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Year: 2018

Congratulations to Jack, Sam and Hannah for achieving 100% attendance in their first year in Post 16, Grace Academy Post 16 is committed to providing an education of the highest quality for all its students and recognises this can only be achieved by supporting and promoting excellent school attendance for all.  

Post 16 students raise £330 for a local charity SOLO Life Opportunities by arranging a number of different fundraising activities.  Keevey Crowton Post 16 student said that the reason they selected this charity was because each project delivered by SOLO was designed to add value to the lives of individuals with learning difficulties.  

100% of Post 16 students completed a two week work experience programme, gaining valuable and meaningful work experience which was linked to their career path.  One student Skye Sherrington completed her work experience in Malta, she is currently studying Sport at Grace Academy and decided to push herself beyond her comfort zone.  Skye adapted and […]

Our business partners came in to deliver a fantastic workshop to our students to ensure they are prepared for their work experience placements.

An incredible time was had by all on our Paris trip over Easter! Students were a credit to the academy, receiving compliments on their behaviour everywhere they went! Thanks to all of the staff involved who made the trip such a success.

Congratulations to Heather and Irene on winning the Grace Academy Post 16 Bake Off 2018, winning Amazon vouchers.  

Since leaving Grace Academy, I have been studying Psychology at Aston University. I completed first year with a 1st, and have just received 1sts in all of my Term 1 exams and assignments for second year. I will be volunteering in Bali, Indonesia this summer, where I will be working in psychiatric hospitals and teaching […]

I left Grace Academy in 2017, after leaving I went into full time work and have been there ever since. However, recently I have decided to start at university course in the side of working full time. I am currently studying Psychology at the Open University part time. I really enjoy it, I’m still earning […]

“Students learn best by hearing from people they can relate to.   Today we had the privilege of hearing from some young Apprentices at two of the top employers in the local area, WM Housing and Pinewood Technologies.  Just a few years ago these Apprentices were in the exact same position as our students so […]

Alice Sale secures an HR apprenticeship at WM Housing Successful former student Alice Sale secured an HR apprenticeship with WM Housing and said: “It all started for me at the Careers Fair at Grace Academy when WM Housing told me there would be an apprenticeship available after Sixth Form.  I waited for it to come […]