Events

West Coventry Academy chemistry stars prove their formula for success

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West Coventry Academy chemistry stars: Two talented Coventry sixth formers have become the first students from their school to win awards in a...
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Primary/Junior Schools

Scotch Orchard teacher won national silver Teacher of the Year award

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Scotch Orchard teacher won award: A Lichfield teacher has been presented with one of the education sector’s top honours after being praised for...
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Community

Students take centre stage at Erdington Academy Culture Festival

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Erdington Academy Culture Festival: Students, families and staff came together at Erdington Academy for an evening of music, food, fashion and performances celebrating...
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Arts

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

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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...
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Events

Smith’s Wood’s female mathematicians crowned winners in Trust’s first maths challenge

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Smith’s Wood female mathematicians triumph: A talented all-girl team of mathematicians took home the gold for Smith’s Wood Academy at Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust’s...
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Bournville School

Bournville Head Boy’s speech on social media resonates across the region

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Bournville Head Boy’s speech: Bournville All-Through School’s Cael Mohanraj proved he is a master of audience engagement when his powerful speech on social...
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Arts

BISHOP VESEY OUTDOOR CONCERTS MARK THE END OF TERM

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Three Bishop Vesey outdoor concerts were held to mark the end of term at the grammar school, thanks to determined staff and...
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Arts

TOWN JUNIOR SCHOOL SHOW SEES PUPILS STEP BACK IN TIME TO WAR YEARS

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A Town Junior School show saw pupils learn how to ‘keep calm and carry on’ when they stepped back in time to...
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Arts

Fairfax Has Got Talent! Piano maestro Mindy wins annual contest

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Fairfax Has Got Talent: Talented students at Fairfax Academy took to the stage to entertain their classmates in a colourful competition of...
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Arts

Matilda at Perryfields Academy sees students take the stage

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Matilda at Perryfields Academy: A Black Country secondary school has staged its first big musical production since the end of the pandemic...
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Arts

FMAT schools showcase 2024 – Bournville students star in a night to remember

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FMAT schools showcase 2024: Talented students from Bournville School joined the other schools in the respected Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust at Birmingham University...
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Arts

Hill West Art Week puts pupils’ talents in the picture

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Hill West Art Week is seeing talented pupils brush up on their artistic skills this summer, with budding artists able to view...
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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

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

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

Curdworth School Remembrance event inspires entire village

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Curdworth School Remembrance event - Pupils at a village primary school became museum curators for the day when parents and members of...
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Community

Nether Stowe wellbeing scheme provides support for students

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Nether Stowe wellbeing scheme - A Lichfield school has been chosen to pioneer a new scheme which aims to boost students’ wellbeing...
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Community

Fairfax Academy shoes policy welcomed by students

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Fairfax Academy shoes policy: Students at Fairfax Academy say a new uniform policy covering footwear at the school is a ‘step in...
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Anna Seward Primary School

ATLP staff conference 2022 – sporting legends and business maverick headline celebratory event

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The ATLP staff conference 2022 saw more than 1300 staff from 19 schools and one teaching school hub join three distinguished speakers...
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Sport

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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Bournville School

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

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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...
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ofsted/results

Bournville School

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

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

Smith’s Wood Academy Ofsted report reveals remarkable turnaround

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

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

Fairfax’s Oliver wins Best Individual Speaker at Sutton Schools Debates

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Fairfax Best Individual Speaker award: A talent for debate, developed through Fairfax Academy’s Debating Club, paid off for sixth former Oliver Murdoch, when...
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Bishop Vesey's Grammar School

Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School triumphs at Sutton Schools Debates 2026

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Sutton Schools Debates 2026: Two gifted young debaters from Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School won the coveted trophy at this year’s Sutton Schools...
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Arts

Arthur Terry High School Musical is a hit with audiences

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

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