I remember joining Alderbrook School at the start of year 10 because my commute to the other school…read moreI went to was too far. I was accused of being a bullying victim, a homosexual and a recent expellee. It was like the first episode of the Inbetweeners. The school seemed to always be in competition with the neighbouring comprehensive school, Tudor Grange. They had the better exam results of the two and the better reputation for behaviour and attendance. The school was a welcome relief to me; I was pushed too hard at the other school by staff and peers alike. This was a new start in a more liberal school. And I got all of my GCSE's at grades A*-C's and was very happy with Alderbrook for all their help and support at the end of my time there. These days' people say that schools should be stricter like they were in the 1950's. If an approach like this had been adopted when I was at school I would have crashed and burned. I've never liked being told what to do, so Alderbrook was great for me.

i have a lot of time for this school.my children all go there and they have come on in heaps and…read morebounds,the teachers are very friendly and regulary keep you up to date on your childs progress .there are lots of after school activetys ,and pleny of homework to keep your child studying.the dinners are healthy,and there is also a shore start on site to take your bbies for weigh ins or toddler groups ,or just advice ,so i do recomend this school.

my little boy goes here and it is a great school. cant find anywhere better. teachers are great and…read morefriendly.

This school talks a good talk on the presentation evening to encourage you to send your child here…read morebut sadly they do not live upto it. Discipline at this school is sadly lacking. Some of the teachers i wouldnt give the time of day to!

Very impressed with the open evening at this school earlier this week, it has improved massively…read moreover the past few years

This school has provided our son with a first class education. It has excellent moral values,…read moreexcellent teachers and has an open door policy for parents. A totally safe environment for children from nursery through to year 6. Our son enjoyed every day there.

When we were scouring South Brum for an affordable family home in 2010, one of our main…read moreconsiderations was the schools in the area. We have a young son who will be starting school in a year, so we were planning ahead. One of the big factors for picking the house we did was it's proximity to Raddlebarn school. Once we'd removed all the faith schools from equation, Raddlebarn is in the Top 40 schools in the entire city, which was a fairly good recommendation. A better recommendation comes from the parents of the kid who go there (many of whom are either our friends, or else neighbours) and almost all of them have got nothing but good things to say about the place. The school has a lovely feel to it and I feel 100% confident in sending our boy there next year.

Moorlands Primary School was the place where it all started for me when it comes to education. I…read morehad six fantastic years at Moorlands and it will always be a School that remains close to my heart. The teachers at Moorlands are very friendly and do a great job in my view when it comes to teaching. No doubt a lot of things will have changed from the time I last attended Moorlands but I have nothing but praise for the staff I came across at Moorlands. I always look back at my time at Moorlands with fond memories and my family have been associated with Moorlands for over a decade. If parents are looking for a Primary School to send their children to, I would recommend they send them to Moorlands. Because I required special needs at Primary School, I was taught outside of class as well as inside the classroom. Walking past Moorlands just makes me want to go back to Primary School again and go back to being in School.

The annual visit from Immersive Theatres is always highly anticipated in our school by staff and…read morechildren alike. We started many years ago, using the dome to supplement our topic on Space with our Year 5 pupils. These sessions are fantastic. Mario starts with a unique, relevant introduction to the night's sky. He is adaptive and knowledgeable; when a child asks a question he brings up visuals and explains the Science or History in appropriate detail before seamlessly linking back to the previous topic. In the past two years we have developed the programme brought to our school; including Reception aged children, GCSE pupils and even staff. Mario has proved himself capable of adapting his talk to be relevant to the age of the participants and answering questions on a level they will understand. Our Reception girls enjoyed an overview of the night's sky, visited the International Space Station and learned about shapes and distances in space. My daughter was one of the participants and came home thoroughly enthused and full of wonder. From a child who normally tells me school is 'fine' and tells me more about the food she ate than her lessons it was wonderful to hear about the favorite room of the astronauts and the description of how astronauts sleep in space. Our Year 5 girls were excited to enter the dome, exclaimed in wonder as the 'roof' of the planetarium opened, gasped as the size of the ISS and giggled when we discussed toileting in space. Mario even managed to explain star death and black holes in enough detail to satisfy our inquisitive girls without overburdening them with technical language. They loved going through the black hole at the end too! GCSE Dance is probably not a group you would associate with enjoying a curriculum linked session in a planetarium but our girls are studying Fractals as part of their GCSE Dance coursework. They were able to enjoy 30 minutes of 360 degree fractals accompanied by a descriptive overview, explaining fractals. The girls found the session very inspiring and relevant to their course. As for the staff... we have to drag them out of the dome at the end of their sessions! Mario kindly suggested putting on a 'relaxation' session during the staff lunch hour. This allows us to take half an hour 'for us'. With the body and spirit rejuvenated after the session it certainly makes teaching that afternoon a little bit easier! Our Staff Wellbeing Committee was thrilled by the feedback from those who attended and have requested more sessions like this on Mario's future visits. As you can see, we made the most of our Immersive Theatre visits. I hope you do too.

I'm currently doing a course here and the staff in the education centre are really helpful, the…read moresame cant be said for the staff on reception (its also a swimming baths). They have a free creche facility if your doing a course and the ladies in there are fantastic with my daughter

adult education wot adult wud need any more info apart from there kids didnt u adult learn summat…read moreat school cos i certainly did