Each year, during the final week of term at King James, we treat students to Activity Day, where Heads of Year organise a variety of fun activities for students in their year group.

Media students in Years 10 and 12 have visited Beamish Museum to study how sets, props, costume, hair and make-up are combined to reflect a specific time period; in the media industry this is called mise-en-scene.

As part of our busy programme of events for the last week of term, our PE Department organised four Sports Day events, one for each year group from 7-10.

Working with Mrs Donnison, students in Year 9 have been able to get involved in the Topical Talk Festival in partnership with Eton College and The Economist. ‘Topical Talk’ is a programme from The Economist Educational Foundation, which supports weekly discussions about the news.

Four students in Year 9 have achieved the Industrial Cadets Teamwork Award 2024 as part of our extra-curricular STE(A)M activities programme. The programme is an initiative from the nationwide educational charity, EDT.

Year 9 and 10 students in our Food & Nutrition Department have enjoyed a full-day educational visit to The Great Yorkshire Show in Harrogate. The focus of the trip was food provenance and sustainability.

Each year, students in Years 10 and 12 take part in Work Experience Week, with placements in a wide variety of sectors.

As part of their Geography lessons, students take part in a variety of practical field trips to study topics directly relating to their classroom learning. This boosts their understanding by giving real life context to their learning.

Computer Science is the fastest-growing STEM subject, but despite its popularity and excellent career opportunities, girls continue to be outnumbered by boys. Our IT Department is working hard to remedy this.

Our Modern Foreign Languages department works hard to enhance classroom learning with a variety of exciting activities.