There is some last minute availability for the innovative Lifeskills PSHE programme at Safeside, and the usual £5 admission fee is being waived for Year 7, 8 or 9 pupils. Lifeskills tackles key issues for this age group such as drugs and...

Birmingham City Council provides a 25% discount for all its staff at its leisure and fitness centres.  See the Sport and Leisure Discount page on the staff web site for full details.  Remember that you must be Logged In to your Birmingham office or school network to visit :  ...

And here's some more groundbreaking traffic stats ...

• Overall traffic:  www.bgfl.org received at least 3,487,901 page views
• Target audience success:  Almost 8 out of 10 (78%) of visits were from Birmingham schools (ie 2,720,562 of the...

This summer all 16-year-olds are being offered the opportunity to get involved with the second year of the National Citizen Service (NCS).

They will gain valuable life experience and new skills, make friends from all walks of life and prepare...

On Monday 25 June it’s London 2012 World Sport Day, presented by Lloyds TSB. This is the final UK-wide Get Set event before the Games begin, giving thousands of schools and communities the chance to celebrate the athletes and cultures of...

Between 19 May and 27 July 2012, the Olympic Flame will travel across the UK through more than 1,000 cities, towns and villages. Last week the street-level route was announced, so students and teachers can see how close the Torch will come to their school: ...

Paget Primary school aims to provide the best possible opportunities for all their children. Children at Paget come from a range of home backgrounds, cultures, abilities and religions and all get on extremely well together to make a kind, warm...

Take a look at some interesting statistics about the use of social media.



BGfL will be featuring a video each week which can expand the teaching and learning experience.

Video is one of the most powerful tools for teaching and for learning.

Why? ...

There are many tangram puzzle apps, this is just one free example, which is popular in the iTunes store. This app has 54 free puzzles, where you try to fit all seven pieces, called tans, within the shaded area without overlapping. Relax and...

Schools are now closed for the Easter break.

Who will be featured next as School Website of the Week? Find out soon...it could even be your school. It's easy to nominate a school website. Simply send an email to schoolwebsite@bgfl.org...