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Stand Against Violence assembly focuses on reducing knife crime The main age group involved in violent crime are 16 to 24 year olds and nationally there were over 80,000 cases of ‘reported’ knife crimes in the last 12 months. None of us would ever want one of our students to Read more…

Silver Mark awarded by School Games for keeping our students active The power of physical activity and sport in school has given opportunities for our students to develop as a participant, leader, official or volunteer as well as being enjoyable and improving well-being. Sport at Giles Academy continues to go Read more…

We are a finalist in the Lincolnshire Sport & Physical Activity Awards Giles Academy are proud to be selected as finalists in the Lincolnshire Sport & Physical Activity Awards 2024 and will be attending a prestigious awards celebration evening on Thursday 7th November 2024 at the Engine Shed in the Read more…

Careers Fair inspires students to prepare for their future Giles Academy welcomed over 35 exhibitors to it’s annual Careers Fair this week. This is a really important event in our school calendar, which we made available to students in all years and their parents/carers. This event was held during the Read more…

Children in Need set to benefit from school non-uniform day On Friday 15th November 2024, the whole school will be helping raise monies for Children in Need by participating in a non-uniform day. This is one of the many House charity events our students are involved with throughout the academic year. Children in Need Read more…

ASPIRE Passport inspires students to Aspire, Challenge and Achieve One of the fantastic initiatives we launched last year was the ASPIRE Passports where we promote positive behaviour and recognise and reward achievements. Last year, the ASPIRE Passports were just for Key Stage 3 students, but after the success of this innovative scheme, Read more…

Book online appointments for the Year 7 Tutors Parents Evening Our Year 7 Tutors Parents Evening will be taking place online on Thursday 31st October 2024 from 4.30pm to 7.30pm and parents are required to book their online appointments in advance. We encourage all parents to participate so they can Read more…

‘Drop Everything And Read’ sessions now involve Years 7 to 10 To improve reading and literacy, we school run a variety of initiatives as part of our Communications Agenda. One of the highly successful activities we run is DEAR Time, which stands for ‘Drop Everything And Read’. This session is Read more…

Return back to school and help as an Exam Invigilator There are so many important and valued roles within our School but without Exam Invigilators, our students wouldn’t be able to sit their exams and achieve their qualifications. These unsung heroes ensure the smooth running of GCSE, BTEC and A-level exams Read more…

Staff bake cakes to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support When it comes to raising money for charity and the opportunity to have a slice of cake, the staff at Giles Academy are always up for the challenge. At the end of last month, the staff whisked, mixed, piped and Read more…