Arts

Fairfax students perform Shakespeare’s Hamlet with a Norse mythology twist

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Fairfax perform Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Talented young performers at Fairfax Academy are preparing to bring Shakespeare’s Hamlet to life on a professional stage –...
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Erdington Academy

FMAT celebrates record-breaking attendance awards success

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FMAT celebrates attendance awards: Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust is celebrating a record six national attendance awards, the highest number its schools have received in...
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Erdington Academy

FMAT students discover a love of reading thanks to funding boost

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FMAT reading funding boost: Students across Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust are set to benefit from a significant investment in reading after each of the...
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Erdington Academy

Erdington Academy students explore engineering and manufacturing careers at MAKE UK

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Engineering at Erdington Academy: Students from Erdington Academy explored the exciting possibilities of a future career in engineering, during a visit to one...
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Community

Fairfax Academy Duke of Edinburgh: Students rise to the challenge

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Fairfax Academy Duke of Edinburgh: Intrepid young explorers from Fairfax Academy put their resilience, teamwork and determination to the test during a...
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Erdington Academy

AI maths tutoring programme at FMAT schools gains national attention

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AI maths tutoring programme: Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust is helping to lead the conversation around the use of artificial intelligence in education, demonstrating...
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Arts

Hundreds return for Fairfax School anniversary reunion

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Former pupils from all across the world returned to take part in the Fairfax School anniversary reunion – and to see a...
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Arts

Fairfax Academy Arts Showcase 2024 – stunning artwork on display

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Fairfax Academy Arts Showcase - Talented A-Level and GCSE art students celebrated their imaginative artwork in a stunning afterschool display.
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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

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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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

Our top story tonight: Prime time pupils present the TV news

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Mere Green School TV stars are saying 'move aside' to Bob Warman and Sameena Ali-Khan', because they're taking over the evening news!
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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

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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Community

Fairfax Academy Mental Health appointment helps students

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Fairfax Academy mental health innovation: Fairfax Academy students are getting vital support with the challenges of modern school life ­– after the...
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Charity

COLESHILL SCHOOL CHRISTMAS HAMPERS PROVIDE FESTIVE TREATS FOR STRUGGLING FAMILIES

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Coleshill School Christmas hampers will provide a little extra festive cheer for struggling families after caring students helped collect food and festive...
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Community

Stockland Green Prom appeal brings hundreds of donations

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Stockland Green Prom appeal - Students at Stockland Green School got ‘suited and booted’ for their Prom thanks to the generosity of...
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Community

JLR visits Erdington Academy in inspirational day for Year 9 students

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JLR visits Erdington Academy: Year 9 students had an unforgettable experience at last week’s REACH Out event in partnership with Jaguar Land...
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Sport

Community

New Fairfax Academy gym will boost student wellbeing and expand the PE curriculum

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New Fairfax Academy gym: Fairfax Academy has officially unveiled a significant investment in student health and wellbeing which will broaden the school’s...
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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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King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys

Handsworth Grammar students celebrate excellent GCSE results for 2026

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Handsworth Grammar GCSE Results 2026: Students at King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys are celebrating an excellent set of GCSE results,...
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Fairfax Academy

Fairfax Academy celebrates strong GCSE results and rising top grades

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Fairfax GCSE results 2026: Students at Sutton Coldfield’s Fairfax Academy - the founding school of the Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust - are celebrating another...
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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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Secondary Schools

The Arthur Terry School celebrates A Levels success for 2026

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Arthur Terry A Levels 2026: The Arthur Terry School is proud to announce another year of excellent results and exciting destinations for students,...
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Fairfax Academy

Fairfax Academy students celebrate excellent A Level results for 2026

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Fairfax A Levels 2026: Students in Fairfax Academy’s Sixth Form are today celebrating yet another excellent set of A Level results, with almost...
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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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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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