This week, Year 7 pupils were delighted to reunite with their former Headteachers and Teachers at a special event which was organised to let them show off the excellent work they have been doing since joining King James in September.

Pupils from Victoria Lane Academy are the latest to take part in our film making Primary Outreach sessions to produce the latest episode of The Good News Show.

Year 5 pupils at St Andrews Primary School have completed a Mini Medics training course as part of our Primary Outreach Programme.

We offer an extensive programme of Primary Outreach sessions to local primary schools, which offer opportunities for young children to develop new skills in everything from film making to photography and cooking.

Pupils from Timothy Hackworth Primary School have begun a six-week long creative Photography course at King James as part of our Outreach Programme.

Pupils from Woodhouse Primary School are attending weekly sessions with our Media Department to learn filmmaking and editing.

Recently, an emergency situation arose when a local resident needed urgent medical care from the North East Air Ambulance and we were pleased to assist by providing a safe landing space.

Congratulations to Lilly H, Year 6 pupil at Thornhill Primary School in Shildon, who is the winner of our Year 6 Open Evening competition.

What a fantastic evening we had at our annual Year 6 Open Evening event this year, with 833 visitors joining us in school!

Our annual Year 5 Curriculum Weeks has been a huge success with hundreds of pupils from local primary schools joining us at King James to take part in a host of educational activities in all subjects.