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Schools leader Richard Gill awarded CBE for outstanding commitment to education

Gary Phelps - October 9, 2020 0

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

Brookvale Primary School

Lockdown hero Carol Ashford scoops national education award

Gary Phelps - October 6, 2020 0

Lockdown hero Carol Ashford has been described as the ‘keystone of her school’ after scooping a national award for her heroic services...

Community

Awesome John Willmott students inspired by best-selling writer and Olympian

Gary Phelps - September 14, 2020 0

Awesome John Willmott students were inspired by a special start to secondary school last week. They each received a...

Community

PLANTSBROOK SCHOOL LOCKDOWN LEGENDS NAMED IN UNIQUE AWARDS

Gary Phelps - July 14, 2020 0

Plantsbrook School lockdown legends have been celebrated in unique awards to mark achievement through the Coronavirus crisis. Lockdown and...

Brookvale Primary School

BROOKVALE SCHOOL’S JOSHUA’S CORNER ATTRACTS NATIONWIDE SUPPORT

Gary Phelps - July 13, 2020 0

Brookvale School's Joshua's Corner was created when staff and pupils at the Erdington school wanted to dedicate part of their playground to...

Charity

Hill West fun runs gets a reboot as families give their personal best for school

Gary Phelps - May 22, 2020 0

The Hill West fun runs are set to take place ‘virtually’ this year thanks to the team spirit and staying power of...

Community

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

Gary Phelps - April 28, 2020 0

Keyworkers' children at Sutton schools have been getting green-fingered during lockdown thanks to the generosity of a Tamworth store.

Secondary Schools

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

Gary Phelps - April 21, 2020 0

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

Community

PLANTSBROOK’S HEADTEACHER POSTPONED RETIREMENT DUE TO CORONAVIRUS

Gary Phelps - April 14, 2020 0

Plantsbrook's headteacher postponed retirement plans this summer to ensure ‘continuity in leadership' during the coronavirus crisis, she has revealed.

Community

INSPIRATIONAL TEACHER IN MOVING MESSAGE TO COLLEAGUES AS SON RECOVERS FROM TRANSPLANT SHIELDED FROM CORONAVIRUS

Gary Phelps - March 24, 2020 0

A John Willmott teacher whose young son underwent a life-saving liver transplant as...

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Handsworth Grammar alumni platform launches, as former pupils turned teachers encourage others to reconnect

Gary Phelps - October 26, 2026 0

New Handsworth Grammar alumni platform: Three teachers who returned to the Birmingham school where they were once pupils are urging fellow alumni to...

Arts

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

Gary Phelps - October 26, 2026 0

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

Erdington Academy

FMAT celebrates record-breaking attendance awards success

Gary Phelps - October 14, 2026 0

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

Erdington Academy

FMAT students discover a love of reading thanks to funding boost

Gary Phelps - October 7, 2026 0

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