Fairfax student’s scouting journey earns royal recognition

Fairfax student wins scouting award: A student from Fairfax Academy is set to be honoured at Windsor Castle after achieving the highest youth...

Students do their academies proud at FMAT schools Showcase 2026

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xRZIQMyjpw4 FMAT schools Showcase 2026: Talented young musicians, dancers and actors from across Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust came together...

Handsworth Grammar alumni platform launches, as former pupils turned teachers encourage others to reconnect

New Handsworth Grammar alumni platform: Three teachers who returned to the Birmingham school where they were once pupils are urging fellow alumni to...

Fairfax students perform Shakespeare’s Hamlet with a Norse mythology twist

Fairfax perform Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Talented young performers at Fairfax Academy are preparing to bring Shakespeare’s Hamlet to life on a professional stage –...

Smith’s Wood Academy makes awards shortlist for School and Principal of the Year

Smith’s Wood makes awards shortlist: Smith's Wood Academy, which was judged to be ‘inadequate’ just three years ago, has been shortlisted for two...

FMAT celebrates record-breaking attendance awards success

FMAT celebrates attendance awards: Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust is celebrating a record six national attendance awards, the highest number its schools have received in...

arts

Magical moments as Harry Potter star visits Birmingham school

Harry Potter star visits Handsworth: Star-struck students at an inner-city Birmingham grammar school conjured magical memories when a Hogwarts star made an inspirational...

COLESHILL STUDENTS GET ARTY TO WIN LOCKDOWN POINTS

Coleshill School lockdown contests saw students keeping their spirits up with a series of weekly competitions – which have encouraged them to...

Erdington Academy drama students travel to Athens for a week of cultural discovery

Erdington Academy  drama students jetted off to Athens, ready to immerse themselves in a rich programme designed to deepen their understanding of...

TALENTED JOHN WILLMOTT QUARTET FILL THE AIRWAVES FOR RADIO STAR’S VISIT

A talented John Willmott quartet provided the musical accompaniment when radio star Jeremy Vine appeared at the Town Hall.

Grease is the word! Smith’s Wood Academy stages first school show in 13 years

Grease at Smith’s Wood: Smith’s Wood Academy transformed into Rydell High this week as talented students prepared to stage Grease, the school’s first show...

West End star returns to Coventry school to help students prepare for Rock of Ages musical

A West End star from Coventry returned to his old school to inspire students as they prepared to take the stage for their...

Magical Fairfax Academy musical – 100 students stage Beauty and the Beast

A Magical Fairfax Academy musical told a tale as old as time when talented students staged a lavish production of Beauty and...

Fairfax Academy unveils vibrant new murals

Fairfax Academy wall art: Fairfax Academy students are feeling a renewed sense of pride in their school community thanks to vibrant new murals...

community

SCHOOLMATES TO SUPPORT ANNABELLA’S CHERISHED CHARITY

A Plantsbrook School charity collection was inspired by a caring sixth-former - who enlisted her school mates in a bid to raise...

Nether Stowe testing ends as headteacher speaks of pride

Nether Stowe testing ends - The headteacher of Nether Stowe has spoken of his pride in how staff and pupils worked together...

Hill West School rebuild: staff, parents and pupils celebrate

Hill West School rebuild: A Sutton Coldfield Primary School is to undergo a major rebuild, creating state-of-the-art new facilities which will transform...

PLANTSBROOK’S HEADTEACHER POSTPONED RETIREMENT DUE TO CORONAVIRUS

Plantsbrook's headteacher postponed retirement plans this summer to ensure ‘continuity in leadership' during the coronavirus crisis, she has revealed.

Sport

New Fairfax Academy gym will boost student wellbeing and expand the PE curriculum

New Fairfax Academy gym: Fairfax Academy has officially unveiled a significant investment in student health and wellbeing which will broaden the school’s...

Fairfax football team present signed shirt to hospital after kit sponsorship

Fairfax football kit sponsorship: Triumphant Fairfax Academy soccer stars have thanked a Sutton Coldfield hospital for sponsoring the kit that kicked off their...

Girls at Erdington Academy step up to the crease with new cricket club

Erdington Academy girls’ cricket: As the legends of women’s cricket limber up for the World Cup, girls at Erdington Academy are taking to...

ofsted/results

Bournville School receives best-ever Ofsted report

Bournville School Ofsted report: Bournville All-Through School is celebrating the most positive Ofsted Inspection in its history – after meeting the expected standard...

Record rise in top GCSE results at Bournville School for 2026

Bournville GCSE results 2026: It was a celebratory morning yesterday, as Year 11 students at Bournville School received a fantastic set of GCSE...

Handsworth Grammar students celebrate excellent GCSE results for 2026

Handsworth Grammar GCSE Results 2026: Students at King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys are celebrating an excellent set of GCSE results,...

sixth form

Fairfax student’s scouting journey earns royal recognition

Fairfax student wins scouting award: A student from Fairfax Academy is set to be honoured at Windsor Castle after achieving the highest youth...

A Levels celebrations 2026 at The Coleshill School and Sixth Form

Coleshill School A Levels 2026: Students and staff at The Coleshill School are celebrating a wonderful round of A Level results today.

West Coventry Academy celebrate A Levels and vocational results for 2026

West Coventry A Levels 2026: Students and staff at West Coventry Academy are overjoyed with wonderful A Level and vocational results today.

The Arthur Terry School celebrates A Levels success for 2026

Arthur Terry A Levels 2026: The Arthur Terry School is proud to announce another year of excellent results and exciting destinations for...

VIdeo

Hill West bee girls Isla and Emilie create a buzz with smoothie stall

Two enterprising Hill West bee girls created a buzz when they set up a stand selling refreshing smoothies to raise cash for...

Perryfields Academy free uniform offer to help struggling families

Perryfields Academy free uniform scheme: A Black Country secondary school is set to help families during the cost of living crisis –...

SIGNING SHRUBBERY SCHOOL PUPILS LET THEIR HANDS DO THE TALKING

Signing Shrubbery School pupils have been taught a handy new skill – by learning sign language. Pupils at the...

THE ORIGINAL SHRUBBERY SCHOOL HEADTEACHER TRIBUTE UNVEILED BY MP

The original Shrubbery School headteacher who founded the independent school has been remembered with a newly-refurbished building...