Heart of Birmingham Vocational College

Heart of Birmingham Vocational College (HBVC) are looking to recruit new members to join our friendly and professional Governing Body and are keen to attract individuals from across our local community who have the skills and experience to contribute to the success of our college.

Being a Governor doesn’t take up as much time as you’d think and if you’re working, usually you can ask your employer for reasonable time off to carry out your duties. We ask our Governors commit 2-3 hours every half term on average for visits and meetings. Visits involve meeting key staff, and meeting with learners on occasions throughout the year. We welcome interest from all members of society, regardless of background, gender, ethnicity, disability or age (as long as you’re over 18); all we ask is that you are willing and able to engage with the college and provide the effective challenge needed to ensure we continue to improve outcomes for our learners.

In return for your time and commitment, our college has invested in a Governance training programme which includes online training and virtual courses in various aspects of Governance to provide you with further development and personal CPD.

If you’re passionate about education, can spare a few hours a month, and are looking to expand on your own experience and skills, then I would encourage you to get in touch.

On 06/06/24 the whole college attended our annual Gala Day at Redditch United Football Club's Valley Stadium; this year the day was held in memory of Nick Taylor, a much loved and dearly missed member of our college family who sadly passed away suddenly in July 2023.

Students, staff, visiting colleges and invited guests enjoyed a football tournament with 3 other SEND colleges; QAC, Wolverhampton College and Walsall College; as well as a staff versus students match, and fun activities including a Tombola, inflatable velcro dart football, beat the goalie, velcro golf, a coconut shy, beat the clown, and inflatable connect 4!

Congratulations to Walsall College, who won the tournament and the inaugural Nick Taylor Memorial Winners Trophy this year!

The Staff vs. Students match was a tense and thrilling game, ending in a 2-2 draw! Well done to all involved!

It was lovely to see so many people smiling and enjoying the day and the various activities and experiences. Thank you to Redditch United Football Club for being such wonderful hosts again this year, to our guest colleges and visitors for coming and joining in the fun, to our wonderful staff team who all worked incredibly hard on the day, and to the organising staff team for the hard work you all put in to making it such a wonderful day for everyone, and most importantly, thank you to our students for taking part, having fun, and celebrating a wonderful occasion.

All monies raised will be donated to a charity in Nick's memory, check out our news page for the full article!

As you may be aware, Heart of Birmingham Vocational College offer a Sports and Education Programme in partnership with Redditch United Football Club. Due to the demand in the local area, we are very pleased to announce that in September ’24 we will also be delivering our core curriculum programme based out of Redditch United Football Club, where students will work towards independence and employment outcomes.  

We are hoping to speak with Commissioners, Team Leaders/Managers, Senior Leaders, and Post-16/Transition Leads that can distribute this information to their teams and raise awareness of the provision we offer in Redditch, Worcestershire.

We would welcome the opportunity to come over to your provision/service or arrange a MS Teams meeting to discuss further. To arrange, please contact Susie Healey, Vice Principal via email: s.healey@hbvc.ac.uk