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Solihull students have joined local people in a mass community choir to sing and perform in a spectacular concert alongside outstanding West End professionals. The budding local singers and students from Grace Academies in Solihull and Darlaston, with Gossey Lane Primary School, supported a host of stars in ‘The Magic of the Musicals’ and delighted…
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A group of Solihull students have taken part in a six-week course designed to boost their self-esteem and confidence called ‘Miss Understood’, ending with a Pamper Graduation Day to highlight their natural beauty. The ‘Miss Understood’ course run by local Solihull model Josie Soden, and Laura Wadley, Youth and Community Coordinator, Grace Academy Solihull, addressed…
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Birmingham primary school children have performed a compelling abridged version of Shakespeare’s complex and intriguing romantic comedy ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, after only one day of rehearsals with a professional producer. The eight and nine year old pupils from Gossey Lane Primary School stunned parents as they took to the enchanted forest in the roles…
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Shorelle Hepkin who plays Kay in CBBC’s hit drama ‘Wolfblood’, has taken time out to give her top tips for a successful career in TV, film and theatre to local Solihull students. Ms Hepkin’s workshop, held at Grace Academy Solihull, was designed to give students a genuine insight into life behind the scenes on a…
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National children’s charity Young Pioneers, has announced that Grace Academies in Solihull, Darlaston and Coventry will be the first Academies in the UK to benefit from ten new Bright Spark Scholarships, funded by National Grid. The Bright Spark Scholarship, developed by Young Pioneers, is designed to empower vulnerable young people to overcome adversity, giving them…
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Sporting soprano Laura Wright, who is known to millions as the official anthem singer for the England Rugby Team, has tested her skills on the pitch in a tag rugby training session with students from Grace Academy Solihull. The soprano visited the Academy in her role as ambassador for the All Schools Rugby campaign, an…
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Budding entrepreneurs at Grace Academy Solihull have been awarded £300 after winning a Dragon’s Den style competition to test their new business ideas. Chris Hallam, Santander’s Regional Director of Business Development, put the students through their paces as they pitched their original business concepts, with proto-types and promotional material, to a panel of business experts.…
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Over 150 Solihull children have joined together to put on a carol service in a day at Grace Academy Solihull, raising an expected final total of £500 for Zoe’s Place, a children’s hospice based in Coventry which serves the local community. The fund raising carol concert involved twelve North Solihull schools coming together for a…
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Grace Academy Solihull has donated eight electric cookers worth over £2000 to local families this Christmas, after they were left over as part a recent refurbishment at the Academy. A team from Grace Academy Solihull took time out this week to deliver the cookers straight to people’s houses in time for the festive season, so…
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Grace Academy Solihull is celebrating Christmas early this year by giving away Christmas presents to families at the Academy who are in real need. Over 30 children from 15 families received the Christmas toys and gifts, donated to the Academy by Renewal, a family church based in Lode Lane. Maxine Bromley, Family Support Worker at…
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