King James I Academy News

All the latest news from King James I Academy

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UK Maths Challenge Success for Iwan

February 2016

Year 12 A-Level Maths student, Iwan M has once again, celebrated success on the United Kingdom Mathematics Trust's follow-on 'Senior Kangaroo' round.

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Robotics Team Win Regional Final

February 2016

A team of Year 7 students have won first place in the North East Regional Final of the 'VEX IQ Robotics Competition'. They will now compete in the National Finals at the NEC in Birmingham. This prestigious final is being held as part of the 'Big Bang Science Fair', which runs from the 16-19th March 2016.

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Learning with Professional Artist, James Paterson

February 2016

As part of our "Artists in Residence' learning programme, professional Artist, James Paterson has recently spent the morning with Sixth Form and Year 11 Art and Design students.

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Celebrating Achievement with Harry Potter Book Night

February 2016

We have recently celebrated the hard work of students in Key Stage 3 with an 'Accelerated Readers' Harry Potter event in our Library.

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UPDATE! Fundraising Champions Raise £1,708.29

February 2016

Each academic year, our students, parents and staff work together on a variety of fundraising projects to show our support for our local, national and global communities. We are proud to announce that our current total stands at an impressive £1,708.29!

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COMING SOON! Celebrating World Book Day 2016

February 2016

On Thursday 3rd March, staff and students will be celebrating World Book Day 2016 by taking part in a variety of special events organised by our Library.

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Year 7s Develop a Growing Passion for Robotics

February 2016

Our Robotics Enrichment Programme was launched as part of our commitment to driving forward STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths). The project is now hugely popular and growing.

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University Offers Flooding in for Sixth Formers

February 2016

A record number of our Sixth Form students have applied for University this year and all have now received excellent offers.

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COMING SOON! BBC School's Report

February 2016

Stop the press…hold the front page! King James Press Hounds are planning their media scoop for the BBC School's Report. This is just one of many new English initiatives!

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Promoting Reading with Premier League

February 2016

As part of our drive towards improving literacy skills among our young people, we have launched an exciting new reading initiative called 'Premier League Reading Stars'.