Second WMG engineering academy under construction

The new Solihull academy will incorporate the philosophy in place at WMG Coventry, where students aged 14 to 19 focus on STEM subjects using a curriculum developed in partnership with the University of Warwick.

The academies, which also teach subjects such as English, Geography and foreign languages, are designed to help the engineers of tomorrow develop the skills required for their future careers. This involves group and project work, where the students get to learn from engineers from locally based companies such as Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), Bosch and Prodrive. 

“We do have a slightly different way of delivering our classes, which can be up to 60 students,” explained Kate Tague, the current principal at the Coventry WMG Academy who will have an overseeing role across both schools once Solihull opens.

“If it goes over 30 we put two teachers in there, so we do work differently…it allows flexibility in terms of group work, it allows us to do project work with a much bigger area and a much more flexible space than we would do otherwise.”