Gary Phelps

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Gary is an award-winning journalist who has edited nine newspapers and helped launch numerous online news brands. He created UK School News to provide platforms for local schools to share positive news stories, helping them engage with their local communities and celebrate their successes. He has appeared on TV and radio on numerous occasions, presented evidence to Government ministers, lobbied on behalf of the media industry and trained dozens of young journalists. Gary was an Associate Lecturer in Journalism at the University of Derby, and has also advised Wolverhampton College's award-winning Journalism course accredited by the National Council for the Training of Journalists.

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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

Erdington students serve up afternoon tea in a wheelbarrow for BBC Gardeners’ World Live

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Green-fingered Erdington Academy students are hoping that a wheelbarrow bursting with the ingredients of a classic afternoon tea will tempt judges at...
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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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Smith’s Wood Academy free uniforms offer to support local families

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Smith’s Wood Academy free uniforms: A caring secondary school is to provide free branded school uniforms for September’s new Year 7 students,...
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Community

Fairfax Academy attendance awards recognise ‘huge effort’ at school

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Fairfax Academy attendance awards: Fairfax Academy has been recognised with two national awards after a ‘huge effort’ drove a massive increase in...
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Community

Fairfax Academy exchange student returns after 36 years

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Fairfax Academy exchange student returns: A former teenage student from Down Under who studied at Fairfax Academy in the 1980s took a...
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Community

ATLP Children’s University 2025 – Students celebrate graduation

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

ATLP Catering team award recognises food excellence

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ATLP Catering team award: Kitchen staff at the Arthur Terry Learning Partnership have been awarded a prestigious national accolade for serving up...
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Community

Classroom cameras help school staff share their teaching tips

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Teachers at Erdington Academy are stepping in front of the cameras to video their lessons – in a trailblazing project which puts...
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Events

Fairfax Academy stalwarts Rachel and Helen shortlisted for awards

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Two long-serving staff members at Fairfax Academy in Sutton Coldfield are set to walk the red carpet after being shortlisted for prestigious...
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Bournville School

Bournville School award nomination recognises pioneering partnerships

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Bournville School award nomination: A Birmingham school with a reputation for enriching its students’ lives by building valuable partnerships with everyone from...
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Secondary Schools

New Arthur Terry headteacher speaks of her excitement at a ‘special opportunity’

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New Arthur Terry headteacher Jo Fairclough has spoken about her ambitions to enhance the learning experience – describing leading the renowned Sutton...
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Community

Erdington Academy helps mums to stay in teaching

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Erdington Academy helps mums: An Erdington school is bucking the trend by helping new mothers stay in their teaching careers, after national...
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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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Erdington Academy

Erdington Academy gardening club celebrates winning display at BBC Gardeners’ World

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Erdington Academy gardening club victory: A beautifully crafted wheelbarrow display, bursting with the ingredients for a classic afternoon tea, has earned Erdington Academy...
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Community

Erdington students serve up afternoon tea in a wheelbarrow for BBC Gardeners’ World Live

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Green-fingered Erdington Academy students are hoping that a wheelbarrow bursting with the ingredients of a classic afternoon tea will tempt judges at...
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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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