Birchfield Primary School has been rated as ‘Good’ in all areas following an inspection which took place this Autumn. The report praises the staff at Birchfield who “build caring and positive relationships with children as soon as children join early years”.

In the report, Inspectors were impressed with the high expectations of both staff and pupils, who were described as ‘happy and confident’ individuals. The strengths of teaching and curriculum were clear with the report noting that ‘Pupils achieve well in English, mathematics and science because these subjects are structured and taught well’.

The Prince Albert Community Trust are deeply saddened by the death of Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II.

She faithfully served the nation as our Sovereign during her long and successful reign.

We express our deepest sympathies to The Royal Family and to our nation.

Do you lead on EAL in your school? Would you find some training useful? We are running a course for EAL co-ordinators on 22nd June.

You can view the information for this training here.

A blog post by Sajid Gulzar OBE, PACT CEO.

As a child, I didn’t have many books. Well, I had one book that I bought for 60p when I was 7 or 8. I loved reading though and my weekly trips to Ward End Library were an absolute treat. It felt a magical place where I spent many an hour lost in books. It is where my lifelong love of fantasy began, I devoured anything with witches, wizards, dragons and heroic quests.

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Prince Albert Community Trust are delighted to announce the return of the PACT annual conference which will be taking place at the Trust brand new school, Prince Albert High in May 2022.

The theme of the PACT annual conference 2022 will be 'PAVing the way' as we celebrate the launch of the Prince Albert Community Trust Purpose, Ambition and Values.

On Thursday 18th November Prince Albert High School celebrated its grand opening with a ceremony which saw the unveiling of a plaque by Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai.  Prince Albert High School is a brand new co-educational secondary school for 11-18 year olds situated at the heart of Perry Barr. The school opened in September 2021 to 180 students who enjoy 4,103sqm of teaching spaces including 32 traditional classrooms and 27 specialist learning spaces for subjects such as science, art, music, drama and technology.

A blog post by Sajid Gulzar OBE, PACT CEO.

I have pondered this question a lot over the years. When I talk to people about why I do what I do, I am often told that I am passionate. My passion, I think, stems from my mission in life, my moral purpose. I think, my moral purpose has its origins in a sense of injustice with the status quo and in no small part to my upbringing. My family history and my childhood are littered with stories of doing the right thing, even if it results in personal detriment and hardship. These stories, their messages, teachings are deeply ingrained in me. Three in particular stand out:

A blog post by Sajid Gulzar OBE, PACT CEO.

Highfield Junior and Infant School has always held a special place in my heart. It’s where my schooling started in September 1978 aged 4. The youngest of 5 children, second generation Pakistani immigrant, no English etc – a familiar enough story so far. The unusual thing about this one though is the bit where I return some thirty years after leaving to a school in special measures. It’s the strangest thing coming back to lead your own primary school.