News and Information

The Academy has signed up to take part in the OxWell Student Survey, which aims to understand health and wellbeing in young people and support our students’ mental wellbeing. We are asking that all parents/carers carefully read the information about the survey and discuss this with your child. The views of your child would be greatly appreciated in building both a national and Academy-level picture of mental health and wellbeing in young people. Please support your child in understanding the importance of the survey and encourage them to be as detailed and truthful as possible in their responses; the survey is anonymous.

Full details for parents/carers and students, including access to the survey can be found here.

Please see the following update to our initial post which can be found here.

The teachers’ union, NEU are taking further industrial strike action in England and Wales on:
Wednesday 1st March 2023
Wednesday 15th March 2023
Thursday 16th March 2023.

The other main teaching union, the NASUWT, has directed its members not to cover lessons of those teachers on strike. Regrettably this means that we are unable to open the Academy as normal. (Read more…)

Following the launch of our Preloved Business Dress and Sports Kit in our communication here, we’re proud to begin offering this service to anybody who requires it.

You can submit a request for Preloved Business Dress and Sports Kit here.

If you have any items of Business Dress or Sports Kit that are still in good condition, but that your child has outgrown, then we would gladly welcome them in order to be able to continue to offer this service; please ask your child to hand items in to their Personal Tutor. 

Students finishing Year 11 in the summer of 2023 may wish to buy a souvenir of their time at Q3 Academy Great Barr, and have the option to purchase a Leavers’ Hoodie from the webstore here. (Read more…)

Summer 2021 Examination Certificates will be available for collection from 3:30pm to 4:30pm on Tuesday 28th February (for surnames starting A-J only) and on Wednesday 1st March (for surnames starting K-Z only).

Candidates require photo ID to collect their certificates.(Read more…)

Department for Education research has shown that poor attendance to the Academy reduces a child’s likelihood of achieving good results and living life to the fullest. We appreciate that there can be barriers to learning which we are dedicated to supporting you and your child to overcome, our Attendance and Welfare team are on hand to discuss any concerns that you may have; you can contact them here.

Please see this letter from Michael Jarrett MBE, Director of Children and Education (DCS).

The teachers’ union, NEU are taking industrial strike action in England and Wales on:
Wednesday 1st February 2023
Wednesday 1st March 2023
Wednesday 15th March 2023
Thursday 16th March 2023

The other main teaching union, NASUWT, has directed its members not to cover lessons of those teachers on strike. Regrettably this means that we are unable to open the Academy as normal. (Read more…)

KS3 Students who have missed their flu immunisations have the opportunity to catch up on this through the following weekend clinics. Please contact the respective clinic directly with any questions and/or to make an appointment.(Read more…)