£3m Discovery Centre opens at Telford college

Students are seen in the Discovery Centre which is based at Telford College of Arts and Technology in Wellington

A new £3 million purpose-built teaching centre was officially opened at a leading Telford college today.

Telford teacher in row with Education Secretary over Mr Men history lessons

A history teacher from Telford today found himself embroiled in a row with the Education Secretary after using Mr Men books as a teaching aid for pupils studying the rise of Hitler.

Emergency meeting to save pre-school

An emergency meeting will be held tonight in a bid to save a pre-school in Shropshire described as “an asset to the community” from closure.

Song forms last-gasp bid to save Llandinam School

A song has been written and recorded in a last-gasp bid to keep a primary school open.

Work set to start on expansion of Lakelands School in Ellesmere

A Shropshire school is to undergo a major expansion after receiving a Government grant of £400,000.

New College in Telford handed good rating by inspectors

The first college in Telford & Wrekin to be assessed under the new Ofsted guidelines has been rated as good, it was revealed today.

Ofsted says Oswestry primary school is inadequate

A school in Oswestry has been deemed ‘inadequate’ by the Government’s education watchdog.

Shropshire students in running to scoop trip of a lifetime

Shropshire students have been shortlisted in a national competition to win a once-in-a-lifetime trip to a country of their choice.

Telford's Phoenix Secondary School told it must improve

A secondary school in Telford was today been told by Ofsted it needs to improve in every category, after a report published revealed overall standards have fallen.

Market Drayton shop owner’s anger at uniform decision

A school’s decision to use a uniform supplier 16 miles away has had a huge impact on local businesses, it was claimed today.

Empty village primary school to be sold off

A village school which has stood empty since it closed four years ago will be sold off – minus a heating system which warms more than 20 homes.

Shrewbury's Grange School is taken out of special measures

Grange and Sundorne staff and pupils, celebrating coming out of special measures. Back, from left, head of Sundorne School, Alex Raeside, principal of Sundorne and the Grange School, Geoff Pettengell, and head of the Grange School, Rob Hatch, and front, from left, Grange pupils, Georgia Evans, Jack Arthur, Matthew Romasiuk and Beth Byrne

A secondary school in Shrewsbury is celebrating after overturning a damning Ofsted report to be taken out of special measures.

Shrewsbury school head leads call to close 999 hub

Priory School headteacher Candy Garbett, at Longden Road, Shrewsbury, has called for the ambulance hub to be closed

A headteacher today called for the closure of an ambulance maintenance station which has been built near its grounds before one of her pupils is hurt in an accident.

Concern over Shrewsbury pupils’ safety aired in report

The safety of more than 2,000 schoolchildren in Shrewsbury is being put at risk by ambulances answering emergency calls from a nearby maintenance station – according to the service’s own report.

Llanfyllin High School hit by measles outbreak

A school on the Shropshire border has been affected by an outbreak of measles.

Most Shropshire pupils going to first choice school

Almost every family in Shropshire sending their child to primary school from September has been offered their first-choice option, figures revealed today.

Olympic archer Alison Williamson unveils school mural

Pupils John King and Megan Slater with Olympic archer Alison Williamson at Ladygrove School in Dawley today

Shropshire Olympian Alison Williamson dropped into a school in Telford today to unveil a mural aimed at keeping the Olympic spirit alive.

Oscar winner’s tips for Shropshire students

An Oscar-winning film director and editor will be in Shropshire tomorrow to pass on his expertise to county students.

Abraham Darby Academy Twitter site targeted by hacker

The Abraham Darby Academy building, in Telford, has been shortlisted for a top architecture award

Inappropriate comments were posted on a Telford school’s Twitter account when it was hacked.

Calls to end £227m aid package to India

Britain should end its £227 million a year aid package to India as it is an ‘abuse to the poor’, according to the Chancellor of the University of Wolverhampton.