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Book online appointments for the Year 8 Parents Evening Our Year 8 Parents Evening will be taking place online on Wednesday 6th March 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 speak to subject teachers about student Read more…

‘Shocking’ STEM roadshow inspires careers in engineering To inspire students to explore the careers available to them in engineering, our Year 7 and Year 8 students literally ‘lit up’ as they experienced a ‘shocking’ STEM roadshow on the theme of electricity. For engineers, electricity plays a vital role in developing Read more…

Competition launched to write and illustrate a short story or poem Throughout the academic year, we run a variety of writing and literacy competitions for students to showcase their passion for creative writing and demonstrate original ideas. In conjunction with World Book Day, we are running a fantastic competition where Read more…

Year 8 and Year 10 Netball Teams continue Giles winning form Year 8 Netball Team Throughout the year groups, our netball teams have been achieving great results this season. The PE department run popular Netball Clubs after-school and this is where the students get to understand tactics and develop their Read more…

Dress up as your favourite book character for World Book Day These photos show the variety of costumes worn by students in 2023 from schools across the Trust On Thursday 7th March 2024, our Year 7 students can celebrate ‘World Book Day’ by coming to school dressed as their favourite Read more…

Recruitment Roadshows attract new teachers and support staff On Tuesday and Thursday this week, we held Recruitment Roadshows at Giles Academy and Spalding Academy to give prospective applicants the opportunity to speak to our staff face-to-face and find out about the variety of opportunities available at all the schools in Read more…

Raising awareness of support during Mental Health Week This week, nationally it has been Children’s Mental Health Week and the theme for this year has been ‘My Voice Matters’. The event is run and organised by the children’s mental health charity Place2Be, and the theme this year is about encouraging Read more…

Boys Futsal Team compete in the South Lincolnshire Futsal Tournament Our Under 14 boys football team travelled to Boston on a damp and chilly afternoon last term to represent Giles Academy at the South Lincolnshire School Sport Association Futsal tournament, which was hosted by Haven High Academy. Futsal is similar Read more…

DfE visit Spalding and Giles to see the transformation in our schools left to right: Jonathan Gill (DfE Delivery Officer), Carol Gray (DfE Regional Director), Mrs Conley (SLAT Chief Executive Officer) and Miss Belcher (Head of School, Giles Academy) with Year 7 students We were privileged to welcome Carol Gray, Read more…

Brooke wins Gold at Trophy d’Ecosse synchronized skating competition In September 2022, we welcomed a new Year 10 student to Giles Academy whom we discovered had an amazing talent as one of the best young synchronized skaters in the UK. Brooke Hudson is now in Year 11 and her winning Read more…