On Tuesday 1st April saw the first North Solihull Cheerleading showcase, whereby 8 local primary schools came together to showcase their cheerleading routines at Smith’s Wood Academy. This event was the first of its kind in North Solihull, and was supported by 12 fantastic leaders who were great ambassadors of the
Thursday 6th March was Year 9 Aspire to Aston Day where twenty-five Smith’s Wood (SWA) Students on the Aspire to Aston Program got the chance to experience life as a Uni student. Aston treated them to an amazing day and SWA students enjoyed all the perks and positive vibes that
Last week, Dee Long, Careers Lead at Smith’s Wood Academy took year 8 students to the Aim Higher event at the University of Birmingham. The purpose of the event was to raise students aspirations and give them an insight into the world of higher education. They enjoyed a full campus
Planting Our Future organised an event in February which saw them partner with Smith’s Wood Academy, Forest Oak School and Merstone School to plant new hedgerows around the school boundaries. Full Story….
On Monday 3rd February, I took thirteen year 10 and 11 students to the world-famous Oxford University. We were linked to Keble College as Oxford Uni is a ‘collegiate’ higher education provider and Oxford have 30-colleges that offer all different subjects to take. These students all have different aspirations but
Our fitness team competed in the North Solihull championships, involving 12 gruelling exercises against the clock. The girls came away with bronze medals – fabulous! The boys achieved one place better and took silver medals home to wear all evening with pride! Fitness teams: Sophie C, Tia C, Lilly-Anne
