Sixth Form News

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

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Coming soon ... Girl's Sixth Form Football Academy

February 2023

We are delighted to announce an exciting new opportunity for female footballers launching in September 2023.

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Coming soon... Children's Mental Health Week

January 2023

From 6th - 12th February we will be supporting Place2Be's Children's Mental Health Week in school with a variety of themed activities.

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First Aid training for Sixth Form students

January 2023

Sixth Form students on the BTEC Level 3 Diploma in PE and Sport have been successful in achieving a Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work.

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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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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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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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Fundraising for The Lily Foundation

September 2022

Mr Collingwood, one of our Art Teachers has recently organised a bake sale in the Common Room with all funds raised going to The Lily Foundation.

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Sixth Formers meet with Shadow Secretary and appear on TV

August 2022

On A'Level results day, Sixth Form students, Brooke, Adam and Freya met with Shadow Secretary for Education, Bridget Phillipson to discuss the challenges they had faced as a result of Covid-19.

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Celebrating A' Level achievement

August 2022

Sixth Form students from King James I Academy are celebrating another fantastic set of A2 and AS results. Across all academic and vocational qualifications pupils achieved 100% pass rate and many achieved A*, A and B or equivalent grades. They will now go on to study a range of university courses and undertake apprenticeships in a range of subjects.