Teacher "sat exam for student"

A PROBE has been launched into allegations a teacher sat an exam for a Solihull College student, The Solihull News reports.

Cable opens college revamp

BUSINESS Secretary Vince Cable has officially opened a £31.5m redevelopment of Solihull College's Blossomfield Road campus, The Birmingham Post reports.

Mobile mast plan for college

VODAFONE wants to put a mobile phone mast at Solihull College.

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Louise off to Cambridge as students celebrate results

A BENTLEY Heath teenager who won a place at the University of Cambridge to study Arabic is amongst those celebrating top A-level results.

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College arts centre opens

A NEW arts centre has opened at Solihull College.

The Blossomfield Road centre has a seated theatre, dance studios, exhibition area and workshop space.

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Inspectors praise Solihull College

SOLIHULL College has been awarded a score of three out of four after being praised by education inspectors Ofsted.

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Careers evenings at college

SOLIHULL College is to hold a series of career evenings.

The events will cover courses from aerospace engineering to floristry. Click here for details or call 0121 678 7000.

The Blossomfield Road college recently celebrated National Apprenticeship Week.

Principal Brenda Sheils said: “This campaign allows us to celebrate the success of our apprentices with the rest of the nation.

“It also gives us a chance to recognise the contribution of the hundreds of employers who are participating in apprenticeship schemes through the college.”

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Picture of college block demolition

A PICTURE of a former arts block being demolished at Solihull College has been published online.

The college posted the picture to show progress in its £31m scheme to re-develop the Blossomfield Road campus.

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Leader Clegg meets students

LIBERAL Democrat leader Nick Clegg met students at Solihull College, The Birmingham Mail reports.

College praised over 'stereotypical' female careers

FEMALE students at Solihull College still make ‘stereotypical’ career choices but efforts are being made to raise their aspirations, an inspection has found.

The college was praised by Ofsted for tackling young women’s underachievement.

In a letter to the college it said: “Overall, your work on promoting the achievement of young women and in developing their future economic well-being is good.

“Most young women still make stereotypical choices in terms of their courses and careers.

“However, within this context, confident and articulate young women make informed
choices about career opportunities.”

It said the college, which has campuses in Blossomfield Road in the town and north of the borough, is ‘highly effective’ in helping women progress.

This means it ‘raises the aspirations of young women from differing backgrounds’.

Areas for improvement are to recruit more women onto computing, construction, engineering and public services programmes and further develop links with schools.

This will “increase girls’ and young women’s awareness of the full range of academic and vocational courses and career opportunities”.

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