Dudley Sixth News
Here are the latest news stories from Dudley Sixth.
Staff , students and visitors join Meg McCubbin for the official opening of Dudley College’s new Animal Study centre. The new £7m study centre opened on Saturday 12th October at 11am Dudley College of Technology was thrilled to welcome TV wildlife expert Meg McCubbin, best known as presenter of Springwatch and Animal Park, to openits new Animal Study Centre on …
Dudley Sixth learners rank in the top 1% of performers, achieving the Certificate in Financial Studies (CeFS) from The London Institute of Banking & Finance Congratulations are in order for three exceptional Dudley Sixth students—Imogen Hale-Fellows, Tia Jackson, and Shirina Patel—who have achieved remarkable success in their studies for the London Institute of Banking & …
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Dudley Sixth A Level awards ceremony took place on the evening of Thursday 5th September with The Evolve theatre acting as the venue in which Curriculum Manager; Ben France and Dudley 6th staff, warmly welcomed back a large number of our A Level students who left in the summer. Many parents and relatives also attended …
Dudley Sixth College students are once more celebrating their A level results, with a 100% overall pass rate in 26 of 32 A level subjects offered at the college. But even more impressively 45% of all entries were achieved at high grades (A* -B), which is 2% improvement on the previous year. The national picture …
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Working with other Colleges and training providers across the West Midlands and Warwickshire Dudley College of Technology is delighted to announce the launch of a new brand, website and advertising campaign which creates a one stop shop for employers and their workforce. Known as Skills West Midlands and Warwickshire (Skills WM+W), the one stop shop for …
As part of National Apprenticeship Week we hosted visits from Amanda Solloway MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero), Marco Longhi MP, and Shelagh Legrave CBE, the FE Commissioner. Not only did they come to give their support for the place Apprenticeships have to play in the skills landscape, but they …
Dudley College of Technology commemorated the achievements of Higher Education learners in an unforgettable ceremony held on Saturday 25th November, that marked the culmination of their academic journey. As ever the graduation event was an inspiring celebration of knowledge, dedication, and perseverance. This year’s commencement saw the conferral of qualifications upon learners from across the subject …
Today The Rt Hon Michael Gove Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities visited Dudley College of Technology’s Inspired Brierley Hill campus to announce the funding of £20million for the Brierley Hill development zone as part of the government’s levelling up agenda. The funding will include £14million for the creation of a new Transport …
Staff and students of Dudley Sixth, along with their family and friends, came together last week to celebrate individual student achievements at our annual Celebrating Success awards evening. The event marks the outstanding individual performance and effort by the class of 2022-23 during their A Level studies. Under the guidance of tutor Stephen Dutton, newly …
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Against a national trend of declining A level results Dudley Sixth College students are once more celebrating, with a 100% overall pass rate in 24 of the 29 A level subjects offered at the college. With Dudley students passing at a higher rate than their counterparts in the rest of England as 18 of the …
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The Mayor of Dudley attended an exhibition of work by arts students at Dudley College of Technology last night (Monday 12 June). The ArtsFest art exhibition features work by students of animation, fine art, fashion and textiles, games design, graphic design, illustration, media, music, performing arts, photography, and production arts. ArtsFest exhibitions are being held …
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Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street recently visited Dudley College of Technology’s Skills Shop, located at the heart of Merry Hill Centre to talk with learners who are benefiting from training funded by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA). Learners at the centre are studying a range of Sector-based Work Academy Programmes (SWAPs), which are …
Higher Education Graduation 2022 saw family, friends, staff and members of the college’s corporation all came together to share in the success of this year’s graduates. Almost three hundred people gathered on Saturday 26th November to formally recognise the hard work and commitment of learners graduating in over 25 programmes of study. David Whatton Chair …
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Local charity Ronnie and Friends. has received a massive boost thanks to the fundraising efforts of staff and students at Dudley College of Technology and the generosity of the Saleem Foundation. As part of activities supporting national Baby Loss awareness week, which ran from the 12th of October learners at the college raised over £850 for …
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Staff and students of Dudley Sixth along with their family and friends came together last week to celebrate individual students achievements in an awards evening in which stand out students in an outstanding year group were celebrated. Stephen Dutton and students from our performing arts provision were on hand to entertain guests on arrival and …
Dudley Sixth College students are once more celebrating their A level results, with a 100% overall pass rate in all 31 A level subjects offered at the college. But even more impressively 61.2% of all entries were achieved at high grades (A* -B). Dudley Sixth students began their celebrations at midnight when their places at …
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After a difficult two years in which they experienced severe disruption to their studies because of the impact of the pandemic Dudley Sixth College students are once more celebrating their A level results, with an overall pass rate of 99.8% and 100% pass rate in 31 of the 32 subjects studied, in what has been …
Dudley Sixth College students are once more celebrating their A level results, with an overall pass rate of 99.3% and 100% pass rate in 31 of the 34 subjects studied, in what has been a unique year for staff and students alike. Dudley Sixth students began their celebrations at midnight when their places at University …
In a glittering ceremony held at Buckingham Palace, Dudley College of Technology has received a Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Education. The Queen’s Anniversary Prizes are granted by Her Majesty the Queen, and are a UK-wide award recognising excellence, innovation and public benefit in work carried out by UK colleges and universities. The Prizes are the …
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Dudley Sixth College students have again excelled in their A Level studies, with an overall pass rate of 99% – part of an upward trend for the college’s results over the last three years. With more than 1400 individual entries the number of students achieving the highest grades also increased with a 75% pass rate …
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The Principals of the six colleges in the Black Country came together today with their local MPs to celebrate the valuable work that is being done in the further education (FE) sector to transform the skills of young people and adults living across the local area. The meeting was the culmination of a range of …
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. Family and friends were welcomed …
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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). A …
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The latest addition to the Dudley Learning Quarter is Dudley Enhance, a purpose-built resource centre for you as an A level learner. Packed full of exciting technology and designed to support A level studies, one of Dudley Enhance’s key features is a large lecture theatre which can seat up to 80 learners. There are teaching …
Dudley Sixth College students have again excelled in their A Level studies, with an overall pass rate of 98% showing a consistent picture with last year’s results. With more than 1400 individual entries with a high percentage of them achieving higher grades. Dudley Sixth students began their celebrations at midnight when their places at University …
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Staff and students of Dudley Sixth celebrated the achievements of learners in a glittering ceremony yesterday evening. There were thirty individual winners for subject categories covering the breadth of our A Level provision. The awards recognised outstanding individual performance and effort by learners during their A level studies. Proud parents heard David Malone, Assistant Principal …
For the third year in a row Dudley Sixth’s A level students are celebrating an exceptional set of results having achieved a 98.3% pass rate, an increase on last year’s results, and 0.2% above this year’s national rate. The sixth form centre has also seen a significant rise in the number of students achieving A* …
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World renowned start gazer and super scientist, Professor Brian Cox OBE, visited Dudley Sixth on Friday 24 April, as part of the officially opening of Dudley Advance, Dudley College’s new Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Technologies. The launch event focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects, building on the government’s ongoing strategies …
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Since Dudley Sixth opened in 2012 we’ve offered an exciting range of traditional and modern AS and A level courses, providing an important springboard between school and Higher Education or the world of work. At the first Dudley Sixth A level Awards evening students, parents and staff gathered together to celebrate the amazing achievement of …
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Dudley Sixth A level students are celebrating as their excellent performance over the past two years has delivered an unprecedented set of results for the college. With the majority of subjects achieving results above the national average, the class of 2013 has out-performed many other students from across the country in 21 of the 24 …
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Having only been open for less than a year, Dudley Sixth A level centre is already celebrating after picking up two awards at the Keele University ‘Keelelink’ ceremony last night. Kyle Homer, aged 17 and studying A Levels in Biology, Mathematics and Music, won ‘Learner of the Year’ and Sarah Baker, UCAS Co-ordinator at Dudley …
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Bricks and mortar are now morphing into state-of-art teaching spaces and stylish study areas at Dudley Sixth. Robert Chapman, Director at Dudley Sixth said: “I walked around the building last week and it really is going to be a great place to learn. “I stood where the lounge is going to be with its large …
When you join us at Dudley Sixth you’ll automatically become a member of our student union. The Students’ Union campaigns for students’ rights, speaks on your behalf and promotes social activities. By joining the Union, you will also have lots of opportunities to travel, volunteer and have fun. And don’t forget, by purchasing a Student …
An unseasonable warm winter and plans to install a weatherproof wrap on the new multi-million pound A level development, Dudley Sixth, has enabled building work to progress as planned, ready for its official opening this September. The steel structure, concrete stairways and flooring for the two story building on Ednam Road now gives an indication …
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Dudley Sixth, the new sixth form centre opening in the Dudley Learning Quarter in September 2012, received good news yesterday. The centre is to receive £2m grant funding from the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills. The grant will support the development of specialised Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) resources within the new centre. …
Dudley Sixth, the new A level centre in the heart of the Dudley Learning Quarter, took an important step forward this week when construction work began at the Ednam Road site. To celebrate the event, representatives from the Dudley Sixth partnership joined together in a symbolic ‘turning of the first sod’ ceremony. Construction of the high …
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Young people from across the Black Country looking to further their career plans with an exciting range of traditional and modern A levels will be able to study at Dudley Sixth from September 2012. Work on the new multi-million pound purpose-built sixth form centre on Ednam Road in Dudley begins this month, with the site …
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