James Brindley Academy
We work across 10 sites: Dovedale, Northfield and Parkway Teaching Centres and Hospitals Centres, including home teaching. This section provides an overview of leadership - for centre specific details, please visit the relevant sector pages. Governance information can be found in the "About Us" section.
Find out MoreDovedale Centre
Dovedale is a 72 placement provision for pupils with a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC) from upper KS2 (years 5 & 6), KS3 and KS4.
Find out MoreHospitals
At James Brindley Hospital Sector, we provide access to education for children and young people, aged 2-19, in general and mental health hospitals across Birmingham.
Find out MoreNorthfield and Parkway
Welcome to Northfield (KS3) and Parkway (KS4).
Find out MoreAbout James Brindley
James Brindley School is a specialist academy which aims to provide a high quality education in a safe, supportive and aspirational environment for all children and young people unable to attend mainstream school because of health related or special educational needs.
We provide education for children and young people aged 2 – 19 who are in hospital or unable to attend mainstream school due to their medical conditions or special educational needs.
James Brindley School delivers education across 10 sites including teaching centres and hospitals throughout Birmingham.
RT @LoudmouthUK: Josie and Alec are @JBA_Live in #Birmingham this afternoon delivering a session of #TrustMe on #sexualhealth #TIE #PSHE M...
11:58 AM - 21 Jun 2019RT @bydesigngroup: Half way through the week & what better day to spend it enjoying an #EnergyQuest workshop with @Tomorrows_Eng. We hope y...
3:02 PM - 8 May 2019Post 16 Transition Parents Meeting Thursday 9th May 2019 4:30pm-6:30pm Access to Education and SCCB Bournville College would like to invite you to an event which will help you to prepare your child for... https://t.co/TSb1vSZ88B
8:24 AM - 9 Apr 2019Birmingham Children's Hospital Holi Festival 2019 To celebrate the Hindu festival of Holi, the primary children had a special visit from the Chaplaincy team. After listening to the story of Holi and... https://t.co/U1RFHbRIdl
7:48 AM - 5 Apr 2019Congratulations Sarah McCormack. Inspirational teacher @JBA_Live James Brindley Hospital School #Birminhgam One of Eight from #NHS hospital schools ~members// https://t.co/TrMvqiWCoC 2019 Winners in Educators' Trust Awards. Event & Fundraiser Fri29Mar #CityofLondon #GivingBack
2:52 PM - 28 Mar 2019RT @gallifordtry: Our team at the Windmill project in Birmingham welcomed students from @JBA_Live - an academy for pupils unable to attend...
7:21 AM - 21 Mar 2019Science Week at Willows Day 2 On Tuesday, we were taking flight at Willows using a range of different paper-based creations. Some of the paper aeroplanes flew the entire length of the hall, while others... https://t.co/pepkxIhe2E
9:54 AM - 15 Mar 2019Birmingham Children's Hospital Update LENT CELEBRATIONS – 5th March 2019 Pupils in the primary classroom learnt about the religious reasons behind Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day) on the 5th March while... https://t.co/fpFX6nmozv
9:51 AM - 14 Mar 2019Latest News
13 May 2019Poetry Anthology by the Young Writers Company!
CONGRATULATIONS to the 12 James Brindley pupils selected for their work to be published in a Poetry Anthology by the Young Writers Company! Over 8000 entries were made nationally and 12 James Brindley pupils have been selected as stand out pieces of work from that pool of competition entries! You...
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13 May 2019Trauma-informed Transitions (Beacon House)
Vulnerable children will start to become more anxious and even frightened about the end of term, especially if they are moving onto another school or other placement. It can be a challenging time for the young person as well as the adults around them. Some children may even end up sabotaging their e...
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13 May 2019Birmingham Pride 2019!
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Birmingham’s Parent Carer Forum
Birmingham’s Parent Carer Forum is now up and operating – the website can be found at https://www.birminghampcf.org/
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Yolo: Viral Snapchat app raises abuse concerns
Yolo - an app that lets anonymous questions be posed to Snapchat users - has become the most-downloaded iPhone app in the UK and US just a week after its release.
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2 May 2019Standards at Parkway
Mobile phones restrictions will now be put in force around these with immediate effect.
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