Barbecue brings together ATLP trustees, advocates and business partners

Business and community leaders, governors, advocates and trustees cooked up valuable new connections at Arthur Terry School last week, at a barbeque...

Mere Green Primary Ofsted report praises ‘magical moments of togetherness’ at caring school

Mere Green Primary Ofsted: Staff and students are celebrating a glowing Report, in which they scored the top rating of “Outstanding” in...

Fairfax Academy attendance awards recognise ‘huge effort’ at school

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

Fairfax Academy exchange student returns after 36 years

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

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...

ATLP Catering team award recognises food excellence

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

arts

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

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

Mere Green Diversity Festival – school celebrates with colourful event

Mere Green Diversity Festival - A week-long exploration of identity and culture at Mere Green Primary School culminated in a colourful Diversity...

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.

Mere Green Diversity Festival – school celebrates with colourful event

Mere Green Diversity Festival - A week-long exploration of identity and culture at Mere Green Primary School culminated in a colourful Diversity...

Grease at Fairfax Academy raises the roof with a rock’n’roll classic

Grease at Fairfax Academy - Fairfax was transformed into Rydell High this week, as talented students took to the stage to perform...

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...

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...

Fairfax Academy Shakespeare Festival: Students give classic a twenties twist

Fairfax Academy Shakespeare Festival: Talented young actors gave the Bard’s Macbeth a gangster makeover when they performed the iconic tragedy at Birmingham’s...

community

Sutton families take to the skies for uplifting virtual balloon race fundraiser

Hill West balloon race - Families and staff at Hill West Primary School will go up, up and away when a...

John Willmott Crossfit gym: State-of-the-art fitness facility opens at ‘reborn’ school

John Willmott Crossfit gym - Sutton Coldfield students are swapping exercise books for exercise regimes, after a pioneering new fitness facility opened...

SCHOOL’S BLANKET BOOK CHALLENGE HAS READING COVERED

For youngsters at Town Junior School reading has never been more fun, after staff created a pioneering new scheme to help pupils...

Sutton Schools Debates 2025 – Sutton College takes top prize

Sutton Schools Debates 2025: Talented students from Sutton Coldfield College walked away with the coveted trophy after their animated and compelling arguments...

Sport

John Willmott Crossfit gym: State-of-the-art fitness facility opens at ‘reborn’ school

John Willmott Crossfit gym - Sutton Coldfield students are swapping exercise books for exercise regimes, after a pioneering new fitness facility opened...

Coleshill School basketball stars are inspiration to their students

Coleshill School basketball stars - Two star members of staff from the Coleshill School swapped the classroom for the basketball court last...

Coleshill School racing star Jensen has the drive to succeed

Coleshill School racing star: A talented young driver from The Coleshill School is in pole position for a successful career in the...

ofsted/results

Mere Green Primary Ofsted report praises ‘magical moments of togetherness’ at caring school

Mere Green Primary Ofsted: Staff and students are celebrating a glowing Report, in which they scored the top rating of “Outstanding” in...

Stockland Green School ADHD policies set the standard

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

Fairfax Academy Sixth Form is ‘best in Birmingham’

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

sixth form

ATLP Student Awards 2025 celebrate the achievements of remarkable students

ATLP Student Awards 2025: More than 100 students from 23 schools were celebrated for their remarkable achievements at a day-long ceremony at...

Fairfax Academy Sixth Form is ‘best in Birmingham’

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

Fairfax Academy Eisteddfod 2024 – Coventry triumphs as festival celebrates the 90s

Fairfax Academy Eisteddfod 2024: Fairfax Academy’s annual Eisteddfod was a blast from the past, with the legendary school arts festival delivering two...

Fairfax Academy Shakespeare Festival: Students give classic a twenties twist

Fairfax Academy Shakespeare Festival: Talented young actors gave the Bard’s Macbeth a gangster makeover when they performed the iconic tragedy at Birmingham’s...

VIdeo

ARTHUR TERRY CAREERS FAIR DECLARED INSPIRATION BY BARONESS

ARTHUR TERRY CAREERS FAIR - Former Education Secretary Baroness Nicky Morgan declared a record-breaking school careers fair ‘truly inspirational’.

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...

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...