University partners on new Education Awards celebrating success throughout the region
The Education Awards has teamed up with Birmingham City University to launch new awards that celebrate the outstanding contributors to education in the Midlands.
The Education Awards is the first of its kind in the Midlands. The awards will celebrate...
Nursery Favours Middle Class
According to the Institute of Economic Affairs, the free entitlement to childcare should be replaced with a system that supports disadvantaged children.
As of now, all parents in England have the right to 15 hours of free child care a week...
Birmingham School Bans Hijab
The much controversial hijab is back in the news again after a four year old girl was sent home for wearing the headscarf. Her school, St Clare's School in Robert Road, Handsworth, has banned children from wearing hijabs in class....
Sex Education for Kids?
Seven in 10 children in England think the government should ensure all children have school lessons on sex and relationships, new figures reveal.
Three quarters (74%) believe all children would be safer if they had age-appropriate classes on the subject,...
Bangladeshi Teacher Nominated for Global Teacher Prize
A Bangladeshi teacher has been nominated for an international teaching prize. Shahanaj Parvin is included in the top 50 short list for the Best Global Teacher Prize, the biggest and hence most coveted award in the education world.
The award...
Pupils learn about reducing flood risk
Around 60 pupils from Pleckgate High School in Blackburn experienced geography out of the classroom to help them learn about rivers and flooding.
The group of Year 10 learners visited the Garstang Flood Gates, which help to hold the water...
Ammo Talwar MBE is Appointed Chair of CORE Education Trust
A MUSIC and arts champion has been appointed to help lead Birmingham-based CORE Education Trust.
Ammo Talwar, who was awarded an MBE in 2008 for his services to music and young people, is now Chair of Directors at CORE Education...
College opens new Plant Training School in Bordesley Green
A new Plant Training School at South & City College Birmingham was opened on Saturday 12 November by the Lord Mayor of Birmingham at the specialised construction campus in Bordesley Green.
The new plant school will deliver nationally accredited qualifications...
West Midlands’ GCSE’s Scores ‘Deeply Disturbing’ Compared to London
The latest government figures, published mid October, show that children in the north perform worse in their GCSE’s than those in the South. Data from this year’s courses showed that 66.5% of pupils in the outer London catchment area...
