This year, for International Women’s Day, we were thrilled to welcome a group of students from Grace Academy Darlaston to our IM Group head office in Solihull. The students had the opportunity to meet and be inspired by female colleagues thriving in male-orientated industries. Our Careers and Aspirations Specialist, Vince Gordon, led an insightful session […]
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This week at Grace Academy Darlaston, our Ethos Team has been working with young carers to celebrate Young Carers Week 2025. Our Family Support Worker prepared gift bags for the students in line with this year’s theme – Give Me a Break. The focus has been on the importance of providing young carers with the
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World Book Day was created by UNESCO on 23rd April 1995 as a worldwide celebration of books and reading. World Book Day is marked in over 100 countries around the globe. The first World Book Day in the UK and Ireland took place in 1997 to encourage young people to discover the pleasure of reading.
Our Careers Fair is on Thursday 27 March 2025. We are welcoming parents and carers to attend between 3.00pm and 3.30pm. During this time, you can speak to representatives of the organisations in attendance about their opportunities for young people. For further information please contact Mrs Miller, Enterprise & Careers Coordinator, on 0121 568 3300.
Students have been diving into the exciting experience of ‘Blind Date with a Book,’ where they select a book solely based on its genre and a brief description. Participating students have been having a fantastic time! This fun event will continue every day until Friday, February 14th, just in time for Valentine’s Day. We are
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Some of our Year 7 Social Action Superstars took part in a litter pick around our local community. The students – all keen volunteers – took to the streets to collect litter. This initiative is part of the work we are doing within school to promote the importance of engaging with and supporting our local
Well done to students for putting together these little gift boxes for local care homes!
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Today 30 Year 11 students were rewarded for attending over 650 different enrichment sessions between them since October. Enrichment sessions were run in the half term holidays, before and after school and will continue in the New Year with more rewards coming. Well done to them all and thank you to all the staff who
