PopGems Academy

28/08/2026

Voting closes TODAY (28th Aug) INSIDE SOAP AWARDS 🏆

As some of you know, Jay has been nominated for BEST NEWCOMER in the Inside Soap Awards. He’s not long joined Corrie, so he was so shocked and very honoured to be nominated 🙏🏼 But we need all the votes we can get, to have even a tiny chance being up against the more established characters in the soaps 🙌🏼

You can vote here and find him listed 2nd in the ‘Best Newcomer’ category, plus at the very end you can type the name of any soap actor. His full name is Junade Khan. If you have a few mins spare to vote today, we would be so grateful! 🗳️🙏🏼🤩♥️

https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/maxpap (LINK IN BIO)

23/07/2026

And Thomas can now be seen in Heartstopper Forever on Netflix! 📺 We cannot wait to watch h this!

What a week for the PopGems boys! 👏🏼

23/07/2026

It’s also been a busy week for Pacino with another TV recall as well as a feature film recall next week 🎬🤩

✏️BAM Family are thinking of Pacino Khan who is on his 4th recall for an amazing project !! May the BAM 4th be with you Pacino !!🤞🙌

23/07/2026

It’s been quite a week for Theo who has had his first ever Zoom recall and now is now off for his first ever in person recall! 🎬🤩 Good luck Theo, go smash it 👏🏼

15/07/2026

Presenting our PopGems Show Stars 2026 🤩🪄🎩 🏀 💓 ✨🥧 🎭

What super stars you all were in our summer show this year! We are so so proud of every single one of you, and already can’t wait to see you all on stake again next year 🤩

14/07/2026

Voting closes 11am tomorrow (Weds 15th July) 🗳️ FINAL CHANCE TO VOTE for us 🤩

Huge thank you to all our lovely families who have voted for us so far. We appreciate your support 🙏🏼♥️

You can find PopGems Academy listed in the ‘Most Loved Music, Dance or Performing Arts’ category for 5 to 14 leaders ✨

https://whatson4kids.co.uk/awards/vote

What's On 4 Kids Awards 🏆

09/07/2026

CONFIRMED for her first job! 👏🏼🤩 We were sooooo excited to hear this news!! Arabella is so committed and works hard ALL of the time. So this is very well deserved. We can’t wait to hear all about it 🎙️🤩👏🏼♥️

Huge congratulations to our Arabella who has been ⭐CONFIRMED⭐ for the voice‑over on a sweet confectionary project. Such an exciting achievement.

We’re so proud of you, Arabella!😀

30/06/2026

Our hearts were absolutely bursting with pride at our PopGems Academy 15th Anniversary Show this weekend! ❤️✨

To every single one of our students… thank you! ♥️
Every performer stepped onto that stage with courage, confidence and heart, and every single one of you shone in your own unique way. Watching you grow, support one another, overcome nerves and perform with such joy is exactly why we do what we do.

One of our favourite parts of every show is watching the excitement backstage 🫶🏻 The friendships, the encouragement, the hugs, the laughter and the huge smiles. Those moments are just as special as what the audience sees on stage, and they remind us what PopGems is really all about. ❤️

A huge thank you to our incredible team…Luke, Rachael, Laura, Karen, Seral, Charlene & Riley, our amazing theatre staff, wonderful chaperones and class helpers, fantastic front of house team, and De Joie for another stunning balloon display. Your hard work behind the scenes helps create the magic, and we are so incredibly grateful.

But the biggest thank you of all goes to our POPGEMS STARS. 🌟

Thank you for trusting us, working so hard, supporting one another and filling that stage with talent, confidence and happiness. We hope every one of you left feeling as proud of yourselves as we are of you, because you truly deserve to. You made our 15th Anniversary celebration one we will never forget and gave us memories that we will treasure forever.

Now it’s back to classes this week as we begin creating even more exciting memories together. We can’t wait to see what this next chapter brings! 🤩🎬🎭💃🏼🕺🏻

With so much love and the proudest hearts,

A very proud Gem & Jay 🥹♥️

16/06/2026

Huge congratulations to our Callum who’s just been confirmed for a TV role for HBO!🤩🎬 We’ve been on the edge of our seats waiting for this news for what feels like forever, and we are soooo thrilled for you. Hard work paying off! So proud! Can’t wait to hear all about it 💪🏼✨

PopGems® Academy 🎭 Stage & Screen training 🎬

15/06/2026

When your Sweet Sixteenth falls on a show rehearsal day, it calls for arriving in a sash! 🥳🤩