Rokeebat Rao

Secondary School: St Matthias Future Plans: Apprenticeship in HR “I love all the teaching staff, very chilled and relaxed but focused environment to be in. Also loved being a student ambassador. This role has improved by public speaking. I’ve enjoyed helping out at open days and speaking to potential students about my experience here.”

Dudley Sixth College students raise the bar for A level results

Dudley Sixth College students are once more celebrating their A level results, with a 100% overall pass rate in 24 of 28 A level subjects offered at the college. But even more impressively 42% of all entries were achieved at high grades (A*- B), and 77% grades  A*- C.   The national picture suggests results …

Dudley College of Technology named National Centre of Technical Excellence

Dudley of Technology has today been named as one of only 10 Centres of Technical Excellence for the Construction (CTECs) sector in England.  Following a national bidding process lead by the Department for Education, the college has been chosen to shape a region wide approach to boost skills in all areas of construction including traditional …

White-streak butterfly helps Dudley College of Technology go green

Students from Dudley College of Technology’s Aspire Learning programme have been recognised for their biodiversity-boosting action; as part of a nationwide “Let’s Go Zero” campaign, designed to help all UK schools, colleges and nurseries to be zero carbon by 2030.  Funded by the OVO Foundation, Dudley College students have been awarded £200 to kickstart their …

University of Worcester and Dudley College of Technology announce new partnership

The University of Worcester (UW) and Dudley College of Technology (DcoT) are pleased to announce the extension of their existing partnership with the college officially becoming a University Centre. The new agreement will see the two organisations working more closely to provide a growing number of higher education opportunities for learners from Dudley. Building on the University’s …

Aspire Shop opens with Christmas bargains for everyone

The College’s new training hub; specifically for SEND young people to gain valuable work skills, in a supported environment opened in time for Christmas with a grand launch event.  Known as the Aspire Shop, the facility will provide a retail environment in which learners will contribute to the daily running of the shop, taking part in …

Skills Minister pops in for T at Dudley College of Technology

This week the 2-6th of December 2024 was national #T Levels Week and there was plenty of activity across college; to celebrate the journey we have been on with these programmes. Monday kicked off with a visit from Skills Minister Jacqui Smith and Sonia Kumar MP, who came to meet some of the students who have …