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Sleep easy: Councillor Dr Andrew Hardie, Sutton Coldfield Mayor Charlotte Hodivala and Alan Burrows, Sutton Coldfield YMCA project manager
Sutton sleep-out
raises awareness Business figures and members of the community swapped their beds for cardboard boxes and sleeping bags as part of a charity ‘sleep-out’ in Sutton Coldfield. The town’s Gracechurch Centre hosted
Top of the class (from left):Tim Sewell, chairman of the ATLP trust board, Andrew Mitchell, Richard Gill and trust board member Alan Wharton
Outstanding school receives high praise
Sutton Coldfield MP Andrew Mitchell has praised the excellent teaching and learning that the outstanding Arthur Terry School – and its partner academies - are providing to children in the area. His visit to the school follows the success of
the Department for Education’s performance league tables, which showed Arthur Terry to be the top performing comprehensive school in the town. The academy is part of the respected Arthur
Terry Learning Partnership (ATLP) a respected multi-academy trust of seven schools in Four Oaks, Erdington and Coleshill. Mr Mitchell met with CEO Richard Gill, trust
board chair, Tim Sewell, and member Alan Wharton, to celebrate the partnership’s continued success. Mr Mitchell said: “Sutton Coldfield is in a privileged position to have a choice of quality
schools. The ATLP is leading the way– with three outstanding and good academies in my constituency that serve their community to the highest standard. “In recent months alone, we have seen Arthur
Terry gain 87 per cent ‘gold standard’ grade A* to C GCSEs in maths and English; Hill West achieve 100 per cent in the national phonics screening; and Mere Green awarded governor mark and National Leader of Education status – while the school is currently expanding to accommodate even more families. What a fantastic series of accomplishments. “But this formula for success is in no way
exclusive, and the ATLP is committed to sharing these benefits with others. This is what real school improvement looks like. We want all of our schools to be good or outstanding, to be engines for quality education and opportunity for every child.”
the Sleep Easy event – organised by Sutton Coldfield YMCA - to raise awareness of homelessness, as well as generating funds. A Sleep Easy event is a sponsored sleep-
out in the open, with participants having only a cardboard box for protection.
‘The money will go to support YMCA’s crucial work with local homeless people’
Sutton Coldfield Chamber business
development manager Julia Gray and committee member Clare Whalley of Meta4 Coaching and Training Solutions were among those taking part. Students and staff from Arthur Terry School also participated. Alexander Zarifeh, director of sixth form
(enrichment and personal development) at Arthur Terry School said: “In partnership with YMCA event organiser Alan Burrows, students raised both money and awareness of rough sleeping in our town, city and beyond. The money will go to support YMCA’s crucial work with local homeless people and by sleeping on hard floors, albeit for just one night, students will perceive differently those who find themselves isolated and vulnerable on our streets.”
Strictly stars give top marks to Stage Studios
Strictly Come Dancing stars AJ Pritchard and Chloe Hewitt handed out top marks to a new performing arts facility at Sutton Coldfield College. The ballroom dancing duo were joined by MP
Andrew Mitchell at the launch of Stage Studios. The new £168,000 custom-built facility
contains four new studios and will allow 150 students to develop performing arts skills, using state-of-the-art equipment and high-quality teaching resources. The college, which is part of Bmet, offers
performing arts courses from GCSE-equivalent to university level.
Andrew Cleaves, principal of Sutton Coldfield
College, said: “Stage Studios give our students the creative freedom and motivation to develop their skills and perform at their very best. “They have a more flexible area in which to
rehearse and to work with other companies so they can build on their experiences while working with the best people in the industry.” Andrew Mitchell said: “Sutton Coldfield has a
Let’s dance: Cllr Ewan Mackay, AJ Pritchard, Chloe Hewitt, Andrew Cleaves, Andrew Mitchell and head of college Mustafa Shevket
thriving arts community where individuals of all ages and from all backgrounds can be involved in or be entertained by a range of shows and productions. The Stage Studios will be a vital part of this local scene.”
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