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Nearly half a million children** in the UK have no one to speak to at school when they are experiencing feelings of sadness or worry. In a recent YouGov survey 1 in 10 (10%) children said they have no one to talk to in school when they are worried or sad. More than one in four (26%) also said that …

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Learners at The JCB Academy are currently enjoying activities week. They get to pick from a selection of activities over a three day period. There are overseas trips to Spain and Austria, an outdoor adventure based activity at Edge Adventures in Shropshire, activities within the academy and local trips such as Alton Towers. The learners have arrived safely in Austria …

Today our new Year 9s are experiencing their second induction day at The JCB Academy. Over the two days learners will sit an English and maths test and take part in various groups activities. Activities include an escape room in English where learners will have to solve English related tasks and their first experience in engineering where they’ll use the …

Over 250 pupils from 44 primary school across Staffordshire and Derbyshire came to The JCB Academy over four days in June to participate in a variety of fun, informative and interactive challenges as part of the academy’s annual ‘Women into Engineering’ event. The event is part of ‘Women into Engineering’, a UK initiative to raise the profile of women in …

JCB Academy Y10 learner Lucas Wright makes his own smoothie using peddle power.

Nearly half a million children** in the UK have no one to speak to at school when they are experiencing feelings of sadness or worry. In a recent YouGov survey 1 in 10 (10%) children said they have no one to talk to in school when they are worried or sad. More than one in four (26%) also said that …

Engineering learners are currently looking at wing design and aerodynamics. The learners design and produce wings from balsa wood and then test their aerodynamics in our wind tunnel.

This weekend, we’ve had nearly 60 learners out on their DofE Bronze Assessed Expedition in the Peak District. Congratulations to them all for successfully completing their expedition. They had to deal with horrendous weather on Saturday but were blessed with blue skies and sunshine today. It was hard work but they all made it.