Survey on Attendance

Parents, carers and guardians are invited to complete a survey on attendance at Grace Academy Darlaston as part of our research project with ImpactEd. ImpactEd is a social enterprise research company which evaluates what is working well in schools across the country and what impact this is having on the outcomes of our young people. […]

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International Women’s Day

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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Young Carers Week 2025

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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Egyptian Escape Room

As part of our World Book Day celebrations, students plunged into an exhilarating escape room experience themed around ancient Egypt. The storyline unfolded with a thrilling twist: students became archaeologists who discovered a hidden chamber in the library’s basement, once used by a secret society obsessed with ancient Egypt. In this mysterious chamber, the souls

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World Book Day

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.

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Careers Fair

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.

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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  some our primaries to come in and meet an  array of animals including a Royal Python, a Blue Tongued

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