Month: April 2016

Students now have impartial career guidance at their finger tips with a new on-line careers platform called U-Explore. U-Explore gives Year 7 to Post 16 students 24/7 access to information about a wealth of careers, industry sectors, further education options, apprenticeships, CVs, interview skills, and top tips on how to make a good impression in…
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Students from Years 7 to 13 delighted audiences by showcasing their talents as part of the Academy’s Inspire Theatre Company. Drama Teacher Kimberley Deane said, “It’s important for students to have the opportunity to show their GCSE pieces to parents and the wider community, as well as building their confidence and performance skills.  They get…
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  We asked Year 12 Léonie Lagger from Switzerland, how she came to be at the Academy as an Exchange student.  She said, “I wanted to learn English so I came on an Exchange Programme called AFS and I have been put up with a host family.  At first it was overwhelming and different from…
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  Hundreds of talented students from schools across Solihull have come together for the first time to form a mass orchestra and play at the Symphony Hall in Birmingham. The concert, introduced by Julian Lloyd Webber, was initiated by the Secondary School Music Network, in partnership with Birmingham Conservatoire and the Solihull Music Service, in…
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Youngsters from a Solihull boxing club packed a powerful punch by helping to raise £1,600 for a new boxing ring in a Spar-a-Thon with former ISKA World Cruiserweight Kickboxing Champion Waine Turner. The youngsters from WBC Fit Club were sponsored to go six rounds with Waine Turner, who secured three British national titles, a bronze…
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