Deirdre LaBassiere @DeeLaBassiere, holds a key connection with the BMet and Birmingham #community as a whole!🙌🏾 With us, she hosted Hustings held at our Matthew Boulton College, in her role as former Chair of The Lunar Society. 😊 #BlackHistoryMonth #HonouringOurCommunities🎯

During #BlackHistoryMonth we're sharing with you a few vox pops, on the theme of #HonouringOurCommunities.🙌🏾 Here's students across our colleges, speaking about "What does #community mean to me?" 🗣📷🤔#CommunitySupport #BlackHistoryMonth2026 #BHM2026🎯

We're happy to be able to highlight #BlackHistoryMonth in displays across our colleges.😊 Here's some images we're showcasing of some key people who've positively impacted the #Black #Community!🙌🏾👊🏾 #BlackHistoryMonth2026 #BHM2026 #HonouringOurCommunities🎯

We're excited to share quotes from some key #partners, who along with us resonate with this year's theme for #BlackHistoryMonth, #HonouringOurCommunities. 🙌🏾 Here's one from Jerrel Jackson, CEO at Powered by CAN 👊🏾: #BlackHistoryMonth2026 #BHM2026🎯

Congratulations to our BAME Network Chair, Glenice Allison, for being officially recognised by #BlackHistoryMonth UK – Honouring Black Britain 2026, for the work she has done to help others feel seen, supported and valued: bit.ly/47vYz4w #HonouringOurCommunities👊🏾

We're celebrating the contributions and experiences of our Black student, staff and partner communities during October, as part of #BlackHistoryMonth, which has the theme #HonouringOurCommunities.👊🏾 #BlackHistoryMonth2026 #BHM2026.🎯 Read more: 👀bit.ly/3VbPHyl

"The James Watt Freshers' Fair was amazing. From the useful freebies to the helpful local stands, I felt totally supported. The DJ was great for making it comfortable to chat. Can’t wait to see even more social activities next year!"😊 Ljay, Media Student, James Watt College

As you can see, we've certainly had fun-filled and action packed events across our college sites for #FreshersWeek to our new and current students! 🙌🏼 Here's more pictures taken from our Erdington Skills Centre and Matthew Boulton College!😊 #CollegeLife #Freshers2026🎯

Today our BMet Freshers event took place at our Sutton Coldfield College.😊 The atmosphere and vibe continues to be top tier! 🙌🏼 #BMetFreshers #CollegeLife #Freshers2026 #BirminghamStudents🎯

#Freshers2026 has kicked off at BMet! ✈ We're so excited to welcome both our brand-new & returning students for an amazing week of fun, freebies and new beginnings.😊 We're starting the celebrations today at James Watt College! #InspiringFutures #StudentLife #FreshersWeek.🎯

"Thanks to all the #GCSE maths & English teachers and Inclusive Support teachers from the study centre at BMet for everything they taught me to prepare for the exams. Also, I pushed myself to achieve grade 4 in both GCSE subjects and made sure I had good attendance." ❤Persia

Here's Izzy speaking about her #GCSE #Results and her plans for the #future! 😊🎥🎯 #HelloFuture #InspiringFutures #RealisingDreams

Here's Deshaun speaking about his #GCSE #Results and his plans for the future! 😊🎥 🎯

Here's Aleysha speaking about her #GCSE #Results and her plans for the future! 😊📷 🎯

Here's Kaio speaking about his #GCSE #Results and his plans for the future! 😊🎥🎯

We are so happy to have had the #opportunity to welcome our students to a special #GCSE #ResultsDay #celebration and to speak with prospective students planning to join us during our #enrolment day. 🙌🏼🎯 Here's Ruby speaking about her #results! 🎥

We are still buzzing from our #GCSE #ResultsDay #Celebrations across our colleges.😊 Here's Francis Page, our treasured #Careers #Advisor speaking on the special day! 🎥 #Opportunities #InspiringFutures #RealisingDreams 🎯

We've had a busy day #celebrating #GCSE #ResultsDay across our colleges & have also welcomed students for #enrolment.😊 Here's some pictures taken from our Sutton Coldfield College. 🖼 Well done to all our students who've worked hard & don't forget we're here to support you! ❤

Students across BMet are #celebrating today as the college marks another successful #results season, with strong performances across #ALevels, #TLevels and #vocational qualifications. 🙌🏼😊 Read more about the very positive event👀: bit.ly/4wTSp9v

Wow... it's been a week since we celebrated the #Birmingham #Disability #Festival (@BrumDisFest) with @AstonUniversity & Ways For Wellbeing UK CIC.😊 Hope you've enjoyed our week of coverage & here's a final video by Sam Coles, our #Diversity and #Inclusion Manager! 📽