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Twenty-one students from Grace Academies in Darlaston, Solihull and Coventry have just returned from a high quality, all expenses paid trip to London, after winning the coveted IM Personal Achievement Award. The weekend away, donated by the IM Group worth over £9000, was awarded to Grace Academy students who made significant personal progress during the…
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Darren Gelder, the new Principal at Grace Academy Solihull, has announced plans to review the curriculum and re-organise the Academy. Mr Gelder, who has a background in working with schools to raise their performance, joined Grace Academy Solihull from Bexhill High where he was Head of School. His previous roles also include leading change at…
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Grace Academy Solihull has been awarded £9,967 from The Big Lottery Fund to create a community garden for students and local residents to enjoy. Grace Academy students will help to develop the garden in partnership with Gro-Organic, an organisation which helps community groups to make greener spaces in their communities. The idea behind the garden,…
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Thirteen of Grace Academy Solihull’s business partners have put their culinary skills to the test in a ‘Ready Steady Cook’ style event designed to test their prowess in the kitchen! During the competitive ‘Cook Off’ run by Aspen’s, the Academy’s caterers, the business partners were divided into teams and invited to make a two-course meal…
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Grace Academy Solihull students Katie Clark and Amy Firkin led the way in celebrating their GCSE results. Katie achieved 6A* grades and 6A grades, and Amy achieved 5A* grades and 4A grades, as well as an early entry AS in Business. In addition, 69% of students gained a grade C or above in GCSE English…
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A team of 10 students from Grace Academy Solihull has changed the lives of one Mexican family for the next 30 years by helping to build them a house from the foundations up, with only hand tools, as part of a life-changing trip to Mexico. The Solihull students joined students from Grace Academies in Darlaston…
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