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King James I Academy News

All the latest news from King James I Academy

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Championship Win for Year 7 Athletes

July 2016

The Secondary School Athletics Championships, which was held at Shildon Athletics Track, was a cause for celebration for King James students when our Year 7 boys won their category.

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Jack is Reading 'Player of the Season'

June 2016

We have now reached the end of our ten-week long Premier League Reading Stars programme in our Library and are delighted to announce that our Year 7 boys have made fantastic progress.

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Year 5 Curriculum Week

June 2016

This month, over 400 local primary school children visited us during Year 5 Curriculum Week to take part in a variety of exciting lessons and experience secondary school life.

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Kyle takes home the Accelerated Reader Kindle!

June 2016

Members of our 'Accelerated Readers' initiative in our busy Academy Library have excelled this term and earned a staggering number of Kindle Fire competition raffle tickets for their efforts.

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COMING SOON! Word Warriors

June 2016

In July, we will be celebrating comic books in our Library with a special event and competiton for students called 'Word Warriors'.

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Girls Active on the Way to Wimbledon Court 2

June 2016

As millions of tennis fans look forward to watching Wimbledon 2016 on TV, our Girls Active sports group are preparing to join the crowds of ticket holders on Court 2.

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Countdown to Glastonbury Festival for Sixth Form Recycling Team

June 2016

This month, eight of our Sixth Formers, accompanied by Mr Longstaff and three Junior Leaders, will be travelling to Glastonbury to working as part of the 30,000-strong volunteer team at the iconic Glastonbury Festival 2016.

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Learning about Engineering through Industry

June 2016

A group of Year 10 boys have been learning about a career in Engineering thanks to industry-focused sessions with Hydram Engineering.

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COMING SOON! Year 13s to Cruise in Durham City

June 2016

Our Year 13 Leavers' Event will take place on Wednesday July 13th aboard the Prince Bishops River Cruiser in Durham City.

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Getting Involved in the 'Mad, Glad and Sad' Town Project

June 2016

Our Head Boys, Head Girls, and Prefect Team, have been working alongside Bishop Auckland Town Planning Team to help identify ways to improve our town.