Wirral Metropolitan College

The college's roots go back to 1855 when Birkenhead Arts School was launched. In the 1970s it merged with Birkenhead College of Technology on Borough Road, Carlett Park College and Withens Lane College in Liscard, which all originated in the 1950s. Wirral Met College was formed in 1982 when all the further education colleges in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral were amalgamated. The Glenda Jackson Theatre, on the Borough Road campus of the college in Birkenhead, opened in 1983. It closed in 2003, and was demolished by Wirral Council, to make way for a new housing estate in 2004.

Wirral Met is the largest provider of post 16 learning on the Wirral and is divided into five career-based Campuses: The college has invested £29m in refurbishing and building the campuses, including new facilities at the Oval campus, where it supports delivery of Public Services, Sports and Outdoor Education. The campuses at Conway Park and Twelve Quays in the centre of Birkenhead have been refurbished and they support a whole range of vocational education from entry level to higher education. The campus completed at Tower Road in Birkenhead, opened in September 2015, the Wirral Waters campus, of approximately 35000 sqft, provides courses focusing on construction. Hamilton Campus was…