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At Gloucester Academy, we believe it is extremely important for us to communicate clearly and regularly with parents. Through this section, parents have access to all the latest news and updates they require without being reliant on letters making their way home.

Thank you for your continued support and cooperation.

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  • 30/10/23

    Term 1 Newsletter

    Dear GA Families I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for all your support and feedback this term.  It has been an amazing start to the year and we are all incredibly proud to support your children as they climb the mountain to the very best universities and professions...
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  • 25/10/23

    Homework

    Dear GA families I hope that this letter finds you well and your child has had a successful first half term with us at Gloucester Academy. Our homework model is absolutely key to ensure the students are able to climb the mountain to the best universities and professions.  Therefore, pleas...
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  • 21/10/23

    Year 7 Academic Review Evening - Thursday 7th December 2023 4.30 - 5.45pm

    Dear GA families We are excited to invite you to our Year 7 Academic Review Evening where we invite parents to come and discuss the progress of their child as they come to the end of their first secondary school term and Unit 1. The evening will start with a talk which will cover: Exp...
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  • 21/10/23

    Year 9 Academic Review Evening - Thursday 7th December 2023 6.00 - 7.30pm

    Dear GA families  We are excited to invite you to our Year 9 Academic Review Evening where we invite parents to come and discuss the progress of their child as they come to the end of Unit 1 and their first school term of year 9. The evening will start with a talk which will cover...
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  • 21/10/23

    Unit 1 Assessment fortnight - Year 9

    Dear GA Families We are writing to share with you your child’s end of Unit 3 Assessment timetable which starts from Monday 20th November.  We are also writing to give you information about how you can support your child to succeed in these assessments. Assessment overview The...
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  • 21/10/23

    Unit 1 Assessment fortnight - Year 8

    Dear GA Families We are writing to share with you your child’s end of Unit 3 Assessment timetable which starts from Monday 3rd July 2023.  We are also writing to give you information about how you can support your child to succeed in these assessments.   Assessment overvie...
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  • 21/10/23

    Unit 1 Assessment fortnight - Year 10

    Dear GA Families We are writing to share with you your child’s end of Unit 3 Assessment timetable which starts from Monday 20th November 2023.  We are also writing to give you information about how you can support your child to succeed in these assessments. Assessment overview Th...
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  • 21/10/23

    Unit 1 Assessment fortnight - Year 7

    Dear GA Families We are writing to share with you your child’s end of Unit 3 Assessment timetable which starts from Monday 20th November 2023.  We are also writing to give you information about how you can support your child to succeed in these assessments.   Assessment o...
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  • 20/10/23

    GA Sport - Gum Shields

    Dear GA families As we move towards the halfway point of Unit 1, I would like to kindly remind you of the importance of your child having a gum shield within their core / elite PE lessons.  Having a gum shield can prevent serious damage from occurring to your child's mouth, teeth and...
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  • 11/10/23

    Year 11 Examinations

    Dear GA Families It is with great pleasure that I am writing to you today to inform you of some excellent opportunities for you and your child to ensure their climb up the mountain is as successful as possible. October School I am incredibly pleased to let you know that we will be providing...
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  • 06/10/23

    Social Media

    Dear Gloucester Academy Families As you are aware, social media has become a significant element of day to day life, with many individuals accessing multiple social media platforms.  Used correctly, social media has many benefits including; increased communication, access to wider knowledge...
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  • 12/09/23

    Year 7 Homework

    Dear GA Families  Firstly , may we thank all students that have been working hard to complete their homework.  We have not set detentions this week to ensure our students get a chance to practise. We apologise for any confusion that has  caused over the week or detentions that have...
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  • 11/09/23

    PE Kit Expectations

    Dear GA Families  This year will be an exciting year for PE at GA.  We are introducing many different exciting activities and are expanding our enrichment opportunities to give our students the very best experiences.  To ensure students are equipped for the activity they are partic...
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  • 08/09/23

    Year 7 GA Apprenticeship week

    Dear GA Families We have been extremely impressed with our new cohort of year 7 students.  This week has marked a great start of their journey with us here at Gloucester Academy. Apprentice Week Year 7’s first week at Gloucester Academy will be their ‘apprenticeship week...
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  • 05/09/23

    Welcome back Years 7 - 11 Opening details ​​​​​​​

    Dear GA families Welcome back I hope you have been able to share some valuable family time together over the summer and we are looking forward to welcoming our students back over the next few days.   As the new Academic Year approaches I would just like to share some key dates and high...
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  • 21/07/23

    Term 6 Newsletter

    Dear GA Families What a fantastic year we have had and what a privilege it has been to lead the school through its third year as part of the Greenshaw Learning Trust.  We have worked hard this year to ensure we have given our students many opportunities to engage with work places, universiti...
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  • 19/07/23

    End of term and start of next year ​​​​​​​

    The next school year 2023/24 starts on: Wednesday 6th September 2023 for Year 7 and 11 and we welcome Years 8, 9 and 10 back to school on Thursday 7th September 2023.
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  • 12/07/23

    GCSE Results Day 2023

    Dear GA families  I am writing to confirm that GCSE Results Day will be held on Thursday 24th August 2023.  To ensure that we have enough time to talk to each of our students about their next steps, we will be inviting students and parents to collect their results at specified times...
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  • 05/07/23

    Sports Day - Thursday 13th July 2023

    Dear GA families We are delighted to announce the date for this year’s annual sports day at Gloucester Academy.  This will be a great day with students competing in track and field events as well as other competitive sporting activities. The event will take place on Thursday 13th Ju...
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  • 29/06/23

    Changes to Payments at Gloucester Academy

    Dear GA Families Exciting News! Starting September 2023, all payments for various school activities will be conveniently processed through MCAS - My Child at School.  With MCAS, you can now handle payments effortlessly in one place.  Whether it's paying for your child's trip...
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  • 29/06/23

    Online Learning for Industrial Action Days - Wednesday 5th July and Friday 7th July 2023

    Dear GA Families I am writing to update you of our plans to manage the forthcoming planned national and local industrial action, which has been announced by the National Education Union (NEU).  The last of these dates is scheduled for Wednesday 5th July and Friday 7th July 2023. I want to...
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  • 26/05/23

    Term 4 Newsletter

    Dear GA Families I would like to start this newsletter with a huge congratulations to all of our students that have been working hard to ensure they are making great strides up their own personal mountain.  This term has seen the beginning of the Year 11 exams and the students are an...
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  • 12/05/23

    UNIFROG

      Dear GA Families We are delighted to share with you today key information regarding our whole-school careers platform, Unifrog.  Unifrog is the complete online destination platform for students at Gloucester Academy.  Unifrog enables our students to compare and research differ...
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  • 05/05/23

    Year 9 and 10 Work Experience

    Dear GA Families We are delighted to be launching our Work Experience programme with Year 9 and Year 10 students, with our designated careers and destinations platform Unifrog.  Work experience will enable your child to learn about the industries, careers and pathways they are interested...
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