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Tony Collins

Tony Collins

City pupils compose rap about memorable field trip

CHILDREN at a Birmingham school have been enjoying their very own voyage of discovery. Read

Beach to return to city centre

ALL the fun of the beach was heading to Birmingham today with a fanfare launch. Read

Brum students in fast lane with car

A GROUP of Birmingham students are set to race ahead in their chosen careers after completing a project to design and build a complete car. Read

School unearths ‘poor condition’ signed cricket bat

AN historic bat, signed by the Australian team which toured England more than 80 years ago, has bowled over a Birmingham school. Read

Schools take part in dance project

HUNDREDS of schoolchildren are planning to make a big song and dance about fitness and health next week. Read

Schoolchildren take part in animation project

PUPILS at a Birmingham school have been getting animated in a new series of workshops. Read

Brum school’s baking class picture puzzle

CAN you recognise yourself from among this group of eager young schoolgirls taken a half a century ago? Read

Children Shine by taking a dip into themes of the seaside

THE seaside is coming to Birmingham and not just because the Emirates beach opens in the city’s Chamberlain Square this week. Read

Star Simon Fowler plays in Sutton Coldfield

MUSIC star Simon Fowler turned the clock back to his earliest days when he dropped in to a local pub to perform a low key gig. Read

We go the extra mile with our kids

"IT'S all about setting the children up for a healthy lifestyle in the future." Read

School Of The Week: Al-Hijrah School, Burbidge Road, Bordesley Green

NEW horizons have opened for pupils at a Birmingham secondary school. Read

Brum’s best curries for kids from West Country

WIDE-eyed children from a village in Cornwall swapped pasties for pakoras during a school twinning visit with a difference. Read

Old Edwardians gather for historic day

MORE than a century of academic tradition comes to Birmingham today when nearly 200 former pupils of a girls’ school attend an historic lunch. Read

Birmingham Mail urges schoolchildren to write to PM with questions

CHILDREN across the West Midlands are being given the chance to shine like they’ve never shone before. Read

Parents learn about road safety

PARENTS at a Birmingham primary school have been getting a “child’s eye view” of road safety. Read

School Of The Week: St Joseph's RC Primary School, Sutton Coldfield

THE future's looking bright, and healthy, for pupils at a Birmingham primary school. Read

Salvation Army scheme hailed a success

A UNIQUE partnership between the Salvation Army and schools has been hailed a success by a Birmingham man for turning his teenage son’s life around. Read

Specialist science college status granted to Muslim school

BRITAIN’S first state-funded Muslim co-educational secondary school has achieved a new first – by gaining specialist college status. Read

Schools told no excuses by Ed Balls

POVERTY is no excuse for underachievement in secondary schools currently at risk of closure because of poor GCSE results, the Children’s Secretary said. Read

Comic Potential, Highbury Theatre, Sutton Coldfield

ALAN Ayckbourn's comic genius knows no bounds as he creates a future where androids are built to act in television soaps. Read

Author Profile

Tony Collins joined the Birmingham Mail in 1980.After working in a couple of the Mail's district offices, he became Education Correspondent in 1994. Being regarded as something of a Groucho Marx lookalike, it is no surprise that he is also the Mail's 'Mr Comedy', responsible for interviews with many of our top comics.

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