Erdington Academy

Academy Trust hosts uplifting conference focused on helping every student thrive

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Hundreds of colleagues from across Fairfax Multi‑Academy Trust’s four schools came together at Villa Park for an inspirational day of learning, collaboration...
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Events

Handsworth Grammar World Book Day celebrations have students rhyming and rapping

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Handsworth Grammar World Book Day: A renowned Brummie poet was blown away by talented students from King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for...
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Fairfax Academy

Fairfax Academy shortlisted for national inclusion award

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Fairfax Academy inclusion award: Fairfax Academy has been shortlisted for the Best Practice in Inclusive Education Award at the Education Business Awards 2026.
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Community

Fairfax Academy apprentice James returns to inspire students

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An accounting apprentice who studied at Fairfax Academy returned to the school to reassure students that university isn’t the only route to...
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Erdington Academy

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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Arts

Erdington Academy drama students travel to Athens for a week of cultural discovery

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Erdington Academy  drama students jetted off to Athens, ready to immerse themselves in a rich programme designed to deepen their understanding of...
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Arts

FMAT schools showcase 2024 – Hard work pays off for talented Erdington Academy students

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FMAT schools showcase 2024: Creative arts students from Erdington Academy took to an iconic stage at Birmingham University when they joined other...
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Arts

Fairfax Academy show 2025 brings the magic of Queen alive

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Fairfax Academy show 2025 - It’s a kind of magic! Fairfax Academy students made audiences go ga-ga with their rockin’ rendition of...
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Arts

TALENTED JOHN WILLMOTT QUARTET FILL THE AIRWAVES FOR RADIO STAR’S VISIT

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A talented John Willmott quartet provided the musical accompaniment when radio star Jeremy Vine appeared at the Town Hall.
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Arts

Plantsbrook High School Musical goes down a storm

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Plantsbrook High School Musical: ‘We’re all in this together’ - that’s the best-known song from High School Musical… and dozens of talented...
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Arts

TALENTED SHRUBBERY PUPIL GEORGINA WINS TV BADGE OF HONOUR

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Talented Shrubbery pupil Georgina Brown, who developed an eagle eye for bird watching during lockdown, has used her artistic skills to win...
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Arts

Plantsbrook School poetry workshop sees students take the floor

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Plantsbrook School poetry workshop: Students learned all about the power of the spoken word when a celebrated performance poet paid a visit.
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Arts

JOHN WILLMOTT MUSICAL PRODIGY ALFIE BECOMES A LOCKDOWN YOUTUBE STAR

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A 13-year-old John Willmott musical prodigy from Erdington who stunned commuters at Birmingham’s Grand Central with his piano skills has become a...
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Arts

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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Brookvale Primary School

ATLP student awards 2023 recognise remarkable youngsters

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ATLP student awards 2023 - More than 100 remarkable students from 19 schools were recognised for their outstanding achievements at an inspirational...
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Sixth Form

SCHOOLMATES TO SUPPORT ANNABELLA’S CHERISHED CHARITY

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A Plantsbrook School charity collection was inspired by a caring sixth-former - who enlisted her school mates in a bid to raise...
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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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Arts

Fairfax Academy Eisteddfod 2025 embraces the carnival spirit

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Fairfax Academy Eisteddfod 2025: Roll up, roll up! Fairfax Academy’s annual Eisteddfod brought a splash of festive magic to the school, as...
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Sport

Fairfax Academy

Fairfax Academy rugby partnership aims to develop future professional stars

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Fairfax Academy rugby partnership: A Sutton Coldfield school with a proud rugby history is kicking off an exciting new era – after...
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Community

FMAT Inclusive Sports Day unites students from four schools

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FMAT Inclusive Sports Day: Children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) from across four Birmingham schools came together for a challenging...
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Charity

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

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

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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Fairfax Academy

Fairfax Academy ranked number one state-funded sixth form in the West Midlands

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Fairfax Academy has been named the top-performing, state-funded sixth form in the West Midlands, after new Department for Education data confirmed the...
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Fairfax Academy

Fairfax Academy Sixth Form achieves best-ever results

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Fairfax Academy Sixth Form: A Sutton Coldfield school is celebrating a significant milestone in academic achievement – after its Sixth Form students...
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Erdington Academy

Academy Trust hosts uplifting conference focused on helping every student thrive

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Hundreds of colleagues from across Fairfax Multi‑Academy Trust’s four schools came together at Villa Park for an inspirational day of learning, collaboration...
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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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Community

Fairfax Academy ADHD Award a ‘whole school effort’

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Fairfax Academy ADHD Award: A Sutton Coldfield school has been recognised for proactively supporting neurodiverse learners after winning a national award.
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Fairfax Academy

Fairfax Academy ranked number one state-funded sixth form in the West Midlands

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Fairfax Academy has been named the top-performing, state-funded sixth form in the West Midlands, after new Department for Education data confirmed the...
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Events

ARTHUR TERRY CAREERS FAIR DECLARED INSPIRATION BY BARONESS

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