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£345m education contract review as more Walsall schools opt for academy status Jul 22 2011

The future of a £345 million education contract in Walsall is under review as a growing number of schools switch to academy status.Read

Sandwell Council to continue battle for schools rebuilding programme Jul 19 2011

The leader of Sandwell Council has told of his devastation after the Government said it would not fund projects to rebuild crumbling schools.Read

Perry Beeches School in Birmingham crowned best in UK Jul 14 2011

A Birmingham school which was once threatened with closure is celebrating after scooping a national award.Read

Worcestershire head slams free school application process as 'a con' Jul 14 2011

The head of a Worcestershire school which failed in its bid to become one of England’s first free schools has branded the application process “shambolic”.Read

Parents oppose academy plan at Bournville School Jul 14 2011

Parents have claimed they are being “kept in the dark” over proposals to convert a secondary school into an academy.Read

Third of universities given permission to charge maximum of £9,000 in fees Jul 12 2011

More than a third of English universities have been granted permission to charge fees of £9,000 as standard from 2012, it has been confirmed.Read

School building programme won't be abandoned, pledges Birmingham Lend Lease Partnership Jul 08 2011

Shareholders of a company set up to build the next generation of city schools have said its projects will not be left “high and dry” despite a warning it may not be able to pay its debts.Read

Birmingham schools to get more powers to stop takeaways Jul 08 2011

Head teachers are to be given the power to object to chip shops, takeaways and pizza parlours within 300 metres of a school under new proposals designed to aid the battle against obesity.Read

More children eating school dinners Jul 07 2011

Rising numbers of pupils are eating school dinners, official figures have shown.Read

University chief says students should not be treated as consumers Jul 01 2011

Concerns at ‘consumer’ approach to universitiesRead

Plans to axe free school transport in Birmingham are shelved Jun 30 2011

Plans to save £6 million by cutting free home to school transport have been shelved after it emerged that 5,000 Birmingham children could lose their bus passes.Read

Teachers strike update: 271 schools in Birmingham affected Jun 30 2011

A total of 271 out of 426 Birmingham schools have been affected by Thursday's teachers strike. Read

Teachers strike: List of Birmingham schools set to close Jun 28 2011

Thousands of teachers across the West Midlands are due to strike on Thursday over plans for pensions reforms.Read

David Cameron urges public sector workers to call off strikes Jun 28 2011

David Cameron used a visit to Birmingham to launch a last-ditch appeal to public sector workers not to strike on Thursday. Read

Fairfax School teachers begin three-day strike Jun 28 2011

TEACHERS have started the first of a three-day strike at a Sutton Coldfield secondary school. Read

Teachers strike: Staffordshire schools affected Jun 28 2011

Thousands of school teachers across the West Midlands are expected to go on strike on Thursday in a protest over pension reforms.Read

Teachers strike: Walsall schools affected Jun 28 2011

Thousands of school teachers across the West Midlands are expected to go on strike on Thursday in a protest over pension reforms.Read

Teachers strike: Worcestershire schools affected Jun 28 2011

Thousands of school teachers across the West Midlands are expected to go on strike on Thursday in a protest over pension reforms.Read

Teachers strike: Solihull schools affected Jun 28 2011

Thousands of school teachers across the West Midlands are set to go on strike on Thursday in a protest over pension reforms.Read

Teachers strike: Sandwell schools affected Jun 28 2011

Thousands of teachers across the West Midlands are due to strike on Thursday over plans for pensions reforms.Read

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