Student Life Outside of the Classroom

This expedition at the end of Year 12 is an established feature of Sixth Form life. Previous expeditions have included: Morocco, Swaziland, Malaysia, Ecuador and Thailand. Trips have involved climbing up a seven tier waterfall, working in a remote jungle community building toilets in a local village. In the last Thailand trip, in 2019, students attended a Thai cookery class, visited a temple and enjoyed some relaxation on the island of Ko Samet. Completing a World Challenge expedition can be very demanding. Students develop skills in problem solving, teamwork and communication. It is a fantastically rewarding experience, and for many, a once in a lifetime opportunity to experience different places and cultures.

Professionally produced by Sixth Form students with one issue per term, articles include news, reviews, letters and creative writing.

Students take on all aspects of the design and production process: writing articles, taking and editing photographs, conducting interviews and designing the layout, bringing flair and originality to the pages. Every issue produced sells out completely.

Every year we invite our Sixth Form students to support students in lower school. They may help out in lessons once or twice a week or work with individual students who need extra support with their literacy.

We also run a service which matches volunteers from Sixth Form with younger students who have English as an additional language. They provide an invaluable service, supporting vulnerable students and helping them to settle into the school and access the curriculum. All of our Sixth Form Mentors are fully trained and receive support and guidance whilst participating in the scheme.

The indoor and outdoor sports facilities at Jesmond Park Academy are outstanding and a large number of our students are involved in a variety of different sports activities and sports teams, including football, rugby, athletics, basketball, netball and golf to name a few. Our facilities include grass and all weather pitches, Sports Hall, Gymnasium, Fitness suite, Netball courts, Tennis Courts and Athletics facilities.
Jesmond Park Academy runs an elite basketball programme with the Newcastle Eagles. This is available to all students in school, you can train with our Eagles coach, be selected to play in our teams and compete in regional and national competitions alongside your A Level or BTEC studies. Many students have gone onto play for the Eagles Academy teams or even the BBL team. Others have gone on to become community coaches, referees and table officials.