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Schoolboy stabbed by machete thugs outside city academy
Rangzeb Hussain
March 13, 2020
West Midlands Police have released CCTV footage in a bid to trace the thugs who were involved in a suspected targeted stabbing of a schoolboy in Birmingham city centre. Police…
Birmingham school closes and pupils sent home after coronavirus fears
Rangzeb Hussain
February 27, 2020
Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst in Birmingham has sent home all pupils and a deep clean of the school is currently in effect after several pupils returned with flu-like symptoms from…
Theatre play depicting Birmingham ‘Trojan Horse’ drama to be performed in Alum Rock
Staff Reporter
November 22, 2019
An award winning play depicting the real life events of the Trojan Horse inquiry is being performed in Alum Rock this weekend, as part of a national tour that has…
Global Climate Strike: Hundreds march as Birmingham joins worldwide youth protest
Rhi Storer
September 21, 2019
Birmingham has joined with other major cities across the UK in climate crisis demonstrations, as thousands joined school kids and students demanding for action on climate change. Around 3,000 people…
Deaf children in West Midlands fall an entire grade behind at GCSE, according to new research
Staff Reporter
August 19, 2019
Deaf children in the West Midlands are falling an entire grade behind their hearing classmates at GCSE level, according to new analysis by the National Deaf Children’s Society. The charity…
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…
Birmingham students strike from school to protest lack of climate change awareness
Emily Lowes
March 15, 2019
Students all over the UK skipped school today to protest against the last of social awareness surrounding climate change. A rally in Birmingham attracted hundreds of pupils as schools up and…
National Storytelling Week: Birmingham authors talk about fiction in all forms
Emily Lowes
January 29, 2019
As National Storytelling Week gets underway, Brummies are celebrating storytelling in theatres, schools, and spoken word venues. On the 19th anniversary of National Storytelling Week, members of New Street Authors,…
TV celebs to pop into West Midlands schools to promote Sports Personality of the Year
Staff Reporter
November 14, 2018
Celebrity personalities from the world of television will be dropping into several Birmingham schools this month to promote BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Super Movers, a BBC and Premier…
Birmingham schools join ‘floss’ dance craze in protest at education cuts
Student Reporter
October 21, 2018
Over fifty schools in Birmingham took to dancing 'the floss' and sharing it on social media this week, in a bid to raise awareness of government cuts to education. ‘Floss4Funding’…