Year 7 students have been taking part in a range of fun experiments at Science Enrichment Club every Wednesday and this half term the project has been volcanoes!

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.

Year 9 students have taken part in a Crime and Safety Awareness Day run by the charity, 'Prison, Me, No Way!' which works with young people in secondary schools across the UK to raise awareness about the causes and impact of crime.

This week we welcomed over 700 visitors to our annual Year 6 Open Evening where local families took part in guided tours and a range of fun activities.

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.

Mrs Aitkin, our Deputy Headteacher, has raised an amazing £650 for Prostate Cancer UK by completing the Great North Run.

Each year, our new Year 7 students are issued with a personal Chromebook to help them with their studies as they progress through the key stages. This ensures that students in all year groups benefit from access to a personal laptop.

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!

It’s great to be back!

Inside: Meet our Senior Leaders, Transition Summer School, Exam results, Penpal project, Forest School, Sports days, Eco-agents, Student wellbeing, Sixth Form news and much more.

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.