Birmingham Post - Tag - birmingham schools

Head of Birmingham-based NASUWT warns of issues facing teachers

Birmingham Post — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 22:00:00 GMT

Chris Keates, general secretary of the NASUWT, looks at the issues facing teachers

Birmingham primary school given lowest possible rating by Ofsted

Birmingham Post — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 05:56:00 GMT

A Birmingham primary school branded “inadequate” by Ofsted has failed a repeat inspection.

Sarah Evans: Moving away from a target-setting culture

Birmingham Post — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:53:00 GMT

Last week I wrote about the four pillars of a new educational strategy and funnily enough only three appeared in the published version so I have been worrying all week about a three-pillared edifice.

Rebuilding programme for West Midlands schools blasted as a sham

Birmingham Post — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 07:47:00 GMT

Desperately-needed rebuilding work that was promised to schools across the West Midlands has been described as a ‘sham’ after it emerged virtually none of the work is currently going ahead.

Fifty applications to open free schools in Birmingham received by DfE

Birmingham Post — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Applications to open 50 “free schools” in Birmingham have been considered by the Department for Education.

£18m expansion for Birmingham school which almost closed

Birmingham Post — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 10:37:00 GMT

An inner city Birmingham school which was praised by the Prime Minister is set to double its roll after moving into a new £18 million building.

Birmingham schools hoard £90m in cash reserves

Birmingham Post — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 07:29:00 GMT

Birmingham’s 450 schools are sitting on cash reserves totalling more than £90 million, sparking an inquiry by the city’s education watchdog.

Tributes paid to former Hall Green School teacher Robin Bridgman

Birmingham Post — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 05:10:00 GMT

Tributes have been paid to a top Birmingham teacher who died after a battle against cancer.

GCSE School Tables - English exam fiasco fails to quell Birmingham success

Birmingham Post — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:58:00 GMT

Birmingham schools posted a rise in GCSE grades – despite the English exam marking fiasco.

Sarah Evans: Oxbridge is not the be all and end all of higher education

Birmingham Post — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 14:03:00 GMT

There are a lot of valid reasons why grade A students might choose not to apply to Oxbridge.