Year 11 students studying French visited Newcastle University for a Languages Discovery and Aspiration Day this week. The day involved two language taster sessions in Japanese and French linguistics. Students also had the opportunity to have a campus tour and learn about university life. They spoke to current students about university and studies and were …
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Two budding entrepreneurs from James Calvert Spence College, are taking on the Tycoon Enterprise Competition with their design and print business, ‘Poster People.’ Shaun (year 8) and Calvin (year 7) have entered the Tycoon Enterprise Competition; a national competition established by the Peter Jones Foundation that encourages students aged 6 – 18 to develop their …
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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 students had a brilliant time fundraising for BBC Children in Need, raising an impressive £885.19 for the well worthy charity. As you can see our staff planned lots of fun for our pupils which included an “I’m a Celebrity” themed staff challenge. Kim our in-house feeder and culinary extraordinaire cooked up some revolting …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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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