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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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Students are donning their habits and preparing to tackle their latest theatre production of the timeless classic, The Sound of Music, with vital help from local residents. June Young, aged 80, and Sheila Locke, aged 77, from Chelmsley Wood, have measured, sewed, and tailored eleven nuns’ habits, and seven von Trapp outfits for the show…
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Top international vocal coach, Scott Harrison, has given students the inside track on how to stand out at auditions and beat the competition. Mr Harrison, Lecturer of Musical Theatre at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and The University of Winchester, held a series of workshops at Grace Academy, highlighting the discipline and preparation needed for…
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Our Head Boy, Liam Hughes and Head Girl, Chloe Sutton, were invited to London recently to interview Nick Boles MP for Skills and Equalities.  Watch the full interview here.

The Mosaic Enterprise Challenge is a national competition delivered to Year 7-10 students across the UK.  The challenge gives our students opportunities to learn about business alongside professionals who mentor them through a two day course which includes a virtual business simulator and sustainable business case studies. This year all three Grace Academies have succeeded…
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Fair Trade Day is a half day programme which exposes our Year 7’s to the concept of being a Global Citizen.  It aims to create awareness of life in a producer country and how our purchasing decisions can affect that. The day is hosted by the Co-operative who lead the students through three activities including…
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Professional footballer Christian Roberts, who made his debut for Cardiff City at the age of 17 and went on to play for Wales with the U-18s and U-21s, visited Grace Academy Solihull to show students how to achieve their dreams on and off the pitch. During the session, Christian Roberts, an athlete mentor for Sky…
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The Year 10 Values Day is called “Choices & Voices”. The focus is on encouraging students to make healthy choices around subjects like dating, sex and family life and to understand the different voices that put pressure on those choices every day.