Following the Easter holiday, our Library will be launching a series of special events for comic book fans to celebrate International Free Comic Book Day, which takes place on Saturday 2nd May 2015.

A garden bench and plaque has been installed in our new central space in memory of Lucy Smith thanks to a number of fundraising activities organised by her devoted friends.

On Monday 27th April, 20 students in Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 will depart from King James to take part in the annual OAA trip to Ullswater in The Lake District.

As part of the 'Young Enterprise Company Programme' our Year 10 Enterprise group have been working hard to ensure the success of their in-school business called, "B Individual'.

On 17th March, as part of National Science and Engineering Week, a group of students will be visiting Kielder Observatory for an evening of stargazing.

Sixth Form Health and Social Care and Children's Play, Learning and Development students have recently returned from a cultural experiences visit to Newcastle.

Year 10 Sports Captains have recently worked with local primary school pupils at an Athletics event which was held in our new sports hall.

Fourteen students in Years 9-13 have recently returned from an extraordinary Maths-based educational seminar in Disneyland Paris.

During Half Term, our Physics Teachers, Mrs Ashman and Miss Wilson travelled to Geneva to attend a conference at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, where Physicists and Engineers are probing the fundamental structure of the universe using the world's largest and most complex scientific instruments to study particles. Next year, students will be visiting the laboratory for themselves.

Last term, fifteen Year 10 students and two Sixth Formers enjoyed a two day trip to Edinburgh University as part of Mr Shearer's 'Aim Higher' programme.