The best schools and teachers across the country have been shortlisted in this year’s Tes Schools Awards. The Awards, which have been dubbed the ‘Oscars of education’, is a prestigious awards programme which celebrates the best of education across the UK. It has now been revealed that King James I Academy has been shortlisted in the category of Staff Wellbeing School of the year.

The Sixth Form Football Team at King James is celebrating an outstanding win against the previously unbeaten League Champions, Redcar and Cleveland College, to win the North East College's League.

Three of our Year 10 students, and one of our Sixth Formers and her friends, have climbed Roseberry Topping in North Yorkshire to raise funds for Butterwick Hospice Care.

Year 12 students in Media Studies have been setting up creative photoshoots to gain images for their current magazine unit.

Students in all years groups have taken part in an exciting three-day Heart Global music and performance project in school.

Creative Media students in Years 10, 11 and 12 have been treated to an unusual workshop in SFX makeup. Local makeup artist, Amy Algar visited the Academy to deliver a special effects workshop and demonstration, designed to educate media students on how to use liquid latex to create zombie prosthetics and props for filmmaking and photography projects.

The Media Department is celebrating the completion of an exciting green screen studio resource; this will allow students to create a full range of creative film making projects.

In Food & Nutrition, Sixth Form students have been developing their food presentation skills in a practical session focusing on desserts.

Sixth Form students in Media, Art and Photography are looking forward to an educational visit to the Spanish island of Majorca in early October.

Three Performing Arts students at King James I Academy have raised £350 for the British Thyroid Foundation by organising a ‘Just Dance’ marathon in school.