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18May, 2021

An amazing year for creative media lecturer, Melissa

  • Categories 16-19s, 19 Plus, Creative, Media, News & Blog

Creative media lecturer, Melissa Tisdale has plenty of reasons for celebrating. The department’s video production company at Walsall College has enjoyed a successful launch and one student is a two-time national award winner.  And just recently, creative media students and …

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14May, 2021

Francesco Group stays ahead of the competition

  • Categories Case Studies, Employers, Hairdressing & Barbering

Francesco Group is one of the largest hairdressing companies in the UK.   A family business, established more than 50 years ago, they rely on a steady supply of highly skilled hairdressers to staff their 30+ salons across the Midlands. To …

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13May, 2021

Mental Health Awareness Week makes it mark

  • Categories 19 Plus, ESOL and Community Interpretation, News & Blog

Gardening, knitting, colouring and strolling were just some of the activities that Walsall College students have been taking part in during Mental Health Awareness Week 2021. The college’s Hawbush Campus became a wellbeing hive of activity each day.  Learners and …

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13May, 2021

Ruby Doo helps get travel and tourism students into event-mode

  • Categories 16-19s, Aviation, Travel & Tourism, Employer News, News & Blog

Local entertainment company, Ruby Doo has been giving a helping hand to travel and tourism students. Company director and lead entertainer, Emily Ruby met Level 3 students planning and delivering their own event in June.  This is for their course …

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13May, 2021

Black Country Chamber shares its top business tips with Walsall College’s future entrepreneurs

  • Categories 16-19s, Business Finance and Enterprise, Employer News, News & Blog

Students at Walsall College are discovering that the entrepreneurial spirit is thriving locally thanks to the Black Country Chamber of Commerce’s range of start-up support services. The college invited Chamber experts, Alison Trinder who heads up the Start-Up Business Club …

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11May, 2021

Spotlight on Talent – Jagjeet Kaur

  • Categories Adults 19 Plus, Case Studies, Employability

Jagjeet has been working as a full-time carer for her mum. After several years she felt she needed a change and to try something new. While browsing her Facebook, she saw an advert for the Connecting Communities programme designed to …

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10May, 2021

Student-led film festival celebrates fair representation and supports mental health charity

  • Categories 16-19s, 19 Plus, Creative, Media, News & Blog

A film festival led by Walsall College’s creative media students is focusing on challenging stereotypes and exploring the impact of the pandemic on our mental health.  It is also raising money for charity. The Love and Life Film Festival is …

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06May, 2021

Spotlight on Talent – Libby Howard

  • Categories Apprenticeships, Case Studies, Painting and Decorating

Studied: Level 2 Painting and Decorating Apprenticeship Progression : Painter at DC Decorating Libby Howard is marking the end of her Level 2 Apprenticeship in a unique way.  When she’s driving around the Black Country area, she’ll be pointing out …

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06May, 2021

Business students complete behind the scenes social media project with Staffordshire University Business School

  • Categories 16-19s, Business Finance and Enterprise, News & Blog

Business students at Walsall College have been completing background checks and data audits on the world’s most popular social media platforms.  The activity was part of a project brief set by a Staffordshire University lecturer. Dr Ijeoma Onwumere of the …

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29Apr, 2021

Digital whizz kids bag top competition prizes

  • Categories Computing & ICT, News & Blog

Congratulations to Ark St Alban’s Academy in Birmingham for achieving a hat trick of wins in Walsall College’s Great Big Digital & Tech Quiz. The college received hundreds of entries from local 13-17 year olds in the online quiz. Students, …

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