Since its launch in 2000, the Birmingham Grid for Learning website (www.bgfl.org) has strived to provide a range of high quality information and resources to support learning across the city. The development of the site was a requirement of the...

Future notices regarding the services offered by the Birmingham CLC Service will be made available by visiting the Birmingham City Council website and the eBriefing system.

'Spotlight on ...' is a feature designed to highlight Birmingham students who have demonstrated unusually innovative, creative or entrepreneurial thinking to do something different.

Do you know someone in your school who deserves to be...

In an inexorable hunt for creative genius and maverick madness among Birmingham learners, BGfL has finally hunted down and interviewed James, creator of an incredibly successful educational website, LearnerBites.com. Read on ...

And here's some more groundbreaking traffic stats ...

• Overall traffic:  www.bgfl.org received at least 3,487,901 page views
• Target audience success:  Almost 8 out of 10 (78%) of visits were from Birmingham schools (ie 2,720,562 of the...

Sir Michael Wilshaw, the new Ofsted chief inspector, has admitted he plans to scrap the satisfactory rating - a move which is predicted to shift many schools into special measures.

Up to 1,000 outstanding schools could also find their status...