Sixth Form News

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

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Christmas toys for the Angel Trust

December 2021

Each year, Sixth Form students in our Media Department raise money for a charity of their choice by selling 'Christmas Greetings' to students and staff; these are then displayed on the walls of our main corridor. This year however, the money raised was used to buy toys for the Angel Trust Toy Appeal and staff were keen to boost the donation further with additional gifts.

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Recording the history of King James

December 2021

This week, Mrs Elizabeth Varley, our Chair of Governors, has been interviewed on film as part of a short documentary film about the history of King James I Academy.

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Creative News Production in Media Studies

October 2021

Year 14 Media Studies students are currently working on a range of TV news programmes aimed at children and young people as the target audience.

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£400 raised for Macmillan Cancer

September 2021

Students and staff at King James I Academy have raised over £400 for Macmillan Cancer Support by taking part in the World's Biggest Coffee Morning event 2021. This is just one of the many charities that the Academy chooses to support each year.

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'Bug'ingham Palace Hotel fully booked!

September 2021

Following the warm and wet summer holiday, Year 13 Photography student, Sean C has returned to King James to find his bug hotel fully booked with an array of insect guests!

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Another year of excellent results!

August 2021

Despite the huge challenges faced by our young people in the past year, we are celebrating yet another year of excellent exam results in all A’ Level, GCSE and vocational subjects.

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Year 12 work experience

July 2021

Despite the challenges of sourcing a work experience opportunity due to Covid-19 restrictions in the workplace, some of our Year 12 students were successful in their search and took part in a week-long work placement in July.

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King James Alumni - Laura Newton

July 2021

“I was a student at King James from 2009 until 2016 and after leaving Sixth Form I went to Liverpool John Lewis University to study a Degree in Events Management; this was a degree in business management but with a specialism in events."

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Sixth Form gardening for good health

July 2021

Gardening is a great way to relax between lessons and Sixth Form students are welcome to join our Sixth Form Mentor, Linda Dixon, pictured here with Brooke M, in the Common Room garden.

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Next steps for our Sixth Formers

July 2021

Each year we celebrate the successes of our Sixth Form students as they achieve excellent results and progress onto university, apprenticeship programmes or into the workforce. Despite the many challenges of 2020-21, this year is no exception.