Education and Training News & Updates
GCSE students at Wolverhampton Grammar School are celebrating exceptional GCSE results.
- 22nd August 2024
Mayor of the West Midlands, Richard Parker offered his congratulations and some words of encouragement to anxious pupils getting their GCSE results at a school in the Black Country today (Thursday August 22).
A widowed mother of two who went back to the classroom following her husband’s tragic death and succeeded in turning her life back around has landed a top award in recognition of her inspirational journey.
Work has begun to erect the steel framework on a new city centre college campus as part of the council’s transformational Phase Two City Learning Quarter masterplan.
City of Wolverhampton Council has appointed its preferred contractor to deliver major works on the city centre’s Central Library and Adult Education Wolverhampton facilities as part of the £61 million-Phase Two City Learning Quarter development.
The results for the national Make your Mark campaign, the largest youth consultation across the country, were recently announced with Wolverhampton having the fifth highest turnout.
Construction on the first phase of the council’s City Learning Quarter masterplan has reached another milestone – and remains on track to be completed this summer.
A pilot scheme to help young people living in supported accommodation into work and living more independently has been launched in the West Midlands.
At least 6,000 more people are to get the chance to learn the skills they need to land a quality job following the announcement today of around £27m for the region’s innovative bootcamp training programme.
The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has announced a new £7.5m adult skills investment to help thousands more young people into apprenticeships.