Soaring numbers of parents across the Black Country have been fined for letting their children skip school during term time, figures reveal today.
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School may get extension for sixth form
A new two-storey sixth form block could be created at a Walsall secondary school to cope with an increase in student numbers.
Call on school dinners funding
Schools across the Wyre Forest district are being urged to apply for funding to improve the supply of school meals.
School in line for top award
A primary school in Lichfield is one of only six in the country in line for a prestigious award recognising its strong links with the local community.
Failure on free school dinners
Parents of schoolchildren in Dudley will continue to fork out for their daily lunches after Dudley Council failed in its bid to secure funding for free school meals.
School standards defended after report
Education chiefs in Sandwell have defended the performance of primary schools after a national report criticised literacy and numeracy levels.
Superhead to take on new school
Two struggling Black Country schools are set to be merged and a troubleshooting “superhead” brought in with the aim of driving up standards.
Fifteen teachers have criminal record
Fifteen teachers working at schools in Wolverhampton have criminal records for a range of offences including fraud and drink driving, it has been revealed today.
School will close doors
Sneyd Community College looks certain to close despite a hard-fought campaign to keep it open, it was revealed today.
Three schools may go in £10m merger
Up to three Black Country primary schools could close and be merged into one £10 million ‘super-school’, education chiefs have announced.
Work to start on £30m super school
Work on a £30 million super school in the Black Country is due to start this month.
Sandwell LEA drops in tables
Sandwell was the only Black Country authority to drop down today’s primary school league tables.
Images show multi-million pound plans
This is the vision for the future of two schools in Sandwell, which are being rebuilt under a multi-million pound scheme to bring crumbling classrooms up to date.
No date for opening of asbestos school
There is still no date for a Staffordshire school to re-open after it was closed following the release of dangerous asbestos fibres into a nursery room filled with children.
Panel delay on Sneyd decision
A decision on the future of a closure-threatened Black Country school has been delayed, it was revealed today.
Success on £370m schools bid to be revealed
The successful bidder for a Black Country council’s £370 million programme to improve secondary schools will be announced on Friday.
Go ahead for £370m school revamp
Work on the next phase of the massive £370 million overhaul of schools in Sandwell is set to start in July, council bosses have confirmed.
Upset as pupils miss out on schools
Dismayed parents across the Black Country today told the Express & Star about their school admission woes.
Classroom helpers face cut in hours
Classroom assistants and support staff at a Black Country school could see their working hours slashed as part of measures to claw back £200,000, bosses announced today.
Support for schools merger plan
Plans to merge closure-threatened Sneyd Community School with a nearby secondary have received support.
Date set for schools revamp announcement
The firm chosen to carry out a £370million overhaul of schools in Sandwell is set to be announced.
Asbestos alert closes school
A Staffordshire primary school has been closed after it emerged children could have been exposed to asbestos fibres.
Start dates for city schools revamp
Starting dates for the £370 million project which will transform secondary school education in Wolverhampton were announced today.
Merger plan for under-threat school
A closure-threatened Black Country school could be merged with another nearby secondary, it was revealed today.
School celebrates tip-top inspection
The new headteacher at a Penkridge school is celebrating the success of his colleagues and pupils after a clean bill of health from Ofsted inspectors.
£10m boost thanks to schools cash pot
Around £10 million will be pumped into Aldersley High School as part of the trailblazing Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme.
Handout over exam failures
Extra funding is to be pumped into a Kidderminster school which came in the bottom 200 of school GCSE performance tables, it was announced today.
Course fees soar by 15pc as council makes cuts
Adult education course fees in Wolverhampton have been increased by 15 per cent and discounts for over-60s scrapped in council service cuts.
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