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Big Brum Theatre in Education Performances

On Monday 10th March and Tuesday 11th March 2025 our Year 10’s and 11’s were fortunate enough to take part in a theatre in education performance and workshop by Big Brum T.I.E company. This was based on the story of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and included themes of relationships, human nature and good vs…
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Mock Interviews

At the end of last half term all of our Y11 and Y12 students took part in our annual mock interviews, where all students were given the chance to be interviewed by an industry professional and receive feedback on what went well and what they could improve. The aim of these mock interviews is to…
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Celebrating the Winners of the National Young Writers Competition

Staff at Grace Academy Solihull are thrilled to celebrate the incredible success of our talented young poets who took part in this year’s National Young Writers competition. Students from across the country entered the Beautiful Truth poetry competition, where they were given the opportunity to express their own personal truths through the art of poetry.…
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Y7 Football Success!

A massive well done to our Year 7 Football team that won 4-2 against Langley School. The boys went 2-0 up in the first 15 minutes of the game with Logan Jackson scoring the goals, including a penalty. Langley responded with two goals towards the end of the first half which took us into halftime…
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National Apprenticeship Week 10th – 14th February 2025

It’s National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) when, top employers and organisations come together to showcase their opportunities to thousands of attendees, who are actively seeking an apprenticeship. Grace Academy Solihull will be celebrating and therefore taking part in, this week, which has the theme this year of ‘Skills for Life’, by providing students with access to…
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NHS Day in the Life of a Midwife

A select group of  year 10 students were invited to Birmingham’s Heartlands Hospital to experience ‘A Day In The Life of a Midwife’. Students took part in group activities and moved around different workshops, where they were able to experience procedures for caesarean sections, water births, breastfeeding care, neonatal care and as well as getting…
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YR12 Career Ready Regional Launch Visit

Some of our yr12 students, who are involved in the Career Ready programme, were invited to the ‘Career Ready Regional Launch Event‘ at Arcadis in Birmingham City Centre. During our visit students completed a master class on ‘Communication and Networking’, icebreaker activities and had the opportunity to meet with their mentors 1:1, when they were able…
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Cardboard and glue makes for a good machine!

Putting the ‘Engineering’ back in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths), Year 9 students took part in interactive workshops to learn more about the world of engineering. In small teams, each student was trained in a variety of engineering roles, from ‘Mechanical Engineer’ to ‘Electrical Engineer’. Tasked with designing either their own mechanical hand with…
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Willmott Dixon – Circuit Boards STEM Workshop

Over the past two weeks year 10 students were invited to participate in exciting workshops, the first of three, delivered by Willmott Dixon, one of the UK’s leading construction companies. Whilst at the academy a Willmott Dixon representative educated students on the Importance of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) in the world of construction.…
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Spring Term Return

We have welcomed back our students after the Christmas break, who have started the year extremely well. It’s great to see a strong start to our attendance this year after our big push before the break.    Lessons have been productive and we’ve also had some mock examinations, which have all gone really well. Outside…
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