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.

'All the Kings Boys' is a World War I Heritage Project being undertaken by a number of students from all year groups as part of our Enrichment timetable.

Students have been working with Durham Amateur Rowing Club (DARC), which has recently been nominated for Club of the Year, to complete a 12 week introductory course in rowing and water safety. The group were trained by professional rowers, Bethany Yates and Debbie Connolly.