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| Established | 2010 |
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| Headteacher | Jim Wade |
| Founder | Sir Anthony Bamford |
| Location | Mill Street Rocester Staffordshire ST14 5JX England |
| Students | about 100 in each year class |
| Ages | 14–19 |
| Houses | Bamford, Arkwright, Royce |
| Website | www.jcbacademy.com |
The JCB Academy is a non-selective co-educational secondary school within the English Academy programme, in Rocester, Staffordshire, England. It specializes in engineering diplomas.
The Academy is named after its sponsor, construction equipment manufacturer J. C. Bamford Excavators Limited. It is a registered charity under the formal name The JCB Academy Trust.[1] Sir Anthony Bamford decided to set it up.
The school opened in September 2010 in the converted and refurbished Arkwright Mill in Rocester. It has a new teaching wing and workshops.
The specialist programmes should benefit from the close link with JCB, as well as JCB's relationships with other major engineering firms in the area such as Rolls-Royce and Toyota.
Opened in September 2010, this is a school for 14-19 year-old students who specialise in Engineering and Business. Focus is on delivering high-quality engineering and business education..[2] The JCB Academy is one of the first University Technical Colleges in the UK. Its curriculum and learning techniques allow students to combine theory with practical activities.
During the past year, many students have taken part in specific engineering challenges designed to improve the skills of the students. As this is the first year the expectations are not set too high but the students have continued to rise above all of the expectations set for them. This is encouraging and hope for the new academy to be one of the best continues to improve as many are left believing that the schools high standards will improve the current students and improve the engineering decline that the UK currently faces.
The school has learning areas, 2 full-size engineering workshops, break-out areas for relaxation and private study, and a sixth form common-room area. It has also sports facilities and an activity studio. Much of the learning is via virtual learning environment (VLE): students are provided with laptops.
The Academy opened in September 2010 for its first intake. Capacity will eventually be approximately 120 students in each of the four year groups.
A business ethos surrounds all the work at The JCB Academy and students are all expected to look businesslike and wear the uniform, which includes jackets and ties, boilersuits, workboots and sports kit - available from The JCB Academy website
For industrial safety reasons the school tie is clip-on, not tied round the neck.
Hoodies are allowed, but only a navy blue colored type sold at the JCB Academy shop.
The academy is divided into three houses, named Bamford (after JCB founder Joseph Cyril Bamford) and Arkwright (after industrialist Richard Arkwright) and Royce (after Rolls-Royce founder Henry Royce). Their house colours in school sports are gold for Bamford, green for Arkwright, red for Royce.