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...

FMAT students discover a love of reading thanks to funding boost

FMAT reading funding boost: Students across Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust are set to benefit from a significant investment in reading after each of the...

arts

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...

Stockland Green arts festival inspires pupils to get creative

A Stockland Green arts festival has helped pupils show their creative side, featuring everything from arts and craft to photography and music.

ATLP creative careers spotlight gives students a glimpse of life in creative sector

ATLP creative careers spotlight: More than 250 students from eight different schools had a fascinating insight into life in the creative industries...

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...

John Willmott music star Alfie makes a grand entrance in Birmingham

John Willmott music star Alfie Bennett has been a big hit at Birmingham’s New Street Station this week, showing the world that...

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

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...

Erdington Academy Christmas events reach out to community

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

Fairfax Academy Arts Showcase 2024 – stunning artwork on display

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

community

ATLP Children’s University 2025 – Students celebrate graduation

ATLP Children’s University 2025: Hundreds of students from primary and secondary schools across the respected Arthur Terry Learning Partnership (ATLP) picked up...

IT’S GAME ON FOR SCHOOL’S NEW SPORTS HALL AS BUILDING WORK KICKS OFF

The new Plantsbrook School sports hall is finally beginning to take shape, after their new contractor started work on the project.

Nether Stowe COVID testing centre is ready

Nether Stowe COVID testing plan: The headteacher of a Lichfield school says he is ‘full of confidence’ in the ability of his...

Fairfax Academy Duke of Edinburgh: Students rise to the challenge

Fairfax Academy Duke of Edinburgh: Intrepid young explorers from Fairfax Academy put their resilience, teamwork and determination to the test during a...

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

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,...

Fairfax Academy celebrates strong GCSE results and rising top grades

Fairfax GCSE results 2026: Students at Sutton Coldfield’s Fairfax Academy - the founding school of the Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust - are celebrating another...

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...