Arthur Terry High School Musical is a hit with audiences

Arthur Terry High School Musical: Talented young performers showed they are ‘all in this together’ with an all-singing, all-dancing production of a...

Two FMAT schools shortlisted for national Education Business Awards

FMAT Education Business Awards: Two Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust schools are being recognised on the national stage, with Bournville All-Through School and Fairfax Academy...

Handsworth Grammar World Book Day celebrations have students rhyming and rapping

Handsworth Grammar World Book Day: A renowned Brummie poet was blown away by talented students from King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for...

West Coventry Academy hero recognised by police awards

West Coventry Academy hero: A caring West Coventry Academy student has been honoured with an Outstanding Young Citizen Award by the West...

New Nether Stowe PTFA in search for inspirational leader

New Nether Stowe PTFA: Nether Stowe School is searching for a special person who could help ‘change the lives’ of their students...

Fairfax Academy apprentice James returns to inspire students

An accounting apprentice who studied at Fairfax Academy returned to the school to reassure students that university isn’t the only route to...

arts

West Coventry Academy writers see their work featured in anthology

West Coventry Academy writers who penned creepy Gothic tales have become published authors, after taking part in a writing programme run by...

Two Gates school pupil Jack nets praise from star poet

Two Gates school pupil Jack Cairns netted football goodies and praise from a world-famous poet when he won a competition run by...

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

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

DON’T STOP US NOW! PUPILS GO GA-GA FOR QUEEN ROCK MUSICAL

Plantsbrook staged a musical filled with the music of Queen, and audiences went Ga-Ga for the ambitious show. More...

House Music – Erdington teacher forms ‘supergroup’ with neighbours to support NHS

A talented Stockland Green music teacher has been raising roofs – and community spirit – after forming a street band with her...

UNITED NATIONS OF CHRISTMAS FOR PUPILS’ FESTIVE SHOW

Town Junior School's Christmas show saw pupils discover how youngsters around the world celebrate the festive season in a globe-trotting festive production.

FMAT schools showcase 2024 – Fairfax students shine on iconic stage

FMAT schools showcase 2024: Students from Fairfax Academy took to the prestigious stage of Birmingham University’s iconic Elgar Concert Hall, in a...

FMAT schools showcase 2024 – Hard work pays off for talented Erdington Academy students

FMAT schools showcase 2024: Creative arts students from Erdington Academy took to an iconic stage at Birmingham University when they joined other...

community

Nether Stowe laptops donation will benefit students

Nether Stowe laptops donation - Students from a Lichfield school are to benefit from more new laptops to use in their remote...

Royal Sutton School Flourish project aims to inspire girls

Royal Sutton School Flourish project: A pioneering new scheme is seeing much-loved charity Cherished inspire young girls to build confidence, learn about...

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...

Erdington Academy Black History Month Expo draws hundreds

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

Sport

Smith’s Wood athletics stars head to School Games County Finals

Smith’s Wood athletics stars: Athletes from Smith’s Wood Academy are heading to the School Games County Finals next month after an outstanding performance...

Fairfax Academy rugby partnership aims to develop future professional stars

Fairfax Academy rugby partnership: A Sutton Coldfield school with a proud rugby history is kicking off an exciting new era – after...

West Coventry Academy sports pod aims to inspire students

A revolutionary new ‘sports pod’ where West Coventry Academy students can change into their kits could also help change how schools across...

ofsted/results

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

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

Smith’s Wood Academy Ofsted report reveals remarkable turnaround

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

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

sixth form

Arthur Terry High School Musical is a hit with audiences

Arthur Terry High School Musical: Talented young performers showed they are ‘all in this together’ with an all-singing, all-dancing production of a...

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

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

Fairfax Academy ADHD Award a ‘whole school effort’

Fairfax Academy ADHD Award: A Sutton Coldfield school has been recognised for proactively supporting neurodiverse learners after winning a national award.

Fairfax Academy ranked number one state-funded sixth form in the West Midlands

Fairfax Academy has been named the top-performing, state-funded sixth form in the West Midlands, after new Department for Education data confirmed the...

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...