Sixth Form News

All the latest news from King James Academy's Sixth Form

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Over £250 Raised for Macmillan Cancer Support

September 2015

Staff and students have raised over £250 in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support by taking part in the National Macmillan World's Biggest Coffee Morning event.

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UKMT Maths Challenge Success at Senior and Intermediate Levels

July 2015

A Level Mathematicians who took part in the UKMT Senior Maths Challenge are celebrating great success with two silver and three bronze certificates in this year's challenge, which attracted over 81,000 entrants.

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Distinction for Maths Students in the National Olympiad for Girls

July 2015

Sixth Form Maths students, Paige M and Caitlin G have both achieved a Certificate of Distinction in the prestigious UKMT Mathematical Olympiad for Girls 2015.

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Work Experience at Glastonbury Festival 2015

June 2015

Sixth Form students have gained valuable work and life experience as part of the 2015 Glastonbury Festival Volunteer Team.

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Aim Higher at York St John University

June 2015

Year 12 students have visited York St. John University as part of Mr Shearer's 'Aim Higher' programme, which takes students to various UK cities and on guided campus tours throughout the year.

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Media Students Publish Healthy Eating Cookbooks for Teens

June 2015

Sixth Form Media Production students have recently produced cookbooks to promote healthy living and eating amongst children and young people. The creation of the products, which coincided with their media coursework, has given them real-world experience of publishing.

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Almost There! Glastonbury Update

June 2015

With only eight days to go until they set off on their journey, the Glastonbury team are making their final preparations.

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Celebrating International Comic Book Day 2015

May 2015

Comic book fans have been celebrating International Comic Book Day 2015 at a special event organised as part of our library programme. The event was supported by members of the Sixth Form Glastonbury Volunteer Team, who dressed up as some of the most iconic comic book characters for the day.

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An Evening of Astronomy at Kielder

March 2015

In March, students in Years 7-13 attended an evening learning event at Kielder Observatory, located in the heart of Kielder Forest, which boasts some of the darkest skies in the UK. Here, Year 13 student, Daniel B reports on the experience.

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Sixth Formers Turn Music Video Producers

March 2015

In Film-based Media, Year 13s have produced a range of creative music videos using combinations of carefully edited bespoke and existing footage.