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Real Life: The school that gave my daughter a future

Sunday Mercury — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 23:00:00 GMT

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

Funding cuts for Midland universities

Sunday Mercury — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 08:44:00 GMT

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

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

Sunday Mercury — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 08:03:00 GMT

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

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

Sunday Mercury — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 23:00:00 GMT

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.

Support growing for West Midlands Sats boycott

Sunday Mercury — Fri, 07 May 2010 09:00:00 GMT

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.

X Factor judge Cheryl Cole the perfect teacher?

Sunday Mercury — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:39:00 GMT

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

£24m boost for Birmingham schools

Sunday Mercury — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:03:00 GMT

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.

Ed Balls calls on schools to be tighten their belts

Sunday Mercury — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:56:00 GMT

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

Swine Flu outbreak at Midland school

Sunday Mercury — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:00:00 GMT

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

Young boys will continue to be halfwits under Mr Brown's government

Sunday Mercury — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:56:00 GMT

NOW take a deep breath and read very slowly, from the top, watching out for tricky stuff like commas and capital letters.

Gadget Review: Dell – Inspiron Mini 10

Sunday Mercury — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 08:37:00 GMT

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.

School slim campaign sponsored by Nestle is attacked

Sunday Mercury — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

School slim campaign sponsored by Nestle is attacked

Birmingham University 'suicide' shock

Sunday Mercury — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 22:48:00 GMT

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

£10m funding for primary schools in Wolverhampton

Sunday Mercury — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:40:00 GMT

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

Sandwell, Dudley, Shropshire and Herefordshire want a University

Sunday Mercury — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:15:00 GMT

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

Kids are scared of being clever

Sunday Mercury — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT

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

Midland headteacher resigns over sex film row

Sunday Mercury — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT

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

Parents have stopped reading books to their children

Sunday Mercury — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:48:00 GMT

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

Toxic classroom scare in Midlands

Sunday Mercury — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:38:00 GMT

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

Big Bang machine is 'absolutely safe'

Sunday Mercury — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:45:00 GMT

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