At Sandwell College we have a rich and diverse culture, and are committed to providing an inclusive learning environment, supporting the success of its students. The college offers a wide range of vocational and academic programs across its three campuses, focusing on equipping students for higher education, apprenticeships, or employment. We pride ourself on exceptional teaching standards, outstanding pass rates, and unrivalled mental health services and welfare support. We place a strong emphasis on celebrating and promoting equality and diversity among our staff and student body, ensuring that everyone is fully respected, listened to, and encouraged to give their views. 

Our students come from extremely disadvantaged areas of Sandwell and Birmingham; our core mission is to improve their life chances. Many of our leaners need significant support. We have over 2,500 students studying Maths and English due to not having achieved these qualifications at school. Apprenticeships remain a key area for the College as a pathway for learners to gain employment. For many of our young learners in particular this will be an increasingly popular pathway.

Our college has a long history, one that has enabled the success of today and that continues to underpin our future progress. We can trace our roots back to the 1840s when Chance Brothers glass makers established a technical school on Spon Lane.

Today, the College is highly successful, thriving, growing and operating a multi-site college. We offer a wide range of technical and vocational programmes to young people and adults and an expanding range of academic qualifications through our dedicated sixth forms. 

We serve communities in Sandwell, across Birmingham, and attract students from all areas of the West Midlands. Our turnover has increased to over £45m over the last five years, at a time when Further Education has been squeezed and budgets have tightened. We now employ over 700 people and our financial health is sound.   

We raise learners’ aspirations through exceptional teaching and learning – putting students at the centre of all that we do and continue to invest in the student experience inside and outside the classroom. 

Inclusivity sits at the heart of our work. There is a place for every student, and we celebrate the richness our diversity brings to the experience of College life. Our commitment to improving and our focus on quality is unrelenting.