A' Level Sociology students in Year 12 have been exploring The Auckland Project's art galleries from a new angle, considering the differences between the two, and the way each team has tailored the visitor experience to two different intended audiences.

Year 13 students in Media, Art and Photography have returned from a four night cultural visit to Majorca where they explored the architecture, religion and history of the island, and shot photographs and footage for their coursework.

Our Sixth Form Football Team have made an excellent start to the North East College League and are celebrating their second win in two matches.

This week in Food Science, Year 12 students have embraced the art of Italian cooking by learning how to make fresh pasta and appreciating the great difference in taste between home made and shop bought.

A group of students in History and Sociology have taken part in a Q&A session with Bishop Auckland MP, Sam Rushworth on the importance of politics in society.

A group of Year 13 students in Media, Art and Photography are about to embark on an educational trip to the Balearic island of Majorca.

Each year at King James I Academy, we hold a Coffee Morning and Bake Sale fundraiser for Macmillan Cancer Care, and this year we are delighted to announce that we have beaten all previous records.

In Art, Year 12 students have been experimenting with mixed media to create unique backgrounds.

Students at King James I Academy and Sixth Form Centre are celebrating the best ever set of A-Level results, with a 100% pass rate across all courses and 100% of students who applied to university successfully securing places at top institutions.

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.