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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Parents/carers of current and prospective JCSC students are invited to join our whole school open evening on Wednesday 2nd October, drop in from 4-7pm. The evening will include: To book a place for each member of your party, visit: https://bit.ly/47z816u
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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James Calvert Spence College (JCSC) celebrated outstanding results in a wide range of courses today; Chemistry, Biology, Photography and French were amongst the top performing subjects with pass rates of over 80%. Executive Headteacher, Mr Rodgers said: “GCSE results day is easily the best day to work in a secondary school; when the results of …
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Year 13 students at James Calvert Spence College (JCSC) along with parents, teachers and staff celebrated their A Level and Level 3 Vocational exam results in school today. Executive Headteacher, Mr Rodgers said: “The 2024 A-level and Level 3 Vocational results for students at James Calvert Spence College show just what can be achieved …
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Four local students gathered with their parents at Amble Development Trust to celebrate their nominations for this years ‘Amble Good Citizen’ Award. The four children who were nominated have all made positive contributions to the community and have demonstrated that they are kind and caring individuals. Eden, from Year 6 at James Calvert Spence College, …
Twenty Year 8 and 9 students together with Mrs Symm and Mrs Johnson from James Calvert Spence College (JCSC), have enjoyed working on a lottery funded project in conjunction with Newcastle University and the National Trust (Wallington site) with the theme “Species: Past, Present and Future.” The project invited students to reflect on climate change …
James Calvert Spence College (JCSC) are delighted to announce the appointment of new Headteacher, Mr James Andriot who will be joining the school from the 1st September 2024. Sue Currie, Chair of Governors at JCSC said: “Governors were delighted to have a large strong field of applicants to choose from all of whom were very …