On Weds 29th June it was our Year 11 Prom night. To see all of the photos from the evening please visit our Google Photos page at https://goo.gl/photos/mgGgFTy9k8uAK8E16
Women into Engineering
In June 2016 at The JCB Academy, it was our ‘Women into Engineering’ event where learners from across Staffordshire and Derbyshire come to the academy to participate in a variety of fun, informative and interactive engineering based challenges. The event is part of an initiative to encourage more women to take up careers in engineering. There were two fun challenges …
Activity Week – London
Learners look to be having a great time in London as part of The JCB Academy’s activity week. Today they’ve visited the London Eye. The last time any of our learners went on the London Eye it was with Bosch and it was in the middle of the night when the attraction was closed. This was to show how the …
Afternoon Tea for Apprenticeship Partners
The JCB Academy recently hosted an afternoon tea for some our of apprenticeship partners. The small event was aimed at giving our partners an update on their apprentices and also to inform them of the new apprenticeship levy. The catering was supplied by Olive Catering. For further information on apprenticeships at The JCB Academy please visit our website www.jcbacademy-apprenticeships.com
Basic Household Plumbing Course
Get your DIY plumbing skills up to scratch – we’ve just put on a Basic Household Plumbing evening course at The JCB Academy. Ideal if you want to enhance your DIY skills or as a taster into a plumbing career. This is a basic course teaching you practical techniques such as pipe jointing, pipe bending, assembly of basic applications, etc. …
Activity Week – Spain
Twenty three learners went on a water-sports trip to Tossa de Mar in Spain during The JCB Academy’s Activities Week at the end of July. They enjoyed three days of water-sports: paddle-boarding, sailing, kayaking, coasteering, giant paddle-boarding and snorkelling. They spent a day in Barcelona and toured Barcelona FC’s amazing Nou Camp stadium; they shopped in Las Ramblas and checked …
Josh Machin – perfect launch-pad
The perfect launch-pad, The JCB Academy Josh Machin started at The JCB Academy when they first open their doors back in 2010. Josh looks back on his time there as the perfect launch-pad for his time as an apprentice. Josh said: “As a young boy growing up in Stoke-on-Trent, I was always fascinated to hear my dad talking about his …
Our First Ofsted Inspection
The JCB Academy has passed its first full Ofsted inspection with flying colours. Inspectors concluded that the achievement of pupils, the quality of teaching, the behaviour and safety of pupils and the leadership and management were all “good”. In addition, the Ofsted team highlighted “outstanding” features, including progress in mathematics, engineering and vocational courses and the dedication to keeping learners …