The 2012/13 Future Business Magnates (FBM) competition is now well underway and our team of Year 8 young entrepreneurs, led by Mrs Mulryan, is sitting comfortably in second place with just a few points between them and the current leaders.

Mrs Lee's Science students have been building and racing their own gravity propelled car in preparation for a forthcoming challenge, entry to the "F1 in Schools' competition

Ask most people to describe a Textiles lesson and they are likely to talk about sewing machines, fabric and thread. Ask someone at King James however and they'll say it's about so much more.

Students and staff in our Learning Support Unit (LSU) will soon be moving to a temporary location within the school. The move will mean that our students with special needs are settled in their new environment long before building work begins.

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Latest news on the Priority School Building Programme from King James I Academy

The Martin Gray Football Academy in Partnership with King James I Academy are offering this new course which will provide a variety of opportunities for King James I Sixth Form Students.

Stop Press - Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd have been appointed as the successful contractors who will now be responsible for the building of King James I Academy as part of the Priority School Building Programme.

Mr Lawton, one of our Science teachers is offering students the opportunity of a lifetime. He is planning a working expedition in 2014 to the stunning Philippine islands to study lifestyles, culture, conservation and the coral reef erosion that is taking place in one of the most diverse landscapes of the world.

Students from Years 7, 8 and 9 have visited the National Cycling Centre in Manchester to take part in coached sessions designed to introduce them to cycling as a competitive sport.