Students in Years 7-14 have had the opportunity to explore industry sectors, career opportunities and the different pathways into work, thanks to the many representatives who attended our annual Careers Fair.

Students and staff across King James have paid tribute to those who lost their lives in conflict at a special Armistice Day service.

Students in Years 7 and 8 have been treated to a live music performance and Q & A session with Sunderland-born singer songwriter, Tom A Smith as part of our anti-bullying and mental health awareness programme.

Members of our Year 8 Future Business Magnates Team have attended the launch of the FBM Competition 2025-26, which was held at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Durham.

As part of their Level 2 Enterprise course, Year 10 students must choose a local business to use as a case study for their coursework.

Our Media Department has launched a new PROUD Book Club every lunchtime, which gives Creative Media students access to a host of resources from colour printer facilities and coloured pencils, to glue sticks and highlighter pens.

A group of 11 Key Stage 3 students have attended the very first Women of the World Festival at the Gala Theatre in Durham.

Year 12 Business Studies students have visited The Auckland Project to take part in a learning experience to explore the different job roles that exist within the Palace and surrounding museums.

This week, students in Years 7, 8 and 9 have been taking part in a drop-down day in Maths to learn about Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace. Best known as Ada Lovelace, this English Mathematician and writer is well known for her work on Charles Babbage’s mechanical general-purpose computer.

Members of our weekly Gusto Lingo Cooking Club, which is run by the Food & Nutrition Department, have been learning how to make ‘fakeaway’ Honey Chilli Chicken.