Birmingham Children’s Trust chief executive appointed

Plans to establish the new Birmingham Children’s Trust have taken a significant step forward with the appointment of the organisation’s first Chief Executive. Andy Couldrick has been chosen for the post by a selection panel including representatives from the city council (both officers and members), the Department for Education, the Birmingham Children’s Commissioner and the […]

Reception class intake – offers at 18 April 2017

Birmingham Pupils 15,184 parent/carers submitted an application requesting a reception place for their child for September 2017 39,694 preferences were expressed 12,271 (81%) applications were made on-line* 13,277 (87.4%) were offered their first preferred school 1,003 (6.7%) were offered their second preferred school 371 (2.4%) were offered their third preferred school ( 14,651 (96.5%) were […]

City Council honoured for new website

Birmingham City Council has been awarded official Honouree status in the 2017 Webby Awards, the leading international award honouring excellence on the internet, this week. The new birmingham.gov.uk website, launched in August 2016, was recognised in the Public Sector and Activism category, under Mobile Sites and Apps sector. Birmingham City Council is Europe’s largest local […]

Corporate Director, Children and Young People appointed

Leader of Birmingham City Council John Clancy announces appointment of Corporate Director, Children and Young People.        “Following on from last week’s announcements about our revised Corporate Leadership Team (CLT), I’m pleased to confirm that Colin Diamond CBE has been appointed to the role of Corporate Director, Children and Young People. “Colin has […]

Celebrating our staff on World Social Work Day

Watch @BhamCityCouncil social workers’ stories on world social work day #WSWD17 #Brum #localgov pic.twitter.com/opZ73xImZ2 — Birmingham Newsroom (@BCCNewsRoom) March 21, 2017 Cabinet members Brigid Jones and Paulette Hamilton salute Birmingham City Council’s social workers on a very special day. On World Social Work Day we need to recognise the really important role that social workers […]