Welcome to Heart of Birmingham Vocational College
We’re an independent specialist college for learners aged between 16 and 25 with special educational needs and/or autism.
At Heart of Birmingham Vocational College (HBVC) you will gain experience and new skills to help you become more independent and to prepare you for employment. You will learn through realistic, practical, hands-on activities that will increase your confidence and equip you for the future you want.
Latest News
🏆 College Boccia Team Triumphs in Regional Play-Off!
We are incredibly proud to announce that our college Boccia team has WON the Regional Boccia Play-Off—achieving a phenomenal 16–0 victory against last year’s regional and national champions, B-Met.
This outstanding result secures their place at the National Championships, where they will proudly represent both our college and the West Midlands this April in Nottingham.
Our coaching team could not be prouder of the players’ determination, teamwork, and sportsmanship throughout the tournament. They have been an absolute credit to the college from start to finish.
Well done to our amazing Boccia champions! 🎉
Star of the Week!
🌟 Employability Star of the Week: AH 🌟
This week we are delighted to celebrate AH as our Employability Star of the Week!
AH had an outstanding week at Café on the Green, demonstrating maturity, initiative, and a brilliant work ethic. From the moment he arrived, he got straight to work, confidently identifying tasks without needing to be prompted. His focus and commitment shone through in everything he did, consistently producing work to a high standard.
A highlight of the week was AH taking on the challenge of following a recipe independently to bake a cake—an opportunity he embraced with enthusiasm. The result? A fantastic success!
Well done, AH!
Football League Results
Our HBVC football team played 5 more Birmingham FA PAN ability education league fixtures this morning. Our students fought hard in the cold as they always do, winning 3 matches against Dudley, QAC and Westminster. Unfortunately, we weren't able to make up any ground on the top 2 today, losing narrowly 1-0 to last year's league champions Hereward and to BMET. We were able to put some daylight between ourselves and QAC below us in the league, finishing the day in 3rd place overall.
Our development squad also enjoyed playing some friendly fixtures against other colleges this morning. It was lovely to see our enrichment students having the opportunity to pull on a football kit and represent their college alongside some of the foundation group students from Redditch. Thank you to ES, SG, KS and CH for managing our amazing development squad 🙂 Highlight of the afternoon was JC scoring a thunderbolt direct from a free kick!
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