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SpeakOut Challenge

Public speaking is ranked as the second biggest fear in the UK. It is a task that can turn nerves of the firmest steel to the wobbliest of jellies. On Tuesday 6th June, Year 10 student Prisca Mbindu stepped confidently onto the stage for the SpeakOut Challenge, hosted by the Speaker’s Trust. After hosting a…
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Real Madrid Sports Tour

A select group of students recently travelled to Spain and visited Valdebebas, Real Madrid’s training ground, where they attended training sessions with professional coaches as well as playing some games against other teams. Have a look at our newsletter to find out about some of the other exciting activities students experienced on this once in…
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Grace Academy Solihull hosts Primary Archery Event

On Wednesday 9 March, nine primary schools from the local area attended an Archery Event which was hosted here at Grace Academy Solihull (GAS) and was led by our excellent Year 9 leaders. The Primary Schools which attended each entered teams of 4 to compete in a variety of different activities with their scores being…
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Industrial Action 2nd May – Remote Learning Links

Year 11, 12 & 13 students should attend the academy as usual. Please find below the links for students complete while they work remotely. For more information about the strike action please see the letter sent home from the academy.    Year 7 Lesson 1 Comparing fractions Lesson 2  Baroque Music Lesson 3  East India…
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Industrial Action 27th April- Remote Learning Links

Year 11, 12 & 13 students should attend the academy as usual. Please find below the links for students complete while they work remotely. For more information about the strike action please see the letter sent home from the academy.  Year 7 Lesson 1 Prime building blocks Lesson 2  The rise of islam Lesson 3…
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Eid Mubarak

Grace Academy Solihull would like to wish those of our staff and students celebrating today Eid Mubarak.  

The Easter Story

Over the last 2 weeks, during tutor sessions and assemblies, students have been exploring the Easter Story. Year 7 students also completed specific RE lessons focusing on the theme of “A time to put others first” – highlighting how the act of love and sacrifice, that Christians believe Jesus showed during the Easter story, can…
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Year 12 Sport – BCU ‘Explore Sport’ Trip

As part of our Year 12 Sport Course our students attended an ‘Explore Sport’ taster day at Birmingham City University. During the day our students visited three Sport Masterclasses from Lecturers at Birmingham City University, which gave them all an insight into University life and careers available to them relating to sport.   The Sports…
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National Careers Week 2023

Between March 6 – 10, Grace Academy Solihull celebrated National Careers Week. Over the course of the week each year group was provided with a careers assembly delivered by a range of industry professionals from the RAF to leading payroll organisations.  Our year 10 students worked with EmployabilityUK in targeted workshops aimed at developing a range of…
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Willmott Dixon Open Doors Event

On Monday 13 March, 6 academy students were given the opportunity to visit a Willmott Dixon construction project. Willmott Dixon is a privately-owned contracting and interior fit-out group that delivers a huge variety of projects and services that have a positive impact on people’s lives. It is their philosophy that everyone has a unique potential and…
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