Ofsted to Penalise Schools that Allow Students to Wear Full Face-Veil
Head of Ofsted, Sir Michael Wilshaw, urges inspectors to penalise educational institutions where they believe the Face-veil ‘hinders learning or social interaction.’
Chief Inspector Wilshaw wrote to all inspectors on the issue of the face veil and its hindrance to...
Glaring disparities in ethnic minority and white graduate prospects
In the past couple of years, graduates have been streaming into good jobs at a healthy pace, a welcome change from the bleak prospects that graduates faced during the recession. Recent starting salaries are quoted as being in the...
Students’ racing car takes to Silverstone track for international competition
Students will race a car they designed and built themselves in a prestigious international competition at Silverstone this weekend.
Coventry University’s Phoenix Racing team will take to the famous track less than a week after it was the scene of...
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...
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...
BIRMINGHAM CATERER OPENS BRAND NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
Cityserve, the organisation behind 70,000 school meals across Birmingham each day, is marking National School Meals Week with the official launch of a brand new state-of-the-art learning and development centre at its headquarters in the city.
The centre, based at...
A Stunning 30% of Teachers Quit After Just Five Years
Education has been a particularly sore spot for the UK in recent times with a drop in new teachers and a raging battle over grammar schools. Now it has been revealed that almost a third of all teachers who...
Highest A-level Grades Rise Up
Top A-level results have improved for the first time in 6 years, as students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland receive their grades.
A* and A grades were given to 26.3% of admissions - up by 0.5 percentage contrasted with...
Coventry University to tackle the UK’s digital skills gap through leading role in new...
Coventry University is playing a major part in a new government backed national initiative to grow and develop digital skills for the current and future needs of industry.
The newly established Institute of Coding - announced by Prime Minister Theresa...
