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We are a multi-ethnic, selective school for boys, being one of the eight schools in Birmingham that make up the King Edward VI Foundation. The school has been part of the Aston community since 1883 and has strong links with many local schools and organizations primarily through the work of the school’s Sports Partnership. We have the highest expectations of our students, not only in their academic performance but in their commitment to extra-curricular activities be it in sport, drama, music, or wider community service. By the age of eighteen, we expect all Aston students to be articulate, well-educated young men, capable of independent thought with the confidence and flexibility to face future challenges. Also, we expect students to leave Aston understanding the importance of tolerance and the value of integrity. In conclusion, we believe in the importance of offering our students a broad and balanced curriculum providing opportunities to achieve at the very highest level. There is an emphasis in our curriculum on academic excellence and the need to prepare students for nationally recognized academic qualifications. There is also a commitment to providing a wide range of opportunities for students to enrich their learning through educational visits and a timetabled enrichment program, including options such as Photography, History, Music Technology, Relaxation, and Meditation. These, amongst many others, provide students with time and space to pursue courses and areas of interest outside of the main curriculum. Most students stay on at Aston to continue their studies to A level. The options system is flexible to allow students to combine the study of arts and sciences. In addition to subjects offered at GCSE, Economics, Further Mathematics, Psychology, and Philosophy can be studied to A level. Art, Music, French, German and Government, and Politics are all taught collaboratively with Handsworth Grammar School. All students also follow a wide and varied enrichment program including PE and Games, as well as extracurricular opportunities in teambuilding, industry, finance, music, and drama. Many students choose to take an Extended Project Qualification allowing them to pursue an area of individual interest, and through tutorial supervision, study this to the highest level and achieve a significant national qualification. Three periods a fortnight are set aside for PSHEE in years 7 and 10 with two periods during years 8, 9, and 11. Topics covered include Study Skills, Health Education, Environmental Issues, Safety, Careers Education, Financial and Political Awareness, often using external speakers and agencies. Our approach to Sex and Relationship education recognizes that parents are the key figures in helping their children to cope with the emotional and physical aspects of growing up. The delivery of the sex education policy is through the programs of study for Biology and PSHEE. View full school

We are a multi-ethnic, selective school for boys, being one of the eight schools in Birmingham that make up the King Edward VI Foundation. The school has been part of the Aston community since 1883 and has strong links with many local schools and organizations primarily through the work of the school’s Sports Partnership. We have the highest expectations of our students, not only in their academic performance, but in their commitment to extra-curricular activities be it in sport, drama, music, or wider community service. By the age of eighteen, we expect all Aston students to be articulate, well-educated young men, capable of independent thought with the confidence and flexibility to face future challenges. Also, we expect students to leave Aston understanding the importance of tolerance and the value of integrity. In conclusion, we believe in the importance of offering our students a broad and balanced curriculum providing opportunities to achieve at the very highest level. There is an emphasis in our curriculum on academic excellence and the need to prepare students for nationally recognized academic qualifications. There is also a commitment to providing a wide range of opportunities for students to enrich their learning through educational visits and a timetabled enrichment program, including options such as Photography, History, Music Technology, Relaxation, and Meditation. These, amongst many others, provide students with time and space to pursue courses and areas of interest outside of the main curriculum. Most students stay on at Aston to continue their studies to A level. The options system is flexible to allow students to combine the study of arts and sciences. In addition to subjects offered at GCSE, Economics, Further Mathematics, Psychology, and Philosophy can be studied to A level. Art, Music, French, German, and Government and Politics are all taught collaboratively with Handsworth Grammar School. All students also follow a wide and varied enrichment program including PE and Games, as well as extracurricular opportunities in teambuilding, industry, finance, music, and drama. Many students choose to take an Extended Project Qualification allowing them to pursue an area of individual interest, and through tutorial supervision, study this to the highest level and achieve a significant national qualification. Three periods a fortnight are set aside for PSHEE in years 7 and 10 with two periods during years 8, 9, and 11. Topics covered include Study Skills, Health Education, Environmental Issues, Safety, Careers Education, Financial and Political Awareness, often using external speakers and agencies. Our approach to Sex and Relationship education recognizes that parents are the key figures in helping their children to cope with the emotional and physical aspects of growing up. The delivery of the sex education policy is through the programs of study for Biology and PSHEE. View full school

Aston University received its Royal Charter from Queen Elizabeth II on 22 April 1966. The Charter of the University outlines objectives appropriate to a technological university: "to advance, disseminate and apply learning and knowledge by teaching and research, for the benefit of industry and commerce and of the community generally: and to enable students to obtain the advantage of university education, and such teaching and research may include periods outside the University in industry or commerce or wherever the University considers proper for the best advancement of its objects." The emphasis is given to the placement year system, and the maintenance of strong links with industry arises naturally from the institution's history. The motto of the University is the same as that of the City of Birmingham. The development and articulation of Aston University's strategy allow us to communicate our ambition, objectives, and priorities to state what is most important to us and identify our points of distinction. This strategy has been framed differently from most university strategies, and deliberately so. Most strategies are defined around the University's principal activities, usually research, education, and engagement. Instead, we have structured this strategy around the beneficiaries of Aston University, the parties external to the University, and whom we exist to serve. We will continue to offer support to our beneficiaries because their future success is critical to us. We have categorized our beneficiaries into students, external organizations (comprising businesses, public entities, the not-for-profit sector, and the professions) and Birmingham and the West Midlands region. These groups benefit from their engagement with us; they are also, directly or indirectly, the providers of almost all the funding on which we, and other universities, exist. If we understand and meet the needs of our beneficiaries, our future success is well-assured. View full university