UK School News

Free haircuts at Erdington Academy: Erdington Academy students from low-income families are being offered free haircuts by a former pupil – who wants...

Fairfax Academy

Ade Adepitan opens new Fairfax Academy sensory room

Gary Phelps - July 16, 2026 0

Fairfax Academy sensory room: Former Paralympian and Birmingham City University Chancellor Ade Adepitan officially opened a new sensory room at Fairfax Academy –...

Arts

Another international Erdington Academy drama trip secured for 2027

Gary Phelps - July 15, 2026 0

Erdington Academy drama trip: Year 10 drama students at Erdington Academy can look forward to another international trip next year, after the academy’s...

arts

Arts

Another international Erdington Academy drama trip secured for 2027

Gary Phelps - July 15, 2026

Arts

Perryfields Academy Aladdin musical wows audiences

UK School News - June 16, 2023 0

Perryfields students have been working on their production of Aladdin since last October. Perryfields Academy Aladdin musical: Talented...

Arts

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

Gary Phelps - March 3, 2026 0

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

Arts

Coton Green Egyptian project uncovers mysteries of history

UK School News - March 14, 2022 0

Coton Green Egyptian project: Youngsters at a Tamworth school stepped back in time to ancient Egypt when they took part in a...

Arts

FAIRFAX ACADEMY EISTEDDFOD 2021 – IT’S BACK TO THE 80s!

UK School News - December 20, 2021 0

Fairfax Academy Eisteddfod 2021 - super-talented students impressed the judges so much at the annual Eisteddfod that they declared the much-loved arts...

Arts

Erdington Academy Christmas events reach out to community

Gary Phelps - December 22, 2025 0

Erdington Academy Christmas events: Students and staff Academy enjoyed a fun-filled, jam-packed Christmas week prior to breaking up on 19 December.

Arts

Fairfax Academy show 2025 brings the magic of Queen alive

Gary Phelps - July 18, 2025 0

Fairfax Academy show 2025 - It’s a kind of magic! Fairfax Academy students made audiences go ga-ga with their rockin’ rendition of...

Arts

FAIRFAX EISTEDDFOD 2019 – STUDENTS CELEBRATE THE BEST OF BRITISH

UK School News - December 20, 2019 0

In the Fairfax Eisteddfod 2019 students at the Sutton Coldfield school celebrated all things British in a colourful and patriotic two-night festival...

Arts

English teacher ‘proud as punch’ as students win FMAT writing competition

Gary Phelps - May 12, 2026 0

FMAT writing competition: Students across Fairfax Multi‑Academy Trust have been recognised for their creativity and flair after impressing judges in FMAT’s Fabulous Fiction...

community

Charity

Stockland Green School ADHD policies set the standard

Gary Phelps - February 25, 2025 0

Stockland Green School ADHD award: A pioneering approach to supporting students with ADHD has earned Stockland Green School a prestigious new status...

Brookvale Primary School

Lockdown hero Carol Ashford scoops national education award

UK School News - October 6, 2020 0

Lockdown hero Carol Ashford has been described as the ‘keystone of her school’ after scooping a national award for her heroic services...

Community

JOHN WILLMOTT SCHOOL CONSULTATION ON ‘ROYAL’ NAME CHANGE PROPOSALS

UK School News - March 31, 2023 0

JOHN WILLMOTT SCHOOL CONSULTATION: A Sutton Coldfield school has launched a consultation with parents, students, staff and the community on the next...

Community

Smith’s Wood First Aid heroes praised by ambulance chiefs

Gary Phelps - November 13, 2024 0

Smith’s Wood First Aid heroes: Three friends who used First Aid skills they learned on their school’s Duke of Edinburgh scheme to...

Sport

Fairfax Academy

Fairfax football team present signed shirt to hospital after kit sponsorship

Gary Phelps - June 12, 2026 0

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

Erdington Academy

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

Gary Phelps - June 2, 2026 0

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

Bournville School

FMAT STEM students go behind the scenes at Donington Park motorsport visit

Gary Phelps - April 23, 2026 0

FMAT Donington Park visit: Students from across the Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust enjoyed a once‑in‑a‑lifetime opportunity to go behind the scenes at a major...

Arts

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

Gary Phelps - July 8, 2026

ofsted/results

Bournville School

Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust gets national recognition for its commitment to wellbeing

Gary Phelps - March 5, 2026 0

Fairfax Multi‑Academy Trust (FMAT) has been shortlisted for Wellbeing Trust of the Year at the MAT Excellence Awards 2026, a national celebration...

Ofsted/Results

Smith’s Wood Academy Ofsted report reveals remarkable turnaround

Gary Phelps - February 27, 2026 0

Smith’s Wood Academy has improved more than any other school in the country, after years of work trying to turn its fortunes...

King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys

King Edward VI Handsworth for boys ‘the best performing grammar school’ for A-level progress in Birmingham and Walsall

Gary Phelps - February 16, 2026 0

An inner-city school has been declared the best performing grammar school in Birmingham and Walsall for A Level progress.

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Secondary Schools

A Levels celebrations 2026 at The Coleshill School and Sixth Form

Gary Phelps - August 13, 2026 0

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

Secondary Schools

West Coventry Academy celebrate A Levels and vocational results for 2026

Gary Phelps - August 13, 2026 0

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

Secondary Schools

The Arthur Terry School celebrates A Levels success for 2026

Gary Phelps - August 13, 2026 0

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

Fairfax Academy

Fairfax Academy students celebrate excellent A Level results for 2026

Gary Phelps - August 13, 2026 0

Fairfax A Levels 2026: Students in Fairfax Academy’s Sixth Form are today celebrating yet another excellent set of A Level results, with almost...

VIdeo

Charity

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

UK School News - August 30, 2022 0

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

Perryfields Academy

Perryfields Academy free uniform offer to help struggling families

UK School News - May 2, 2022 0

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

Community

SIGNING SHRUBBERY SCHOOL PUPILS LET THEIR HANDS DO THE TALKING

UK School News - November 10, 2021 0

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

Events

THE ORIGINAL SHRUBBERY SCHOOL HEADTEACHER TRIBUTE UNVEILED BY MP

UK School News - October 18, 2021 0

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