November 2020
As part of Year 7’s Geography unit on Antarctica, students have been designing flags for the UK Polar Network Antarctica Day Flag Project 2020.
November 2020
Students have been working hard on exam pieces in our Drama & Performing Arts Department throughout the last term.
November 2020
Pupils at King James I Academy have achieved one silver, two bronze, and four participation awards in this year’s UKMT Senior Maths Challenge.
November 2020
Our annual Remembrance Service is an important part of the Academy calendar but this year, due to Covid restrictons we had to take a different approach to marking the day.
October 2020
Students and staff at King James I Academy have raised £100 for the UKs Young Minds charity, which focuses on raising awareness about young people’s mental health.
October 2020
All Year 11 students now have free access to the online resource, GCSEPod, which allows them to revise exam topics for all subjects in short, high impact bursts of content called ‘Pods’.
October 2020
We would like to recognise the creativity and initiative of our FBM team, pictured here, who managed to complete three challenges in the competition before lockdown last March.
October 2020
Our Year 13 students, under the guidance of Mrs Lobb, have been very busy completing their UCAS application forms for entry to University next year.
Two students have already received offers from their first choices. Rebecca H and Georgia A are very happy to have received offers from Newcastle, Northumbria and York universities. Congratulations!
September 2020
Inside: Safety as a Priority, Free Chromebooks for all Students, Exam Success, New T-Levels, Virtual Year 6 Open Evening, Caring about our Local Community and much more.
September 2020
This year our year 13 leavers were very successful, leaving us with excellent results and securing places at destinations of their choice, including a range of universities across the county, degree apprenticeships, further education and employment.