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Staff and pupils at James Calvert Spence College (JCSC) are today celebrating another year of GCSE  results, as pupils receive their grades and prepare to take their next steps in education, apprenticeships and training. Headteacher Mr James Andriot said: “We are incredibly proud of all our pupils and the results they have achieved. Their determination, …

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Our Year 7 students enjoyed a taste of higher education this week during a visit to Newcastle University as part of our careers programme. Mr Moore and the group toured the university campus and spent time with student ambassadors, discovering what it’s like to study at university and the experiences and facilities on offer. As …

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A group of dancers who attend James Calvert Spence College had a unique chance to meet a famous ballet dancer at Fourways, Amble, thanks to the Ambler. The local newspaper set up the opportunity to interview Fernando Montano, a Colombian choreographer and dancer who has performed as a soloist at the Royal Ballet. Mrs Barton and …

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Our Year 9 students enjoyed a workshop with a buzz this week, thanks to a visit from STEM specialists Connectr. Students learned how to think and behave like engineers during workshops that saw them work in small groups to complete tasks including making batteries from oranges. The workshops developed skills including group work, planning to …

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Did you know there are over 350 different career roles within the NHS? Year 8 students at JCSC learned about some of these roles this week, thanks to a live threatre performance delivered by the NHS. Year 8 students were invited to ‘step into’ the NHS by becoming a biomedical scientist or even an electrician …

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JCSC Sixth Form students recently gained some fantastic interview experience, helping to prepare them for forthcoming interview stages ahead of university and employment, thanks to a visit from the DWP. DWP representatives kindly visited the school to take students through interview situations, giving them the opportunity to hone their interview technique through answering and posing …

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Special assemblies were held at both sites today for Remembrance Day, with Mr Eyeington talking about this history of Remembrance Day and discussing whether we now live in a time of relative peace. At South Avenue, the Remembrance Day assembly had a theme of ‘service’ with poignant personal insights shared. Mrs Gair spoke about Remembrance …

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