St Giles Spencer Academy

🌟Join Our Academy Governance Committee! 🌟

We currently have vacancies for a sponsor governor and parent governor at St Giles Spencer Academy. Help shape our school’s future, support our pupils, and oversee our vision.

Please email [email protected] for more information

🐣 T H A N K Y O U 🐣

A huge thank you to Revive Centre Charity and everyone who supported their appeal for Easter eggs. They have kindly donated every child at St Giles Spencer Academy with an Easter egg to take home 😊.

We hope all of our children enjoy them.

Thank you Revive Centre 😁

This week some of our parents / carers successfully completed their Makaton Level 1 workshop with our Communication Practitioner, Karen Brownhill.
A huge well done and congratulations to them all 👏🎓

And the winner is… 🥁🥁🥁

🌟 Hansel and Gretel class 🌟

Thank you to all who voted.

We hope you all have a wonderful weekend 🤩

We need your help!!!

Today was World Book Day and our staff had a little healthy competition to see which class team could dress the best. We would love your help in choosing a winner.

Each class team has a number next to their photo. Please comment below with the number of the photo you believe is the best dressed for World Book Day.
Voting closes at 8.30am on Friday 6th March 2026.

One vote per person.

Thank you and may the best team win!

📖 W O R L D B O O K D A Y 2026📚

Today, we celebrated World Book Day by taking part in lots of great activities.

🌙 Staff and children dressed as their favourite characters and brought in their own book or soft toy.

📚 World Book Day 📚

A reminder that Thursday 5th March 2026 is World Book Day. Children are welcome to dress up as their favourite character and can also bring in a labelled book to share with their class as well as / or a soft toy.

We will be doing various story related activities during the day, including enjoying a bedtime story session with a biscuit and hot chocolate.

Good morning,

A little reminder that today, Friday 13th February, is an INSET Day and the school is closed to all children.

⭐️ H A L F - T E R M 🌞

The academy is now closed for half-term 👋.

📅 The academy will re-open to children and staff on Monday 23rd February 2026.

We hope all of our children, families and staff have a great half-term.

🛑 SAFEGUARDING 🛑

If you have any concerns about the safety or welfare of a pupil during the break and whilst the academy is closed, please contact the following services:

🟥 Derby City Council's Social Care Team on 01332 641172 between 9am and 5pm, and 01332 956606 between 5pm and 9am.

🟥 Derbyshire Starting Point (Derbyshire County Council) on 01629 533190.

🟥 Derbyshire Police on 101 or 999

📧 The academy's safeguarding email account will be monitored at least once a week by someone in the Senior Leadership Team also: [email protected].

Due to extreme adverse weather conditions both the Hampshire Road and Sir Frank Whittle Road sites will be closed today (Friday 9th January 2026) to all children and staff.

Wishing everyone a very Happy New Year 🥳
We look forward to welcoming children back at school on Monday 5th January 2026.