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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Coton Green Primary School

First ATLP girls’ soccer tournament kicks off

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ATLP girls’ soccer tournament: Dozens of primary school girls from across the respected Arthur Terry Learning Partnership in Staffordshire got a real...
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Events

Sky Blues football star inspires West Coventry Academy students

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Sky Blues football star: Students at West Coventry Academy got a real kick out of an inspirational talk by a former football...
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Charity

Royal Sutton School Flourish project aims to inspire girls

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

Stockland Green School ADHD policies set the standard

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

Fairfax Academy Sixth Form is ‘best in Birmingham’

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Fairfax Academy Sixth Form success: Staff and students at Fairfax Academy are celebrating after the school’s Sixth Form was ranked the best...
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Community

Belfry chefs give Erdington Academy students a masterclass in cooking

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Year 9 students at Erdington Academy cooked up a storm in a fantastic expert-led cooking workshop, delivered by professional chefs from the...
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Ofsted/Results

St Chad’s Ofsted 2025 – Primary praised by inspector as a ‘welcoming place where pupils thrive’

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St Chad’s Ofsted 2025: The proud Head of a Lichfield primary school said a glowing Ofsted report prompted an emotional response from...
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Anna Seward Primary School

ATLP Partners Programme event provides a ‘braw’ night out for Burns Night

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ATLP Partners Programme event: The sound of bagpipes and the smell of freshly cooked haggis filled ATLP’s newest school this week, when...
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Arts

Ambitious Bournville School production re-imagines classic fairy tale

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An ambitious Bournville School production, crafted over months by students and staff, put two of literature’s best-known brothers on trial – with...
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Charity

Fairfax Charity Week 2025 reaches hair-raising conclusion as staff brave leg waxing challenge

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Fairfax Charity Week 2025: A week of fundraising at a caring Sutton Coldfield school came to a hair-raising end when...
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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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