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Shahid Naqvi

Shahid Naqvi

Birmingham heritage sites 'at risk' of being lost

A medieval churchyard in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter, a waterworks tower that inspired Tolkien and Victorian swimming baths in the city are among a number of heritage sites at risk of being lost in the West Midlands. Read

Energy crisis hits Birmingham City Council

Staff in council-run offices and buildings in Birmingham are being urged to cut their fuel consumption to help the authority cope with the rising cost of energy. Read

Birmingham inner-city regeneration plan gets green light

Multi-million pound plans to regenerate deprived inner city suburbs of Birmingham and make them more desirable places to live have been given the go-ahead. Read

The 'Three Rs' of gang violence

The “three Rs” – revenue, respect and revenge – are the main causes of gang-fuelled violence, according to a senior West Midlands Police officer. Read

Zero tolerance a key to good education, says retiring head

Between them they have seven decades of experience in one of Birmingham’s leading schools. Lordswood Girls School’s A-team spoke to Education Correspondent Shahid Naqvi about their impending farewell. Read

Top class teachers deserve bonuses, says top headteacher

One of Birmingham’s most successful school leaders has called for the education wage structure to be revamped along business lines so headteachers who hit performance targets are rewarded in the same way as chief executives of private firms. Read

Happy Days as the Fonz drops in on Kidderminster

Henry Winkler will always be Fonzie – even though his mission now is to help children read. Shahid Naqvi met the great man when he visited Worcestershire. Read

Exclusion doesn't solve bad pupil behaviour, says expert

Excluding disruptive children from school is the worst way of addressing poor behaviour, an American expert on preventing delinquency told education chiefs in Birmingham. Read

Birmingham City owner David Sullivan arrested after sex allegation

Birmingham City FC co-owner David Sullivan has been arrested by police in Essex after a woman in her 20s claimed she was sexually assaulted by him. Read

Age is irrelevant says Birmingham's youngest head teacher

Little over a decade ago, he was at school. Today, Stuart Guest is the youngest head teacher in Birmingham. Read

Lighthouse Group offers hope to excluded youngsters

Christian education charity The Lighthouse Group is working with the Salvation Army to help get children who have been excluded from Birmingham schools back on track Read

Salvation Army school to help excluded pupils

The Salvation Army has set up a school in Birmingham for children excluded from mainstream education as part of its mission to help those “who have been rejected” from society. Read

Pay fraud school head allowed to carry on teaching

A Birmingham head who forged a signature to give himself a pay rise has been found guilty of professional misconduct at a teacher’s tribunal court – but escaped being struck off after expressing regret. Read

Shahid Naqvi: Life lessons learnt from man's best friend

I've learned a thing or two from my new dog. Read

Number of Birmingham pupils kicked out rises 13 pc

The number of children permanently kicked out of schools in Birmingham rose by nearly 13 per cent last year, despite a national trend that saw a seven per cent drop. Read

Gallipoli hero's Victoria Cross will go under the hammer

He received Britain’s highest award for bravery for his actions in one of the most brutal campaigns of military history, but died alone in a back room flat. Read

Listed library will impede city's progress, warns Civic Society

Attempts to get Birmingham’s Central library listed will impede the progress made in changing the city’s image, the Civic Society has claimed. Read

Get your passport stamped on tour round historic Aston

Once part of Warwickshire, it became one of Birmingham’s wealthiest suburbs when it was absorbed by the city in 1912. Read

Midland students are outsourcing their coursework abroad

Midland students are outsourcing their coursework via the internet to low cost freelancers in countries like Romania, India and China. Read

‘Universities turn a blind eye to cheating to boost results’

A leading Midland academic yesterday warned that Britain’s degree classification system has reached its “sell by date” amid claims that lecturers are being put under pressure to turn a blind eye to cheating. Read

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Shahid Naqvi has been working as a journalist in the West Midlands since 1995 and has been The Birmingham Posts Education Correspondent since 2002. Before that he spent two years on The Posts business desk. He also writes a regular blog on education issues and a monthly column.

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