Animal Experience
We had a fantastic day yesterday with our visitors from the Animal Experience near Cambridge and some of their wonderful animals. As part of our transition programme and working with our local schools, we arranged for them to come in and meet the array of animals including a Royal Python, a Blue Tongued Skink and …
Amazon Voucher Winners – Attendance Reward – Congratulations!
A huge congratulations and well done to the 25 students who have won a £10 Amazon gift voucher for having 100% attendance, during this half term. We hope you enjoy spending your vouchers!Happy Easter Everyone!
The Brilliance Academy
Who are they? These students have been identified by their academic potential, in part because of their strong performance in their KS2 SATs. The government and Ofsted require that we track all subgroups including these. Here at Grace Academy Darlaston we have developed a pathway called The Brilliance Academy which starts from year 7 and …
Bikeability
In March several students took part in Bikeability which helps them to learn practical skills and understanding how to cycle on today’s roads. Bikeability Level 1 – 3 is taught in smaller groups or one-to-one so every course is tailored to a rider’s needs. It might focus on a skill you might want to practice …
Introducing our Attendance Committee
At Grace Academy we have a student led Attendance Committee. These students meet at least once every half term to discuss attendance-based topics and ensure that the student voice is heard here at Grace. The Attendance Ambassadors have welcomed staff from other Tove academies to share the work that they do. This year so far …
Poetry Competition
Grace Academy recently hosted a school-wide poetry competition in collaboration with Reach for a Star. The students were selected as the winners and created exceptional poems cantered around the theme ‘I am awesome’. Their poems were showcased at a community Art exhibition at Darlaston Library, allowing the community to admire their work. Additionally, the students …
