A group of 34 History students in Years 9, 10 and 11 have recently returned from a crime and punishment themed trip to London as part of their current or future GCSE studies.

A 10-man King James Year 7 and 8 squad were recently lucky enough to take part in the first ever Angry Birds Egg Cup Football Tournament at Goodison Park, the home of Everton FC.

The King James Elite Football Academy Team is celebrating victory in the North East Colleges Development League Cup Final.

At the beginning of the year, our Business Studies Department launched and exciting project which allowed primary school children to learn about building a successful business through a range of creative challenges.

Each year, over 800 school children across the country take part in the Panathlon "mini Paralympic' multi-sport challenge. Here at King James we are always keen to take part.

Last term, GCSE Geography students took a trip to Seaham coast to carry out data collection to fulfill the applied fieldwork enquiry aspect of their course.

A total of 33 students in Years 7-10 have just returned from an exhilarating five-day Outward Bound experience to Watermillock in Cumbria. This year, due to the popularity of the trip and the increased demand for places, we took more students than ever.

Three of our Sixth Form Music students have received letters of praise from the prestigious Royal Shakespeare Company for their support in the recent Primary Shakespeare Festival.

Last term, students in Key Stage 3 were treated to a fun learning experience when the Punctuation Show visited King James. The roadshow is designed to improve overall English skills and confidence in the use of correct punctuation and grammar.

This month we hosted the Porrajmos (Por-ry-mus) Exhibition, which looks at the holocaust from the perspective of children and young people. The exhibition is designed to raise awareness about the issues of prejudice towards Gypsies and Travellers, a minority group often not considered when studying the holocaust.