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Parents warned over cyberbullies

MOBILE phones and computers are an essential part of life for modern kids – but they’re also an essential part of many bullies’ toolkits.Read

Family life: Ballroom that's strictly for kids

FORGET those computer games and having a lie-in, the Rialto Dance Studio in Acocks Green is proving that youngsters like nothing better than stepping out on a Saturday morning.Read

Youngsters in step with dance craze

SHE may only be 13 years old but Jade Brown already has her eyes set on becoming a professional dancer on Strictly Come Dancing.Read

Small 'talk' gets message across

LITTLE Kyle Zammit may be too young to talk but he can still make some of his wishes known thanks to the fact he has learned some ‘tiny talk’.Read

Sex class for teens

PARENTS will lose the right to withdraw their child from sex education classes when the youngster reaches 15, the schools secretary has announced.Read

More opt for swine flu jab

THE number of pregnant women who say they’ll have the swine flu jab has increased, according to a new poll.Read

Learning maths is made fun for pupils at Starbank Primary in Small Heath

THE little boy is staring at a picture of a bus containing four passengers. His teacher puts two more passengers on the picture and asks him how many people are now on the bus.Read

Phil beats booze habit to turn his life around

NINE years ago, Phil O’Driscoll was living under bridges in Birmingham, spending any cash he could scrape together to feed his alcohol addiction.Read

Academic urges Birmingham to take up education project aimed at black boys

BIRMINGHAM is being urged to take up a pioneering education project aiming to help black boys succeed in school.Read

'Lots of children cannot read - and lots don’t go to school'

THE children learned a good deal about Sierra Leone – both past and present.Read

Stage was set for a real buzz

GETTING up on her feet was the best part of the project for ten-year-old Monika Zilionyte.Read

Birmingham pupils discover reality of life in Sierra Leone

YOUNGSTERS at a Birmingham school have been learning about life in Sierra Leone – from their counterparts in the African nation.Read

Former refugee using Birmingham University masters degree to help homeland

THIS summer when Marcianne Uwimana received her masters degree at Birmingham University there were few who could match her achievement.Read

Scheme helps give James a new future

AT THE beginning of the year teenager James Kempson had no idea what he was doing or where he was going in life.Read

Mail anti-bullying campaign: School beats bullies with visit from singer

CHILDREN at a Dudley primary school were treated to a musical anti-bullying message when a singer-songwriter visited their class.Read

The Birmingham Mail and The Pallasades Schools Awards 2009

The Birmingham Mail, in association with The Pallasades Shopping Centre, is delighted to launch the Schools Awards for the second year running.  We are now welcoming your entries for 2009.Read

St Alban's Academy in Birmingham takes a big step forward

WHEN the school doors of St Alban’s opened this September, its pupils were walking into history as the school became one of the first in the city to become an academy.Read

The Black Country man who is propping up Hollywood

HIS creations have adorned the heads and chests of stars such as Mel Gibson, Kate Winslet, Russell Crowe and Helen Mirren but prop maker Martin Adams refuses to have his head turned by Hollywood.Read

Reaching out with sun fun

A HANDFUL of children with autism are this summer enjoying a holiday break with London-based Resources for Autism which has just branched out into Birmingham.Read

Pilot scheme to send needs children away on special trips

A BIRMINGHAM-based charity which organises holidays for local children has piloted a scheme for children with severe autism.Read