There continues to be an enormous push on raising the levels of phonic awareness amongst children in Key Stage 1, but how is this impacting on our children and on their enjoyment of reading? writes education blogger Mat Smith.

Wolverhampton College was today judged as “inadequate” in a damning inspection.

A major shake-up of university admissions was announced today, with changes to the clearing system and an improved online application form.

Hundreds of A-level students in Staffordshire will be excluded from a council-run school transport scheme, under cost-cutting plans revealed today.

The most popular and the least sought-after primary school in Staffordshire can today be revealed – with three children scrambling for every space in some cases.

Scores of parents and children took to the streets of South Staffordshire to demand free travel to school for pupils.

More than one in six youngsters in the West Midlands have failed to make it into their top secondary school this year, new figures show.

The University of Birmingham Guild of Students will recognise and reward its students in two award schemes designed to celebrate student volunteers and working students.

There has been a lot in the press recently about the place of vocational education and how it relates to academic education, writes education blogger Kit Field.

Hednesford Nursery School has received its third consecutive Outstanding Ofsted with Grade 1 in every area.