to explore the vital role of real-world skills in engineering and workforce development.

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Hairdressing students and staff with their winners certificates

Hairdressing Winners On Their Way To National Finals

Congratulations to all of our highly talented hairdressing competitors from Sandwell College who made it through to national finals. The following students were all placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd in the AHT Midland Regional Finals, hosted by us this week for the second year running, and they will now travel

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Sport students in America

Life-Changing Chance Of A Lifetime In USA For Sport Students

Sandwell College Sport students jetted off on a life-changing trip to America, getting a taste of elite athletics and experiencing the electric atmosphere of a New York Knicks game. Enhancing their skills and boosting their employability in New England, as part of the government-funded Turing Scheme, learners got to: –

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Travel students at Butlins resort

Careers Insight For Travel Students At Butlin’s Minehead

Travel & Hospitality students from Sandwell College got a behind-the-scenes insight into what a Butlin’s career could be like for them. Learners joined the recruitment team at Butlin’s largest resort in Minehead for an interactive careers workshop. After participating in an informative interview workshop, our students competed in a very

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Hairdressing student styling mannequin head in competition

Sandwell College Proud To Host Midland Hairdressing Finals

Highly talented hairdressing students from Sandwell College showed off their creative flair and sharpened their technical skills in the tough world of competition at the AHT Midland Regional Finals. Once again we were proud to host the heats for the second year running, with 72 learners from Sandwell competing out

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Sandwell Gets Cooking With Former MasterChef Finalist

Sandwell College students have been cooking up some real culinary delights thanks to one of our support staff who once made it through to MasterChef. Reena Gupta, administrator for Student Services, competed in the MasterChef Live heats at the BBC Good Food Show in 2012. Reena showed students how to

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Former Digital & Creative Media student

Wondrous Work Opportunity For Zion

Sandwell College is excited to celebrate the success of Digital & Creative Media alumnus Zion Smith. After completing his Level 3 course at Sandwell College, Zion progressed to Birmingham City University where he studied BA (Hons) Illustration. At BCU Zion was given a brief to produce an animation by an

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Former Art student

College To Clothing Brand Featured On BBC

From College project to clothing brand… we’re proud to see former Sandwell College student Dimeji Ode featured by the BBC. Dimeji’s streetwear brand Dode Clothing began as a creative brief during his Art & Design course, supported by our industry-focused teaching and facilities. It’s since grown into a movement shaped

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