Education Awards Announces Shortlist!
We are delighted to announce the shortlist of potential winners for the Education Awards. The awards aim to celebrate the outstanding contributors to Education and all those who are making a difference to this vital industry.
A true landmark occasion,...
Five West Midlands Schools Set To Battle For Prestigious Award Backed By HRH The...
Five schools from across the West Midlands are set to battle it out to be crowned as the region’s most enterprising school as part of a flagship education initiative driven by Mosaic, HRH The Prince of Wales’ mentoring charity.
Teams...
Apprenticeships are plummeting because of Apprenticeship Levy, says FMB
Apprenticeship starts are falling because of the Apprenticeship Levy which needs to be made more flexible, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).
The FMB’s reaction is in response to statistics published today by the Department for Education, which...
South and City College Launch Innovative Microsoft Showcase Classroom
South and City College Birmingham has been working closely with Microsoft to launch a brand new Showcase Classroom, based at the college’s Digbeth Campus.
Opened on February 3rd by the Lord Mayor of Birmingham Councillor Ray Hassall, the classroom is...
Roma Agrawal Opens New Building at Ark Chamberlain Primary Academy
On Monday 20th June Roma Agrawal opened a new building at Ark Chamberlain Primary Academy which pupils had chosen to name after The Shard structural engineer.
All 600 pupils gathered to watch the opening of the Agrawal Building either in...
Is the Prevent Strategy Stigmatising Muslims Students?
A large number of teachers in the UK appear to have doubts and concerns over the Prevent strategy.
In particular, as part of the strategy, the law requires teachers to report pupils who exhibits signs of being vulnerable to or...
Emotive Handbags
A Birmingham City University (UK) fashion student has her sights set on revolutionising the world with her futuristic handbag designs.
Madhura Kulkarni, from Nashik, in the northwest Indian region of Maharashtra, has created an LED emoji-inspired handbag which she hopes...
Punch Record’s Bass2017 brings Fuse ODG to Birmingham school
On Wednesday 15th November 2017, as part of ‘This Is Africa’ The 12th edition of Punch Records annual BASS festival, Global Afrobeats superstar FUSE ODG visited City Academy, a free school in the heart of Birmingham’s city centre to...
Sir Lenny Henry Named Birmingham City University Chancellor
Sir Lenny Henry, 57, has received yet another prestigious title to add to his gleaming list of accomplishments. Just last year, the Dudley born comedian and actor, best known for his stand-up shows and co-founding Comic Relief, was knighted...
100 Apprentices in 100 Days
Last year, during national apprenticeship week, Solihull College & University Centre set itself a challenge of getting 100 new apprentices on board on a variety of apprenticeship programmes within 100 days. The College managed to achieve its target and...
