Students in our Media and Photography departments have enjoyed an educational trip to the beautiful city of Barcelona to take in the stunning architecture and experience the vibrant Spanish culture.

King James I Academy Sixth Form students are celebrating another record-breaking year of success, following A-Level, Applied General and Tech Levels. 100% of students have gained a place at their first-choice university, with students accepted for places at Oxford, Durham and St. Andrew’s universities, including degree courses in Medicine, Psychology and Anthropology.

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

Earlier in the year, we established a working partnership with The Auckland Project, which gives us access to many of the venues, attractions and parkland the project offers, and an opportunity to deliver exciting learning opportunities outside of the classroom.

In glorious July sunshine, an excellent time was had by competitors and spectators alike at our Year Group Sports Day events.

Here at King James, 15 of our dedicated Year 10 Media students have attended an educational trip to Beamish Museum.

Year 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.

As a seasonal treat, students who were recognised for their positive behaviour, effort, and attendance were rewarded with ice cream from a visiting ice cream van, Gallone Ices.

Organised by Miss Talbot, 14 of our Year 7 and 8 students have enjoyed a trip to Sunderland University as a reward for their effort and achievement in Computer Science lessons throughout the year.

Here, former student, Kara Munroe talks about her journey to her fulfilling career in Speech and Language Therapy.