Fairfax Academy

Fairfax student’s scouting journey earns royal recognition

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

Students do their academies proud at FMAT schools Showcase 2026

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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...
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Bournville School

FMAT celebrates record-breaking attendance awards success

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

Arts

Erdington Academy Black History Month Expo draws hundreds

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Erdington Academy Black History Month: Students, staff and hundreds of members of the local community packed into an Erdington school to enjoy...
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Arts

Hundreds return for Fairfax School anniversary reunion

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Former pupils from all across the world returned to take part in the Fairfax School anniversary reunion – and to see a...
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Arts

Talented Fairfax Academy performers ‘steal the show’ at regional awards

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Talented Fairfax Academy performers: Talented students, from Fairfax Academy, wowed business leaders and politicians from across the West Midlands with a series of...
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Fairfax Academy

Fairfax pupils blast off to Forbidden Planet

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Students blasted off for an out-of-this-world school production of Return to the Forbidden Planet at Fairfax School. More than...
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Arts

Fairfax Academy Eisteddfod 2023: It’s ‘Hooray for Hollywood’ as arts festival goes to the movies

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Fairfax Academy Eisteddfod 2023: Fairfax Academy’s annual Eisteddfod brought the stars of the silver screen to Sutton Coldfield, as the legendary school...
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Arts

Fairfax Academy Arts Showcase 2024 – stunning artwork on display

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Fairfax Academy Arts Showcase - Talented A-Level and GCSE art students celebrated their imaginative artwork in a stunning afterschool display.
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Arts

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

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

Magical moments as Harry Potter star visits Birmingham school

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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...
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community

Community

Mayor praises Stockland Green School as he launches careers pledge

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Mayor praises Stockland Green School - Andy Street lauded Stockland Green School for its impressive Careers programme when he visited to unveil...
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Community

Erdington Academy PGL trip – students make memories of a lifetime

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Erdington Academy PGL trip: Thirty pupils from Erdington Academy made everlasting memories on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to PGL, after the school won...
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Community

PLANTSBROOK SCHOOL CAREERS FAIR IS THE BUSINESS

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PUPILS at Plantsbrook School had a taste of the world of work after businesses signed up for a special careers fair in...
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Community

The Bridge Academy PRU is reborn after a ‘wonderful year’

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The Bridge Academy PRU - An inspirational school which supports students who have had a difficult start to their education is celebrating a...
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Sport

Community

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

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

Fairfax football team present signed shirt to hospital after kit sponsorship

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

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

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

Bournville School

Bournville School receives best-ever Ofsted report

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

Record rise in top GCSE results at Bournville School for 2026

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Bournville GCSE results 2026: It was a celebratory morning yesterday, as Year 11 students at Bournville School received a fantastic set of GCSE...
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King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys

Handsworth Grammar students celebrate excellent GCSE results for 2026

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

Fairfax student’s scouting journey earns royal recognition

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

A Levels celebrations 2026 at The Coleshill School and Sixth Form

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

West Coventry Academy celebrate A Levels and vocational results for 2026

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

The Arthur Terry School celebrates A Levels success for 2026

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

Charity

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

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

Perryfields Academy free uniform offer to help struggling families

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

SIGNING SHRUBBERY SCHOOL PUPILS LET THEIR HANDS DO THE TALKING

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

THE ORIGINAL SHRUBBERY SCHOOL HEADTEACHER TRIBUTE UNVEILED BY MP

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