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Rawlett School to be expanded
/ Children & Young People/ Education & Employment/ Staffordshire
A TAMWORTH Secondary school will be expanded to accommodate 300 more pupils, it has been announced. Staffordshire County Council’s cabinet has made the decision to expand The Rawlett School, an AET Academy, and increase the...
Jaguar Land Rover confirms 4,500 job cuts
/ Education & Employment/ NationalHeadline
JAGUAR Land Rover (JLR) has this afternoon confirmed it is cutting 4,500 jobs, as part of £2.5bn plan to reverse losses JLR, which employs over 40,000 people in the UK had already...
County Council to decide on Rawlett expansion
/ Education & Employment/ Staffordshire
A TAMWORTH Secondary school could be expanded to accommodate more pupils. Staffordshire County Council’s cabinet will decide on whether to expand The Rawlett School, an AET Academy, and increase the school’s capacity from 960 to...
Tamworth man speaks of years of being bullied – in the hope of helping others
/ Children & Young People/ Education & Employment/ Staffordshire
A BRAVE man from Tamworth has spoken out about years of being on the receiving end of bullies, in the hope that it may help other people or better still, prevent bullying. Mike Jewkes, who...
Parents urged to get their primary school applications in
/ Children & Young People/ Education & Employment/ Staffordshire
PARENTS are being urged to get their primary school applications in over the Christmas period, well before the 15 January 2019 deadline. Last year, the county council offered nine out of 10 parents their first...
Twycross Zoo offers a festive treat for educators
/ Education & Employment/ Tourism & Leisure
TWYCROSS Zoo is gifting educators FREE* entry from Boxing Day until New Years Eve, Wednesday 26th December to Monday 31st December 2018 in recognition of all their hard work and commitment throughout the year...
Tamworth MP Christopher Pincher visits global exporter Ascott Analytical Equipment Ltd
/ Business/ Council & Politics/ Education & Employment
WORLD-LEADING climate testing equipment manufacturer Ascott Analytical Equipment Ltd welcomed Tamworth MP Christopher Pincher to its newly-expanded headquarters. Mr Pincher was greeted by Business Development Manager Tim Hearn and Chairman Chris Gates, who founded the...
Tiz the Season to Be Jolly? Not if You Have Lost Your Hearing!
/ Community/ Education & Employment/ Health & NHS
MIDLANDS resident, Tom Kane has made a personal appeal for people to show a little patience when talking to the hard of hearing this Christmas. Tom, has worn two hearing aids since 2000 due to...
County Council says that Staffordshire sees year end on near full employment
/ Council & Politics/ Education & Employment/ Staffordshire
END of year figures show Staffordshire has continued near full employment as the county looks forward to more growth in 2019. Latest statistics show that just 1.3 per cent of the local population is claiming...
Home education increase under discussion, says County Council
/ Children & Young People/ Council & Politics/ Education & Employment
SCHOOLS should be challenged by Ofsted if too many pupils are leaving the classroom to be home educated to avoid sanctions, says Staffordshire’s education leader. An enquiry found a noticeable increase in the number of...
Host Family Plea for US and German teens visiting Tamworth
/ Children & Young People/ Community/ Education & Employment
TWO lucky young people from the USA and Germany have been selected by Landau Forte Academy Sixth Form Tamworth to join their sixth form as guest students. They hope to experience life as a British...
Apollo Chemicals Invests £540,000 in New Tech Facility
/ Business/ Education & Employment/ Staffordshire
APOLLO Chemicals, the UK’s largest privately-owned liquid adhesive, sealant coating and primer manufacturer, has invested £540,000 in a new technical centre in response to growing business demands and its commitment to customer support. Located...
Staffordshire skills boost revealed as near full employment continues
/ Education & Employment/ StaffordshireHeadline
THE number of people without qualifications in Staffordshire has been reduced by 50 per cent over the last four years as the county continues to see near full employment. Skills leaders say close working between...
Midlands apprentice named best in the region
/ Education & Employment/ Property, Planning & Development/ West Midlands
AN apprentice has been named best in the Midlands by a local housebuilder.  Thomas Morgan, based at Wellington Place, in Fradley, scooped the Redrow Homes Midlands’ Apprentice of the Year title, thanks to his...
Consultation begins on special needs education
/ Children & Young People/ Education & Employment/ Staffordshire
PLANS to educate more special needs pupils closer to home are at the heart of a new plan under consultation. Parents, carers and schools are taking part in a countywide consultation over the future of Staffordshire’s...
Dyslexia group welcomes House of Lords response to ‘controversial’ literacy teaching guidance
/ Children & Young People/ Council & Politics/ Education & Employment
Dig-iT (Dyslexia Information Group in Tamworth) has welcomed the news that Warwickshire County Council has withdrawn its ‘Teaching children and young people with literacy difficulties - Practice Guidance, February 2018’ for further review. The decision comes after...
Dragons’ Den entrepreneur to help launch new Birmingham-based business
/ Business/ Education & Employment/ West Midlands
A YOUNG entrepreneur who secured funding on BBC’s Dragons’ Den will be the guest of honour at the launch of a brand new Birmingham-based business venture, it has been revealed. Ed Hollands bagged a £30...
Still time for young professionals to apply for a free 12 month business programme 
/ Education & Employment/ StaffordshireHeadline
YOUNG talented business professionals across Tamworth and Lichfield District are being offered a FREE 12-month membership to Future Faces Chamber of Commerce. Tamworth Borough Council and Lichfield District Council have linked with Greater Birmingham Chambers of...
Tamworth-based housebuilder creates new jobs with expansion in West Midlands
/ Education & Employment/ Property, Planning & Development
NEW jobs are being created across the West Midlands, thanks to the growth of national housebuilder Bellway in the area. Bellway’s West Midlands division, which is now based at Centurion Court in Tamworth, is preparing to...
Growth programme goes from strength to strength with near full employment in County
/ Education & Employment/ Staffordshire
STAFFORDSHIRE’S economic growth programme has supported the creation of nearly 7,000 jobs in four years as continued near full employment in the county was confirmed again this week. A cabinet report being discussed this...
Crest Nicholson Midlands’ Apprentice soars to new heights at inaugural Housebuilder Mountain Marathon 2018
/ Business/ Community/ Education & Employment
LOCAL employee Cameron Lang was part of the Apprentice Team that took on the Housebuilder Mountain Marathon Mountain in aid of Youth Adventure Trust - a friendly endurance competition between UK housebuilders. Tamworth-based employee Cameron was...
Planning permission sought for brand new Primary Academy in Tamworth
/ Council & Politics/ Education & Employment/ Property, Planning & Development
A PLANNING application has been submitted to Tamworth Borough Council for a new Primary Acadamy to be built within the Borough. If successful, this will be the first time a brand new School or Academy...