Students in Years 7, 8 and 9 were both surprised and delighted to see Gallone's Ice Cream van pull into the King James quad this week, especially when they discovered it was there to deliver free ice cream cones as a reward to the winning classes in our "Secret Student" challenge.

Year 9 have been learning about international 'Street food' and creating their own recipes in a fun practical challenge in Food and Nutrition.

A group of Year 10 students have spent the day at Bishop Auckland College trying out a variety of specialist trade-based courses ranging from joinery and bricklaying to hair dressing and catering. Students were able to opt in to two sessions each and take part in mini tasks to help them decide if they might like to discover more once they have completed their GCSEs.

The King James Eco-Agents are a group of students who are passionate about environmental issues and dedicated to making a difference in both their local community and their school environment.

Talented equestrian rider, Ruby S has qualified for the National Equestrian Championship, which will take place at the end of May in Hickstead, following her recent success in the National Schools Equestrian Association (NSEA) Competition.

Sixth Form teachers have arranged a timetable of Easter holiday sessions to help students in Years 12 and 13 revise for forthcoming exams, catch up on coursework and gather quality evidence which will be used for teacher assessed grades.

Our Annual Prize Evening is one of the highlights of our school calendar, attended by hundreds of students and their proud families. This year will be very different as we will be streaming the event!

Sixth Form students have received their third lateral flow test today in school and will now move onto home testing kits, which will be provided by us. Other year groups will follow shortly.

Each year, World Book Day celebrates the power of storytelling and the pleasure that reading brings us by giving young people the opportunity to access a book for free. This year World Book Day is on Thursday 4th March.

During the half-term holiday, a group of Year 9 students organised their own baking competition inspired by the popular TV show 'The Great British Bake Off'.