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Financial support and assistance advice for families Any families requiring information around financial support and assistance to the following website link https://www.solihull.gov.uk/benefits This website covers financial support and assistance with housing benefit, council tax support, information regarding welfare reforms including how to make a claim for universal credit. The website also has ‘support to success’…
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On Wedsnesday 12th March we took the year 9 and 10 Trampolining team to the school games  at Smiths wood to compete in the U15 competition. Like last week,  the competition level was extremely high between all schools, our team have worked really hard practicing their skills and routines over the past few weeks and…
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Grace Academy have been busy celebrating World Book Day in style! Festivities started bright and early with our ‘Big Booky Breakfast’ where students were invited to start the day by getting lost in a book, all washed down with pastries and hot chocolate! Next, tutor groups competed against each other to be crowned winners of…
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On March 4th we took the year 7&8 Trampolining team to the School games competition, all girls performed amazingly and represented the school very well. They were so nervous when we arrived but after their warm up and set skills performance they really showed off their ability in the set routines, all performing each bounce…
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Year 10s explored building healthy relationships through our RSE program. Brilliant guests included Loudmouth, Respect ME, Straight Talking Peer Education, Amplifyouth and our Ethos Team for providing excellent input throughout the day! Thanks to our brilliant guests from Loudmouth Education and Training, Respect ME, Straight Talking Peer Education, and (www.amplifyouth.co.uk/)

As part of National Careers Week we have invited Birmingham Airport today to deliver an assembly on careers within Birmingham Airport and the importance of the airport for jobs in the local community, raising LMI awareness. We would like to thank Andy Holding form Birmingham Airport.

  “Grace Academy is delighted to be fully engaging in National Careers Week.  There will be a variety of sessions to help pupils think carefully about their next steps and give them encouragement to plan for the future.  Further details for the weeks events can be found in link below… ” National Careers Week

A number of students in 7, 8, 9 and 12, have had some of their poems collated into a through the Young Writers Award collection ‘Through Their Eyes.’ Well done!  

Last term Grace Academy saw over 80 students be a part of 4 performances of a Shakespeare comedy The Merry Wives of Windsor. Some students even had the opportunity to perform at The Belgrade Theatre in Coventry earlier this year to a live audience! The students put a Love Island twist on this performance which…
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Some Y11’s went to Nottingham to see “An Inspector Calls” – a stage adaptation of the well known play by J Priestley. The students should be able to make use of the experience for their Summer Exam in English Literature.