PatCarvalho, Principal & CEO, Birmingham Metropolitan College
Pat Carvalho joined Birmingham Metropolitan College as Principal in June 2021. She has been in Further Education for over 30 years and a senior manager for 15 years. Since joining BMet, Birmingham has become a majority minority city and the youngest city in Europe and BMet as an anchor institution has a crucial role in influencing and bringing about real and sustainable change for all the communities it serves in collaboration with its partners. For example, setting targets to increase achievement for Black, Asian and other ethnic minority groups as a pledge to the Birmingham Race Impact Group and Chairing the Birmingham Post-16 Executive Board part of Birmingham City Council’s Childrens and Families Directorate.