Ofsted/Results

Plantsbrook students get innovative assessments to help decide grades

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Plantsbrook School students whose course results are to be decided by staff assessments instead of exams this year are being given innovative...
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Community

Teamwork behind Plantsbrook’s COVID testing success, says headteacher

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Plantsbrook’s headteacher says the challenges of the last 12 months have built a stronger connection between the school and parents – after...
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Charity

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

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Families and staff at Hill West Primary School will go up, up and away when a virtual balloon race lifts off this...
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John Willmott School

John Willmott School launches remote learning video

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The headteacher of a Sutton school has spoken about the learning journey staff and students have been through during the pandemic –...
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Plantsbrook School

Plantsbrook School is ready for testing challenge, says headteacher

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The headteacher of Plantsbrook School says he is ‘full of confidence’ that staff can tackle mass COVID testing of students when...
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Plantsbrook School

Plantsbrook celebrates as star student Dan gets Cambridge offer

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A Plantsbrook School student is celebrating after his hard work was rewarded with an offer to study at Cambridge University.
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Arts

Music star swaps world stage for school stage to surprise Birmingham students

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International recording artist and Birmingham star, Lady Sanity, returned to her former secondary school – Stockland Green - last week to surprise...
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Arts

FAIRFAX STUDENTS CELEBRATE THE BEST OF BRITISH

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Students at a Sutton school celebrated all things British in a colourful and patriotic two-night festival of arts and culture.
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Arts

TOWN JUNIOR PUPILS REVEAL STORY BEHIND CLASSIC CHRISTMAS CAROL

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Youngsters at a Sutton school were transported back in time to the 18th century and a snow-bound Austrian village for an unusual...
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Arts

Artist Izabela’s portrait will ensure Fairfax’s first headteacher takes centre stage at school’s 60th anniversary

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A highly-regarded Sutton Coldfield-based artist is helping a local school celebrate a landmark anniversary – by creating a new portrait of the...
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Arts

DON’T STOP US NOW! PUPILS GO GA-GA FOR QUEEN ROCK MUSICAL

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YOUNGSTERS at a Sutton school are going Ga-Ga for the music of rock legends Queen after months preparing for their latest production.
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Arts

COLESHILL STUDENTS GET ARTY TO WIN LOCKDOWN POINTS

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Students from The Coleshill School are keeping their spirits up during lockdown with a series of weekly competitions – which have encouraged...
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Arts

FAIRFAX STUDENTS CELEBRATE THE BEST OF BRITISH

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Students at a Sutton school celebrated all things British in a colourful and patriotic two-night festival of arts and culture.
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Arts

TOWN JUNIOR PUPILS STEP BACK IN TIME TO WAR YEARS

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Pupils at Town Junior School learned how to ‘keep calm and carry on’ when they stepped back in time to World War...
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Community

How Arthur Terry teachers helped shape the UK’s lockdown lessons

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When teachers from Sutton’s Arthur Terry Learning Partnership joined colleagues from across the country to set up a pioneering national online teaching...
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Community

PERFECT RECORD FOR PUPILS WHO NEVER MISSED A DAY OF SCHOOL

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A handful of determined pupils at a Sutton school have proved they are a class act – after making it through their...
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Community

TAMWORTH STORE’S GREEN-FINGERED LOCKDOWN GIFT TO SUTTON SCHOOL

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The children of keyworkers being looked after at a Sutton Coldfield school have been getting green-fingered during lockdown thanks to the generosity...
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Secondary Schools

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

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Sutton Coldfield’s secondary schools have joined forces during the coronavirus crisis - to make more than 1,200 pieces of vital PPE equipment...
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Sport

Events

JOHN WILLMOTT WELCOMES TEAM GB ATHLETES AND PROSPECTIVE OLYMPIC TEAM MEMBERS

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Students at John Willmott School learned about what it takes to go for gold – when two athletics stars from Team GB...
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Secondary Schools

Sports stars flock to go on Spike and Will’s lockdown podcast

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Two teenage pals who launched a YouTube podcast in lockdown are bowled over by the number of high...
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Secondary Schools

Martha’s on the ball! Sutton student selected to train with England Lionesses

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A rising Sutton Coldfield football star who dreams of representing England is putting her best boot forward this half term by training...
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ofsted/results

Ofsted/Results

Plantsbrook students get innovative assessments to help decide grades

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Plantsbrook School students whose course results are to be decided by staff assessments instead of exams this year are being given innovative...
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Ofsted/Results

WE ARE SO PROUD OF OUR GCSE STUDENTS, SAYS PLANTSBROOK HEAD

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Students at Plantsbrook School in Sutton Coldfield have been told they should be proud of their efforts...
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John Willmott School

‘Smiles all round’ at John Willmott School

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There were smiles all round today at John Willmott School when after five years of hard work the students collected their GCSE...
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Plantsbrook School

Plantsbrook celebrates as star student Dan gets Cambridge offer

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A Plantsbrook School student is celebrating after his hard work was rewarded with an offer to study at Cambridge University.
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Bishop Vesey's Grammar School

MP praises caring Sutton schools for making thousands of donations to good causes over winter

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Sutton Coldfield’s MP has praised the Royal Town’s schools for their ‘remarkable efforts and generosity’, after students, parents and staff collected thousands...
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Bishop Vesey's Grammar School

Bishop Vesey students ready to wrap gifts as ‘Giving Tree’ returns to Gracechurch

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Caring students from Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School took hours to lovingly bedeck the Christmas Tree that stands in the Gracechurch Shopping Centre...
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Charity

Ben and friends deliver Christmas cheer with care parcel appeal

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Homeless people and struggling families will have a little more Christmas cheer this year thanks to the efforts of a caring Plantsbrook...
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VIdeo

John Willmott School

John Willmott School launches remote learning video

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The headteacher of a Sutton school has spoken about the learning journey staff and students have been through during the pandemic –...
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Ofsted/Results

‘FANTASTIC’ GCSE RESULTS AT PLANTSBROOK SCHOOL

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Students and staff at Plantsbrook School in Sutton Coldfield are today celebrating excellent GCSE results. 80% of students achieved...
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Fairfax Academy

Fairfax pupils blast off to Forbidden Planet

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Fairfax pupils blasted off for an out-of-this-world school production which took audiences on a trip to outer space. More...
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Fairfax Academy

Paralympic volleyball serves up more fun at Fairfax

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An award-winning Sutton school which is renowned for serving up sporting opportunities for pupils of all abilities is introducing another Paralympic game...
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