Year 7 students at West Bromwich Collegiate Academy took part in a week of team building, confidence and resilience activities delivered by staff from Edgmond Hall in Shropshire. The programme gave students the chance to learn outside their usual classroom…
Shireland Collegiate Academy in Smethwick has been recognised as a Microsoft Elevate Showcase School for the 2026-27 academic year, highlighting its continued work of using digital technology to enhance teaching, learning and the wider student experience. The Academy has been…
Year 5 pupils from Newfield Park Primary Academy met award-winning author Jack Meggitt-Phillips at Earls High School in Halesowen as part of the school’s support for the National Year of Reading 2026. The author, scriptwriter and presenter shared his journey…
Year 8 students from Shireland CBSO Academy visited Sky Studios in Osterley, London, to gain first-hand experience of careers in television and broadcasting. The visit formed part of the school’s Careers Education Programme and gave students an insight into the…
Year 8 students at Shireland CBSO Academy took an early look at careers in marketing and advertising when they met Jem Lloyd-Williams, Client President and WPP Media Chief Strategy Officer at Mindshare, one of the world’s leading media companies. Lloyd-Williams…
Shireland Technology Primary has once again been recognised as a Microsoft Elevate Showcase School for the 2026-2027 academic year, highlighting the strength of its teaching and learning and the purposeful use of technology across its curriculum. The recognition places the…
Sixth form student Angeli spent a week at a specialist criminal law firm, O’Keefe Solicitors, in London, gaining first-hand experience of the legal profession and the work involved in criminal defence. During the placement, she read and analysed Crown Court…
Students from Shireland CBSO Academy in West Bromwich will take their student-run business, Happiness is Handmade, to Forge Mill Farm on Sunday 4 October 2026, from 10.00am to 4.00pm, where they will sell their handmade products to visitors during the…
A group of students from Shireland CBSO Academy took to the stage at the University of Birmingham’s Elgar Concert Hall, performing alongside the University’s Summer Festival Orchestra during a special visit to the campus. The event gave students first-hand experience…
Students at Shireland Collegiate Academy’s Sixth Form took part in a Pre-Freshers Fair, bringing 27 universities, higher education providers and apprenticeship organisations to the Academy. The event gave students, predominantly Year 13 alongside some Year 12 students, the chance to…