WMG Academy celebrates after 100% exam success

A SPECIALIST engineering academy backed by Jaguar Land Rover is celebrating after achieving a 100% success rate in its exam results.

WMG Academy for Young Engineers said it was very impressed with the performance of its Y13 engineering students, with more than a quarter of them gaining places at the elite Russell Group of universities.

Jo Lopes, Head of Technical Excellence for Jaguar Land Rover and Chair of Governors at the WMG Academy said: “I am delighted with the first cohort results. Our vision for a business-like and business-led approach has yielded good results with 100% pass rate in engineering in both Principal Learning and BTEC Extended Diploma in Engineering.

“Students are going on to a range of superb destinations from Russell Group universities through to advanced level apprenticeships.”

Kate Tague, Executive Principal of the Academy, said: “This is a major milestone for our first cohort of students. Our engineering results of 73.3% at A*-C in technical engineering and 85% for 3 A level equivalent at A*-C for BTEC Extended Diploma Engineering is fantastic.

“The focus and success of the WMG Academy is academic achievement but equally important are technical and employability skills. Our students have an impressive range of destinations with, 28% of those who have applied accepting places at Russell Group universities and a superb range of apprenticeships.

“We are very proud of everything they have achieved and wish them every success for their future careers in Science, Engineering, Technology and Mathematics.”

One parent, Andrew Savage, said he was delighted with the results and said his son had spent the past two years getting hands on experience with the likes of Aston Martin, JLR and National Grid. He has now gone on to secure an apprenticeship with Aston Martin.

“It is a fantastic start to a career,” he said.

The WMG Academy for Young Engineers is one of 30 University Technical Colleges, which are government-funded schools that train 14-19-year-olds in science, engineering and technology.

The Academy is unique in its approach to education as it provides the opportunity for students to gain a variety of business and engineering skills, which employees are seeking, in addition to studying core curriculum subjects.

Students, at the Academy, are given the opportunity to gain skills by working on projects with local and national businesses. These businesses contribute ideas, challenges and projects which add to the variety and practical applications of the Academy’s curriculum.

The Academy will be hoping to repeat its success when it opens its second site in Chelmsley Wood next month.

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