Year: 2020

Year 10s explored building healthy relationships through our RSE program. Brilliant guests included Loudmouth, Respect ME, Straight Talking Peer Education, Amplifyouth and our Ethos Team for providing excellent input throughout the day! Thanks to our brilliant guests from Loudmouth Education and Training, Respect ME, Straight Talking Peer Education, and (www.amplifyouth.co.uk/)

As part of National Careers Week we have invited Birmingham Airport today to deliver an assembly on careers within Birmingham Airport and the importance of the airport for jobs in the local community, raising LMI awareness. We would like to thank Andy Holding form Birmingham Airport.

  “Grace Academy is delighted to be fully engaging in National Careers Week.  There will be a variety of sessions to help pupils think carefully about their next steps and give them encouragement to plan for the future.  Further details for the weeks events can be found in link below… ” National Careers Week

A number of students in 7, 8, 9 and 12, have had some of their poems collated into a through the Young Writers Award collection ‘Through Their Eyes.’ Well done!  

Last term Grace Academy saw over 80 students be a part of 4 performances of a Shakespeare comedy The Merry Wives of Windsor. Some students even had the opportunity to perform at The Belgrade Theatre in Coventry earlier this year to a live audience! The students put a Love Island twist on this performance which…
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Some Y11’s went to Nottingham to see “An Inspector Calls” – a stage adaptation of the well known play by J Priestley. The students should be able to make use of the experience for their Summer Exam in English Literature.  

        The Academy took part in Safer Internet Day 2020 If you would like support or advice – contact reception.

PAID INTERNSHIP Do you know someone studying a STEM related degree at university and interested in a career in teaching? The Grand Union Training Partnership is offering a four week paid internship this summer starting 22nd June 2020 and finishing Friday 17th July 2020.                                                                                                                              We are looking for undergraduates studying a STEM related degree…
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Students enjoyed a “Day of Cultural Capital” on 23rd January Y7 enjoyed a modern Shakespeare designing sets, drama and music. Y8 enjoyed a problem solving team building workshop and Y9 studied Sherlock Holmes

We went to local care homes and sung Christmas songs with the elderly. Students thoroughly enjoyed the experience and said without this opportunity they would never have thought to do something like this. Students was interacting with the elderly and talking about their favourite Christmas memories. The Care Homes have given Grace an open invitation…
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