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Teachers ballot for strike action at 13 Birmingham primary schools May 09 2012

Thirteen Birmingham primary schools could be set for strike action amid claims they are being “forced” to become academies.Read

University of Birmingham

University of Birmingham takes out £75m loan for redevelopment May 08 2012

The University of Birmingham has taken out a £75 million loan as it bids to become one of the best universities in the world. Read

Michael Gove

Michael Gove blames some schools for high unemployment in Birmingham May 04 2012

The Education Secretary has claimed poor schooling is to blame for high youth unemployment in Birmingham.Read

Birmingham Post

Earlier 11-plus tests for Birmingham grammar school places May 04 2012

Thousands of primary school children face a new deadline in the race for a place at one of Birmingham’s top grammar schools.Read

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University warns of teacher shortage as education cuts hit May 03 2012

Dramatic reforms to teacher training could lead to a shortage of new recruits as universities close training departments, Birmingham academics have warned.Read

Montgomery Primary School, in Sparkbrook

Parents call for Sparkbrook school head teacher to resign May 02 2012

Parents have called for the head of a failing Birmingham primary school to resign after a damning Ofsted inspection.Read

Hallfield School, Edgbaston

Edgbaston school closed after a bungled metal theft raid May 02 2012

A BIRMINGHAM school was forced to close its doors to some of its pupils after thieves caused £15,000-worth of damage in a bungled attempt to steal metal.Read

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University of Birmingham submits plan for Olympic-sized swimming pool Apr 26 2012

The University of Birmingham is moving a step closer to an ambitious £175 million redevelopment plan featuring an Olympic-sized swimming pool.Read

University of Warwick

University of Warwick joins New York's global study of cities of the future Apr 25 2012

The University of Warwick has been named in a New York-based academic consortium investigating life in the gridlocked cities of the future.Read

Shaleen Baker and pupils from Holyhead School celebrate their GCSE maths results

Handsworth school pupils celebrate maths exam results early Apr 23 2012

Hundreds of Birmingham schoolchildren have finished their GCSE maths exam months ahead of schedule.Read

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Academy chain ARK to run three more Birmingham schools Apr 19 2012

Birmingham will be a new “hub” for a national academy chain which is set to take over the running of three city schools.Read

Green Lane Masjid

Birmingham mosque featured in Channel 4 documentary to open school Apr 10 2012

The Birmingham mosque where clerics were secretly filmed allegedly preaching hate against homosexuals and non-Muslims is opening a fee-paying schoolRead

King Edward's School, Edgbaston

Hedge fund boss backs £10m arts centre King Edward's School, Edgbaston Apr 06 2012

Sir Paul Ruddock is a key benefactor behind the new performing arts centre at King Edward’s School in Edgbaston. Read

Harborne school opens tribute garden to pupil who drowned Apr 02 2012

A Birmingham school has opened a garden in memory of a pupil who drowned on her first seaside holiday.Read

Bishop Veseys Grammar School

Bishop Vesey's Grammar School in Sutton Coldfield criticised over appeals process Mar 30 2012

Bishop Vesey's Grammar School in Sutton Coldfield has been criticised for the second time in six months by a local government Ombudsman over “serious flaws” in its appeals process for places. Read

Birmingham Post

Birmingham Metropolitan College trials IBM classroom in the clouds Mar 29 2012

A Birmingham college has teamed up with an IT giant to pilot a new way of learning using mobile technology.Read

Birmingham Post

Ofsted head warns teaching to improve if schools want oustanding tag Mar 29 2012

Ofsted’s chief inspector has warned teaching has to improve if Midland schools want to earn an “outstanding” rating in future.Read

Birmingham Post

Native English speakers now in minority in quarter of Birmingham schools Mar 26 2012

Pupils with English as their first language are now in the minority in more than one in four Birmingham schools, new figures have revealed.Read

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Striking teachers at Castle Vale Performing Arts College threaten more action Mar 20 2012

Teachers staging a one-day strike at Birmingham school Castle Vale Performing Arts College pledged to continue their action into a second day on Wednesday unless a colleague they claim was unfairly disciplined was allowed back into the classroom.Read

Second walkout for 'victimised' teachers at Castle Vale Performing Arts College Mar 20 2012

Teachers have claimed colleagues are being “victimised” for speaking out as they prepare for the second of three walkouts at a Birmingham secondary school .Read

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