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Results are announced for the Plastic Recycling Competition Last month there has been much interest during form times as students have been creative by creating amazing sculptures using recycled plastics. The aim of the project was to highlight the issue of plastic in our oceans, as well as the need Read more…

Book online appointments for the Year 9 Parents Evening Our Year 9 Parents Evening will be taking place online on Tuesday 7th December 2021 from 4.30pm to 7.30pm and parents are required to book their appointments in advance. You will be able to book your 5 minute online appointments with Read more…

Plastic recycling competition educates our impact on the ocean Protecting our planet is one of the most important issues for our young people. This is why the Geography Department run a recycling themed competition in November for all students be part of and learn how everyone can make a difference. Read more…

Helping the community by donating Christmas Hampers to local care home One of the amazing festive activities we have at Giles Academy is to give something back to the local community by creating ‘Christmas Hampers’ for residents at The Minstrels Care Home in Wrangle. Due to Covid, this wasn’t possible Read more…

Poetry competition to create awareness of mental health Giles Academy has launched a poetry competition open to students in all years based around the theme of ‘Mental Health Awareness’. Poetry is a creative and therapeutic way to express emotions and for students to use their voice and give their perspective Read more…

Get social for the latest news from all of our schools If you are following us on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter, you may have noticed us sharing regular news and photos. This ongoing communication on social media and our website has replaced the end of term newsletter so everyone will Read more…

Highlights from the Children In Need non-uniform day To help raise money for Children In Need, on Friday 19th November every student and member of staff took part in a non-uniform day, which raised over £700 for this worthwhile cause. Below are photos of just some of the students who Read more…

Anti-Bullying Week theme is ‘One Kind Word’ Anti-Bullying Week, which is organised by the Anti-Bullying Alliance took place in school from Monday 15th November to Friday 19th November. It is a hugely successful annual awareness campaign which has reached millions of young people and this year’s theme is ‘One Kind Read more…

What parents need to know about TikTok As part of our PSHE sessions in the school, we help educate students about a variety of personal, social, health and education issues, which includes staying safe online. We recognise that it is also useful to provide information parents especially when there are Read more…

School field trips resume with Geography visit to Lincoln The first school field trip of the year took place this term as our year 10 students had the opportunity to visit the historic city of Lincoln as part of their Geography GCSE studies. It was an early start for the Read more…