Students at Halesowen College have been getting to grips with a new vitual learning programme.

A range of topics were made available to students at the Whittingham Road campus through the Moodle online programme.

Introduced by the college this year, it allows staff to monitor students' performance, and tutors can be emailed for advice.

Graham Hall, head of chemistry and physics, said: "I hope to see an improvement in grades because online study is very popular and allows consolidation of learning."