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Digital Editions Boycie joins campaign to keep The Public open
TV legend Boycie – star of hit sitcom Only Fools and Horses – has joined the campaign to save The Public, after paying a visit to the venue.
Sandwell school sees 15 take offer of redundancy
Fifteen workers have so far taken voluntary redundancy at a cash-strapped Sandwell school.
Petition to save The Public after Sandwell College campus move revealed
A petition has been launched in support of controversial West Bromwich arts centre The Public following the shock news it could be turned into a college campus.
Staffordshire school repairs to take eight weeks
An eight-week project to repair the roof at a primary school in Staffordshire which flooded is to be launched next week.
Fire-hit Wolverhampton school rising from ashes
A school that was devastated by arsonists is rising from the ashes, with pupils and staff finally getting the chance to walk around their new building.
Dudley College is rated in top 10pc in country
Dudley College has been named in the top 10 per cent in England by Ofsted inspectors who heaped praise on its £30 million Learning Quarter scheme.
Hundreds investigated over school place lies in Black Country and Staffordshire
Hundreds of parents have been investigated on suspicion of lying about where they live to get their children into their preferred school across the Black Country and Staffordshire, figures revealed today.
Dudley academy delighted at £1.6m sports hall cash
An academy in Dudley is celebrating after scooping £1.6 million to help transform its grounds to create a new modern sports hall.
Graduates of Birmingham University high on super-rich list
They are considerably richer than yow. Most people would look at Oxford or Cambridge for the wealthiest graduates but a survey shows Birmingham University students are also among the most likely to be multi-millionaires.
Students happier with universities in the Midlands
Universities in the Midlands are improving – including Staffordshire which has risen 14 places in a table for student experience, a new survey revealed today.
Stourbridge academy scheme passed by chiefs
Controversial plans to convert a Stourbridge school into an academy have been approved by governors despite protests from campaigners.
Film star Ben Wilby joins in lollipop fight
A young film star has turned his attention from showbusiness to lollipop men – or the lack of one outside his school.
First choice offer for nine in 10 Staffordshire pupils
Nine out of 10 pupils in Staffordshire have been offered a place at their first-choice primary school – despite a rise in pupil numbers across the county.
Walsall schools to get £1m improvement works
More than £1million will be ploughed into improving run-down schools across Walsall.
Sell-off of school sites in Willenhall could raise £3 million
Three former school sites in Willenhall could be put up for sale to bring in a combined £3 million, which will be ploughed back into education in the Walsall borough.
Ofsted joy for Shireland Collegiate Academy in hat-trick of top marks
Pupils and staff at a Smethwick school are celebrating after gaining an outstanding Ofsted result for the third year running.
Fun day marks opening of first free school in Wolverhampton
A family fun day will take place to mark the opening of the Black Country’s first free school.
Red carpet welcome for University of Wolverhampton education mission
They greeted us with a military style honour guard and a red carpet. But this was not some high level diplomatic function attended by ministers of state – it was a school.