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Parents outraged by nursery closure news

Friday, January 02, 2009

Angry Sutton parents gathered in protest at the news that their children's 'outstanding' nursery is to close this year.

Twiglets Nursery – based on site at Coppice Primary School – is due to close and a new nursery open in its place as part of the...

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New year opening for college facilities

Friday, December 19, 2008

After months of delays, a student uprising, and claims of low moral among staff, Sutton College's new facilities will finally open on January...

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Razor sharp minds are sharpened by career criminal

Noel 'Razor' Smith lectured students at BCU on his life of crime and his time behind bars. NJH151208-005GO

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Sharp crime students at a university in Perry Barr have been given a glimpse of the underworld with a special lecture from a career criminal....

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New look college to be 'one of the best'

Friday, December 05, 2008

Sutton Coldfield College will be 'one of the very best' when its £1 million facelift is completed on Monday. But some students claim seven...

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Eco Award for school in Great Barr

Ferndale Primary School pupils Yasmin Leigh, Natalie Powell, Daniel Foxall, Catherine Brisland, Sarah Sparkes, Joanne Wheale, Charlotte Nelson and Lee McQuillan give the thumbs up to their Eco-Schools Green Flag Award. NJH281108-001GO

Thursday, December 04, 2008

Junior eco-warriors from a Great Barr school have picked up a national honour for their work helping to save the environment. Ferndale Primary...

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CRB mix-up lands school with rating of 'inadequate'

Friday, November 28, 2008

A procedural error has led to a secondary school in Great Barr being rated as 'inadequate' following a routine review by Government inspectors...

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Whitecrest Primary School celebrates 40 successful years

Children at Whitecrest Primary School Katie Arrowsmith, Khandijah Sheikh, Tori Hawker, Milli Reed, Bannisha Saund and Anton Marcus are getting ready to celebrate their school's 40th anniversary. JS1088-0001GO

Friday, November 28, 2008

An infant school in Great Barr is marking its 40th anniversary year with a request for former pupils to send in their reminiscences of their...

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College merger is still to be decided

Friday, November 28, 2008

The future of Sutton Coldfield College is still undecided, as ministers continue to deliberate over the proposed merger with Matthew Boulton...

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Healthy look for store

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

A Wylde Green supermarket has joined forces with a local primary school to celebrate its new healthy look. The Midlands Co-operative Society on...

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'It doesn't smell like a school'

Monday, November 24, 2008

I never liked school. The dark, dingy classrooms depressed me and the fusty old library – which should have been a sanctuary – was...

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