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We always enjoy hearing about our students’ achievements and interests outside of school and recently have been superbly impressed by the athletic achievements of Year 6 student, Annie. Annie has been training with Morpeth Swimming Club for a few years now after advancing through swimming lessons and reaching a competitive level. She shows fantastic commitment …

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Our sixth form students learned about research placement opportunities this week, thanks to a very interesting workshop delivered by Nuffield Research. The Nuffield Research Programme offers students the opportunity to complete a placement within science, quantitative social science, computing, technology, engineering or maths (or a combination of these areas). James Calvert Spence College Sixth Form …

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We had an action packed World Book day this week, with a book swaps held at both sites and a themed fancy dress at South Avenue. There was also plenty of other literary based fun with a book quiz and activities in lessons. This year, students in years 5-7 were invited to dress up as …

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This Apprenticeship Week we wanted to say a special thank you to our in-school Teaching Assistant apprentices – Rowan, Lauren, Jack, Natalie, Robert and Robbie. The group joined us in September and are a great team. Our Apprentice Teaching Assistants combine study with working in school and have really flourished in the short time they’ve …

Apprenticeship 2023 – Thank You to Our Apprentices! Read More »

Mr McCudden hosted a fabulously festive Shining Lights rewards assembly at South Avenue this morning During the assembly students were rewarded for their hard work and effort across this term with their names entered into the prize draw to win rewards from fast passes to supermarket vouchers. Winners were selected from a shortlist at the …

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Our Year 7 students enjoyed a taste of higher education this week during a visit to Newcastle University as part of our careers programme. Mr Moore and the group toured the university campus and spent time with student ambassadors, discovering what it’s like to study at university and the experiences and facilities on offer. As …

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A group of dancers who attend James Calvert Spence College had a unique chance to meet a famous ballet dancer at Fourways, Amble, thanks to the Ambler. The local newspaper set up the opportunity to interview Fernando Montano, a Colombian choreographer and dancer who has performed as a soloist at the Royal Ballet. Mrs Barton and …

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Our Year 9 students enjoyed a workshop with a buzz this week, thanks to a visit from STEM specialists Connectr. Students learned how to think and behave like engineers during workshops that saw them work in small groups to complete tasks including making batteries from oranges. The workshops developed skills including group work, planning to …

YEAR 9 STUDENTS CONNECT WITH ENGINEERING Read More »

Did you know there are over 350 different career roles within the NHS? Year 8 students at JCSC learned about some of these roles this week, thanks to a live threatre performance delivered by the NHS. Year 8 students were invited to ‘step into’ the NHS by becoming a biomedical scientist or even an electrician …

LIVE THEATRE INVITES STUDENTS TO STEP INTO NHS CAREERS Read More »

JCSC Sixth Form students recently gained some fantastic interview experience, helping to prepare them for forthcoming interview stages ahead of university and employment, thanks to a visit from the DWP. DWP representatives kindly visited the school to take students through interview situations, giving them the opportunity to hone their interview technique through answering and posing …

SIXTH FORMERS GET SUITED FOR DWP DROP IN Read More »