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Due to its 100% success rate, our literacy mentoring programme is now in its fifth year of running! The purpose of the programme is to develop younger students’ confidence and fluency in reading aloud while also increasing vocabulary and comprehension skills. Students in year 7 and 8 selected to take part are assigned a literacy…
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With an engaging, hands-on workshop from local business partners, students put their skills to the test in a variety of tasks and challenges designed to replicate assessments that employers may carry out as a part of their recruitment process; one task involved creating a new board game or app before presenting it to an audience.…
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Year 11s had their first glimpse into the world of job-hunting and recruitment recently with an informative workshop from our local business partners followed by mock interviews. Throughout the workshop they explored what skills and qualities employers look for in employees, CV-writing, as well as how to make a good impression at interview. Students were…
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Rehearsals are underway and we are very excited to be taking part in the Shakespeare Schools Foundation Festival in November 2019, performing The Merry Wives of Windsor. The World’s largest youth drama festival sees nearly 30,000 young people taking to professional stages across the country to showcase some of Shakespeare’s most iconic tales. Our students will…
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  We joined in the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning recently with lots of delicious cakes on sale at break and lunchtime. We are proud to support the work of Macmillan Cancer that has impacted many lives – including members of our own Grace Academy community – for the better. Thanks to all our staff and students who contributed…
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Year 8 boys have been enjoying PE lessons this term with a special visit from Wasps Rugby!

Due to the ongoing success at Grace Academy, we have been requested to appear in this year’s parliamentary review. This is the first time in Grace Academy’s history that we have appeared in such a prestigious publication and is testament to the hard work put in by students, staff and parents over the last few…
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Students at Grace Academy Solihull are celebrating another year of outstanding GCSE results with the Academy continuing to excel, as it has over the last four academic years. Student performance in Maths and English continues to be strong with 69% of students achieving Grades 4 to 9 in both subjects which is significantly above the…
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There was an exceptional display of creativity at our Grace’s Got Talent grand final recently as we invited staff, students and parents to join us in celebrating the hidden talents of our Grace Academy students!   The talent competition took place over a number of weeks, beginning with lunchtime auditions in front of a panel…
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Our Year 11 Prom saw many arriving in style to celebrate the end of a long exam season!   We’d like to congratulate all of our students on the successful completion of their exams and 5 years with us at Grace Academy. We wish you all the very best for the future.