Month: March 2023

Over the last 2 weeks, during tutor sessions and assemblies, students have been exploring the Easter Story. Year 7 students also completed specific RE lessons focusing on the theme of “A time to put others first” – highlighting how the act of love and sacrifice, that Christians believe Jesus showed during the Easter story, can…
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As part of our Year 12 Sport Course our students attended an ‘Explore Sport’ taster day at Birmingham City University. During the day our students visited three Sport Masterclasses from Lecturers at Birmingham City University, which gave them all an insight into University life and careers available to them relating to sport.   The Sports…
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Between March 6 – 10, Grace Academy Solihull celebrated National Careers Week. Over the course of the week each year group was provided with a careers assembly delivered by a range of industry professionals from the RAF to leading payroll organisations.  Our year 10 students worked with EmployabilityUK in targeted workshops aimed at developing a range of…
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On Monday 13 March, 6 academy students were given the opportunity to visit a Willmott Dixon construction project. Willmott Dixon is a privately-owned contracting and interior fit-out group that delivers a huge variety of projects and services that have a positive impact on people’s lives. It is their philosophy that everyone has a unique potential and…
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The Duke of Edinburgh’s (DofE) Award is a brilliant opportunity for young people to develop skills outside the classroom and we are excited to have introduced this programme to students in Years 9 and 10 at Grace Academy Solihull from this year.  It will give students the chance to take on new challenges via the…
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Year 11, 12 & 13 students should attend the academy as usual. Please find below the links for students complete while they work remotely on Thursday 16th of March. For more information about the strike action please see the letter sent home from the academy.    Year 7 Lesson 1 Rounding and Range Lesson 2…
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Year 11, 12 & 13 students should attend the academy as usual. Please find below the links for students complete while they work remotely on Wednesday 15th of March. For more information about the strike action please see the letter sent home from the academy, which can also be found on the ‘Parent Letters’ section…
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The school is closed today due to adverse weather conditions. To support students’ progress please see some work they can complete below.   Year 7 Lesson 1 Percentage of amounts Lesson 2  Modern pilgrimage Lesson 3  Diffusion Lesson 4  Islamic golden age Lesson 5 – Percentage increase and decrease Optional Extension work Year 8 Lesson 1…
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Post 16 students at Grace Academy Solihull have been raising money for the John Taylor Hospice over the last few years. This is our chosen charity as it is very close to ours’ and the students’ hearts, as one of our staff, Sue Gibson, was unfortunately affected by cancer in 2019 and the hospice was…
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