News and Information

The Academy will be closed until further notice as instructed by the UK Government in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. Please stay home and stay safe.(Read more…)

You will have heard in the news that students returning to education will be offered lateral flow tests. We are awaiting delivery of the equipment and have been working hard over the holidays to plan carefully for this. There is now a ‘Testing’ tab on our dedicated Coronavirus page here which provides an overview of the process.(Read more…)

As you may be aware, the government has today announced that there will be a further staggered start to the new term in January. This is to try to reduce the transmission of the virus following the return of students after Christmas, and to allow us to implement additional measures to help keep everyone safe.

These new guidelines mean that there will now be some year groups attending the Academy and other year groups learning from home. (Read more…)

The information in this post has since been updated, please see here for the most up-to-date return dates.

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I am writing to thank you for your support to the Academy this year. It has been the most difficult of times for everyone and has required the Academy and families to change plans frequently in response to COVID cases. This has not only been complex for the Academy to manage on a day to day basis, but will have often meant it unavoidably impacted on your own arrangements at short notice.(Read more…)

It’s finally here, the annual Q3 Academy Great Barr Christmas performance! Grab yourself a mince pie, sit back, and enjoy! Merry Christmas and a very prosperous New Year from everyone at Q3 Academy Great Barr!

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We are under 24 hours away from the release of the Q3 Academy Great Barr Christmas Concert!

Our phenomenal students will be sharing their talent and getting you in the festive spirit from 11am on Wednesday 16th December…check back then for the link, and join in with a cheerful sing-song!

We have made it to the end of term!

Thank you for supporting us and bearing with us as we have had to adapt our academies both to keep your children safe, but also to provide learning whether in the Academy or remotely.(Read more…)