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On Friday, 12 May, The JCB Academy staff played apprentices in a fundraising football match to raise funds for the ‘Let’s help Levi walk again’ appeal. We are pleased to announce that we raised a total of £2,037 from the fundraising event. Thank you to everyone who kindly took part and donated. Let’s help Levi walk again! Donate now at …
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Fantastic news from our JCB Academy U15 football team! We’ve won 3-2 against Clayton Hall in the Staffordshire County Cup, securing our place in the semi-finals! Shoutout to our amazing players Zak and Ibraheem (Man of the Match) for their outstanding performance! Zak scored a crucial goal, while Ibraheem netted two, leading our team to victory! We’re incredibly proud of …
Toyota have recently started our Y11 Toyota Challenge, a set of engineering-based tasks that involve constructing an engine within a limited timeframe, creating a fuel rail spacer on lathes, designing and constructing a wind-powered car, as well as practicing LEAN manufacturing and production. Mandy-Jayne Evans, Toyota’s Senior Specialist for Young People Education, provided LEAN manufacturing and production instruction to Year …
As part of the T Level curriculum, learners participate in three challenges enriched with industrial partners over a six-week period. The three challenges designed by Bosch Rexroth, St Modwen and JCB combine nine of the seventeen curriculum units. The JCB Challenge was launched in January by Georgia Turner, a Senior Quality Engineer at JCB. Georgia is not only a former …
It was great to see Mark Gould, Training and Development Officer from Pentaxia Ltd here at the The JCB Academy today. Mark came in to talk about composites and apprenticeships at Pentaxia, and also to give our Y10 learners a lesson in employability skills including writing their CVs and covering letters. Pentaxia, one of the leading composite companies in the …
We’ve recently played three matches on the same evening, our new U15 girls football team won 3-2, U15 boys won 3-2 and the U16 boys won 4-0. Goal scorers for the U15 girls Tyler Georgina x2 Goal scorers for the U15 boys Aldrick Ibrahim Kade Goal scorers for the U16 boys Tino Sam x2 Fin
At this years Harper Adams Challenge, we were delighted to welcome back Paula Gwinnett, Senior Lecturer, Placement Manager (Engineering) at Harper Adams University, JCB Academy trustee and former head of The JCB Academy Sixth Form. Paula came to represent Harper Adams University as one of the judges for the competition along with the academy’s Principal, Mrs McGuirk, and Post-16 Vice …
We were delighted to host our first Women into STEM and Leadership talks last week at The JCB Academy. It was fantastic to see so many young females with an interest in STEM and/or leadership. We welcomed back two former learners, Sarah Ashraf and Charley Lee AIOSH. Sarah, a business degree apprentice at Rolls-Royce, is a young and ambitious individual …
The week is designed to highlight the benefits of apprenticeships for both individuals and employers, and to encourage more people to consider an apprenticeship as a viable career option. Have you considered an apprenticeship? Intermediate Level Apprenticeships These are entry-level apprenticeships, suitable for those who have completed their GCSEs or equivalent. Advanced Level Apprenticeships Advanced apprenticeships are equivalent to two …