News and Events

We have now received the certificates for the summer 2020 examination series and will be offering a COVID-19 safe collection service for these. It is important that certificates are collected as original certificates are required for a number of things and examination boards charge a fee for replacement. We do not store uncollected certificates.

Sandwell MBC publish a regular newsletter of useful links and helpful information to support families in the local community. You may find these links and events to be of interest or to provide some support. Click the links below for more information.

As you may know, our Academy is part of Q3 Academies Trust which is proposing to merge with The Mercian Trust.  We believe that this will bring more opportunities for our students, but we would very much like to hear the views of parents/carers, staff, and other stakeholders.

Families who live with, or are in a bubble with, children attending the Academy (or any other educational or childcare setting) are being encouraged to, participate in twice-weekly COVID-19 testing. Self-test kits can be collected free of charge from a Sandwell testing centre (not the Academy). Full details are available here.

Firstly, thank you for the support you have shown to your children and the Academy during the latest lockdown period. Your efforts to keep children safe and to also educate them at home has been really appreciated. As you will know, the Government announced that the Academy will begin to reopen from 8 March. This will mean that it is once again mandatory for all children to attend unless they are Clinically Extremely Vulnerable (CEV) and have been advised to stay at home.

Welcome back, I hope you managed to have some restful time over half term. I would like to say thank you to all of you for the continued support you have given to Q3 Academies and to each other during these uncertain and difficult times.

We are excited to confirm that we will be reopening to all students over the coming weeks in line with government guidelines, and cannot wait to welcome students back to face-to-face teaching!

Our Year 9 Pathways event will be starting on Monday 29th March 2021. This will be an opportunity for you and your child to discuss and explore possible option subjects for Year 10, along with the alternative Pathways which will allow for best progression from Key Stage 3 into Key Stage 4 and beyond.

Unfortunately, as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, we have made the decision not to carry out external Work Experience with our Year 10 students this year. Many companies have contacted us to say that due to the current climate, they will be unable to offer placements this summer.