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New leadership model at Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School

A new leadership model is being introduced at Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School in Sutton Coldfield, in a move  designed to take the school to even higher levels of performance.


Edgbaston pupils sweep the board at Young Enterprise Awards

Two teams of entrepreneurial pupils from Edgbaston High School swept the board at the Local Area Young Enterprise Final.


Stage is set for a new performing arts centre

A new £11m performing arts centre for King Edward’s School and King Edward VI High School for Girls will be opened with two special concerts.


Hednesford duo are Pitmen star men

Hednesford duo Cheyenne Dunkley and Chris Clements have confirmed their status as the Pitmen’s star men after picking up two of the division’s awards.


One in five miss out on first choice school

Almost a fifth of pupils in the region missed out on their first choice of secondary school this year, figures show.


Pupils show off eco village model to Sandwell deputy mayor

Pupils from five primary schools attended a special day at Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School in Wednesbury, where they presented their model of an eco-village to the Sandwell’s Deputy Mayor, Councillor Ann Shackelton.


Hundreds of students are barred from school buses

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


Science week for Dormston pupils

To celebrate National Science and Engineering Week (12th – 19th March) Dormston pupils have been involved in a programme of activities to promote Science and Engineering.


Schools falling behind in literacy standards

Literacy standards in English schools are falling behind those in other countries, Ofsted’s chief inspector warned today.


scramble for Staffordshire school places

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.

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