January 2020
King James I Academy, Bishop Juniors FC and Shildon AFC have signed an exciting new partnership agreement.
January 2020
Bringing History to Life
Inside: Young Americans Visit, £30K Music Grant, New Football Partnership, Christmas Activities, Film Making in Malta, Careers Fair, Author Visit, Innovative Religious Studies and much more.
January 2020
Fundraising for worthy causes is an important part of life at King James and we organise a host of events and activities throughout the year. This month, we are launching our most ambitious project yet - The £10,000 Challenge!
January 2020
King James has been granted a further £30,000 in funding from the Arts Council to enable or Music Department to continue delivering our hugely successful Rock & Pop Institute.
January 2020
Last term we held a Book Drive to increase the stock in our Library and this resulted in 580 new books for our young readers.
December 2019
Year 11 GCSE Catering students have excelled themselves in the practical element of their studies and produced some outstanding exam dishes.
December 2019
On our last day of school before the holiday, Sixth Form students, their Tutors, Teachers and the Sixth Form team celebrated the end of a hugely successful first term with a Christmas party in our new Common Room.
December 2019
Six of our Year 8 students have been spreading some Christmas cheer by singing carols to elderly residents in two of our local care homes and to local shoppers.
December 2019
Nurture Group students have enjoyed a brilliant trip to Beamish Museum this month as a reward for their hard work and progress since the beginning of the academic year in September.
December 2019
It’s no easy task to cook Christmas lunch for 300 people, but once again our fantastic Catering Team succeeded in presenting us with a fantastic festive feast.