Well, I’ve had a wonderful but sad last day at GEA. I have made the best friends here and I didn’t realise how important I was to students and staff. It’s very bitter sweet 🥰

Join us for Carnegie!! George Eliot Academy

Thank you to Quantum Theatre for their performance of Macbeth to Year 10 and Year 11 pupils this morning. What an exciting and riveting show.

An excellent performance of Macbeth by Quantum Theatre! Thoroughly enjoyed by all. George Eliot Academy #Macbeth

Book Club have finished reading Holly Jackson’s A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder. It was a 10/10 for everyone! Some pupils have even gone on to read the next book. George Eliot Academy #readingforpleasure #bookclub

We have finished our World Book Day celebrations off with a visit from the author Paul Dowswell. Paul lead an assembly for all pupils in years 7 and 8, where he shared his vast historical knowledge,  his inspirations as a writer and answered pupils' questions. George Eliot Academy

A big congratulations to the two winners of our creative writing competition, Macie W. (Year 7) and Robert L. (Year 8), who have both won a signed copy of Paul's book Auslander! George Eliot Academy

Happy World Book Day! We’ve had lots of fun in the department this week with making book covers for our doors. George Eliot Academy #WorldBookDay #WorldBookDay 2024

Book club have finished A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder and are now applying for their Blue Peter Book Badges! George Eliot Academy #readingforpleasure #BluePeterbadge

What’s a good book club book for years 7-9 that’s around 10 chapters long?? #bookclub

Year 11 enjoyed revising Exposure with the use of pictures to aid their understanding. They did a good job. #WilfredOwen

More pupils receiving their SparxReader certificates and Young Writers certificates. Well done! George Eliot Academy

Happy birthday George Eliot! #GeorgeEliot George Eliot Academy

Every year I have a small group of pupils take part in a Public Speaking Competition between our 4 trust schools. I’d really like to expand this and take part in other competitions. Does anyone know how/ where to get started please? #TeamEnglish #PublicSpeaking

A great turnout at George Eliot Academy Open Evening tonight. The English department was buzzing with book reading enthusiasts. We’ll start by showing you the Alice in Wonderland room.

Our final Open Evening room was Reading and Literacy. We’ve heard so many pupils talking about their favourite books. George Eliot Academy

I can’t wait!

We’ve delivered sessions on the famous author, George Eliot, who our school is named after. Pupils have enjoyed learning about her interesting and scandalous life and how unattractive she was said to be. George Eliot Academy #GeorgeEliot

Year 7 have had some difficult decisions to make. With so many excellent books on our reading challenge, choosing won't be easy! George Eliot Academy #bookchallenge #50books #readingchallenge

What a fantastic first week we’ve had in the English department! Keep following to find out what we’ve been up to. George Eliot Academy #Schoolsback