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Prom hire initiative seeks donations of prom dresses and suits The Year 11 Prom is an important milestone for our students as it is a memorable event to celebrate their achievements before they go to Sixth Form, College or into employment. At Giles Academy, we work extremely hard to make Read more…

Students and parents to ‘save the date’ for Celebrations Day We are excited to announce that we are introducing a Celebrations Day to Giles Academy and students and parents can put Wednesday 20th July 2022 in their diary. The reason to put this date in the diary is because students Read more…

Book online appointments for the Year 10 Parents Evening Our Year 10 Parents Evening will be taking place online on Tuesday 26th April 2022 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 Read more…

Students are rewarded for their dedication and commitment to sport (left to right) Ruby Mackay (Year 7), Finn Harrison (Year 9), Willow Rush (Year 9), Evie-May Wesley (Year 11), Kallum Baxter (Year 10), Luciella Crowfoot (Year 8) and Mr Reed (Head of Department) Each term, we recognise students’ dedication and Read more…

WARNING – this will make your tummy rumble and tastebuds tingle! There was no time for nerves in the kitchen when our Year 11 students were cooking up their tantalising menus in the GCSE Food Preparation & Nutrition exams. They had up to three hours to prepare and cook a Read more…

Supporting our Early Career Teachers (ECTs) in their new careers The professional development of our staff is immensely important to us. Across the Trust, we employ 21 ECTs (which is short for Early Career Teachers who are in their first year of teaching) and we work with them closely to Read more…

Make a positive difference this summer by getting involved with NCS When you are applying for a job or writing your UCAS application for university – what makes you stand out from the crowd? Completing an NCS Summer Programme is definitely a great way to do this as it will Read more…

Giles Academy has been ranked 1st out of 149 schools in the region Students in the schools in our Trust and all across the country use GCSEPod as an online revision platform to help with GCSE English, Maths and other subjects. By using award-winning learning such as this can make Read more…

Our Library have 40 students volunteer to become Junior Librarians At the beginning of this term, we asked students if they were interested in becoming a Junior Librarian and we have been overwhelmed by the response, and especially from Year 7. It just goes to show how many of our Read more…

Football derby match was a ‘goal fest’ for Spalding vs Giles Giles Academy (green) and Spalding Academy (blue) Year 7 Football Teams This week, the Year 7 Football Teams from Giles Academy and Spalding Academy took part in an after-school friendly derby match in Spalding and we were treated to ten goals in Read more…