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Staff and students of Dudley Sixth celebrated the achievements of learners in their annual awards ceremony yesterday evening. Thirty two individual winners were nominated for awards, reflecting the breadth of A Level provision at the college. Awards recognised outstanding individual performance and effort by learners during their A level studies.

Dudley College of Technology is celebrating another successful year of helping hundreds of learners to secure successful grades in their GCSE resits (grade 9-4 / as was A* -C),  with 49% of learners achieving these grades in mathematics, and 67% in English. This year saw all subjects assessed under the new examination system which sees all results grade on a scale of 9 -1 with grade 4 being equivalent to the grade C which is traditionally seen as a pass.

Dudley Sixth College students have again excelled in their A Level studies, with an overall pass rate of 98%, which is above the national average and shows a consistent picture with last year’s results. Most pleasingly this year also saw a 5% increase on 2017 of the number of entries obtaining high grades (A*-C).

Lowell Williams Chief Executive Officer of Dudley College of Technology and Chair of the Board of Dudley Academies Trust today welcomed Rt Hon Damian Hinds MP – Secretary of State for Education and Andy Street West Midlands Mayor to the college for the launch of the West Midlands skills deal.

Dudley Academy Trust is embarking on a new era of its development with an ambitious new Strategic Plan and a new image for its schools. Starting from September 2018 High Arcal Academy will be known as Beacon Hill Academy, Holly Hall Academy is becoming Pegasus Academy, Hillcrest Academy is changing to The Link Academy and Castle Academy is to be named St James Academy. The names have been developed by students and mark a new exiting time for the four schools.

Staff and students from Dudley College of Technology’s Peter Jones Enterprise Academy are celebrating a fabulous triple victory having been awarded the titles of:  National Entrepreneur of the Year, Inspirational Student of the Year and Enterprise Manager of the Year at the national EntFest - the Peter Jones Foundation’s enterprise festival which the TV Dragon hosted at Buckingham University.

A bid led by Dudley College of Technology to re-develop a plot of land close to Dudley Town centre, by developing an Institute of Technology on the site has received the go ahead from the Department for Education.

Dudley Academies Trust has committed to accelerating the pace of progress in its schools with the publication of its blueprint for change: The Dudley Academies Trust Strategic Plan 2018-2021. The Plan sets out an ambitious transformational agenda for the four schools of Castle High School, High Arcal School, Hillcrest School and Community College and Holly Hall Academy.

Dudley College of Technology, is running a Careers Advice Roadshow across the Learning Quarter from Tuesday 8th to Thursday 10th May 2018.

As part of the roadshow, the newly expanded Matrix approved Information and Guidance (IAG) team, Jennifer Walton, Fatima Khan and Gina Whitaker, pictured, will be offering drop-in careers advice to all current students, providing professional and impartial advice and guidance on future career options, and the different pathways to get there.

Dudley College’s competitive netball team have lots to celebrate, after a fantastically successful season. The team won the West Midlands College 2nd League, after beating Shrewsbury Sixth Form 45-37 in the leagues decider match on Wednesday 18th April 2018. The winning match also secured them a promotion to the West Midlands College’s top division. Whilst also gaining them the title of undefeated champions of the league!