Schools

Colton Hills Community School will provide an additional 400 places by 2031, councillors agree.

Sandwell Council is due to replace automatic holiday meal vouchers for children on free school meals.

Coastal Learning Partnership says there will be no structural change for the next two years.

Some schools have been forced to close during heatwaves as older buildings are unsuitable.

Malvern St James School, founded in 1893, is now closed and its future is uncertain.

The money will fund a science and technology centre at the primary school.

The government says the pandemic left a "pernicious legacy", but that teachers are helping pupils turn a corner.