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Kielder Observatory brought the inspiration of the nights sky to our school community last night for an evening of stargazing. Pupils and their families/parents/carers were invited to attend this free event of content delivered by science communicators from the observatory which included: inflatable planetarium with immersive shows and outdoor telescopes for night sky observing. Visitors …

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Staff and pupils (from Y6,7 and 8) enjoyed a brilliant Halloween Disco this week. Headteacher Mr Andriot commented to staff: “If I were to invite a visitor to JCSC to see us at our best, I would invite them to the school disco. It was a joy – thanks to colleagues who were involved.” See …

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Year 6 pupils have taken inspiration from Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Austrian visual artist and architect, for their latest school art project. Mr Hall, Teacher, explained: “Our most recent project in art looked at the works of Hundertwasser, who was famous for his love for lines and color; he also worked in the field of environmental protection. Hundertwasser …

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Pupils in year 6 who staff felt have met the school’s vision and values of ‘Be Kind, Work Hard & Aim High,’ were nominated for our Friday ‘Hot Choc with the Head’ last week. These pupils all received a positive message home to their parents to tell them all about their efforts in school and …

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Students from year 7 and 8 at James Calvert Spence College (JCSC) are buzzin’ for books as today they received a free book each to take home, as part of the Bookbuzz programme orgnaised by charity, BookTrust. This curated programme gives students the chance to choose a book each from a collection of 16 titles, …

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Staff and pupils were very excited to host Kielder Observatory today, who brought their inflatable planetarium dome to run an immersive show of the night sky. The workshop was delivered by Dan Monk, Director of Astro Photography and Adam Shore, Science Communication and Education Outreach, from Kielder Observatory who are part of a team that …

Immersive show of the night sky from our school gym! Read More »

Students studying a T-Level in Education and Early Years at James Calvert Spence College (JCSC) have began work placements at NCEA Warkworth Primary School to develop practical skills needed to complete their qualification. Cerys, Ashleigh and Molly (pictured left to right below) who began their course at the beginning of the school academic year; will …

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Students from year 7 and 8 at James Calvert Spence College (JCSC) are buzzin’ for books as they take part in the Bookbuzz programme orgnaised by charity, BookTrust. This curated programme gives students the chance to choose a book each from a collection of 16 titles, which is then bought by the school for the …

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Sixth form students from James Calvert Spence College (JCSC) had an exciting opportunity to learn practical writing skills from award-winning writer for stage, screen and radio; Carina Rodney. Carina visited the school last week to deliver one of four 50-minute sessions which are fully funded by the Royal Literary Fund. The workshops are part of …

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