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The charity bringing arts and music back into Midland schools, helping kids 'find their own voices"
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (888+ words) Musician Matthew is a pupil who has benefited from Stepping Forward programme Exploring the arts and creative subjects in school helps build confidence, increase wellbeing and develop resilience. However, funding often goes elsewhere due to schools being under constant financial…...
Andy Burnham considering tuition fee rule change for thousands of uni students
2+ week, 4+ day ago (407+ words) Andy Burnham considering tuition fee rule change for thousands of university students Andy Burnham is considering cutting tuition fees for European Union students. The Labour Party Prime Minister may reduce university costs to gain access to European trade and youth…...
Number of apprenticeship take-up plummets
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (291+ words) (Image: Monty Rakusen via Getty Images) The number of apprenticeships being taken up by people in the West Midlands have dropped sharply. Figures contained in the West Midlands State of the Region 2026 report showed thousands fewer opportunities were taken up…...
The Range's 'brilliant' bookcase with clever seat children 'use daily"
3+ week, 2+ day ago (433+ words) Parents looking for space to store children's books and stationery when they go back to school are eyeing up this storage unit from The Range(Image: The Range) When the kids return to school in September, there's endless chaos with…...
John Lewis hiring 10,400 workers for Christmas with up to £14.80 an hour pay
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (377+ words) John Lewis is hiring 10,400 festive workers paying up to £14.80 an hour. 6,000 jobs are up for grabs at Waitrose‘s 320 branches and 2,600 at John Lewis‘s 36 shops. A further 1,800 vacancies will support the firm’s distribution centres and supply chain. Pay for…...
University of Birmingham hits back at Reform MP's 'pointless' course jibe
3+ week, 1+ day ago (256+ words) The University of Birmingham has hit back after a senior Reform figure branded a degree course "pointless." MP Suella Braverman said there was no value in the golf management course offered by the prestigious university when speaking to teenagers collecting…...
Andy Burnham government new school attendance rule from September 1
2+ week, 5+ day ago (234+ words) Schools will be set individual targets. Schools will be made to follow new attendance rules from September. It's part of tougher action designed to boost attendance levels which have declined over recent years. Schools will be set individual targets and…...
Long wait for Birmingham learner as hopeful says: 'God knows when I'll get one"
1+ week, 2+ day ago (527+ words) Taking a driving test can be an anxiety-filled experience (stock image)(Image: Getty Images/Westend61) Learner drivers in Birmingham are waiting up to six months to secure a slot at their preferred city test centre. In one case known to BirminghamLive,…...
DVSA issues driving test update with more learners now passing their tests
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (350+ words) Learner pass rates are at the highest level since the pandemic, with 9 consecutive months over 50 per cent. The DVSA has confirmed 48 per cent of learner drivers are failing their tests - being denied a driving licence in the process. The DVSA…...
Kipling backpack used from school to work 'still looks new after 7 years"
3+ week, 1+ day ago (882+ words) Kipling's Seoul Large Laptop Backpack is available in 31 different colours and prints(Image: Kipling) A decent quality backpack needs to withstand heavy books or PE kits for school, survive heavy rain if commuting for college or the office and be…...