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Score: Lady Manners – 17 JCB Academy – 14 Tries: Jamie Wain x1, Penalty Try Conversion: Tommy Cheadle x1 Wednesday 27th September saw JCB Academy U16 rugby team travel to Lady Manners School in Bakewell for the first match of the season. Overall, a fantastic effort from the boys, many of whom were playing out of position, alongside people that …
Daily blog by Y12 sixth form learner, Charlie Pearson. We departed the hotel for our visit to the JCB factory in Jaipur… after me and Olly woke up 40 minutes late. Once we arrived at the plant we had a formal greeting in which we were spoken to about the statistics of the company and how well they have developed …
Daily blog by Y12 sixth form learner, Charlie Pearson. Today was a more relaxing day compared to the past few as we have been travelling to Jaipur today from Agra for our visit at the JCB factory tomorrow. The journey took us 5 1/2 hours which was quite tiring but managed to pass the time by playing cards. Once we …
Daily blog by Y12 sixth form learner, Charlie Pearson. Brisk wake up this morning at 6am to have breakfast and pack our bags ready to move to the next hotel. We left the hotel to travel to the Matahj Mahl, which took 4hrs on the bus, it felt much quicker because of being so entertained by the farmers which we …
Daily blog by Y12 sixth form learner, Charlie Pearson. What a day! We landed in Delhi at 11:00am to be greeted by a lot of armed security which was unusual to us in the UK. We then started making our way to the hotel once we were greeted by the JCB director representatives. What I saw was unbelievable on the …
Daily blog by Y12 sixth form learner, Charlie Pearson. Today’s the day I’m off to India with The JCB Academy Sixth Form. I’m leaving the school at 3pm to travel to Heathrow airport, to then board the plane and then travel to Delhi. Thank you to everyone who has supported me in fundraising to get me here!
The University of Derby are hosting their 4th and very popular ‘Women in Engineering’ event, held on International Women’s Day, 8 March, 2018 from 6-9 pm. This event is especially helpful to students and parents to help them to understand the broad subject area of Engineering and the many rewarding careers that are available under the engineering umbrella. It is …
We are open as usual today. Bus routes 1, 4 & 12 are not operational due to road closures.
It’s World Book Day at The JCB Academy and we’ve got lots going on: Staff and learners can dress up as their favourite book character. Learners can share their book reviews with others, to inspire others to read. Blind date witha book – learners get to choose a book by reading our custom made descriptive labels which wrap around the …
Learners studying at The JCB Academy Sixth Form have a fantastic opportunity to visit India where they consider the social and corporate responsibility of JCB in its Indian manufacturing operation. Learners experience life in India and discuss international opportunities for JCB employees willing to relocate. This trip is sponsored by JCB.
