King James I Academy News

All the latest news from King James I Academy

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Sainsbury's School Games

July 2013

A group of students in Years 7 and 8 have competed in the County Durham Level 3 Sainsbury's School Games.

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Special Award at FBM

July 2013

Our Future Business Magnates (FBM) team have won a special award at a prestigious presentation evening held at the Xcel Centre in Newton Aycliffe.

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Celebrating at the Prom

July 2013

The Year 11 Prom 2013 was a glittering event enjoyed by all. Our young ladies and gentlemen turned out in style to celebrate at Rockliffe Hall in Darlington with a three course dinner and dancing.

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Training with the Royal Marines

June 2013

Year 12 students have been put through their paces in a "boot camp' style training session held by the Royal Marines, who were invited to King James by our Health and Social Care department.

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DSE Regional Athletics Championships 2013

June 2013

Three of our students have returned from the 4th Annual Legacy Games at Monkton Stadium in Jarrow with a host of medals.

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UK Maths Challenge Success

June 2013

Each year, some of our most promising Maths students from each year group are entered into the prestigious United Kingdom Mathematics Trust (UKMT) Individual Challenges with consistent success. This year is no exception and our students have, yet again, proved that they are talented mathematicians.

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King James Students Triumph at Golf Tournament

June 2013

Three young golfers from King James I Academy have recently triumphed at the regional level of the British Heart Foundation Golf Competition, which was held at Castle Eden Golf Club in Hartlepool.

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Students take part in Newcastle Fashion Week

May 2013

Three exceptionally talented Year 9 artists were given the opportunity to take part in Newcastle Fashion Week recently. Accompanied by Miss Welch and working alongside successful designers from the fashion industry, Bethany, Amber and Holly were challenged to a fast and furious day, jam-packed with fashion industry tasks.

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Exclaimer Magazine Vol. 6

May 2013

Robert Downey Jr: Much More Than Iron Man

Inside: Issue 6 of the free e-magazine written and produced by an editorial team of young people at King James.

Click Here to visit the Exclaimer Magazine website.

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Gymnast Supports Summer of Sport Challenge

May 2013

Students in Year 7 were visited by Commonwealth and Olympic gymnast, Craig Heap this month. The former Captain of the GB Gymnastics Team came to King James to deliver an inspirational assembly to students to coincide with the launch of our Summer of Sports initiative.