King James I Academy News

All the latest news from King James I Academy

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Creative revision strategies after school

January 2023

Year 11 GCSE Religious Studies students and their carers have recently taken part in a revision session to look at creative ways to prepare for their forthcoming exams.

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Supporting The Angel Trust at Christmas

December 2022

Students and staff at King James I Academy have been fundraising to support the work of the Angel Trust this Christmas, and have made donations to both the charity’s food bank and the Christmas Toy Appeal.

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Cinema trip for Media students

November 2022

Media Studies students in Years 10-14 have enjoyed a trip to the cinema to see The Railway Children Return as part of the Into Film Festival 2022.

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Year 6 competition winner collects Amazon tablet

October 2022

At our recent Year 6 Open Evening event, hundreds of children entered a competition to win a brand new Amazon tablet, and today the winner came to King James to collect his prize from Mr Whitehead, our Headteacher.

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Students enjoy a range of lunchtime clubs

October 2022

Students in all year groups are able to take part in a wide range of lunch time clubs and the choice is set to grow as the weather gets colder and activities move indoors.

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Wellbeing for Life assembly for Sixth Formers

October 2022

Sixth Form students have today benefitted from an assembly delivered by Martin Jones, Hub Co-ordinator for South West Durham Wellbeing for Life initiative.

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Ruby wins DCC’s Outstanding Person Award 2022

October 2022

Year 11 student, Ruby S has won Durham County Council’s Young Peoples’ Award for ‘Outstanding Person’ 2022.

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Macmillan Coffee Morning raises £367!

October 2022

Staff and students have raised £367 for Macmillan Cancer Support at the much-loved annual Coffee Morning event, which was organised by members of our Sixth Form Team.

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Print making for Year 11s in Art

September 2022

Year 11 Art students have been taking part in a practical printmaking workshop inspired by the work of British printmaker, artist and designer, Angie Lewin.

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Students show that they are PROUD of their books

September 2022

Students in all year groups and subjects are embracing our new PROUD values, which focuses on developing excellent presentation skills and pride in their school work.