English teacher ‘proud as punch’ as students win FMAT writing competition

FMAT writing competition: Students across Fairfax Multi‑Academy Trust have been recognised for their creativity and flair after impressing judges in FMAT’s Fabulous Fiction...

From first aid to finance: How PSHE at Fairfax is preparing students for life beyond school

Fairfax first aid workshop: Students at Fairfax Academy learned life‑saving skills during a visit from Young Responders at St John Ambulance.

Handsworth Grammar Anti-bullying Ambassadors at the heart of school life

Handsworth Grammar Anti-bullying Ambassadors: A groundbreaking leadership programme at Handsworth Grammar is giving students the knowledge, skills and confidence to stand up to...

Fairfax Academy unveils vibrant new murals

Fairfax Academy wall art: Fairfax Academy students are feeling a renewed sense of pride in their school community thanks to vibrant new murals...

Pioneering AI education scheme was born in Brum

Futures Readiness AI education: Tens of thousands of students across the country are learning about the impact AI will have on every aspect...

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

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...

arts

Plantsbrook School poetry workshop sees students take the floor

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

NATIONAL ORCHESTRA SPOTLIGHT FALLS ON TALENTED KYNAN

Plantsbrook School's Kynan Walker - a budding violin virtuoso - is set to take centre stage after being named leader of the...

English teacher ‘proud as punch’ as students win FMAT writing competition

FMAT writing competition: Students across Fairfax Multi‑Academy Trust have been recognised for their creativity and flair after impressing judges in FMAT’s Fabulous Fiction...

Plantsbrook High School Musical goes down a storm

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

Star visits Stockland Green – rapper takes the stage at her old school

It's not often that an international rap star visits Stockland Green - but the former pupil Lady Sanity surprised students of her...

Royal Sutton School Remembrance project partners with national landmark

Royal Sutton School Remembrance project: Talented students from the Royal Sutton School marked this year’s Festival of Remembrance by creating colourful posters...

Fairfax performers shine at FMAT showcase

Young performers from Fairfax Academy joined students from the other schools in the respected Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust at Birmingham University for a...

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...

community

Fairfax Academy behavioural Hub to be built thanks to grant from historic community trust

Fairfax Academy behavioural Hub: A major grant means Fairfax Academy is to build a new ‘intervention hub’ - which in time will also...

Former Erdington schoolboy marks milestone birthday with lifechanging gift

A Slade School sensory garden could become reality thanks to the generosity of a former Erdington pupil, who is celebrating his 70th...

Plantsbrook School Young Driver scheme rewards students

Plantsbrook School Young Driver scheme: Students who have proven they have the drive to succeed got behind the wheel of a car...

JOHN WILLMOTT WINS DEBATE CONTEST AS ANNUAL EVENT RETURNS

JOHN WILLMOTT WINS DEBATE CONTEST - Talented students from John Willmott School won first place in Sutton Coldfield’s annual Sixth Form School...

Sport

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

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...

Fairfax U16s Football Team make history with four trophies in three weeks

Fairfax U16s Football Team: Fairfax Academy has four more trophies to add to its growing collection after the school’s Under‑16 Football Team won...

Fairfax Academy rugby partnership aims to develop future professional stars

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

ofsted/results

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

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

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

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

Fairfax Academy Sixth Form achieves best-ever results

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

sixth form

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

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

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

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

Academy Trust hosts uplifting conference focused on helping every student thrive

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

King Edward VI Handsworth for boys ‘the best performing grammar school’ for A-level progress in Birmingham and Walsall

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

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...