Birmingham Boy Bags a Place at Top Boarding School
The Year 6 pupil from Grove Vale Primary School in Great Barr has been honoured with the Maclaren Scholarship to Summer Fields School in Oxford as well as a coveted place in Eton College which boasts alumni such David...
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,...
It’s not too late to enrol at region’s leading college
As colleges across the West Midlands finalise course lists for the upcoming year, there is still time to grab a last minute spot at Sandwell College, which is ranked 12thin the UK for pass rates.
Engineering students getting to grips...
Universities told to treat students fairly
In an open letter, Nisha Arora, CMA Senior Director, said some universities “still have work to do” in order to fully comply with consumer protection laws.
Last year in March, the CMA set out how Higher Education facilities could meet...
Santa Fe Shooting Sabika Sheikh Laid To Rest
The funeral of a Pakistani student Sabika Sheikh who was killed in Santa Fe Texas school shooting has taken place in Karachi.
Sabika Sheikh, 17, was among the eight students and two teachers who were killed in the attack on...
Sandwell College bolsters commitment to creative students with new partnership
Creative students from Sandwell College will now have the chance to work with esteemed industry experts including BBC Music Introducing and the Welsh National Opera, thanks to a new partnership between the college and the National Skills Academy –...
Can Terms Such as ‘Genius’ and ‘Brilliant’ be Alienating Female Students?
According to a Cambridge lecturer, terms such as ‘genius’ are alienating to female students.
Dr Lucy Delap, the deputy director of history and policy at Cambridge University, said terms such as ‘genius,’ ‘brilliant’ and ‘flair’ carried assumptions of gender inequality...
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...
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”...
Lecturer Reveals Princess Eugenie Given University Place Due to Royal Status
It has been revealed that Princess Eugenie was initially rejected from University after her application failed to impress admissions offices- that is until they realised she was a Royal.
The Royal family member graduated in 2012 with a 2:1 degree...
