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Literacy Funding Prize

After a very successful Summer School, which was funded by the Department for Education, Grace Academy Solihull was selected from a pool of secondary schools across the country to receive £500 worth of book tokens, which is an unexpected but welcome outcome. The Academy aims to put part of this funding towards further supporting our…
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Enjoying the sun in Barcelona

Students soak in the sun and sights during their action-packed trip to Barcelona this October half term.       With visits to the Volcanic national park, Arc de Triomf, a guided tour of Sagrada Familia, and (of course!) a quick stop at Camp Nou Stadium and Barcelona beach, pupils had a fantastic time catching…
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Students become “Mini Medics” for the day!

Year 9 and 11 students recently took part in a fantastic Medical Mavericks workshop, gaining insight into the inner workings of the human body, trying their hand at real-life medical procedures and finding out more about career paths in health science.   Students had the opportunity to try out professional equipment in order to calculate…
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Professionals share career journeys with students

It was a privilege  to have visitors from University of Gloucestershire, as well as past students, a professional lawyer, and our independent career adviser with us recently to deliver a series of career-focused assemblies and workshops for Year 10, 11, and 12 students. Students heard from guests about their various career journeys, with talks designed…
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FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY TO SEE PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRA AT PRESTIGIOUS VENUE

A selection of year 8 students went to the Symphony Hall, along with 7,000 other students from the region, to watch a full-sized symphony orchestra perform a selection of both classical and contemporary music. The programme included both classical musicians, along with modern day film music composers such as Hans Zimmer and John Williams. This…
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GB LONG JUMP CHAMPION FERON SAYERS TO VISIT ACADEMY

Great Britain’s long jump champion Feron Sayers from Sports For Champions UK will be visiting the Academy on 27 February to share some top tips on how to succeed with over 50 Year 9 students. Feron will be inspiring students by sharing his top tips on the resilience he needed to achieve the top rankings,…
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BOOK YOUR TICKETS FOR ‘WE WILL ROCK YOU’ SMASH HIT MUSICAL – 6,7,8 February –7pm

Students have been rehearsing since November for Grace Academy’s latest production “We Will Rock You”, singing and dancing in a futuristic comedy to smash hit Queen rock favourites including ‘We are the Champions’, ‘Killer Queen’ and ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’. The Academy is expecting over 600 people to enjoy the show with the biggest ever cast for…
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GRACE ACADEMY SOLIHULL LINKS WITH TOVE LEARNING TRUST

Building on the significant progress made over the past few years, Grace Academy is pleased to announce that it is planning to transfer its academies to the Tove Learning Trust (TLT). Grace Academy has already been working closely with Sponne School, linked with TLT, to develop and strengthen excellence in its teaching and learning provision.…
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