Arts

Another international Erdington Academy drama trip secured for 2027

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Erdington Academy drama trip: Year 10 drama students at Erdington Academy can look forward to another international trip next year, after the academy’s...
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Erdington Academy

Erdington Academy students serve afternoon tea at the Belfry Hotel & Resort

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Erdington students serve afternoon tea: Erdington Academy students rounded off a week-long work experience placement at The Belfry Hotel & Resort by serving...
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Community

Students take centre stage at Erdington Academy Culture Festival

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Erdington Academy Culture Festival: Students, families and staff came together at Erdington Academy for an evening of music, food, fashion and performances celebrating...
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Arts

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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Arts

TOWN JUNIOR SCHOOL CHRISTMAS SHOW REVEALS STORY BEHIND CLASSIC FESTIVE CAROL

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A colourful Town Junior School Christmas show saw youngsters transported back in time to the 18th century and a snow-bound Austrian village.
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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

Arthur Terry alumni Jessika returns to inspire students

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Arthur Terry alumni Jessika goes back to school: An up-an-coming pop star inspired students at her old school when she took to...
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Arts

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

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

FMAT schools showcase 2024 – Fairfax students shine on iconic stage

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FMAT schools showcase 2024: Students from Fairfax Academy took to the prestigious stage of Birmingham University’s iconic Elgar Concert Hall, in a...
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Arts

COLESHILL STUDENTS GET ARTY TO WIN LOCKDOWN POINTS

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Coleshill School lockdown contests saw students keeping their spirits up with a series of weekly competitions – which have encouraged them to...
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Arts

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

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

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

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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...
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Charity

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

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

Slade Primary careers event gives pupils a look at working life

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Slade Primary careers event - Pupils at Slade Primary School were encouraged to ‘Start Small, Dream Big’ when visitors gave them an...
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Community

Schools leader Richard Gill awarded CBE for outstanding commitment to education

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Schools leader Richard Gill has been awarded a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List after dedicating more than 25 years to...
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Secondary Schools

SUTTON SCHOOLS UNITE TO MAKE 1,200 PIECES OF PPE FOR FRONTLINE HEALTH STAFF

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A Sutton Coldfield schools PPE campaign saw them joined forces during the coronavirus crisis - to make more than 1,200 pieces of...
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Sport

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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Erdington Academy

Girls at Erdington Academy step up to the crease with new cricket club

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Erdington Academy girls’ cricket: As the legends of women’s cricket limber up for the World Cup, girls at Erdington Academy are taking to...
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FMAT STEM students go behind the scenes at Donington Park motorsport visit

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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...
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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 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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Events

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

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

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

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