Grace College
Saltwell Road South
Gateshead, Tyne & Wear
NE9 6LE
TelephoneĀ
0191 442 2000
PrincipalĀ
Mrs Rachael Hooker
Chair of School Improvement Board
Mr Tom Smyth
SENCOĀ
Mrs J Starkey
Get in touch
School Enquiries
All emails will be recieved by Mrs V Kenyon in the first instance and then forwarded to relevant members of staff. If you would like paper copies of any of our communications please contact Mrs V Kenyon and these will be provided free of charge.
- īenquiries@gracecollege.org.uk
- ī0191 442 2000
Safeguarding Enquires
If you have a concern about a student when the College is closed, please get in touch with the Police or Social Services.
- īenquiries@gracecollege.org.uk
- ī0191 442 2000
SEND Enquires
Our special educational needs coordinator (SENCO) is Mrs L BlundredĀ Ā who canĀ be contacted via the school address or school email address.Ā Ā
- īenquiries@gracecollege.org.uk
- ī0191 442 2000
Careers and Futures Enquires
Grace College’s careers and futures contact is Mr Freeman-Myers (Vice Principal).
- īenquiries@gracecollege.org.uk
- ī0191 442 2000
HR and Recruitment
For enquiries about staff vacancies.
- īhr@gracecollege.org.uk
- ī0191 442 2000
Additional information
Facilities for Disabled Students and Students with Special Educational Needs
The College buildings are accessible to wheelchair users. There is a lift, disabled toilets in key locations, ramped access and wide corridors. Evac chairs are placed in stairwells to be used in case of the activation of the fire alarm. Floors are carpeted throughout and encourage a very quiet teaching environment.
Grace Collegeās opening hours can be found here.
Emmanuel Schools Foundation
Grace College is part of the Emmanuel Schools Foundation, which is registered in England and Wales. Registration number 4464331. Registered office: Emmanuel Schools Foundation, Trinity House, Bede Academy, Sixth Avenue, Blyth, Northumberland, NE24 2SY.
Contact details for Emmanuel Schools Foundation can be found here.
Send a message
If you would like to send a message directly to Grace College, please complete the form below.
Key Contacts
Student Welfare, SEND and Attendance
Mrs J Starkey
SENCO
Mrs A Cowey
Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mrs C Beeckmans
Senior Attendance Lead
Heads of HOUSE
Communication between parents and college
If you urgently need to speak to someone, for instance if there is a serious family emergency or a safeguarding issue, please phone and the reception staff will do their best to find a senior member of staff to speak with you. For all other queries or concerns your first contact will be your child’s tutor. This can be found on the front of their study file.
For non-urgent matters, we will aim to respond within five working days. The school will determine the level of urgency at its discretion, to enable it to manage multiple demands. If you have not received a response from the school within five working days please email enquiries@gracecollege.org.uk and we will follow up your enquiry.
How we will contact you
Depending on the nature and urgency of the query or issue, we will contact you via either telephone or email.
We additionally use our website, the weekly newsletter and Instagram and LinkedIn to promote student achievements and share information.
Study File
Notes in study file are by far the best way to get a message to a teacher promptly and should be used for the majority of everyday communication with either a teacher or tutor. The student is responsible for showing the note to the correct teacher.
Telephone
If you require a more detailed conversation with a member of teaching staff you can call reception to be transferred to the voicemail of the teacher so that you may leave them a message with brief details of your enquiry.
For matters relating to pastoral care, student welfare or special educational needs, and which do not relate to a single subject or teacher, you can use the email contact form available here on our website to request a telephone call or email response from those specialist teams.
Meeting
All meetings should always be pre-arranged with members of staff.
Communication between parents and college
It is very important to us that we work closely in partnership with parents and carers, and communication is key. We recognise it can be difficult communicating with teachers because they have a very full timetable; and parents and carers also have very busy lives.
Staff will respond to parental queries at the earliest opportunity. If you urgently need to speak to someone, for instance if there is a serious family emergency or a safeguarding issue, please phone and the reception staff will do their best to find a senior member of staff to speak with you.
For non-urgent matters, we will aim to respond within five working days. The school will determine the level of urgency at its discretion, to enable it to manage multiple demands. If you have not received a response from the school within five working days please email enquiries@gracecollege.org.uk and we will follow up your enquiry.
How we will contact you
Depending on the nature and urgency of the query or issue, we will contact you via either telephone or email.
We additionally use our website, the weekly newsletter and X, Instagram and LinkedIn to promote student achievements and share information.
Student Planner
Notes in student planners are by far the best way to get a message to a teacher promptly and should be used for the majority of everyday communication with either a teacher or tutor. The student is responsible for showing the note to the correct teacher.
Telephone
If you require a more detailed conversation with a member of teaching staff you can call reception to be transferred to the voicemail of the teacher so that you may leave them a message with brief details of your enquiry.
For matters relating to pastoral care, student welfare or special educational needs, and which do not relate to a single subject or teacher, you can use the email contact form available here on our website to request a telephone call or email response from those specialist teams.
Meeting
All meetings should always be pre-arranged with members of staff.