The Policy and Procedures for safeguarding children in Birmingham are agreed and available for everyone to download from the Birmingham Safeguarding Children Board web site.

Recent figures from the Education Department suggest that more children are being identified as having SEN. Almost 21% of children are identified in this category. The figure was 18.6 % five years ago. Read a full report here.

The recent announcement of education cuts totalling £670 million will be concentrated on what the new coalition describes as 'education quango'. This will include an end to Becta and a trimming of services offered by the QCDA as well as...

Your school is invited to 'paws' for a day, and get involved with Guide Dogs; find out what our amazing dogs do, and how!; understand what it's like to be blind; support our work; meet a Guide Dogs speaker (and maybe a dog or pup!). Guide Dogs...

Get your pupils really excited about volcanoes, countries and climate with this Geographical Association event. Downloadable resources are available via the web link.

Research from the Sutton Trust found that in England, pupil's examination results were more closely linked to their parents' education than is the case in other countries. Read the full BBC education report here.