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Tiny Birmingham school turning round lives Jan 06 2012

Behind the door of a terrace house is the last place you’d expect to find a secondary school.Read

Michael Gove defends primary school academies plan Jan 04 2012

Local authorities opposing plans to replace 200 of the worst primary schools in England with academies have been accused by Education Secretary Michel Gove of being "ideologues" who put central control ahead of the interests of children. Read

Handsworth and Northfield schools earn top marks from Ofsted Dec 29 2011

A pair of Birmingham schools have done the double by achieving top ratings from Ofsted.Read

Highgate school St Alban's looks to the Far East for inspiration Dec 23 2011

One of Birmingham’s most-improved schools has been looking to the Far East in a bid to maintain top marks in maths.Read

MPs call for financial education to be added to school curriculum Dec 22 2011

Children need lessons to teach them how to be “financially literate” and taught in schools to use credit cards to avoid wracking up debts as adults, Midland MPs have claimed.Read

Education charity moves to address school governor shortage in the West Midlands Dec 22 2011

They form the backbone of all schools. Yet more than one in 10 places on every board of school governors across the city remains vacant.Read

Shakespeare's former school to admit girls for first time Dec 15 2011

William Shakespeare’s former school is set to make history by announcing plans to admit girls for the first time.Read

Birmingham Metropolitan teams up with businesses for new entrepreneurial college Dec 15 2011

A Birmingham college is hoping to boost business after teaming up with firms to launch a new entrepreneurial academy in the Midlands.Read

Birmingham schools in £44 million windfall Dec 12 2011

Schools in Birmingham received a £44 million windfall today after the Government announced new cash grants to help children from less wealthy families succeed in the classroom.Read

Duke opens new Birmingham campus at UK's most improved school Dec 09 2011

The Duke of Kent has officially opened the new £21m campus at Broadway School, Perry Barr.Read

Head teachers slam plan to give assistant teachers medical roles at school Dec 08 2011

Head teachers have described plans to ask teaching assistants to take over the work of NHS-trained nurses in providing medical assistance for seriously ill children at four Birmingham Special Schools as “life threatening” in a damning letter seen by the Post.Read

Birmingham colleges announce merger plan Dec 08 2011

South Birmingham College and City College Birmingham have been in talks to join forces to create one college. Read

Big business signs up to education partnership programme Dec 02 2011

Big-name Midland organisations have given their backing to a new scheme which helps businesses work more effectively with education.Read

Assisted place scheme at King Edward's School opens doors to not-so-wealthy Dec 01 2011

A top independent school is to give more bright youngsters from poorer backgrounds a top-flight education with financial backing from former pupils. Education Correspondent Kat Keogh reports.Read

Social enterprise plan for Birmingham education services hits problems Dec 01 2011

A move by Birmingham City Council to cut costs and protect jobs by transferring responsibility for school meals, cleaning and other education services to a social enterprise company has been scaled back after officials discovered a “magnitude of barriers” standing in the way of the idea.Read

Schools in Birmingham and Black Country affected by teachers' strike Nov 29 2011

A list of the schools across Birmingham, Solihull, and the Black Country affected by the public sector strike on Wednesday.Read

10,000 teachers to strike in Birmingham area Nov 29 2011

An estimated 10,000 Birmingham teachers and lecturers will join Wednesday's public sector strike, a union boss has claimed.Read

Birmingham City Council schools chief won't ask teachers to refuse to strike Nov 29 2011

The Conservative politician in charge of Birmingham’s schools is refusing to call on teachers not to walk out on strike in Wednesday’s national day of industrial action.Read

Tuition fees rise causes slump in university applications, claims Birmingham MP Nov 28 2011

Universities are facing a massive slump in entrants, with overall applications down 12.9%, official figures show. Read

University of Birmingham students audition for University Challenge Nov 25 2011

What does it take to win a place on a University Challenge team? Education Correspondent Kat Keogh joins University of Birmingham students as they audition for the next series.Read

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