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MLA College has been granted taught degree-awarding powers by the Office for Students

Ad Feature MLA College granted powers to award its own degrees

A new postgraduate qualification designed specifically for professional tutors aims to give families a clearer picture of the training behind a tutor's work

Ad Feature New PGCE will help parents choose a private tutor with confidence

Janet Higgins and Julie Wood stand with Walton Hall Academy pupils

Walton Hall Academy students settle into £1m Stafford learning hub

T Level Health students outside Cannock College

Cannock college students to gain NHS hospital placement experience

Sandwell Council approves new strategy to transform support for children and young people with SEND

Sandwell Council approves new SEND strategy after £3.3m fund secured

T-Level students at Sandwell College, with Lisa Capper, right

'T-Levels are vital if we are to power progress through skills' By The Newsroom

Black Country Apprenticeship Awards 2025 at the Copthorne Hotel, Brierley Hill. Pictured: Winner: Lucy Barford of Wolverhampton Council and Natasha Parbhakar (School of Coding & AI)

Finalists revealed for Black Country Apprenticeship Awards 2026

Principal Lisa Capper MBE and T Level Students from Sandwell College

Big Yellow Bus takes T Level training to local schools

The course develops tutors' ability to adapt teaching to the individual, respond in real time, and support learner progress

Ad Feature New postgraduate tutoring qualification launches in UK

Springdale Primary School celebrate Ofsted Result

Wolverhampton primary school celebrates Ofsted praise as result rise

Richard Parker, Pat McFadden MP, Warinder Juss MP, and college leaders

£4m for manufacturing, engineering and construction skills training

Stafford Railway Station.

Plus Wolverhampton teenager stole from Stafford Railway Station shop

Ribbon cutting at the Careers and Skills Hub

MPs launch new Careers and Skills Hub at City Learning Quarter

Roger Timbrell

Pioneering educator Roger Timbrell honoured by university

Brownhills Ormiston Academy

Walsall pupils get first-hand look at democracy during MP visit

Joe Dobson, Director of the Aziz Foundation, Zarin Khan, an Aziz Foundation Scholar, and Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Birmingham, Professor Adam Tickell.

University of Birmingham wins national award for student inclusion

Lernitude co-founder Lindsey Flynn is speaking at the World of Learning Conference and Exhibition

Education experts to launch new Lernitude learning culture diagnostic
The pioneering new platform will be launched at the World of Learning Conference and Exhibition
Beverly Rademacher

Nicola Licata, CEO Amethyst Academies Trust

Amethyst Academies Trust chief executive to retire after 40 years

Prince George, accompanied by his parents, the Prince and Princess of Wales, starts his first day at Eton College

Why we can all learn from Eton - education should ready us for life

Kinver High School celebrates strong Ofsted judgement

Plus 'Great pride' as Kinver High School secures positive Ofsted ratings

Applications are now being taken for secondary school places for students who are due to start Year 7 next autumn

Applications now open for secondary school places across Wolverhampton

Graduates assemble! Successful Catering Club participants with those who have helped them through the course.

Wolves Foundation marks first Catering Club graduation at Molineux

Walsall School Admissions for September 2027 are open

Apply for Walsall primary & secondary school places for September 2027

Pupils and Headteacher from Blowers Green Primary

Plus 'A very special primary': Dudley school praised by inspectors again

L-R: Jon Spruce and Cerys Ives, two of In-Comm Training’s new assessors

Engineers urged to become tutors and assessors to bridge skills gap

Walsall's landmark former ambulance station was put up for sale by health chiefs.

Former Walsall ambulance station to become school creating 184 places

James Bragg And Adam Bradley At The Forge In Dudley

'Young people have been forgotten about' - claims Dudley youth worker

Aston University ranked seventh in the Midlands and 38th nationally.

West Midlands university shortlisted for three awards
Aston University has been shortlisted for three Times Higher Education Awards.
Mimi Ibrahim

The state of children’s teeth reflects both their diet and “a family’s ability to buy a toothbrush and toothpaste, because when you’re struggling to feed your family, that becomes a luxury item.

Free children's toothbrushes & toothpaste in Wolverhampton - see where

Link Academy is a school with an ethos of help pupils to dream big and achieve their goals

Plus School that climbed out of special measures and saw best-ever GCSEs

Graeme Wright has become the 20th Headmaster of Old Swinford Hospital

New dawn for Black Country school after new headteacher begins role

Milking Bank Primary Schools Joins Invictus Education Trust

Dudley primary school joins growing education trust

Photo: Bishop Vesey's Grammar School

Homes near West Midlands’ top schools cost over 54% more than average

The first two beams for Curzon Street station in position alongside the railway into New Street

New training programme offers path to apprenticeships with HS2

Students at Stafford Grammar School celebrating their GCSE Results

Stafford Grammar School Celebrates Outstanding GCSE Results

Amy Cooper achieved 9 grades at 7 or above: 2 grade 9s in Art and Computer Science, a combined Science grade of 9-8, 3 grade 8s in Maths, Geography and French and 2 grade 7s in English Language and Literature.

Pictures capture smiles and success as students collect GCSE results

GCSE results are a big moment for students as they consider their future

What next after GCSEs? Top Tips from Sandwell Colleges principal

Olivia Mackay - customer services apprentice at her workplace CC Autocentre

Wolverhampton woman lands dream job after leaving school with no GCSEs

Students are learning their GCSE results this week

GCSEs matter, but there’s so much more than just exams

Andy Burnham standing on a bus

Burnham visits Wolverhampton to launch new bus concessions

Sureena Brackenridge says Wolverhampton is leading the way with brownfield development

Government planning reforms will strengthen green belt, says MP

A-level celebrations at Gospel Oak School

Tipton students celebrate A-level success and exciting next steps

Alice will be studying Computer Science at Kings College London

Wolverhampton students secure Oxford and Cambridge places

TSSF students celebrate impressive exam results.

Sixth form students celebrate top grades and university places

Receiving fantastic news at Q3 Academy Tipton!

More than 600 students across Sandwell and Walsall celebrate results

Students at TKAW celebrate their A Level Results!

Strong A-level results among highlights for Wolverhampton sixth form

Lichfield Cathedral School students celebrate amazing A Level results

Lichfield students celebrate outstanding A-level results

Caitlyn who achieved an A* in sociology and an A in English literature and history. She will study Sociology and Criminology at the University of Warwick.

Walsall students celebrate A-level success and university places

Sixth form students at Shireland Collegiate Academy celebrate results with Principal and Head of Sixth Form.

Smethwick sixth form students celebrate rise in top A-level grades

Celebrations at South Staffordshire College

South Staffordshire College celebrates outstanding results

A Level Results Day at Aspire Sixth Form

Cheslyn Hay and Great Wyrley students celebrate strong A-level results

Marcus

Students celebrate A-level results as 72% secure university places

Wiktoria

Bilston students celebrate strong A-level and post-16 results

Students collect their A Level results at Windsor High School and Sixth Form

Halesowen students celebrate strong A-level and vocational results

Tamanna

Students celebrate A-level success as bright futures begin

George and Elizabeth are both off to York University to study Law and Business Management

St Dominic’s Grammar School celebrates strong A-level results

From left to right - Stephanie, Simarpreet, Charlie, Craig Cooling - Principal, Lillie, Ibi and Abbas

Students celebrate A-level and post-16 results at Ormiston NEW Academy

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