Category: News

On the 24th of March, the academy Choir travelled to Fordbridge Primary School where they performed a 30-minute programme of songs to the entire school. The performance included hits such as Lean On Me, Seasons of Love and Mamma Mia! The staff and students thoroughly enjoy this type of community engagement, which the academy are…
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The Y7 football team travelled to play their semi final cup fixture away at Park Hall Academy. The game started off fairly even with both teams having good spells of possession and creating chances. Team Grace then had some good attacking opportunities and a great through ball onto Logan Jackson saw him get brought down into…
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The Academy celebrated National Careers Week, where the whole week was dedicated to inspiring students to think ahead and consider their career journey. Throughout the week students took part in informative tutor time activities which aimed to raise awareness of key skills needed within the world of work. Students also attended careers assemblies with Birmingham…
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 Grace Academy once again hosted a fantastic World Book Day, filled with exciting activities that brought students and staff together in a shared love of reading. Every year, the academy celebrates this special occasion with enthusiasm, and this year was no exception. The day kicked off with a “Bookie Breakfast,” where students gathered to enjoy…
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On Monday 10th March and Tuesday 11th March 2025 our Year 10’s and 11’s were fortunate enough to take part in a theatre in education performance and workshop by Big Brum T.I.E company. This was based on the story of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and included themes of relationships, human nature and good vs…
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At the end of last half term all of our Y11 and Y12 students took part in our annual mock interviews, where all students were given the chance to be interviewed by an industry professional and receive feedback on what went well and what they could improve. The aim of these mock interviews is to…
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A massive well done to our Year 7 Football team that won 4-2 against Langley School. The boys went 2-0 up in the first 15 minutes of the game with Logan Jackson scoring the goals, including a penalty. Langley responded with two goals towards the end of the first half which took us into halftime…
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It’s National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) when, top employers and organisations come together to showcase their opportunities to thousands of attendees, who are actively seeking an apprenticeship. Grace Academy Solihull will be celebrating and therefore taking part in, this week, which has the theme this year of ‘Skills for Life’, by providing students with access to…
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A select group of  year 10 students were invited to Birmingham’s Heartlands Hospital to experience ‘A Day In The Life of a Midwife’. Students took part in group activities and moved around different workshops, where they were able to experience procedures for caesarean sections, water births, breastfeeding care, neonatal care and as well as getting…
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Some of our yr12 students, who are involved in the Career Ready programme, were invited to the ‘Career Ready Regional Launch Event‘ at Arcadis in Birmingham City Centre. During our visit students completed a master class on ‘Communication and Networking’, icebreaker activities and had the opportunity to meet with their mentors 1:1, when they were able…
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