Remote Learning - Morning Registration Form
All Students must fill in this registration form every morning when remote learning BEFORE the following times:
- Year 7 & Year 9: 8:50am
- Year 8 & Year 10: 9:50am
- Year 11: 9:40am
- Sixth Form: 9:30am Please note you must be logged in to your academy Google account to access this form. For example, on your Chromebook. Register Attendance
KJ Linked - Issue 19
KJ Linked is back! Click this banner to view the latest issue and all the back issues. This will be on our website every Monday to support you and your family over lockdown. There will be activities and tasks as well as sharing what we have all been up to. Stay safe and take a look!
Learn MoreSupport for Parents
Where your child has been asked to self-isolate, please note that our excellent Parent Liaison Officers, Manuela Sewell and Kelley-Anne Aldsworth, are available to support you in ensuring that your child is able to continue to access their education remotely using their Chromebook computer. They will make early contact with you to introduce themselves and they will be available to answer any of your questions or queries.
Remote Learning Notice
Following the Government Announcement on Monday 4th January 2021, King James I Academy is closed to all students except vulnerable students and the children of critical workers until further notice. Please contact the Academy if you require a place for your child.Vocational examinations for Year 11, 12 and 13 students have now been cancelled
See here for more information(07/01/2021)
The latest letter from our Acting Headteacher can be viewed here (06/01/2021)
COVID-19 Test and Trace for Students
You should have received a letter regarding routinely testing students and staff for COVID-19.The letter is also readable here (Updated 5/1/2021).
Click here to sign a digital consent form for each of your children at the Academy.
Primary
News from the links we have with the local Primary Schools.
Living History at King James
October 2019
King James I Academy recently brought World War II history to life in an intergenerational event involving senior citizens from the local community, primary school pupils from Crook Primary and students in Years 8-13 from the Academy.
Education Challenge Zone focus on Literacy
October 2019
In our Library, Year 5 Primary School pupils from Crook Primary have been taking part in the King James Book Awards, which is part of our Primary School Education Challenge Zone.
Summer School Fun at Winmarleigh
July 2019
Over 80 of our new starters joined us at our Transition Summer School this year. Following two days in school, 61 students then enjoyed a free, three-day adventure holiday at Winmarleigh Hall Adventure Centre in Lancashire.
Year 5 Curriculum Week
June 2019
Guided by a team of Sixth Form Mentors, around 500 primary school pupils from 15 different schools in our local area have visited King James this week for our annual Year 5 Curriculum Week event.
The King James Primary Book Challenge
June 2019
In the coming weeks, pupils from four local primary schools will be participating in a literacy-based project called the "King James Book Awards'.
Primary Shakespeare Festival 2019
April 2019
Last term, King James hosted the annual two-day Primary Shakespeare Festival as part of the Royal Shakespeare Company's Associate Schools Project. Here, Year 12 student Kyle Blood reports on the event.
Rocket Design with Primary Pupils
December 2018
This month, we were joined in school by around 80 local primary school pupils in Years 5 and 6 for an exciting three-part STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths) Challenge.
Summer Adventures for New Year 7s
July 2018
Over 70 of our new starters joined us at our Transition Summer School this year, spending two days in school before heading off for a free, three-day adventure holiday to Weardale Adventure Centre in Ireshopeburn.
Drama Outreach at Picnic in the Park
July 2018
Last term, two of our Year 9 students, supported by two of our former Sixth Formers worked on an exciting primary outreach project called "Picnic in the Park' in partnership with the Auckland Project. The activity took place in the beautiful grounds of Auckland Castle.
Year 5 Curriculum Week
June 2018
Around 600 pupils from 12 local primary schools joined us for Year 5 Curriculum Week this year. Students attended King James to enjoy a full range of taster sessions and learning experiences, which were pre-selected by their own Head Teacher.
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