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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 …
Engineer Qualification: Advanced Level Apprenticeship Employer: Michelin Location: Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire Salary: Dependent on age & experience Brief Apprenticeship Description: Apprenticeship Duration: Three – four years Work Placement: Michelin Training Centre: The JCB Academy Apprenticeship Type: Advanced Level Overview: The apprenticeship is expected to be between three and four years in length and the educational elements of the course consists of both mechanical and electrical disciplines …
Have you ever wanted to be someone else…? Or how about something else…? How about a dog?! The irresistible Enzo knows that he is very different from other dogs he is a deep thinker with a human soul (well nearly) and he knows that man evolved from dogs not apes! Enzo has educated himself about all things human by watching …
Every Wednesday afternoon at The JCB Academy, all staff and learners participate in an ‘Extension Activities’, these activities include: Go-karting, Airsoft, Hair and Beauty, Robot Building, Photography, Golf, Ten Pin Bowling, Fishing, Mountain Biking, Clay Pigeon Shooting, 3D Design and many more. One of the activities is the ‘Landrover 4×4 In Schools’ Challenge, where teams of 4-6 learners work together …
On the 18th February, three Y12 learners will be travelling to Adelaide, South Australia to participate in the second Australia Exchange for 2 weeks. Our learners will be hosted by Australian learners from St Patrick’s Technical College in Adelaide; a specialist trade training school. Whilst in Australia, learners will be given the opportunity to experience the Australian life and participate …
We often have visitors coming into The JCB Academy but today was slightly different, a guided tour for several teachers from Poland. The 13 Polish teachers were in the UK for eight days, visiting various parts of the country and also two education establishments, a college in Wolverhampton and The JCB Academy. The UK visit was a part of a …
In February 2017, The JCB Academy are taking 60 learners skiing and snowboarding in Madonna di Campiglio in Italy as part of an annual skiing activity. We will be staying in the Hotel Villa Fosine in Pinzolo at the foot of the fabulous Dolomites. We will be producing a daily blog to keep you informed of the visit.
A former JCB Academy learner from Leek has been crowned the best in the country at the National Apprenticeship Awards. Holly Broadhurst who studied at The JCB Academy and also attended the sixth form, was named the Nuclear Decommissioning Site Licence Companies Higher and Degree Apprentice of the Year. The awards presentation was held at London’s Grosvenor House where Holly won the award …
Our first recommended book comes from our English Learning Manager, Szilvia Brakner. Universal: A Guide to the Cosmos by Brian Cox, Jeff Forshaw Would you like to be transported back to the very beginning of the universe? Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw do just that; they put you on a trip around the observable universe and beyond with mind boggling explanations …
