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Netball Tournament Achievements

During the past few weeks The JCB Academy netball team have participated in a number of tournaments including matches at Endon High School and The Cheadle Academy. We had recently been promoted from the B league to the A league, so this then gave us a challenge and helped us improve our teamwork and communication when playing. When we played …

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We Raised £817.58

At The JCB Academy on Friday 18th November we raised money for Children in Need by having a Pull a Digger event and a cake sale day. The learners and staff raised £817.58 which is a record amount for the academy, one that we’ll aim to beat next year. Thank you to everyone who took part and also United Biscuits who …

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Pull a Digger

Friday 18th will be JCB Pull a Digger charity event for Children in Need. The event, organised by The JCB Academy sixth form learner, Jade Aubrey, will involve a challenge in which a group of either six staff or six learners trying to pull a digger over a set distance as fast as possible. The team that pulls it in …

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Photography Extension Activity

As you may know, on a Wednesday afternoon we all take part in an extension activity (EA). One of those EAs is photography, yesterday we went out and about in the first session and then we set up some studio lighting in a classroom for the second session. One of the EA learners, Chloe Pickin has taken some great photographs, one of …

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Trip to Paris

Each year at The JCB Academy we run a trip to Paris as part of our Activities Week. The cost is £499 for 4 nights in July with a planned itinerary of: 14th Executive Coach travel via Eurotunnel to Paris 15th Day pass into Disneyland Paris (Magic Kingdom) 16th Day pass into Disneyland Paris (MGM Studios) 17th Full day sightseeing in Paris 18th …

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Duke of Edinburgh Silver Award

We are now offering our learners the opportunity to take part in the Duke of Edinburgh’s (DofE) Silver Award as well as the DofE Bronze Award. The DofE Award consists of a challenging programme of activities, which will allow learners to learn new skills, help others and experience adventure. This Award also provides learners with a great sense of achievement …

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Combined Cadet Force

  The JCB Academy Combined Cadet Force (CCF) is part of the national cadet organisation sponsored by the Ministry of Defence, and is part of the wider military family. The JCB Academy’s CCF contingent will offer our learners a broad range of challenging, exciting, adventurous and educational activities. The aim is to enable the development of personal responsibility, leadership and …