Education
Muslims to lead Birmingham Pride parade for first time in event’s 22-year history
Staff Reporter
May 23, 2019
Muslims will be launching Birmingham Pride celebrations for the first time in the event's history as they march alongside prominent gay school teacher Andrew Moffat at the very front of this…
Courageous Small Heath pupil sitting GCSEs while battling cancer praised by school leaders
Rangzeb Hussain
May 22, 2019
A Small Heath Leadership Academy pupil, who has battled cancer for two years, has been commended for her bravery and determination to succeed despite her illness. Year 11 pupil Ramlah,…
Adults living with Dyslexia: The silent struggle
Fahima Khatun
May 20, 2019
It’s estimated 1 in 10 people in the UK have some degree of dyslexia. Throughout school, they are the kids that have extra time in exams or are in a…
MP Jess Phillips locks horns with anti-LGBT equality protesters outside Anderton Park School
Staff Reporter
May 20, 2019
Yardley MP Jess Phillips clashed with protesters outside Anderton Park Primary School this morning, where activists opposing teaching of LGBT equality have continued to disrupt lessons at the Birmingham school. Tensions…
‘No Outsiders’ teacher Andrew Moffat selected to lead this year’s Birmingham Pride parade
Joshua Williams
May 4, 2019
Andrew Moffat, the teacher at the centre of the ‘No Outsiders’ protests, will be leading this year’s Birmingham Pride parade, organisers have confirmed. The openly gay teacher authored ‘No Outsiders’, an educational resource which aims…
Afghan refugee to lead media skills workshop to advocate for migrant rights
Staff Reporter
April 24, 2019
A young man from Birmingham who spent the last ten years fighting for his right to stay in Britain, after fleeing war and persecution in Afghanistan, will be delivering a…
Awks: The kids’ slang words West Midlands parents can’t understand 🤔
Staff Reporter
April 21, 2019
New research has found that 83% of parents in the West Midlands don’t understand kids modern day slang, like IRL obvs! ‘Obvs’, ‘sick’ and ‘awks’ are currently among the words most commonly…
OPINION | From Parkfield to Pride and Palestine, we are all entwined
George Reiner
April 15, 2019
Over the past few months, the West Midlands, and the UK at large, have been following the developments at Parkfield Community School in Birmingham. A small, but very vocal, minority of parents…
MP Preet Kaur Gill shares Vaisakhi message of hope ahead of community celebrations
Vimal Korpal
April 14, 2019
Preet Kaur Gill, MP for Birmingham Edgbaston, has spoke of the values of community, harvest and coming together in a special Vasakhi message shared to coincide with the Sikh festival. Highlighting why…
MP John Spellar backs LGBT inclusive education following equality vote gaffe
Rhiannon Storer
April 8, 2019
A Sandwell MP, who last month was one of only 21 Members of Parliament to vote against LGBT inclusive education, has now come out in support of diversity lessons after…