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£10m funding for primary schools in Wolvergampton

PRIMARY schools in Wolverhampton have been given £10m of funding to be spent over the next two years. Read

Sandwell, Dudley, Shropshire and Herefordshire want a University

FOUR places in the West Midlands have expressed an interest in opening a new university, Skills Secretary John Denham announced. Read

Kids are scared of being clever

FEAR of being branded a brainy boffin is causing kids to fail in Midland schools, experts have warned. Read

Midland headteacher resigns over sex film row

A MIDLAND headteacher has resigned after a row over a sex film. Read

Parents have stopped reading books to their children

A BOOK at bedtime with mum or dad was a traditional part of family life for generations of children. Read

Toxic classroom scare in Midlands

NURSERY and primary school children are being exposed to potentially deadly chemicals in their classrooms. Read

Big Bang machine is 'absolutely safe'

Scientists insisted tonight that the most powerful particle accelerator ever built is "absolutely safe". Read

Ed Balls defends government decisions

SCHOOLS Secretary Ed Balls has defended the Government's decision to stage a Cabinet meeting and undertake a series of ministerial visits in the West Midlands. Read

Writing scheme aims to boost standards in Telford and Wrekin trial

SCHOOLS in Telford and Wrekin are piloting a Government scheme to improve writing amongst primary school children. Read

'Hard working' Birmingham duo bag 27 A* GCSE's

TWO Birmingham friends have notched up a total of 27 A* grade GCSEs between them. Read

Sutton Coldfield pupil achieves 11 A*s despite undergoing foot operation

A talented student from Sutton Coldfield who in the months before her GSCE exams had an major operation to allow her to walk without pain has scooped 11 A*s. Read

Birmingham pupil gets 17 high-grade GCSE's

A pupil at Turves Green Girls' School in Northfield, Birmingham, has achieved 17 high-grade GCSEs. Read

Walsall student Emma Davies celebrates six A grades at A-level

WALSALL student Emma Davies is celebrating after scooping six A grades at A-level. Read

West Midlands A-Level mix-up

ELEVEN A-level English students from the West Midlands had to wait all day to get their correct results after they were given the wrong mark. Read

Primary pupils fail to master the 3 Rs

Around 220,000 11-year-olds are still failing to master at least one of the three basic subjects of reading, writing and arithmetic, tests results published today show. Read

Tories offer 'vouchers' to buy school place

Parents will be given a "voucher" so they can shop around to buy their children a school place under a Conservative government, the party's schools spokesman has said. Read

Ex-burglar 'offered' study place

A Bradford student rejected by a London medical college because of his criminal record has been given a conditional offer by a different university. Read

Bad spelling 'should be accepted'

Common spelling mistakes should be accepted into everyday use, not corrected, a lecturer has said. Read

Pupils have results - but not ETS

School test contractor ETS has lost the marks achieved by a primary school's pupils in their maths test. Read

Teens' test results to be issued

The government is to publish the annual snapshot of teenagers' national curriculum test results in England, even though many are still missing. Read

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