Year 13 Media students at King James I Academy have produced and published their own career-themed magazine as part of their A Level course.

Our Annual Prize Evening gives us the opportunity to celebrate the achievements of students across all year groups. Awards recognise overall academic achievement, effort, talent in specific subjects, community projects and contribution towards making our Academy such an incredible place to learn and work.

A group of eight Year 11 students have visited Durham Climbing Centre this month as part of their GCSE PE qualification.

King James I Academy is currently in the process of recruiting aspiring athletes to its elite football programme, which will begin in September 2019. The specialist sports programme is an opportunity for young people to gain a professional qualification in Sport.

The exhibition of Tim Peake's return to Earth in the Soyuz TMA-19M descent module after six months on board the International Space Station, has now left our area for York, however around 150 young people at King James I Academy have recently enjoyed a virtual reality experience thanks to a themed touring bus.

Following our win at local level, we are now celebrating further victory in the Active Durham Sports Awards. At the Durham County Awards ceremony, King James won the award for Secondary School Contribution to Sport and Physical Activities.

On January 26th our Religious Studies students visited Durham Cathedral to take part in a special memorial event to honour those killed by Nazis in the Second World War.

As part of our Aim Higher programme, students in Years 10-13 have enjoyed a two day residential trip to Edinburgh. There they explored the city and visited Queen Margaret University.

Looking forward to Academy Life in 2018!

Inside: Sixth Form Life, Christmas Show, Careers Fair, Automotive Studies, Sports Award Winners, STEM Activities, Fundraising Events, Living History, Revision Tips and much more.

Students and staff at King James I Academy have raised £2018.00 to support Year 7 Academy student, Demi-Leigh P and her family, as they look to rebuild their home following a house fire just two weeks before Christmas.