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On Tuesday 28th March The JCB Academy year 10 learners took part in the finals of the JCB Challenge. Year 10 learners went over to JCB for most of the day to compete in the final stages with the winning team being announced late in the afternoon. Learners also got the chance to enjoy a two course meal, courtesy of …
Another good day today & I have finally managed to get some action shots of our Snowboarders on the snow park & the day has been rounded off with a lovely evening at a local Pizza restaurant. Tomorrow is our last full day on the slopes before we set off for home at approx 8pm local time. It has been …
A previous learner of The JCB Academy Sixth Form, Derby-based Daniel Swain, is one of the engineering apprentices who has been awarded an Engineering Horizons Bursary by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). The Engineering Horizons Bursary has been awarded to apprentices who are passionate about engineering and have taken up a place on an IET approved apprenticeship scheme …
What do parents say about reading for pleasure and the usefulness of inviting authors/poets? A parent of Joe, a learner at The JCB Academy: When my son was in Year 8, the school which he attended, invited an author to come in and address the children in assembly. The author was Chris Bradford and he spoke about his “Young Samurai” …
Smashing of Stones Smash of stones, I am on my own, The wrath of others against me, Any other place I would be, The hate in their eyes, Nothing should ever be a surprise, Smash of stones, I can feel my skin and bones, Crashing at the sound of hate, I can feel the weight, Heaven is calling, I will …
Bum boarding on Sunday evening. Watch Miss Newman being wiped out. Ouch! She was unscathed!
Clear blue skies reappeared today & everyone who skied or boarded had probably the best day yet. Witnessing from the side of the slopes with the camera at hand, it is clear to see the progress made by all our learners & staff although as you will see from the photos to be added later, Mr Hughes spent some time …
A cloudy start to day 3 but it brightened up after lunch & everyone was able to enjoy the afternoon sunshine. Once the skis & boards were packed away we took a short drive into Madonna where learners & staff had the opportunity to do some shopping. After dinner a few of the learners & staff went to watch the …
Our first full day has seen us blessed with clear blue skies with all the skiers & snowboarders taking to the slopes for the first time. All have made steady progress & have thoroughly enjoyed themselves. The day ended with an hour of Bum Boarding which was great fun. everyone came through it unscathed, although Miss Newman came close after …
Beautiful scenery as we drive alongside lake Luzern in the Swiss alps enroute to Italy. After leaving The Academy at 12:40pm on Friday we finally arrived at our hotel in Pinzolo at 15:45pm this afternoon. Thankfully we had an incident free trip and with the exception of a couple of learners who were feeling a bit queezy for a short …
