New College for Birmingham Celebrates with a Flash Mob
The education map of Birmingham has changed forever as South and City College Birmingham and Bournville College have completed their much-anticipated merger, to form one of the biggest and best colleges in the country. The merger was finally approved...
Birmingham Head Teacher Vows to Replace Wrong Uniforms
A head teacher has offered to replace new students incorrect uniforms after dozens of students were put in isolation for breaking uniform rules.
Dame Maureen Brennan, of Barr Beacon School, wrote a letter to parents about appropriate school wear and...
West Midlands MP Backs Criticised Tory Plans for New Grammar Schools
A West Midlands MP is backing the Government’s controversial plans to create more grammar schools. Julian Knight, Tory MP for Solihull, said the current system favours the rich who are able to buy homes near grammar schools and other...
Solihull College & University Centre Opens Doors For Adult & University Learners
Whether you’re looking to study part-time or full-time, for fun or for a change of career, Solihull College & University has a number of courses suitable for all.
The College has a variety of courses for learners at a variety...
Schools Need More Places
West Midlands schools will need to accommodate an extra 82,000 pupils by 2039.
The increase in numbers is a consequence of population growth and immigration.
Only Birmingham alone is set to need an additional 30,700 places.
The prediction was published by the...
Islamic School Promoting Extremist Views
Ofsted inspectors gave Darul Uloom Islamic High School in Birmingham an unexpected visit after having formerly rated the school as “inadequate”.
Inspectors said that the pupils of the school were not being protected from “extreme views”.
The school overruled former Ofsted...
Wonder of Learning- The Science of Brain Training
Yesterday was an important day that would have affected the thoughts, feelings and emotions of thousands of students nationwide, positively with celebrations or negatively expressed with some disappointment if they are of those with a Fixed Mindset.
This year GSCE...
Muslim Teacher Changes Views On Homosexuality
Former deputy headteacher at Nansen Primary School, Razwan Faraz, has been accused of inducing three Birmingham academies with an unwarranted amount of religious influence.
Mr Faraz was a member of a WhatsApp group called “The Park View Educational Trust Brotherhood”...
Theresa May’s Largest ‘School Reform’ in Recent History
As part of an education shake up, Theresa May is to bring forth a new wave of grammar schools, allow faith school pupil selection and announce more Catholic schools.
May has repealed a ban on new grammar schools, a ban...
Jeremy Corbyn meets students from across the region at South and City College Birmingham
Students from across the region met Labour leader Rt Hon Jeremy Corbyn MP in a short meet and greet this afternoon (14th Nov).
The event, hosted by South and City College Birmingham in conjunction with the Association of Colleges, saw...