A group of students from James Calvert Spence College (JCSC) have won the ‘Most Innovative Project’ award for their work on an Industrial Cadet project supported by Alnwick based software company, MSP (www.mspltd.com). The award was presented to the students at a ceremony held at Newcastle University and there was an opportunity prior to the …
Year 5 students taking part in our ‘Thrive’ sessions are working together to build a Robot Man from K’Nex. The three students, William, Leo and Jesse, pictured here, are developing their team building and friendship skills, by working together to design and construct their robot man. Mrs McNaughton, High Level Teaching Assistant, who is running …
Year 7 James Calvert Spence College(JCSC) student, Annie, recently attended the Swim England North East Regional Championships (NERS), achieving an incredible five medals over two weekends, including: Gold 1500 free, Silver 200 fly, Bronze 400IM, Bronze 400 free and Bronze in 100 fly. Annie’s success has meant she has qualified for the Swim England Nationals …
Amble student swimming success takes her to the Nationals Read More »
Year 11 and Year 13 students celebrated their last day at JCSC on the 24th May and left for study leave in preparation for their GCSE and A Level exams. Year 11’s gathered in the hall for pizza, chips and ice cream followed by a leavers awards presentation and assembly with speeches from all of …
Our Poetry Club, named by the students ‘Pages for Ages’ and setup by Mrs Amy, Teacher of English, recently celebrated their poetry writing at an ‘Evening of Poetry’ held in the school library. The students invited their families along to watch them perform the poems they have recently written during their school poetry club sessions. …
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James Calvert Spence College were lucky enough to be awarded a bookshop spree grant from The Siobhan Dowd Trust to buy books for the school library. Created in memory of children’s author, Siobhan Dowd, the trust works to give young people the opportunity to read and enjoy literature. 11 students visited the Accidental Bookshop in Alnwick …
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We have had an incredible JCSC staff achievement at the Northumberland County Council Apprenticeship Awards 2024. Ms Baxter, one of our amazing Pastoral Support Officers here at JCSC, was awarded HIGHLY COMMENDED from the NCC Awards for Overcoming Adversity Inspiration. Back in 2022, Ms Baxter took a leap of faith, changing from her career in …
JCSC’s PSO Awarded Highly Commended for NCC’s Apprenticeship Awards Read More »
Matilda, who is in Year 5 at JCSC, has been working hard and aiming high, as she has been competing in the BGSA North Region Schools Trampoline competition and recently came in 6th place at the semi-finals. Back in December, Matilda came 3rd place in the Year 1-6 Novice Category. This achievement propelled her to the Zonal …
Matilda Aims High in North Region Schools Trampoline Competition Read More »
Olivia, Emma, Becky, Jessica and Bethany are making a triumphant return to take on the Tycoon Enterprise Competition for 2024 once more. This time around, the group now named “ProCRAFTination”, are selling a range of handmade items, including jewellery, badges and glasses chains. Last year, our Tycoon group, which included Jasmine, secured second place in …
Tycoon Enterprise Runners Up Re-enter Competition Read More »
Today, we welcomed in managers and senior managers from the Department of Work and Pensions, to carry out mock interviews with JCSC’s sixth form students. The purpose of the mock interviews is to give our students an idea of what to expect during the interview process, as it can be a daunting experience. It gives …
DWP Praise JCSC Sixth Formers for Exceptional Interviews Read More »