We were introduced to both of our placements this morning and had a warm welcome at both. By the time we leave, the corner of the room will have a fully plumbed in working toilet. The people here are so friendly and the food is spicy. Amir is our guide for the whole trip. A great opportunity for our sixth …
On the 3rd July 2018 we had our Year 10’s annual sports day. The JCB Academy house teams; Arkwright, Bamford and Royce, all compete in a variety of sporting activities. The final, and by far the most exciting and competitive, is the tug-of-war!
On Monday, 14th May, 2018, we had a visit from motorcycle racer and a television personality Guy Martin. Guy came in to look around the facilities and to find out about how we develop our engineering learners in the academy, sixth-form and through our apprenticeship training centre. Photos of the visit can be viewed on our google Photos account – …
On the 8th and 11th May we welcomed students from Portland School and Specialist College, a SEMHD provision (Social Emotional Mental Health Difficulties) catering for Keystages 1, 2, 3 and 4. We had two sets of students coming into The JCB Academy to take photographs of our machinery and engineering equipment. This was part of their GCSE photography unit in …
Come along to our October Open Day and see why we are the most sought after school in Staffordshire*. Book online by clicking here. *Based on number of applications to places available. Statistics taken from Staffordshire County Council’s 2018 school admissions.
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Learners from The JCB Academy Sixth Form had a cake sale on 27th April to raise funds for their trip to Sri-Lanka. The trip will be arranged through a company called Projects Abroad and is part of our Global Adventure. Projects Abroad send 10,000 volunteers abroad each year to 31 destinations worldwide and have 600 staff working in 31 destinations, …
Learners from The JCB Academy Sixth Form have the opportunity in July to visit Sri Lanka as part of our Global Adventure. The trip will be arranged through a company called Projects Abroad. They send 10,000 volunteers abroad each year to 31 destinations worldwide and have 600 staff working in 31 destinations, ensuring that all volunteers have a safe and …
Congratulations to both teams for successfully completing their expedition! Great effort. Students continued to make their way north from Castell to Llandudno (enjoying fish and chips on the beach to celebrate). They are now looking forward to the assessed expedition in the Lake District at the end of July.
A hard day at the office today! Both teams did extremely well to deal with another scorcher. They made their way north from Capel Curig through some very challenging terrain to Castell (nearly 15 km away). All of our students did well to work in their teams to successfully complete day 3 of their expedition. A big part of the …
