Education

According to a report published by the Birmingham Commonwealth Association (BCA), and supported by Birmingham City Council’s International Affairs Team, using the most recent reliable figures it has been conservatively calculated that international students (non-EU) bring in over £400 million per academic year. Of...

Theresa May’s new higher education shake up has left new students, those applying this September, without the option to apply for grants. Student grants, worth up to £3387, were previously given to those whose families had an annual income of...

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...

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 engineer Gbenga Oludotun, the principle engineer at Birmingham professional services consultancy WSP/Parsons Brinckerhoff, has created a new way of teaching people about the world of engineering. Oludotun’s creation uses the widely popular online game Minecraft and gives players, in...

According to the Post-16 Skills Plan, sixteen-year-olds will have either academic or practical options. The practical courses will be directed at a set of skilled occupations and will contain a collective core of English, Maths and Digital Skills. The government says...

The research found that fast food takeaways were most at fault for childhood obesity since one in four children ordered takeaway to their school. The Royal Society of Public Heath (RSPH) have cautioned that this could result in a ban. The...

Research by car insurance firm Esure found that 65% of parents are confused about the legality of term-time holidays after senior judges supported the ruling that Jon Platt had no case to answer since his daughter is almost always...

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...

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...