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On Friday 15 November our Post 16 Student Guild Members arranged and facilitated a charity cookie sale event for our KS3 students during the academy lunch time. Our chosen charity this year is Cancer Research UK and sales were amazing. Every cookie was purchased, which will allow us to donate £150 to this very worthy…
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Last week saw our incredible students perform the hit musical School of Rock to a sell out crowd across 3 evening performances. The students talent and enthusiasm on stage was overwhelming and we are so proud of their efforts. Students from 3 local primary schools were also involved in the performance, getting to act, sing…
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Congratulations to ten Y12 students who have successfully completed the first year of their Career Ready programme. This programme has had over 20 years of experience working in boosting social mobility by connecting students to workplace opportunities and supporting with a structured programme of 12 one to one mentoring sessions, a paid internship programme, 6…
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Twelve year old Bradley got in touch with the BBC Radio 4 show Sliced Bread after trying out his mum Jennifer’s acupressure mat. Jennifer says she swears by it – she says it relaxes her, and she even falls asleep on it! However, after testing it out himself, he was less than convinced. He asked…
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National Poetry Day celebrations have always been a great success at Grace Academy Solihull where students and staff alike are encouraged to enjoy, discover and share poetry. This year was no exception where students from key stage 3 entered the National Young Writers competition. The theme of the day was ‘This is Me’ which allowed…
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World Book Day is a huge charity event which is celebrated across the world especially in schools and community groups. This year, as always, Grace Academy Solihull students and staff celebrated this special occasion.  Each year we mark World Book Day at the academy with the aim to celebrate authors, books, illustrations and of course…
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On Tuesday 5th of March, Grace Academy Solihull once again played host to the Speaker’s Trust workshop. This was a fantastic opportunity for thirty of our year 10 students to develop their public speaking skills. We are so proud of all those who participated, pushing themselves out of their comfort zones to get involved.   …
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Our students in the ARC have been continuing their work with the local charity, SoLO. During last term, students worked very hard in creating decorations and items to sell at our Christmas fair, and all proceeds were donated to SoLO. Our students were able to raise an amazing £125.60 which will go towards supporting vulnerable…
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