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Thursday 4 June 2026 Discovery College Celebration Assembly On Thursday 21st May Discovery held their Awards Assembly. A huge shout out to all our students who received certificates. We were also able to celebrate some of our students for accomplishments outside of school including Harper who won 1 Gold, 2 Silver and 1 Bronze medal at the TSKUK Nationals. Isla and Abbie who both won Gold in the Regional Cheerleading Awards. Faye won Silver at the Street Dance Nationals and Riley who received a trophy in recognition of his rugby achievements through the year. Also, congratulations to the form tutors who got recognition for their form's fantastic achievements in conduct and attendance.#Rewards #JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Zenith
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Wednesday 3 June 2026 Congratulations to our Brilliant Club! Huge congratulations to our incredible group of High Flying students who have successfully completed The Brilliant Club!Working alongside a PhD tutor, each explored the fascinating and complex topic of developing new antibiotics, culminating in a 1,500-word university-style essay tackling the big question: “Can chemists save the world?”We are so proud to share that every student passed with flying colours – with several achieving a First and others a 2:1, demonstrating performance already at (and beyond!) GCSE standard.The journey finished with a memorable graduation event, where students celebrated their achievements and received their certificates – and a special mention to the two students chosen to deliver speeches, confidently sharing how the programme has inspired and supported their learning.An outstanding achievement all round – the future of science is in safe hands!#TheBrilliantClub #StudentSuccess #STEM #FutureScien
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Tuesday 2 June 2026 She Kicks Because She Can Our She Kicks Because She Can group is in full swing at JHS! In the past weeks we have…⚽️ Discussed their own football journey⚽️Done a keepy-uppy competition⚽️Watched WSL highlights⚽️Played ‘blow football'⚽️ Played ‘desk table tennis'⚽️Celebrated achievementsCome join our group on Friday break 2!@she_kicks_because_she_can#shekicksbecauseshecan #JamesHornsbyFamily #Zenith
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Monday 1 June 2026 Welcome back to all! Welcome back to you all as we flock back to school!In particular, welcome back to year 11s as they head into the final stretch of their GCSEs.Welcome back to Year 10s after 2 weeks away from school- I hope work experience was a fantastic time with lots to learn about the world of work. We're looking forward to parents' evening next week (11th June) as you step up to being the oldest year group in the school with year 11s finishing exams soon.Welcome back to year 9s as your choices for GCSE subjects are finalised ready for you to step up.Welcome back to year 7s and 8s as you prepare for your PPEs in the middle of June.Welcome also to year 6s who will be stepping through the gates for transition days this month.And finally, welcome to the pair of birds and their chicks that have taken up residence in one of the nesting boxes we put up last year, made by students in Design Technology. If you recognise your nesting box, please let Mr Back know! It's clear the habitat changes to increase bi
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Friday 22 May 2026 Well done Year 10! We've had some fantastic feedback from some of the employers who took our #Year10 students on placement at work experience. We really hope that the year 10s have had a valuable time learning skills for the world of work!#JamesHornsby #WorkExperience #Zenith
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Wednesday 20 May 2026 Biodiversity If you come on site, you will notice the grass is long and there are raised beds dotted around and about. This is to support an increase in #Biodiversity on the school grounds. We're also using 4 raised beds for a college competition. Both Atlantis and Discovery have got an early start by including plants with their college colours, despite some opposition from the fox that roams the grounds!Let's see how the competition develops!#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Zenith
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Tuesday 19 May 2026 Bletchley Park Trip Our #Year7 students had a fantastic opportunity to see #Maths in action during their visit to the world-famous Bletchley Park!The day began with an interactive codes and ciphers workshop, where students explored the mathematical principles behind encryption. They investigated patterns, logical reasoning, and problem-solving techniques used to encode and decode messages—just as mathematicians and codebreakers did during World War II. From substitution ciphers to frequency analysis, students discovered how maths underpins communication and security. 🔍📊Applying their classroom learning in a real-world context, students worked collaboratively to crack challenging codes, demonstrating resilience, critical thinking, and precision—key skills in mathematics. 💡The tour of the site reinforced how vital mathematical thinking was to historic breakthroughs, including the work of Alan Turing and his team, who used mathematical models and algorithms to help
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Saturday 16 May 2026 Duke of Edinburgh Expedition Good luck to our biggest cohort of students completing their Duke of Edinburgh expedition this weekend. Have an amazing weekend.The Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) develops character, resilience, and skills that appeal to employers and universities.
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Thursday 14 May 2026 Primary Panathlon Event It was great to have our Year 8 and 9 #Sports Leaders helping at our recent Primary Panathlon event. The Panathlon gives participants the opportunity to represent their school in sporting competition in a way that they are so often otherwise not able to. Our Sports leaders did a great job supporting some of the children with disabilities and special needs so that they could take part and feel proud of their achievements.
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Wednesday 13 May 2026 Well done Rosie! Well done to Rosie who entered a poem for the online “Amazing Young Writers Challenge”. Rosie is now a published author! It is still open for submissions so do explore!#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Zenith
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Friday 8 May 2026 New Astro Turf The new Astro turf is coming along nicely - we are looking forward to letting our students try it out in the coming weeks!#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Facilities #PE #Zenith
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Thursday 7 May 2026 Silver School Games Mark - Well Done PE! A massive congratulations to the #PE team for achieving the Silver School Games Mark! This is a government-led award that acknowledges schools that have a high commitment to developing competition, PE and school sport, showing that a school offers high-quality, inclusive sport and encourages broad participation and links with local clubs. We're always looking at ways to improve, and this is the next step after we achieved the Bronze award last year. Let's see what the future brings!#Sports #JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Zenith
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Wednesday 6 May 2026 Well done Summer! We were extremely proud to support Summer at the regional final of the #JackPetcheySpeakOut competition recently. Some of our year 10 students were invited to participate in a full day workshop that focussed on developing their public speaking skills. In previous years, giving this confidence has proved really beneficial for the spoken component of their English Language GCSE exam in year 11.Travelling to the regional final which was held at Moulsham High School in Chelmsford was a great opportunity and Summer was a fantastic ambassador for #JamesHornsby as she gave her speech in front of past winners and the Mayor of Chelmsford.#JamesHornsbyFamily #Zenith
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Tuesday 5 May 2026 AT5 and our Biodiversity Drive! Congratulations to AT5 who are the first form group to build their own raised bed for our #Biodiversity drive. You will notice that the grass out the front is getting longer again- we aren't being lazy, we are supporting the environment! And to make it even better this year, we've been using a grant from Nature Park England to add raised beds to get a greater variety of plants to support wildlife… and add some interest into the wild meadow. Look out for the college raised beds, coming soon!#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Zenith
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Thursday 30 April 2026 Congratulations Harper! A big congratulations to Harper from Discovery college who, earlier in the year, competed in the World Union of Karate-Do Federations British Open competition, winning team and individual gold silver and bronze medals!As a school, we couldn't be more proud of Harper! I'm sure we'll all be watching her progress, especially in October as she gets involved in the European Championships in Sheffield!#JamesHornsby #Karate #JamesHornsbyFamily #Zenith
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Wednesday 29 April 2026 Primary School Competitions #JamesHornsby regularly supports primary school events. Recently we hosted Primary school competitions for Key Stage 1 Football, Primary Cross Country and Year 3 & 4 Dodgeball.Our Key Stage 3 #Sports Leaders volunteered to help umpiring and refereeing, keeping score, time keeping, and welcoming visitors to the James Hornsby site. They represented the school really well and the Primary schools had a great time!#JamesHornsbyFamily #Zenith
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Tuesday 28 April 2026 Year 11 Student Leadship Team 2026 As year 11s enter the final stretch of their 11 year education journey, we will be transitioning from the Year 11 Student senior leaders to the newly elected Year 10s. Join us in saying a HUGE thanks to this team of students who have worked hard and represented the student body so well over the last year.Final message from the exiting Head Girl and Head Boy- Elise: “Thank you for supporting us as your executive team this year. We wish you all the best for the new term.” Tyler: “We came as students, we leave as friends and return as leaders of tomorrow.”#StudentLeaders #JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Zenith
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Monday 27 April 2026 First Year 7 Transition Event 2026 #DoYouRemember when you first became part of the James Hornsby Family? We invited the Year 7s for September 2026 for their first transition event last week. It was great to meet so many of the newest family members, show them around the school and give them the chance to meet a few of the staff and students they will be working alongside next academic year.#JamesHornsbyFamily #Zenith
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Friday 24 April 2026 Congratulations Lola! Congratulations to Lola for finishing in the top 10 across the three rounds she competed in for Blokfest last month. Lola has been climbing for The Reach Youth #Climbing Squad in Greenwich and also for the Rock Hub Competition Squad at Basildon Sporting Village, competing across the country in a variety of competitions. Good luck in your next competition, later this month!#JamesHornsbySchool #JamesHornsby #Laindon #Zenith
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Thursday 23 April 2026 Senior Netball Team Win! Before Easter we celebrated a fantastic win for the Senior #Netball team against a tough opposition. Excellent composure shown throughout in a really tight game which ended 10-3 to JHS. Player of the match was shared between Maisey and Sophie.#JamesHornsby #PE #Sport #Zenith
