Some of our year 10 students recently took part in the Intermediate Maths Challenge, hosted by the United Kingdom Mathematics Trust. The challenges aim to stimulate mathematical problem solving. Our students were awarded in the Bronze, Silver and Gold categories with Pete W also winning the best in school award. Category award winners: Bronze: Josh… Read more »
We were delighted to welcome former Masterchef: The Professionals quarter finalist Matei Baran to the school recently to cook a Masterclass to our Year 11 students studying GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition. Matei – who is now head chef at a local restaurant in Tynemouth – has recently written a charity cookbook, Big Chef, Mini… Read more »
Best-selling children’s author, Lisa Thompson, visited the JLV on Monday to kick off the national book tour for her newest book, The Day I Was Erased. Lisa set out to inspire aspiring authors in the audience, describing her own career: from writing her very first (terrible) story aged 9, through working as a broadcast assistant… Read more »
Famous actor, comedian and now author, Ben Miller joined us in the JLV last week to launch his first children’s fiction book, The Night I Met Father Christmas. Ben Miller is an actor, director and comedian, best known for writing and starring in The Armstrong and Miller Show and his roles in Paddington 2, Johnny… Read more »
Kev F Sutherland, a renowned comic book artist who has worked for publications including the Beano, Dr Who Adventures and Marvel, visited the JLV to unleash the creative writing skills of some of our y7 students. We started by exploring some of the comics Kev has created, then learnt how to draw characters like Bart… Read more »
We were delighted to welcome y5 and y6 students from Shanklea and Hareside Primaries to the JLV for an exciting author event with award-winning author, Ross Montgomery. Ross introduced his new book, Max and the Millions, by showing students a series of miniature carvings – some as small as the eye of a needle –… Read more »
Former year 13 student Hannah Ricalton is to receive an award for her recent performance in the Advanced Chemistry examination by The Salters’ Institute. Hannah has been invited to the Annual Salters’ Institute award ceremony in December to receive the award for attaining one of the highest marks in the Chemistry examination; she will also… Read more »