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 …
Seven students from Year 12 who are part of the T Level Foundation qualification, have worked with Amble Town Council on a new community website for Amble (see link here: www.amblecommunityhub.co.uk.) Teacher and Head of Vocational Studies at JCSC, Mr Gaines said: “As part of their qualification, Students have worked closely with the town council …
Year 11 students from James Calvert Spence College (JCSC), Amble celebrated finishing their exams with a prom at The Alnwick Garden. Over the past year, staff from the school have organised a series of fundraising activities and requested financial support from local businesses, to ensure that the students enjoyed an unforgettable send off. The highlight …
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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 …
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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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