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Real Life: The school that gave my daughter a future

MY DAUGHTER Halle started having seizures at the age of two and had to be rushed to hospital.Read

Funding cuts for Midland universities

Recurrent teaching grants have been cut by 8.2% from 2010/11 grants, while recurrent research funding has been reduced by 2.8%.Read

The University of Birmingham is to team up with University of Nottingham

The University of Birmingham is to join forces with another top Midland university in a ground-breaking partnership.Read

World famous ballroom dancer Pierre Dulaine on fleeing his country, being bullied, teaching street kids to dance - and Antonio Banderas playing him in a film about his life

BORN in Palestine in 1944 to an Irish father and Palestinian French mum, Pierre Dulaine and his family were forced to flee the country when he was just four years old.Read

Support growing for West Midlands Sats boycott

Almost 1,000 schools, including some in the West Midlands, have already confirmed they will be joining next week's Sats boycott, as support for the action begins to gain ground.Read

X Factor judge Cheryl Cole the perfect teacher?

Schoolchildren have named X Factor judge Cheryl Cole their ideal teacher, ahead of egghead Stephen Fry, a poll found today.Read

£24m boost for Birmingham schools

Schools in Birmingham are struggling to cope with an increase in the number of pupils caused partly by the recession, according to Children’s Secretary Ed Balls.Read

Ed Balls calls on schools to be tighten their belts

Children’s Secretary Ed Balls has called on schools and local authorities to be more efficient in order to maintain future frontline services.Read

Swine Flu outbreak at Midland school

A MIDLAND special school has been hit by a swine flu outbreak.Read

Young boys will continue to be halfwits under Mr Brown's government NOW take a deep breath and read very slowly, from the top, watching out for tricky stuff like commas and capital letters.more

Gadget Review: Dell – Inspiron Mini 10

The world of computers have come a long, long way in recent years and when you see products like the 10” Dell Mini 10 you realise just how far.Read

School slim campaign sponsored by Nestle is attacked

School slim campaign sponsored by Nestle is attackedRead

Birmingham University 'suicide' shock

A BIRMINGHAM University student has been found dead in a lecture hall after apparently committing suicide.Read

£10m funding for primary schools in Wolverhampton

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