Education

Millfield recent leaver Will Joseph from Newbury has been selected as one of only seven promising future stars for the 20-21 London Irish Senior Academy.

A Black Country outdoor learning specialist has launched a new Summer Reboot Camp to help young people affected by the Covid-19 lockdown.

Millfield BTEC Business and Entrepreneurship student Ailbe Bartlett has made it through as one of only five finalists in the national Peter Jones Foundation National Entrepreneur of the Year competition.

Loughborough University has worked with the Cabinet Office and Airbox Systems to provide surface water flood nowcasting for the UK Government’s new ResilienceDirect mapping platform

To benefit local students ready to progress to further education or exploring their options, Abbey College Manchester is hosting a valuable webinar,

The Make UK Technology Hub, has today (15 June) re-opened its doors to apprentices in Aston, Birmingham,

A series of webinars to help young people find new job opportunities is being launched by one of the UK’s leading training providers.

Babies, toddlers and pre-school children across Bristol have enjoyed their first week back in early education after the lockdown was lifted for nursery settings on 1 June.

New Black Country Rainbow Hour campaign launched

One of the UK’s leading training providers has launched a new campaign to ensure apprenticeships are protected as companies seek to find ways of coping with the Covid-19 pandemic.

Smoking Gun has been appointed by Tutorful to manage a media relations campaign around online tutoring - helping parents who are trying to home school in the COVID-19 lockdown.

Millfield Football’s boys’ first team have taken home the International Schools’ Football Association cup for the fifth time.

North-West, Agent Academy hosts its first-ever virtual graduation event

A senior leader at the University of Wolverhampton has been appointed to a top international role.

Lancashire-based childcare management software specialist Connect Childcare has launched a new feature within its existing ParentZone app

As part of its Skills for Tomorrow programme, BT has teamed up with Computing at School (CAS), to launch dozens of activities, designed to support parents with their children’s digital skills at home.

Students at University Academy 92 (UA92) have completed their first year of academic studies, having made a quick switch to fully online learning following the COVID-19 outbreak.

Sandwell College has been providing young people across Birmingham and the Black Country access to vital resources and support during the period of lockdown following the COVID-19 outbreak.

Abbey College Manchester has adopted a global approach to learning during the college shutdown,

Make UK, the manufacturers’ organisation, has announced record figures using its online teaching resources,

Evolve has created its first Social Enterprise Lead role and is welcoming long-serving team member, Taylor Barrett, into the position.

One of the UK’s leading training providers has developed a new way of making sure apprentices are able to continue their learning during the Covid-19 pandemic.

In light of the ever-changing COVID-19 pandemic, the world of work has never seemed so uncertain.

Birmingham-based IT recruitment and solutions company, Crimson, will be opening their apprenticeship application process for the fourth year running.

With all UK schools closed until further notice, except for the children of key workers and children who have been identified as vulnerable,

Aspiring business leaders at Abbey College Manchester have been given an invaluable insight into the industry from Mohamed Parker,

Millfield is teaming up with England Test Captain Joe Root and the “R66T Academy”, in an exclusive deal which will bring the world-class cricket programme to Somerset.

Upper Sixth students Oliver Burrows, Dan John, Ewan Richards, Will Joseph and Tom Cowan have all received call ups for the English and Welsh national squads for either the U18 or U20 age groups.

The University of Worcester forms part of a new network of 22 STEM Club Champions who will provide hundreds of face-to-face workshops

Manchester Metropolitan University has partnered with clean-tech company Dsposal to improve and simplify its waste compliance by developing digital tools to help staff understand their legal obligations.

A Solihull College & University Centre alumna was delighted to win Trainee of the Year at the National Builders Merchant Awards recently.

Millfield Headmaster Gavin Horgan urged school leaders to give teachers the 'licence to let go' of standardised tests and to foster originality of thought and creativity through radical curriculum rethink at this year’s BETT Show in London.

Carlisle Youth Zone was joined by Malcolm Wilson, former rally driver and current owner of World Rally team and constructor M-Sport,

Hundreds of young people looking for a career in engineering and manufacturing are set to descend on Aldridge next month as part of a special Open Day.

Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership and Worcestershire County Council are joining the annual week-long celebration of apprenticeships across England.

Millfield’s chamber choir Camerata have been named as one of the top Senior choirs in the country after reaching the finals of the Barnardo’s Senior Choir of the Year 2020.

National Grid’s Hinkley Connection Project will connect sources of low carbon energy, including Hinkley Point C,

Students from Abbey College Manchester have successfully completed an intensive course in British Sign Language (BSL).

The University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) and Bristol Sport are delighted to announce a new partnership,

Millfield has appointed Edward James as Head of Sixth Form, beginning in January 2020.

Coppice and Roundthorn Primary Academies receive Wellbeing Award for Schools

Young Professionals In The East Midlands Seek Major Change Before Milestone Birthday

Experts at the University of Birmingham’s Institute for Global Innovation (IGI) and the World Bank are working together to find innovative solutions to end extreme poverty and promote prosperity.

GuyKat, the Birmingham (UK) eLearning agency, has completed the purchase of Florida based MTE Professional Services.

The University of Birmingham today extended an agreement with Germany’s Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und –prüfung - BAM)

The recently completed secret garden at KAMPUS has been revealed in new images. The jungle like garden sits at the heart of the new £250m neighbourhood being developed by CAPITAL&CENTRIC and HBD.

Birmingham based distance learning provider, Open Study College, has celebrated the opening of a larger new office space,

Talented Abbey College Manchester, Chen Yiu Royce Yu (17), is celebrating exceptional success in a prestigious go karting championship,

GuyKat have opened their new HQ in Birmingham. The move is expected to lead to the creation of up to 30 jobs.

Six Millfield students scored in the top 4% of all results globally in the College Board SAT in October.

A new report by Vodafone has shown that West Midlands’ older generation know technology is extremely important as a way of staying connected.

Manchester Metropolitan University has been awarded funding to support 50 microbusinesses in Greater Manchester to engage with technology to boost their productivity.

Trying to find a way to support companies to continue investing in apprentices was on the agenda last week when the Mayor of the West Midlands visited a leading training provider.

The University of Birmingham’s work with its partners in Guangzhou contributes ¥327 million (£37 million) to the Chinese city’s economy every year - new figures show.

Aston Business School’s top academics provide essential advice to business leaders,

Abbey College Manchester has consolidated its Senior Leadership Team (SLT)

Open Day: Tuesday 29^th October 2019 3pm, 4.30pm, 6pm

Former Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College student turned Hollywood filmmaker, Tayyib Mahmood returned to his roots this week,

Creativity enhancing outdoor retreats are being delivered thanks to new business started by a student.

Millfield has won the award for Independent School of the Year for offering the best experience for international students at the 2019 Independent Schools of the Year Awards.