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• Wednesday 10 July 2024 Wellbeing Dogs Huge well done to all of our staff #Dogs who have completed their training as part of our #Wellbeing dog initiative. A massive thank you to Hounds at Home for conducting the training.#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith
• Tuesday 9 July 2024 Year 9 - Jack the Ripper #Year9 students have been solving the case of Jack the Ripper by reading and discussing!#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith
• Monday 8 July 2024 Year 9 Art Some amazing #Art created by our #Year9 students focusing on a #Positive Mindset!Keep an eye out as the artwork will be exhibited around the school soon!#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith
• Thursday 4 July 2024 2024 Olympics Street Food From Monday 8th July, in honour of the 2024 Olympics we would love to invite you down to the kitchen to try out some of the best foods the world has to offer! From a Southern Style Chicken & Waffle dish from the USA to an Argentinian Fuggazetta!See you then!#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith
• Wednesday 3 July 2024 DJ Workshop On Monday 8th July 2024, a specialist DJ tutor from our partnership with #Essex #Music Education Hub will be coming in to run an exciting #DJ workshop, enriching student opportunities with the chance to learn how to use and perform music on DJ turntables!#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith
• Monday 1 July 2024 Alumni Student Elena We are extremely proud of our #JHSAlumni student Elena.Since leaving JHS, she has achieved a first class honours degree in Physics, a Masters degree in Physics, and recently a Masters degree in Materials Science. She is now studying a PhD at CalTech in California to become a Dr within the Materials Science field! Among her many achievements, Elena has also been the winner of the UCL Innovate and Enterprise award along with her team and been part of the Climate Force Antarctica Expedition.We are looking forward to Elena visiting us in the near future and we wish her all the best on her PhD adventure.#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith
• Monday 1 July 2024 Mock Election Day On Wednesday 3rd July all students will have the opportunity to vote for the local MP of their choice after learning about elections, voting and the different political parties in their Humanities lessons this week.Polling stations and ballot boxes will be set up in the conference centre and all votes will be counted that evening with results announced on Thursday 4th July where we will have the chance to see how our schools results compare with the national picture. Happy voting!#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith
• Friday 28 June 2024 Tassomai The CEO and Founder of @Tassomai, Murray Morrison got in touch recently to say that James Hornsby is one of the top schools in the rankings for the hard work students have done this year.We know that some people love it, even completing their Daily Goals on Christmas day! Others need more encouragement, but the number of corrections made shows people are learning, so jump on board the #Tassomai train.#JamesHornsbyFamily #JamesHornsby #Laindon #Zenith
• Tuesday 25 June 2024 Journalist Visit Read all about it! It was great to have a journalist visit our #Year9 and #Year10 students yesterday!#JamesHornsbySchool #JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith
• Monday 24 June 2024 Well done Year 11! Well done to all the Year 11s who completed their final exams last week. We will see you at leavers assembly, prom and then at results collection in August. Best of luck to you all.
• Monday 24 June 2024 Year 7 Transition Days ? Exciting News! ?Next Tuesday and Wednesday are our Transition Days for our new year 7 students joining us in September! Here’s what you need to know:?? **Arrival**: Be ready at 9:00 AM sharp. We'll register you and head to the sports hall before diving into your allocated sessions.?? **Stay Hydrated**: Bring your water bottles, especially if the weather is warm. You'll have chances to refill throughout the day.?? **Snacks**: Pack a small snack for the break as we won’t be providing one. Please note, fizzy or sports drinks are not allowed.?? **Lunch**: We’ve got lunch covered with a sandwich and snack. Feel free to bring extra treats if you like.?? **Departure**: The day wraps up at 2:30 PM. Parents, please wait outside the main gate for pick-up. If your child can’t leave independently, let the school know.?? **Dress Code**: Wear your primary school uniform with comfy shoes.We c
• Friday 21 June 2024 Towngate Theatre
• Thursday 20 June 2024 Year 10 Business Language Event A big well done to our #Year10 students who took part in the #Business Language event this week and were praised by the event organisers for their politeness and focus during the day. The JHS #French team were the overall winners of the challenge and the #Spanish team also won some individual prizes! Amazing!#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon
• Wednesday 19 June 2024 Humanities Year 9 London Trip Our #Humanities #Year9 London Trip 2024 on Saturday was fantastic!Our tour included a boat trip down the Thames,a visit to Parliament Square, the National History Museum and Buckingham Palace.#JamesHornsbySchool #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith
• Monday 17 June 2024 Growth Mindset Growth Mindset is the belief that abilities and intelligence can be developed through dedication, hard work, and learning from mistakes. Mr Parsad will continue to speak to the students to develop this concept.#JamesHornsbySchool #JamesHornsby #Laindon #Zenith
• Friday 14 June 2024 Composition of Sound (Depeche Mode!) #DidYouKnow that 44 years ago today, Composition of Sound (soon to be Depeche Mode) performed their first gig at Nicholas School (now The James Hornsby School).#JamesHornsbySchool #JamesHornsby #Laindon #DepecheMode #Zenith
• Wednesday 12 June 2024 Well done to Mason & Ronnie! A huge #WellDone to Mason and Ronnie who both competed in the #EssexSchoolsAthletics on Saturday.Both boys represented not only just James Hornsby School but the Basildon district extremely well with Ronnie finishing 7th in Essex for High Jump and Mason finishing 3rd in Essex for Javelin. Huge congratulations from the James Hornsby family!#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith
• Tuesday 11 June 2024 Reading #Reading #JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith
• Friday 7 June 2024 Outdoor Spaces Mr Back and Miss Cowland have been leading in student voice to improve our outdoor spaces - keep an eye out for our new Basketball Hoops and renewed playground markings!#JamesHornsbySchool #JamesHornsby #Laindon #Zenith
• Thursday 6 June 2024 BMX Workshop June 2024
• Tuesday 4 June 2024 Author Visits We are excited about our upcoming author visits with Lewis Nunn and Ricky Baxter to help continue to support our literacy drive and love of reading.#JamesHornsbySchool #JamesHornsby #Laindon #Zenith
• Tuesday 4 June 2024 National Fish and Chip Day To honour all those involved in the #DDay landings, the largest naval, land and air operation in history, #NationalFishAndChipDay will be moving from its traditional Friday slot in 2024 and will be celebrating the nation’s favourite dish on Thursday 6th June (as well as 7th June!) to mark the 80th Anniversary of this momentous day.Our Catering teams will be serving up a special menu that features some classic Fish & Chip Shop Favourites!!
• Monday 3 June 2024 Wall Art Have you seen our new artwork, celebrating the success of the #JamesHornsbyFamily over the years?#Alumni #WallArt #JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith
• Friday 24 May 2024 Well Done Ryley! Fabulous Friday news:Ryley Oloula in #Year7 is an oncology student who has been accessing treatment this year, he is hoping to ring the bell soon!Ryley has won a #JackPetchey award for his continued resilience and determination in all aspects of his life. Well done for never giving up Ryley, we are extremely proud of you! Well done from all of your JHS family and CSS team too.#JamesHornsbyFamily
• Thursday 23 May 2024 World Cultural Diversity Day Celebrating #WorldCulturalDiversityDay this week!#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith
• Tuesday 21 May 2024 Work Experience Well done to all of our #Year10 students who completed their #WorkExperience last week! The #JamesHornsbyFamily are so proud of each and every one of you. We look forward to hearing all about your experience!#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith
• Monday 20 May 2024 Thursday 23rd May #SaveTheDate - Thursday 23rd May Featured dishes include South African bunny chow, Jamaican filled patties and Thai coconut, lime and mango muffins – to name a few! Visit your restaurant to find out more!
• Friday 17 May 2024 Well done to all Year 6 students! See you in September, future members of the #JamesHornsbyFamily
• Friday 17 May 2024 Well done to Freya and Archie! Well done to Freya and Archie who competed in the annual district swimming gala earlier this year!#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith
• Thursday 16 May 2024 Well done Kyna! Well done to Kyna has been selected to have her poems published!!#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith
• Wednesday 15 May 2024 Touch to Twickenham Tournament Last week #JamesHornsbySchool competed in the Touch to Twickenham Tournament at Barking #Rugby Club, giving a mixed boys & girls team the opportunity to represent the school in a different format of rugby.Well done to all involved!#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith
• Monday 13 May 2024 Saturday Revision - English Literature Amazing snapshot of our #Revision session on Saturday in preparation for the #English #Literature exam today - good luck to all our year 11s!#JamesHornsbySchool #JamesHornsby #Laindon #Zenith
• Friday 10 May 2024 Year 8 Boys Football Well done #Year8 boys who won the #Football plate competition this year!#JamesHornsbySchool #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith
• Thursday 9 May 2024 Construction Revision A great snapshot of our #Year11 #Construction students during their recent #Revision session! Good luck!#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith
• Tuesday 7 May 2024 Mental Health Awareness Week 13-19 May All of us at the #JamesHornsbySchool are proud to support the #MentalHealthFoundation this #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek – 13 to 19 May.Join in and help to create a world with good mental health for all. #JamesHornsbyFamily #JamesHornsby #Laindon #Zenith
• Thursday 2 May 2024 Cultural Celebration Day last week! #ThrowbackThursday to our amazing #CulturalCelebration Day last week! A massive #THANKYOU to all staff and students involved that took part and made the event such a success!The students took part in a range of workshops... and food was provided by the amazing Basil Spice! We are so thankful for everyone that led a workshop and cooked and served such delicious food!Thanks too for our amazing #Alumni who popped by too!#JamesHornsbySchool #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith
• Wednesday 1 May 2024 NELFT Thank you to everyone that came to our NELFT event for our parents and carers to support year 6 to 7 transition!#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith
• Tuesday 30 April 2024 Lindsay Keable #DidYouKnow that we were very lucky to have ex England #Netball player Lindsay Keable in to do a netball masterclass with a group of our students!#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith
• Sunday 28 April 2024 Good luck to @basildonrfc U18 ladies Good luck to @basildonrfc U18 ladies in their RFU community final at Sixways Stadium today, in particular @jameshornsby_school Alumni Grace and Lilly
• Friday 26 April 2024 Year 10 PPE Revision There's been some fantastic #Year10 #PPE #Revision sessions taking place this week! Well done to all involved!
• Thursday 25 April 2024 Throwback Thursday - Filming #ThrowbackThursday #JamesHornsbySchool #JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #TV #Filming #Community #Communication #Laindon #Zenith
• Tuesday 23 April 2024 Futsal match Fantastic game of #KeyStage4 girls #Futsal lst week vs Basildon Academies. Great skills on show and a fair result of 2-2!
• Monday 22 April 2024 Cultural Awareness Day On Friday 26th April, we will be hosting our annual Cultural Awareness Day. Although it's not a non-uniform day, students are encouraged to wear traditional clothing representing their cultural heritage. This event aims to promote understanding, respect, and appreciation for the various cultures represented in our school.
• Friday 19 April 2024 Laindon Schools United Last week we welcomed children from the local primary schools for our penultimate Laindon Schools United meeting. The children attempted some challenges that they will now take back to their schools & launch. The two representatives from Janet Duke helped us launch the challenge.
• Wednesday 20 March 2024 STEMtacular Event Last week, we had a brilliant, simply #STEMtacular event!! Well done to everyone involved!
• Monday 18 March 2024 Mathsfeast Last week, our #Year10 students took part in the #Mathsfeast Both teams won awards for highest scoring round and team work! Well done!!
• Friday 15 March 2024 Essex County Rugby Last week our #Year7 #Rugby team attended the Essex County 7-a-side competition. The boys played some fantastic rugby in very muddy conditions, winning all their pool games without conceding a single point. Congratulations to fellow #Zenith Trust school #CastleView who beat us in the final. To finish 2nd in a county competition was a huge success and the boys were a credit to the school!
• Wednesday 28 February 2024 World Book Day 2024 Take a potato and turn it into your favourite character. Send pictures of your creation to library@jameshornsby.essex.sch.uk or bring them to Ms Etherington in the Learning Forum.
• Tuesday 27 February 2024 Charity Week We had great fun during our #Charity week at the end of last term! Thanks to everyone who took part, and those who helped arrange such a wonderful range of events! Movies... Just Dance.. and a very impressive staff vs students game of Netball!!
• Monday 26 February 2024 Year 9 - Japanese Art #Art #SPOTLIGHT on the #Year9 students who have been studying #Japanese Art this term and created some lovely landscapes!
• Thursday 8 February 2024 National Apprenticeship Week 2024 As part of National Apprenticeship Week 2024, @FirstIntuition delivered a fantastic session on the Apprenticeship pathway to #Year10 and #Year11 students!
• Wednesday 7 February 2024 Building Resilience #DidYouKnow that some of our #Year7 students engaged in a course about building #Resilience – it was a huge success! Evie said: We looked at different strategies to reduce stress and anxiety, these included: meditation, breathing techniques and communication. We used an iceberg to explore hidden feelings and emotions. I enjoyed the day and I was very proud of myself”
• Thursday 1 February 2024 Window into the Classroom #WindowIntoTheClassroom #Year9 #LearningJourney #PersonalDevelopment #JamesHornsbyFamily #JamesHornsby #Laindon #Zenith
• Monday 29 January 2024 Emma Harding Well done to Emma Harding who competed in the Essex Cross Country event, representing both #JamesHornsby and #Basildon
• Wednesday 17 January 2024 January Blues January can be a difficult time of year for lots of reasons. If your child or anyone in your family is suffering from low mood, depression or poor mental health, please click on the #MentalHealth link on the James Hornsby website for further information and ideas about support!
• Tuesday 16 January 2024 Mind of the Student On Friday 9th February students in #Year7 - #Year10 have the exciting opportunity to take part in an hour-long #Workshop delivered by "Mind of the Student". The focus of the workshop is on understanding different aspects of #MentalHealth providing students with self-health tips. There will even be an opportunity to take part in an interactive activity at the end!
• Thursday 11 January 2024 Achievements Evening We all had a great time at out #Achievement evening last night, celebrating students outstanding effort, dedication and passion for their subjects! Well done to all students who received their prestigious awards!
• Tuesday 9 January 2024 School Uniform reminder A reminder about our #Uniform expectations as we start 2024!
• Monday 8 January 2024 Equipped to Learn A great start to the new term. Don’t forget uniform and equipment standards. Please go to your college offices during prep time (8.25-8.35am) if you have any missing items!
• Monday 8 January 2024 Basildon Foodbank Well done to all students and staff involved!
• Wednesday 13 December 2023 Kids Inspire A massive #THANKYOU to 'Kids Inspire' who donated #Christmas presents to our students!
• Tuesday 12 December 2023 Winter Cloakroom Please help yourselves to our winter cloak room - located at the front of main reception (a selection of coats, jumpers, tracksuit bottoms)!
• Monday 11 December 2023 Revision Materials #YouSaidWeDid Students have asked for revision materials to be part of our golden token rewards!
• Thursday 30 November 2023 Kurling A #WindowIntoTheClassroom of Mr Barnard's #Year9 students enjoying #Kurling as part of our Alternative #Curriculum
• Tuesday 21 November 2023 KPMG Visit A trip to #KPMG in Canary Wharf for some of our year 10s was a real eye opener into the ‘world of work’ at one of the largest multinational accountancy organisations!
• Monday 20 November 2023 France Trip Some great snaps from our #Trip to #France last half term! Videos are #ComingSoon
• Friday 17 November 2023 Year 11 Football The #Year11 boys put in a great team performance against a physical DLS team! The boys showed great work rate and composure to set the tempo of the game. Alfie S opened the scoring with a great solo effort, cutting in and curling the ball to the far corner. Alfie L added to the goals with a brace, one a composed finish and the other showing great tenacity to hunt the ball down and finish. Final score 3-0. MOTM: Brayden & Alfie
• Wednesday 15 November 2023 STEM Club Here's a great snap of #StemClub getting their volcano ready to explode! So many great things are happening after school!
• Tuesday 7 November 2023 Matilda opens Conference Centre We were delighted to officially open the James Hornsby Conference Centre on Tuesday night as part of our excellent first performance of Matilda! It was AMAZING!! Thank you all for coming along and supporting an excellent show.
• Tuesday 7 November 2023 Osmington Bay Trip We had a brilliant time at the #Year11 #Geography trip to #OsmingtonBay in Dorset! Well done to everyone that took part!
• Monday 6 November 2023 Year 7 Girls Netball Team The #Year7 girls #Netball team had a fantastic first Netball game against #CastleView to get their first win of the year. Excellent determination and some fantastic play shown by all the girls. Huge well done to Imogen for player of the match!
• Friday 3 November 2023 Year 8 Rugby Team Well done to our #Year8 #Rugby team who finished runners up in the district rugby tournament this week! An incredible achievement! We're so proud of you all!
• Tuesday 31 October 2023 Matilda the Musical Are you ready for #Matilda next week on 7th and 8th November? We can't wait to share something really magical with you!Tickets are available on #ParentPay
• Tuesday 31 October 2023 Secondary School Places jameshornsby_school's profile picture A note to all #Year6 parents and carers... remember, today is the final deadline to apply for a secondary school. Wherever you choose, we wish you all the very best of luck on this important decision!
• Monday 30 October 2023 Peer Mentoring We had an amazing day delivering #PeerMentoring training to our school #Leadership team!
• Sunday 15 October 2023 Marathon Experts! Huge well done to Mr Parsad, Mrs Nicholls and Mr Wilson who all ran PBs in the Chelmsford Marathon today, raising money for @prostatecanceruk #jhsfamily #determination
• Thursday 12 October 2023 Matilda Tickets Doors open 6pm. Tickets £4 via #Parentpay
• Thursday 5 October 2023 Year 8 Rugby Congratulations to our #Year8 Rugby team. Undefeated and progressing to the #Essex finals in November. Well done!
• Thursday 5 October 2023 King John - Sixth Form #DidYouKnow that #KingJohnSixthForm has it's #OpenEvening next week? #JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #NextSteps #Destinations #ALevel #Laindon #Zenith
• Wednesday 4 October 2023 Flavour of the Month - Italian flavour of the month is #Italian Come join us for some authentic Italian flavours including handcrafted #Pizzas on Thursday the 19th!
• Thursday 28 September 2023 Throwback Thursday - Results Day #ThrowbackThursday to #ResultsDay 2023! Well done to everyone in the #JamesHornsbyFamily We're so proud of all of you and wish you the very best for the future. Stay in touch!!
• Thursday 21 September 2023 Open Day - TODAY The James Hornsby School Open Day is today!!!
• Monday 18 September 2023 Sports Awards #Congratulations to the students who received their sporting colours at #SportsAwards evening last week! A huge well done to those who were presented with #Sports #Personality awards. It was a great event with Dean Macey providing the entertainment!
• Thursday 14 September 2023 Late to School? A reminder that all students must be onsite by 8.30am If your child is late for any reason, please inform the school reception. Thankyou!
• Thursday 14 September 2023 College Branding We are looking forward to formally launching our new #College branding and charities focus!
• Wednesday 13 September 2023 Open Day - ONE WEEK TO GO ONE WEEK TO GO! #JamesHornsby #OpenDay #JamesHornsbyFamily #Zenith
• Friday 8 September 2023 Summer School We had a great #Summer with the students at our #SummerSchool and hope you did too! It's been a great first week! Have a lovely weekend!
• Wednesday 6 September 2023 Wellbeing Awards A huge #Welcome to everyone in the #JamesHornsbyFamily as we start our new academic year! We're thrilled to announce that we have received the Optimus Education #Wellbeing Award! #WellDone for everyone at #JamesHornsby who made this possible! More updates are to come, so #StayTuned
• Thursday 13 July 2023 Throwback Thursday - Prom #ThrowbackThursday to our wonderful #Prom You all looked AMAZING!
• Wednesday 12 July 2023 Theatrepie visit A massive #ThankYou to @theatrepie for their #FutureForward performance to our #Year9 students this morning, all about post 16 options!
• Tuesday 11 July 2023 Author - William Hussey Author William Hussey visted the #JamesHornsbyFamily this week and spoke to our #KeyStage3 students. He also led on some amazing #CreativeWriting workshops. The students were a credit to us all... and lots of students got their books signed!
• Monday 10 July 2023 Dance World Cup - Summer Webb Congratulations to #Year7 student Summer Webb who represented #GreatBritain at the #DanceWorld cup. Her team had some amazing experiences and placed 8th in the Large Lyrical category and 15th in the street group category – In the WORLD!!! Very proud of you Summer!
• Thursday 6 July 2023 Class of 2018-2023 Goodbye to the class of 2018-2023! Enjoy #Prom and we will see you in August for your #Results
• Wednesday 5 July 2023 Grace - Rugby Star Well done to Grace who has been put forward for the Centre of #Excellence training at #Henley college! Grace will be part of an #Elite Rugby training programme! Well done Grace, everyone in the #JamesHornsbyFamily is so very proud of you!
• Tuesday 4 July 2023 Year 7 & 8 Awards Some great images from our #KeyStage3 #Awards evening earlier this week! Celebrating #Year7 and #Year8 and their outstanding attituide to learning!#StayTuned for more #ComingSoon
• Friday 30 June 2023 Year 11 Leavers Pick up a copy of #TheEcho on 11th July to see our wonderful #JamesHornsby leavers!
• Saturday 24 June 2023 Duke of Edinburgh scheme Good luck to our #jameshornsbyschool @dofeuk cohort setting off today on their #dofebronze assessment. #jameshornsbyfamily
• Friday 23 June 2023 New Executive Leadership Team Meet our new #Executive #Leadership team! We'll be sharing videos here, so #StayTuned
• Tuesday 20 June 2023 Transition 2023 - Latest Our #Year6 transition video playlist is building! Check it out on our #Youtube page right now! #JamesHornsby
• Wednesday 14 June 2023 Olympian Dean Macey #DidYouKnow that #Olympic and #Commonwealth #Decathlete Dean Macey ran some fantastic athletics sessions for some of our students yesterday
• Tuesday 13 June 2023 2023 Transition #DidYouKnow that all our #Year6 transition videos are on their own playlist on our official #YouTube channel #Videos are uploaded every week, so keep checking! More #ComingSoon
• Thursday 8 June 2023 Open Day - September 21st 2023 #SaveTheDateMore info #ComingSoon#OpenDay #JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbySchool #Laindon #Zenith
• Tuesday 6 June 2023 Well-being Garden The sun's out for our final half term, and the #WellBeing #Garden continues to grow!
• Tuesday 23 May 2023 Poem- Kai Kilbane An amazing #Poem written by Kai Kilbane for #WorldBookDay !
• Thursday 18 May 2023 Extra Curricular Clubs Don’t forget that it is never too late to join one of the 70+ extra-curricular clubs that are run at James Hornsby. From learning Italian, to running the school newsletter, from cooking to rounders, we have something for everyone. You can come before school, break times and after school. Check out the #Curriculum tab on our website for more details!
• Thursday 18 May 2023 Uniform Recycling Our #Uniform #Recycling pods are now out and about around #JamesHornsby Why not bring in your old uniform that you've outgrown and do some good for the #Environment
• Friday 12 May 2023 James Hornsby Alumni - Ahmet Well done to #JamesHornsbySchool alumni, our very own Ahmet, who has had the most amazing experience away on his voyage across the English Channel! While on board his yacht Ahmet managed to secure himself 2 qualifications! This is an absolutely fantastic achievement! We're so proud that you are keeping the spirit of the #JamesHornsbyFamily afloat
• Friday 12 May 2023 Throwback Thursday - Barcelona #ThrowbackThursday to our recent trip to #Barcelona ! An amazing experience and #Opportunity for all! #Trips #Visits #JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith
• Tuesday 9 May 2023 Did you know - Headteachers #Didyouknow that there have been 6 permanent headteachers since #JamesHornsby was formed in 1998 #JamesHornsby25 #JamesHornsbyFamily #JamesHornsbySchool #Laindon #Zenith
• Friday 5 May 2023 VIP Coronation Guests #DidYouKnow that we also celebrated the #Coronation today with some local #VIP guests!
• Friday 5 May 2023 Cultural Day Let's go! A great start to our annual #Culture Day! You all look AMAZING! #StayTuned for updates throughout the day!
• Tuesday 2 May 2023 Year 6 Transition Event Thank you to all the #Year6 students that joined us last week for our #Transition event. It's been brilliant to have #Positive parent/carer feedback too! We can't wait for you to join the #JamesHornsbyFamily in September! #JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith
• Tuesday 2 May 2023 Girls Self-Defence Course A great #ExtraCurricular opportunity starts tomorrow in our #Community #JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbySchool #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith
• Wednesday 26 April 2023 Student Travel club "All aboard" for another #Environment week, #WorldEarthDay initiative... As part of our effort to reduce our overall #CarbonFootprint we are delighted to be able to offer students in #JamesHornsbyFamily access to the First #Essex Student Travel Club! This means you can sign-up and purchase unlimited discounted bus travel in your chosen zone. Being part of the #StudentTravelClub means you can use the bus for school or leisure, and pay less in comparison to purchasing tickets elsewhere. To register for the discount you will need to obtain a code from us by emailing finance@thejhs.co.uk #JamesHornsby #Laindon #Travel #Laindon #Zenith
• Wednesday 26 April 2023 Marathon Man Congratulations to Mr Edwards who ran the #londonmarathon on Sunday, in a more than respectable 3:31:03 to raise money for #alzheimerssociety
• Wednesday 19 April 2023 The James Hornsby family Are you joining our #JamesHornsbyFamily this September Make sure you check your emails for an important letter that outlines some key dates. We can't wait to meet you! #JamesHornsby #Laindon #Zenith
• Tuesday 18 April 2023 Focus on Environment As part of our focus on the #Environment this week, and to raise awareness for #WorldEarthDay we are pleased to announce that all new #Year7 students joining us in #September will get a water bottle to use with our fountains! This means we will cut down on our use of plastic bottles! #WorldEarthDay2023 #JamesHornsbySchool #JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith
• Tuesday 18 April 2023 Uniform Recycling points We are celebrating #WorldEarthDay this week at #JamesHornsby and will be sharing some of our great upcoming projects with you to raise #Environmental awareness. First of all, #DidYouKnow that very soon we will be introducing #Uniform #Recycling points! #ComingSoon #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith
• Thursday 13 April 2023 Barcelona Trip Students are thoroughly enjoying the cultures of Barcelona! #JamesHornsbySchool #JamesHornsbyFamily #JamesHornsby #Trips #Visits #Opportunities #Zenith
• Monday 10 April 2023 Easter Revision Sessions Well done to the HUGE amount of #Year11 students (over 60!) that attended our #English literature revision session today! #GCSE #JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbySchool #Laindon #Zenith
• Thursday 23 March 2023 Throwback Thursday This #ThrowbackThursday we wanted to highlight the amazing #Opportunities our students have had on #Trips and #Visits over the last few years. What wonderful smiles! #ExtraCurricular #JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith
• Wednesday 22 March 2023 University of Essex visit #DidYouKnow that this week student ambassadors from the #UniversityOfEssex visited us to support our #year11 with #Revision techniques to prepare them for their #GCSE exams! The countdown is on!
• Tuesday 21 March 2023 World Poetry Day Happy #WorldPoetryDay ! A massive #WellDone to all students that took part in our #Poetry competition! #Congratulations to our winners! Your #Poems were amazing! It was a difficult choice as we had so many wonderful entries. #ThankYou to everyone that took part. Same again next year #JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbySchool #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith
• Thursday 16 March 2023 Year 10 Rewards Evening A great #Snapshot of our #Year10 #Rewards evening.It's wonderful to celebrate #Academic progress as well as the exemplary attitude to learning our students have!#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith
• Tuesday 14 March 2023 International Women's Day
• Friday 10 March 2023 Rugby Shield Winners! ???? SHIELD WINNERS! ????Huge congratulations to the James Hornsby Rugby Team that entered the Essex Rugby 7's for the very first time this week.The students who represented the school did us proud, remaining undefeated the whole day, returning victorious after beating Roding School in the final 3-1!A great start on the rugby journey for all at James Hornsby School!#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Essex #Laindon #Zenith #Rugby
• Thursday 9 March 2023 National Careers Week 2023 For #NationalCareersWeek our #Year10 students, having taken part in CV writing and interview prep workshops, participate in mock interviews with a range of employers from the area!Thank you to everyone that helped us today!#JamesHornsbySchool #Careers #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith
• Wednesday 8 March 2023 Poetry Idol Who do you idoliseStudents of #JamesHornsby we are inviting you to write a #Poem about your favourite person. Who do you idolise Is it your mum or dad Your best friend Your brother or sister Perhaps there is a famous person, from a sports or film star to an author or musician that you admire and aspire to be like.Grab your pen and get writing! From haikus and rhymes to acrostics and everything in-between, we welcome your poem in any style and format celebrating your idol.Winners will receive prizes and achievement points!Please submit entries to Miss Wainman in EN1 by Friday 17th March.#JamesHornsbyFamily #JamesHornsbySchool #Laindon #Rewards #Zenith
• Thursday 2 March 2023 World Book Day 2023 What an effort! Well done, #JamesHornsbyFamily !!??????????????????#WorldBookDay #WorldBookDay23 #Reading #JamesHornsbySchool #JamesHornsby #Laindon #Literacy #Zenith
• Monday 20 February 2023 JHS Debate Team at perform at the Essex Speakers Union public speaking competition Join us as we #Celebrate the success of the #JamesHornsby #Debate team at the #EssexSpeakers Union public speaking competition!??????????????Mahi, Jodie and Thomas were a credit to the school, with Mahi performing a brilliantly powerful speech on whether gun ownership undermined liberty.As a result of their excellent conduct, we have been invited to join a local debate circuit! Well done to all staff and students involved!#JamesHornsbyFamily #JamesHornsby #Laindon #Zenith
• Thursday 9 February 2023 Fundraising with Adventure Island! #DidYouKnow that we now sell discounted @adv_island Wristbands for £18 (park price £28/online price £26) and you can purchase these for friends and family tooYou can purchase through Parent Pay. Your child can then collect from #Finance during Break 2 or after school.Any questions please #email finance@thejhs.co.uk#JamesHornsbySchool #AdventureIsland #JamesHornsby #Laindon #Southend #Zenith
• Thursday 2 February 2023 Assemblies in the new conference centre! This week, Miss Overy has been delivering assemblies on the history of #LGBTQ+ in our new #ConferenceCentre#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbySchool #Laindon #Zenith
• Friday 27 January 2023 New Conference Centre! Here's a sneak peak at one of our feature walls in our new conference centre!#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith
• Thursday 26 January 2023 Congratulations Josh Congratulations to Josh who represented #Basildon at the #Essex #CrossCountry this week. He ran a tough 5k course with determination and did himself and the school proud!#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbySchool #Sports #PE #ExtraCurricular #Laindon #Zenith
• Tuesday 24 January 2023 Summer Rewards Trip Summer Rewards Trip!If students achieve 96% attendance to school from Monday the 23rd January until the end of the summer term they will be eligible to go on the Summer rewards trip!For students who don’t achieve the 96% target they will be expected to complete class based activities for the day. Any queries please discuss with the College Team.
• Friday 20 January 2023 Matilda Rehearsals Our first #Matilda rehearsal was fabulous with all of these ‘Revolting Children’!#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbySchool #Laindon #JamesHornsbyFamily #Zenith
• Thursday 12 January 2023 University of Essex visit Year 10 pupils This week, the #UniversityOfEssex delivered a fantastic presentation to a group of #Year10 pupils and parents about an exciting progressive project they are implementing at #JamesHornsby#StayTuned #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith
• Thursday 12 January 2023 County Champions!
• Friday 6 January 2023 Headteacher Award Well done to the winners of the #Headteacher award for last term!#JamesHornsbySchool #JamesHornsby #Celebrate #Rewards #Laindon #Zenith
• Monday 12 December 2022 Seasons Readings! Come and check out our festive #Reading selection in the learning forum!#LoveToRead #EssexYearOfReading #Literacy #Books #JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith
• Friday 9 December 2022 Well done to all involved with the James Hornsby debate team! Well done to all involved with the incredible success of the #JamesHornsby debate team at the recent Essex #SpeakersUnion competition!One of our teams is through to the next round and Thomas won the award for best questioner! #WatchThisSpace#JamesHornsbySchool #JHO #Laindon #Debate #Essex #Competition #JamesHornsbyFamily #Zenith
• Thursday 8 December 2022 Free Christmas Dinner! #DidYouKnow that every child next week will have FREE #Christmas dinner during their college assembly!#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith
• Wednesday 7 December 2022 Nine local primary schools take part in a Year 5 & 6 basketball competition! #DidYouKnow that yesterday we welcomed children from NINE local primary schools to take part in a #Year5 and #Year6 #Basketball competition!Thanks to all our students that helped run the event!#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbySchool #Sports #PE #Laindon #Zenith
• Tuesday 29 November 2022 Year 10 students visit Writtle college A group of our #Year10 pupils had a fully immersive experience at Writtle University College where they learnt about University life... and some rather more unique courses available!#HorsesForCourses #JamesHornsbyFamily #JamesHornsby #Horse #Writtle #WrittleUniversityCollege #Horses #Laindon #Zenith
• Thursday 24 November 2022 U14 Netball team make James Hornsby history! Our #u14 #Netball team have made #JamesHornsby history by being the first ever team to get through to compete in the county finals Netball tournament!The girls performed outstandingly well and were a real credit to the school. Our competition was tough playing against several of the top sporting schools in #Essex
• Monday 21 November 2022 Black History Month competition winners! Well done to the winners of our #KeyStage3 #BlackHistoryMonth competition!#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith
• Friday 18 November 2022 Paul Hannaford speaks to students about the dangers of drugs, gangs, and knife crime A big thank you to #PaulHannaford who came in this week to speak to our students about the dangers of drugs, gangs, and knife crime.#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith
• Wednesday 16 November 2022 Are you showing your SPARK at school? Are you showing your SPARK at school Your teachers will be looking to give you reward points for demonstrating your enthusiasm for learning, every lesson, every day.#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbySchool #Laindon #Zenith
• Tuesday 15 November 2022 Glee Club perform at the Towngate Theatre Congratulations to the #JamesHornsby #Glee Club who performed at the Towngate Theatre for the #JackPetchey awards last month!#JamesHornsbyFamily #ExtraCurricular #Zenith
• Friday 11 November 2022 Remembrance Day 2022 Lest we forget
• Thursday 10 November 2022 April wins prize for her review of The Night Bus Hero #DidYouKnow during #LitConf22 April won a prize for her review of #TheNightBusHeroShe was thrilled to receive her books yesterday! Thanks to all involved, and a huge #WELLDONE to April. #OnjaliRauf herself even read the review!#EssexYearOfReading #ReadToSucceed #Reading #LoveBooks #Literacy #Reading #JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbySchool #Laindon #Zenith
• Tuesday 1 November 2022 Students prepare for Remembrance Day Yesterday, our #History students put up poppies with Miss Chudleigh ready for #RemembranceDay next week.#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Poppies #Zenith
• Tuesday 18 October 2022 Students make cinnamon twists as part of our celebration of Black History Month Thanks to Miss Mendes for helping us in our #Cooking classes! We made cinnamon twists as part of our celebration of #BlackHistoryMonthThey were delicious! Thank you!!#JamesHornsbyFamily #JamesHornsby #Laindon #Food #Zenith
• Monday 10 October 2022 Mental Health Awareness Day It’s Mental Health Awareness Day. We are all here to help, you are not alone.Visit www.mentalhealth.org.uk for some useful tips from the Mental Health Foundation:https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/sites/default/files/2022-07/mhf-our-best-ever-mental-health-tips-backed-by-research_0.pdf#MentalHealth #PinItForMentalHealth #JamesHornsbySchool #JamesHornsby #Laindon #Zenith
• Friday 7 October 2022 BMX Workshop #DidYouKnow that some of our students participated in an exciting #BMX workshop this week, learning different skills and tricks.#JamesHornsbySchool #JamesHornsby #Laindon #Zenith
• Tuesday 27 September 2022 Students make Spanish omelettes for the European Day of Languages! As part of #EuropeanDayOfLanguages our students in #Year9 to #Year11 made #Spanish omelettes in our special Spanish #Cooking classes!#JamesHornsbyFamily #JamesHornsby #MFL #ModernForeignLanguages #Laindon #Zenith
• Thursday 22 September 2022 Thank you for visiting our Open Evening! Thank you for coming to our #OpenEvening last week! We'll be sharing some highlights of the evening here on our Instagram page, so #StayTunedThanks to all members of the #JamesHornsbyFamily who supported the event!#JamesHornsbySchool #JamesHornsby #Laindon #Zenith
• Thursday 22 September 2022 The Riot Act speak to Year 7 students about road safety! Our #Year7 students watched a brilliant, informative play by #TheRiotAct on #RoadSafety last week.#JamesHornsbyFamily #JamesHornsby #Laindon #Zenith
• Thursday 8 September 2022 Creative Arts Club #CARTS clubs start next week!#ExtraCurricular #JamesHornsbySchool #JamesHornsby #Laindon #Zenith
• Wednesday 7 September 2022 Download our Digital Prospectus Have you viewed our digital #Prospectus yetWe'll see you on Sept 15th from 3.30pm!#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbySchool #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith
• Monday 5 September 2022 Morning Clubs UPDATE: #DidYouKnow that there's no need to 'sign up' to our clubs- just turn up!For morning clubs, arrive for 7:30am in #PE with your full school uniform to change into after. We'd love to see as many of you as possible!#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbySchool#ExtraCurricular #Laindon #Zenith
• Thursday 11 August 2022 Open Day - 15th September 2022 #AimHighWe're looking forward to seeing you on our #OpenDay on September 15th!#JamesHornsbySchool #Ofsted#Good #JamesHornsby #Laindon #Zenith
• Thursday 28 July 2022 Year 6 Summer School
• Friday 15 July 2022 Year 10 students complete work experience placements! Our #Year10 students have made us so proud this week completing #WorkExperience placements!Glowing references have been given and some have even had job and apprenticeship offers! Well done all, and #ThankYou to all the businesses and companies that supported the #JamesHornsbyFamily#JamesHornsby #Laindon #Zenith
• Thursday 14 July 2022 Year 9 Pupils take part in STEM workshop at The University of Essex STEMTACULAR it was!Well done to all 130 #Year9 pupils that took part in the #STEM trip at The University of Essex, taking part in a day full of workshops and activities!#JamesHornsbySchool #JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith
• Friday 8 July 2022 Celebrating Cultural Diversity! Today we're celebrating the cultural diversity in our #JamesHornsbyFamily#Culture #Family #Diversity #JamesHornsby#JamesHornsbySchool #Laindon #Zenith
• Thursday 7 July 2022 Students celebrate 20 years of #Artsmark Today our students celebrated 20 years of #Artsmark by taking part in a ‘Day to Create’ designed to celebrate young people’s ideas, imagination and creativity. Our drama students took part in a ‘Grimm and Co’ lesson trying to discover Graham Grimm’s lost memories!#DaytoCreate #Artsmark20 #JamesHornsbySchool#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith
• Tuesday 5 July 2022 Cllr Ball and Clare Kershaw, Director of Education, tour the school to discuss reading! Last week, as part of the #JamesHornsbyYearOfReading and the #Essex #YearOfReading we had the pleasure of having Cllr Ball and Clare Kershaw, director of education, take a tour of the school to discuss reading, both within the classroom and across our school community, and how it is the key to unlocking the curriculum for our learners. We discussed our whole school approach to reading including how we teach reading for purpose and support reading in the classroom; how we engage our learners in reading for pleasure beyond the classroom and how we offer bespoke targeted interventions to ensure all learners at The James Hornsby School meet or exceed their chronological reading age. We took the opportunity to showcase our new book vending machine initiative, library in the Lobby and how our students use the new learning forum.#JamesHornsbySchool #JamesHornsbyFamily #Essex #EssexCountyCouncil #EssexYearOfReading #Book #Books #Library #Laindon #Reading #Zenith
• Monday 27 June 2022 Year 6 transition days Last week,#Year6students came in to meet their tutors. They have also been joining us each week after school for taster lessons across our#Curriculumas well as watching a variety of videos from our#Subjectleaders that we have been sending directly home.This week is the big one! We're excited to be holding our two#Transitiondays where our future#Year7will join us for a taste of life at#JamesHornsby#JamesHornsbyFamily#Laindon#Zenith
• Friday 24 June 2022 Executive Leadership Team Meet our new Executive#LeadershipTeam!Well done to our Heads, Deputies and Assistants.#StudentLeadershipTeam#StudentLeadership#StudentLeaders#JamesHornsbySchool#JamesHornsbyFamily#JamesHornsby#Laindon#Zenith
• Thursday 23 June 2022 James Hornsby Book Club The#JamesHornsby#BookClubmeets every Tuesday during break 2.Why not come along and get involvedSome of our members have even earned tokens for our book vending machine!#EssexYearOfReading#JamesHornsbyYearofReading#JamesHornsbySchool#Reading#Books#Literacy#JamesHornsbyFamily#Laindon#Literacy#ExtraCurricular#Zenith
• Tuesday 21 June 2022 Year 6 transition videos Our latest#Year6#Transitionvideo was sent home yesterday. A big shout out to#CreativeArtsfor a very informative (and entertaining) video!Have you watched all the videos in our awesome@youtubeplaylist yet#JamesHornsbySchool#JamesHornsbyFamily#JamesHornsby#Laindon#Zenith
• Monday 20 June 2022 Carnegie Book Award shadowing group take part in a workshop at Basildon Library Last week, our#CarnegieBookAwardshadowing group were asked to be part of a workshop at#Basildon#Library- sharing a fantastic presentation about their favourite shortlisted book!Well done to all students involved, you were a credit to the#JamesHornsbyFamily#JamesHornsbyYearOfReading#EssexYearOfReading#Reading#Literacy#Carnegie#Books#CKG22#JamesHornsbySchool#JamesHornsby#Laindon#Zenith
• Thursday 16 June 2022 Library in the Lobby #DidYouKnowOur#Libraryin the#Lobbyis free for all members of our community! Come along and borrow a book to#Read#YearOfReading#LibraryInTheLobby#JamesHornsbyYearofReading#EssexYearOfReading#JamesHornsbySchool#JamesHornsby#Laindon#Zenith
• Monday 6 June 2022 University of Essex and Make Happen deliver Assembly about Higher Education opportunities Thirty#Year9pupils and parents had an assembly delivered by the University of Essex and#MakeHappenall about#HigherEducationopportunities!We are delighted to be working in close partnership with the#UniversityOfEssexon a project for these pupils... including a summer sleepover!#JamesHornsbySchool#JamesHornsby#Laindon#Zenith
• Friday 3 June 2022 Jubilee fun crosses generations #VR#FamilyEnjoy the#Platinum#Jubilee🎶🎶🎶🎶#SisterSledge#JamesHornsby(Pick up your copy of The#Echotoday)
• Thursday 26 May 2022 Woodbury Court care home residents treated to a special VR Event The crown jewel of our#Jubileecelebrations today was treating the residents of the#WoodburyCourt care home in#Basildonto a special#VirtualRealityevent!This event allowed both young and old to re-live the Queen’s coronation celebrations in 2022. The VR technology recreated moments from the coronation to trigger memories for those living with dementia, enabling these#CareHomeresidents to share their experiences with all of us in the#JamesHornsbyFamilySo emotional! Thank you so much to everyone involved in#TheWayBackVR and the#EssexCountyCouncil#YearOfReadingcampaign!More coming soon...#JamesHornsby#JamesHornsbySchool#VR#Laindon#Education#Technology#Zenith
• Thursday 26 May 2022 ITV visit James Hornsby for Jubilee Event A pleasure to have had#ITVjoin us today for an (incredibly emotional!)#Jubileeevent!#JamesHornsbySchool#JamesHornsbyYearofReading#JamesHornsbyFamily#Laindon#Zenith
• Wednesday 25 May 2022 Dan Freedman visits James Hornsby for Author Workshop There's been some great feedback from our Dan Freedman#Authorworkshop and visit! Thank you!If you're a fan of the CBBC show, or if you've just discovered Dan's work, then make sure you check out (literally!) his excellent#JamieJohnsonbooks from our#Learningforum!#DidYouKnowyou can win a copies of his books from our#BookVendingMachine#JamesHornsbyYearofReading#JamesHornsby#Laindon#Reading#Books#Football#Literacy#Library#JamesHornsbyFamily
• Wednesday 18 May 2022 JHS Careers Programme receives recognition at the National Education Opportunities Network Awards! Well done to the#JamesHornsbySchool#Careersprogramme for recognition at the National EducationOpportunities Network Awards!#NEONThe NEON Awards celebrate the#Successthat higher education can have on the lives of learners."#JamesHornsbyworks to enable students enter higher education, delivering a multitude of activities to reach all learners.The school is always striving to give the best to their students and meet their core purpose of ‘enhancing life chances of all our young people, enabling them to fulfil their potential and achieve the best possible outcomes"Thank you for the support from#MakeHappen#JamesHornsbyFamily#Education#EducationOpportunities#Opportunities#Laindon#Zenith
• Thursday 12 May 2022 School grounds decorated with Green Ribbons for Mental Health Awareness Week #DidYouKnowthat the green ribbon is the international symbol for#MentalHealthAwarenessWe've decorated our school grounds with#GreenRibbonthis week as part of#MentalHealthAwarenessWeekWear a green ribbon to show friends, loved ones or anyone at all that you care about their#MentalHealth#JamesHornsbySchool#JamesHornsby#Laindon#MentalHealthWeek#Zenith
• Tuesday 10 May 2022 Transition videos It's that time of year where our#Year6students visit us as they prepare to join the#JamesHornsbyFamilyin September.As well as coming in to join lessons, Year 6 students, parents and carers also get to find out about life at#JamesHornsbyby watching our#Transitionvideos! We had some lovely feedback last year for these and we're excited to update them for 2022!If you're a parent/carer of a Year 6 student you were sent the link to our playlist yesterday! More videos are#ComingSoonEnjoy!#JamesHornsbySchool#Laindon#Zenith
• Tuesday 3 May 2022 Recent Sporting Success shared by the Echo!
• Friday 29 April 2022 Year 9 football team win the district competition! Well done to our#Year9#Footballteam for beating a spirited#BasildonAcademies team 5-3 to win the#Districtcompetition!#JamesHornsbySchool#JamesHornsby#JamesHornsbyFamily#PE#ExtraCurricular#Laindon#Zenith
• Monday 25 April 2022 Jacob comes 3rd in the Winter Karting Championship! Well done to Jacob for his amazing#ExtraCurricularachievements... 3rd in the overall Winter#KartingChampionship!Well done, Jacob! Everyone in the#JamesHornsbyFamilyis very proud of you!#JamesHornsbySchool#JamesHornsby#Laindon#Zenith
• Friday 22 April 2022 Year 7 students start extra curricular boxing fitness sessions This week, some of our#Year7students started#ExtraCurricular#Boxingfitness sessions with Jamie from@jb_bxngA great way to build strength, stamina and confidence!#Enrichment#JamesHornsbySchool#JamesHornsby#Laindon
• Thursday 21 April 2022 New Book Vending Machine has arrived in our Library forum! You may have noticed our new#BookVendingMachinein our#Libraryforum!As part of our Library#RewardScheme, students can earn tokens to purchase#Booksand#Stationary#StayTunedfor more info#ComingSoon#JamesHornsbyYearofReading#JamesHornsbySchool#Reading#JamesHornsby#Laindon#Literacy#Zenith
• Thursday 24 March 2022 Year 10 visit the University of Essex What an inspirational day!A group of#Year10students had the opportunity to visit the#UniversityOfEssexand take part in discussions with current student ambassadors, learn about#Universitylife, understand more about student finance and go on a tour of their magnificent campus!#JamesHornsbySchool#JamesHornsby#JHS#Laindon#Zenith
• Tuesday 15 March 2022 Anton Ferdinand visits James Hornsby to inspire students Today we had the absolute pleasure of having Anton Ferdinand in#JamesHornsbyto inspire our students.What@anton_ferdinand5is doing for local communities is unbelievable.🙌🙌🙌🙌Thank you for stopping by!#JamesHornsbySchool#Laindon#AntonFerdinand#Zenith
• Friday 11 March 2022 National Careers Week #JamesHornsbySchool#NationalCareersWeek#Zenith#JamesHornsbyFamily#JamesHornsby#Laindon#NationalCareersWeek2022#NCW
• Thursday 3 March 2022 World Book Day 2022 Head over to our Instagram to see more pictures from World Book Day at James Hornsby!James Hornsby (@jameshornsby_school) • Instagram photos and videos
• Thursday 24 February 2022 Student Senior Leaders hold Valentines raffle! This month we continued with our push to raise £2.5k for#HavensHospicesOur Student#SeniorLeadersheld a#Valentinesraffle to raise further funds. Thanks for all the generous donations we received from staff, parents, carers and students! The#StudentLeaderslooked fabulous and, as always, we were so proud of them!#Charity#Fundraising#JamesHornsbySchool#JamesHornsby#Laindon#JamesHornsbyFamily#Zenith
• Friday 11 February 2022 Year 8 Students learn to Skateboard with a team of Professionals At The#JamesHornsbySchoolwe value the importance of#Enrichmentand opportunities for our students to develop new skills and interests.This week, as part of#ChildrensMentalHealthWeek2022#Year8students learned to#Skateboardwith a team of professional#Skateboarders#JamesHornsbySchool#JamesHornsby#Laindon#Zenith
• Friday 11 February 2022 The Army visits James Hornsby School As part of#NationalApprenticeshipWeekall of us at#JamesHornsbySchoolwere lucky enough to have the#Armycome in and deliver some fantastic practical workshops; developing key communication and problem solving skills with the students.They finished the day with a presentation on opportunities in the army and routes through apprenticeships.#JamesHornsbyFamily#Laindon#Careers#Opportunities#Zenith
• Wednesday 2 February 2022 £1000 raised for Havens Hospice! Well done to all members of the#JamesHornsbyFamilyWe all worked together to raise £1000 for@havenshospices#StayTunedas we've only just begun....#HavensHospices#JamesHornsby#JamesHornsbySchool#Laindon#Charity#Fundraising#Laindon#Zenith
• Friday 28 January 2022 National Storytelling Week Head on over to our Instagram page to find out what events will be going on next week for National Storytelling Week!
• Friday 21 January 2022 Prep Club launch - 24/01 The#JamesHornsbyPrep Club launches on Monday 24th Jan!#PrepClub#JamesHornsbySchool#Laindon#Zenith
• Monday 17 January 2022 Raising Awareness for #RoadSafety Thanks to#EssexHighways for a fantastic virtual session on raising awareness for#RoadSafetyA really rewarding and informative session for everyone in the#JamesHornsbyFamily#JamesHornsby#Laindon#Zenith
• Tuesday 4 January 2022 Maggie Alphonsi, MBE visits James Hornsby It was an absolute pleasure to have Maggie Alphonsi, MBE talk to our staff today. She's a real inspiration, not just as a#RugbyWorld Cup winner or#OlympicAthlete but as a#Positiverole model. We hope to see you again very soon!#JamesHornsbySchool#JamesHornsby#Laindon#Zenith
• Monday 20 December 2021 Pupils plant more than a thousand trees Monday#Motivation- the#JamesHornsbyFamilyappears in today's#Echofor the work we did last week, planting 1000 trees! Well done to all involved, and a huge#ThankYouto everyone involved in this initiative!#Climate#Earth#GlobalAwareness#Trees#JamesHornsbySchool#JamesHornsby#Laindon#Zenith
• Tuesday 7 December 2021 Our U14s win in their first competitive basketball game! Our U14s played fantastically well in their first competitive#Basketballgame to win 18-12! A huge#WellDoneto all involved!#Extracurricular#JamesHornsby#JamesHornsbySchool#PE#Sports#Zenith
• Friday 3 December 2021 Year 10 visit the University of Cambridge Pupils in#Year10had an eye-opening trip to the#Universityof#Cambridgelast week, learning about#HigherEducationand speaking to current Uni students about their experiences! It was great to hear so many of our pupils have aspirations to go on to university!#JamesHornsbySchool#JamesHornsby#JamesHornsbyFamily#Laindon#Zenith
• Monday 29 November 2021 An alumni update from ex Head Boy Hussain! Hussain has been using his#PublicSpeakingskills to present on the theme of#Commonalityto his peers in#Year12and#Year13Hussain says: "I'd like to again thank Mr Thomas for all the support throughout my time at#JamesHornsbySchoolI couldn't have reached the level of maturity - which I carry now - if it wasn't for you and Mrs Watts and many other teachers in the#JamesHornsbyFamily"#Laindon#Zenith
• Wednesday 24 November 2021 Staff members take on the Movember challenge #DidYouKnow18 members of staff in the#JamesHornsbyFamilyhave taken on the#Movemberchallenge to grow a mo for November.This is to raise awareness and money for men’s#MentalHealthand testicular cancer.Any donations would be appreciated if you would like to support this great cause!https://uk.movember.com/team/2384751?utm_medium=app&utm_source=ios&utm_campaign=share-team
• Friday 19 November 2021 District Cross country We're very proud of all of the students who competed at the District Cross country event this week. They were a credit to the school and all members of the#JamesHornsbyFamilyA huge#WellDoneto the Medalists!#PE#Districts#JamesHornsby#Laindon#Zenith
• Monday 15 November 2021 Debate club Last week saw the launch of our first ever#Debate#ExtraCurricularclub! It was a great success, with students debating topics ranging from 'what item they would take on a desert island' to the impact of violence in#VideoGamesFeel free to join us this Thursday after school in EN1!#JamesHornsby#JamesHornsbyFamily#Laindon#English#Zenith
• Friday 12 November 2021 Year 7 Basketball Well done to the#Year7girls#Basketballteam who played in the#Districttournament this week. They won the tournament after winning all of their games!#Extracurricular#PE#JamesHornsby#JamesHornsbyFamily#Laindon#Zenith
• Thursday 11 November 2021 Remembrance Day "At the going down of the sun and in the morningWe will remember them."Lest we forget.#RemembranceDay #ArmisticeDay #Nov11
• Wednesday 10 November 2021 James Hornsby Ofsted Inspection The James Hornsby School is pleased to announce that following an inspection on 6 and 7 October 2021, we have been graded a “Good" school by Ofsted.
• Friday 5 November 2021 Remembrance Day Displays Have you noticed that our #RemembranceDay displays have gone up this week? Thanks to every student that has written a message and contributed.
• Thursday 4 November 2021 Year 8 Netball Well done to the #Year8 #Netball team for winning again last half term... still unbeaten in the league. Keep up the amazing work!#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith
• Wednesday 3 November 2021 Remembrance Day We have a selection of books and activities in our #Library as part of our focus on #RemembranceDay #Literacy #Reading #JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith
• Friday 22 October 2021 Boxing Masterclass As part of our#Enrichmentprogramme,#Year8students have been participating in a#BoxingMasterclass, led by JB Boxing.#JamesHornsby#JamesHornsbyFamily#Laindon#Zenith
• Friday 8 October 2021 Year 7 Meet and Greet Event We'd like to say a massive#ThankYouto everyone that came to our#MeetandGreetevent for#Year7last night. A fantastic turn out. It was lovely to see so many of your happy faces!#JamesHornsby#JamesHornsbyFamily#Laindon#Zenith
• Wednesday 6 October 2021 Celebrating Black History Month We're celebrating black#Authorsas part of#BlackHistoryMonthin the#LRC#Literacy#Library#Reading#JamesHornsby#JamesHornsbyFamily#Laindon#Zenith
• Tuesday 5 October 2021 #WorldTeachersDay #TogetherWeExcelToday is#WorldTeachersDayand we'd like to do a massive#ShoutOutto all the staff in the#JamesHornsbyFamilywho go above and beyond to make a difference every single day.#THANKYOU#JamesHornsby#Laindon#Zenith
• Friday 1 October 2021 Opportunities at James Hornsby Head on over to our Instagram to hear from our#HeadBoyFreddie about the many#Opportunitiesthere are at#JamesHornsbyApply to be part of the#JamesHornsbyFamilybefore October 31#Laindon#Zenith#ZenithChild
• Monday 27 September 2021 Student Charter Assemblies #StudentCharterassemblies start today for this week! We're very excited!#JamesHornsby#JamesHornsbyFamily#Laindon#Zenith#ZenithChild
• Thursday 23 September 2021 Year 11 discuss Vision and Values Some of our wonderful#Year11students have been meeting to discuss the#Visionand#Valuesof a new#Universityin south#Essex#JamesHornsby#JamesHornsbyFamily#Laindon#Zenith#ZenithChild
• Wednesday 22 September 2021 Schools Trust Goes Digital Via@zenith_matLovely to see our#HeadGirlleading the way on this in the#Echotoday! A great#Trustinitiative that puts the#Planetand the future of the children first.#JamesHornsby#GlobalAwareness#Conservation#Laindon#Zenith#ZenithChild
• Friday 17 September 2021 Are you signed up to our Extracurricular clubs? Are you signed up to any of our#ExtraCurricularclubs?#JamesHornsby#JamesHornsbyFamily#Laindon#Zenith#ZenithChild
• Friday 17 September 2021 Our Alumni We love to hear from our#AlumniWell done to Hussain and Tamim who gained some excellent grades last Summer!Now they're hard at work on their#NextStepsand will always be part of the#JamesHornsbyFamily#JamesHornsby#Laindon#Zenith#ZenithChild
• Wednesday 15 September 2021 Our Digital Prospectus! This year, all of us in the#JamesHornsbyFamilywanted to do our bit for the#Environmentso our#Prospectusis now 100% digital!Tomorrow during our#OpenEveningjust simply scan this#QRcode to be taken to our#OpenDaypage where you can#Downloada copy!Qr codes will be all around the school, to interact with when you visit!#GlobalAwareness#JamesHornsby#Laindon#Zenith#ZenithChild
• Friday 10 September 2021 Our new Head Boy and Head Girl Let's#Celebrateas we end a great week... our#HeadteacherTammy Nicholls meets withour new#HeadGirlDaisy and our new#HeadBoyFreddie.Wearing their new prestigious grey blazers, they're ready for the new opportunities and challenges ahead!#JamesHornsby#JamesHornsbyFamily#Laindon#Zenith#ZenithChild
• Friday 27 August 2021 Summer School 2021 What a#Summerwe have had at#JamesHornsbyWell done to all students that attended our summer school and all the staff that helped to organise. We can't wait to see you all next week... especially our newest members of the#JamesHornsbyFamily#Laindon#Zenith#ZenithChild
• Monday 16 August 2021 Uniform A copy has also been emailed home #JamesHornsby#JamesHornsbyFamily#Laindon#Zenith#ZenithChild
• Monday 16 August 2021 Uniform A copy has also been emailed home #JamesHornsby#JamesHornsbyFamily#Laindon#Zenith#ZenithChild
• Thursday 12 August 2021 GCSE Results "At The#JamesHornsbySchool, our core purpose is to 'enhance the life chances of our young people, enabling them to fulfil their potential and achieve the best possible outcomes’We are extremely proud of our students. They have been adaptable, responsive to change and above all they have been resilient towards their studies in what has been an extremely unsettled year. We would like to say well done to all of our learners, with thanks to their families for their on-going support and to our staff for their un-waivering commitment.A special mention to Bobby who achieved the highest Attainment and Progress scores for his year group, he will be heading to@kingjohn_sixthformto study#ALevelMaths." - Tammy Nicholls, Headteacher.#JamesHornsbyFamily#Laindon#Zenith#ZenithChild
• Tuesday 13 July 2021 Jack Petchey winners Congratulations to William and Ruby, both #JackPetchey winners, who pooled their grants of £250 each to sponsor the #MentalHealthWeek #Photography competition!#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily#Laindon #Zenith #ZenithChild
• Friday 9 July 2021 Industry taster day #Year9 pupils had an industry taster day yesterday learning about different careers within #Sport #Healthcare #Hospitality #GameDesign #Fashion #Law #Engineering and the #ArmyThank you to everyone that supported our #JamesHornsbyFamily ... it was fantastic!#JamesHornsby #Laindon #Zenith #ZenithChild
• Thursday 8 July 2021 Mock interview week #Year10 students have spent this week creating CVs and taking part in mock #interviews with a range of employers from the local area. The feedback from the employers about our #JamesHornsbyFamily was superb and we'd like to thank them for their support!Well done, everyone!#JamesHornsby #Laindon #Zenith #ZenithChild
• Tuesday 6 July 2021 Rewards event #WellDone to all our students and staff that were part of our #Rewards event yesterday! We're so proud of you all!#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith #ZenithChild
• Monday 5 July 2021 Senior student leadership team #Congratulations to our new Senior #StudentLeadership team! Well done on your successful applications and we wish you luck in your new roles! #JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith #ZenithChild
• Thursday 1 July 2021 Scholars Programme #Graduation ready! Our #BrilliantClub scholars programme recognises amazing achievement by our #Year8 and #Year9 students!#Rewards #JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith #ZenithChild
• Wednesday 30 June 2021 Year 6 visit We welcomed the #Year6 students today to introduce them to our #JamesHornsby family!Students had a great time within their primary groups, attending bespoke lessons and watching our #Year6 #Transition videos (that are available on our #YouTube channel). We can't wait for you to join the #JamesHornsbyFamily in September!#Transition #Zenith #ZenithChild
• Wednesday 30 June 2021 Anton Ferdinand visit
• Monday 28 June 2021 Junior Leadership team #Congratulations to our Junior Leadership Team on their successful applications! We look forward to following your #Leadership journey over the next year and beyond!#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith #ZenithChild
• Thursday 24 June 2021 Latest transition video on Youtube - Meet the Creative arts team Our latest #Year6 #Transition is for #CreativeArts Check out the full version over on our #YouTube channel!#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Drama #Music #Art
• Monday 21 June 2021 Thank a teacher day
• Friday 18 June 2021 Student leadership team Congratulations to our new Executive #StudentLeadership team! Well done on your successful applications and we wish you all the best in your new roles!#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Leaders #SLT #Laindon #Zenith #ZenithChild
• Thursday 17 June 2021 This weeks Numeracy Challenge
• Wednesday 16 June 2021 Latest transition video on Youtube - Meet the science team A message for #Year6 students joining the #JamesHornsbyFamily in #September Head over to our #YouTube channel to watch our latest #Transition video!#JamesHornsby #Laindon #Zenith #ZenithChild
• Thursday 10 June 2021 New Extra Curricular Activity A great new #ExtraCurricularopportunity...Join our #MFL #Film club, starting Monday!#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #ModernForeignLanguages #Languages #Laindon #Zenith #ZenithChild
• Tuesday 8 June 2021 Check Out Our Youtube Channel For Our Latest Virtual tour
• Thursday 27 May 2021 Check Out Our Youtube Channel For Our Latest Virtual tour A message for all #Year6 from Mr Parsad.Please check your emails as a new #Maths video was sent home yesterday as well as added to our @youtube #Transition playlist!We can't wait to meet you!#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith #ZenithChild
• Monday 24 May 2021 Together We Excel The theme of our #Assemblies this week is #HighExpectations to ensure that #TogetherWeExcel#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith #ZenithChild
• Friday 21 May 2021 PSHE - Mental Health and Well Being For #PSHE our #Year7 and #Year8 students took part in a #MentalHealth #Wellbeing virtual session this week with a boyband “Here at Last' who spoke about their experiences of mental health and how to stay safe #online #JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith #ZenithChild
• Tuesday 18 May 2021 Check Out Our Youtube Channel For Our Latest Virtual tour Our #Humanities video is now live on our @youtube #Transition 2021 playlist and will also be emailed home later today! If you're a #Year6 and joining our #JamesHornsbyFamily in September then make sure you give it a watch!#JamesHornsby #Laindon #Zenith #ZenithChild
• Thursday 13 May 2021 Mental Health Awareness Week
• Monday 10 May 2021 A Message For All Year 6 Students Joining In September Keep an eye on your emails, or visit our #2021 @youtube playlist if you're joining our #JamesHornsbyFamily in #September #JamesHornsby #Laindon #Food #Technology #ZenithChild #Zenith
• Wednesday 5 May 2021 Year 6 transition Are you joining our #JamesHornsbyFamily in September? Our latest video for #Year6 students is now on our #YouTube #Transition playlist and is being emailed home today!#JamesHornsby #Laindon #Zenith #ZenithChild
• Wednesday 28 April 2021 Numeracy Challenge 28-05-2021
• Tuesday 27 April 2021 Year 6 transition A message for our #Year6 students... head on over to our #YouTube channel now for our latest #Transition video!Meet the #English department!#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith #ZenithChild
• Monday 26 April 2021 Podcast of the Week Head over to our Instagram to hear Mr Rawlinson with our #PodcastOfTheWeek and our #Literacy #Challenge to start the week! Have a great one!#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith #ZenithChild
• Friday 23 April 2021 Numeracy Challenge - 23/04/2021 How did you do with last week's #Numeracy challenge? Dare you try our latest one?#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith #ZenithChild
• Thursday 22 April 2021 A Message to Year 6 students joining our James Hornsby Family Head over to our Instagram to hear a message for all #Year6 students about to join our #JamesHornsbyFamilyKeep an eye on your emails as the first in a series of #Transition videos to welcome you to #JamesHornsby is being sent home today!#Zenith #ZenithChild
• Tuesday 20 April 2021 Library in the Lobby Make sure you visit our #Library in the Lobby! Help yourself to a range of books and enjoy #reading at home.#JamesHornsbyFamily #JamesHornsby #Literacy #Laindon #Zenith #ZenithChild
• Friday 16 April 2021 Virtual Assembly 16/04/2021 Our latest #Virtual #Assembly can be found on our @youtube channel right now!#JamesHornsby #VirtualAssembly #Laindon #Zenith #ZenithChild
• Thursday 15 April 2021 Numeracy Challenge - 15/04/2021 We're back with another #MathsChallenge for you all!Good luck... and #Congratulations to those in our #JamesHornsbyFamily who worked out the answer to our last #Challenge ... 141!#JamesHornsby #Maths #Mathematics #Laindon #Zenith #ZenithChild
• Wednesday 14 April 2021 Student Leadership Applications Check out our Instagram to hear Mrs Sheern with a message regarding your #StudentLeadership applications due in the week!#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith #ZenithChild
• Tuesday 13 April 2021 Six Tools to Improving Independent Learning Head over to our Instagram to hear Mr Poole sharing six #Tools to improve your #independentlearning#independentlearners #independent #JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith #ZenithChild
• Monday 12 April 2021 Welcome Back We can't wait to see every member of the #JamesHornsbyFamily this morning!Here's a reminder about your new tutor group rooms. We hope you had a great break!#JamesHornsby #Laindon #Zenith #ZenithChild
• Wednesday 24 March 2021 Numeracy Challenge Take on our #Numeracy challenge!#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith #ZenithChild
• Wednesday 24 March 2021 Home testing is now available
• Thursday 11 March 2021 Year 11 Parents Evening A reminder to all #year11 parents and carers...#Virtual #ParentsEvening is today from 3.30pm - your appointments are on school cloud.#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith #ZenithChild
• Wednesday 10 March 2021 Great to see our #WorldBookDay celebrations in the #Echo today! Great to see our #WorldBookDay celebrations in the #Echo today! Make sure you pick up a copy for the full range of images!Well done to staff and students involved!#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith #ZenithChild
• Wednesday 10 March 2021 New Headteacher Mrs Nicholls #Thankyou to everyone in the #JamesHornsbyFamily #JamesHornsby #Laindon #Zenith #ZenithChild
• Wednesday 10 March 2021 New Headteacher at The James Hornsby School
• Thursday 4 March 2021 World book Day
• Tuesday 2 March 2021 Testing starting this week for students Great to get a mention in the #Echo today regarding our #testing that starts this week! Well done to all staff and students across the @zenith_mat Trust, and a big thanks to the parents and carers in the #JamesHornsbyFamily for their overwhelming support!#JamesHornsby #Laindon #Zenith #ZenithChild
• Monday 1 March 2021 National offer day
• Friday 26 February 2021 Letter regarding students return
• Wednesday 24 February 2021 Recent NHS visit Check out the full article in the #Echo today regarding our recent visit (and excellent report!) from the #NHS Deep Clean Advisory Service.#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith #ZenithChild
• Wednesday 24 February 2021 The launch of the new podcast Mr Rawlinson launches our #Podcast of the week!#PodcastOfTheWeek #JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith #ZenithChild
• Friday 5 February 2021 Resources available for students
• Thursday 28 January 2021 New virtual assembly on Friday #staytuned #virtualassembly #healthylifestyle #JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith #ZenithChild
• Friday 22 January 2021 Our latest virtual assembly
• Tuesday 19 January 2021 A message for all parents and carers A message from Mr Edwards for all parents and carers in the #JamesHornsbyFamily#JamesHornsby #Laindon #Zenith #ZenithChild
• Monday 11 January 2021 A message from Mrs Nicholls #motivationmonday with our #Headteacher Mrs Nicholls.#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith #ZenithChild
• Friday 8 January 2021 Virtual assembly now live
• Thursday 7 January 2021 Virtual Assmblies are returning Exciting news on the return of #Virtual #Assemblies !#homelearning #JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith #ZenithChild
• Wednesday 6 January 2021 Remote learning tips Well done for another great day. This evening we wanted to discuss how important your daily routine is during this period of #remotelearning by sharing some tips tips!#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith #ZenithChild
• Monday 14 December 2020 Information about Remote learning Where to find our guide on #remotelearning for parents.https://youtu.be/ebjFjIO4Ouk#jameshornsbyfamily #jameshornsby #laindon #zenith #zenithchild
• Thursday 10 December 2020 ITV news visit Tune in at 6pm tonight on ITV to see Mr Steel talking to Hannah Pettifer.#itv #anglia #essex #jameshornsby #jameshornsbyfamily #laindon #zenith #zenithchild
• Thursday 3 December 2020 Year 11 Parents Evening On Thursday 10 December there will be a #Year11 Virtual #Rewards Evening where we recognise outstanding achievements from the recent PPEs. In all subjects, students will receive recognition for Attainment, Progress and Endeavour. #watchthisspace #jameshornsby #jameshornsbyfamily #laindon #zenith #zenithchild
• Wednesday 25 November 2020 Parents evening On 3rd December we are holding a #virtual #Year11 parents evening.Appointments can be made right now via our new #Schoolcloud #parentsevening system. Details and a user guide have been sent home to help you do this. We look forward to seeing you then!#jameshornsby #jameshornsbyfamily #laindon #zenith #zenithchild
• Friday 20 November 2020 Remembrance Day
• Tuesday 17 November 2020 Children in need #didyouknow last week we raised £151.45 for #childreninneed2020 Well done to everyone in the #jameshornsbyfamily that supported this great cause!
• Tuesday 17 November 2020 Anti Bullying The #jameshornsbyfamily is #unitedagainstbullying For #antibullyingweek our students and staff are pledging the ways we can all continue to be united against #bullying Students, remember to access your pledge piece on your college #googleclassroom this week #jameshornsby #laindon #zenith #zenithchild
• Thursday 12 November 2020 Movember It's #movember and 12 of our staff are growing #mustaches in support of men’s mental health, testicular and prostate cancer.To support them, visit this link or speak to one of them... at the moment they are pretty easy to spot!https://uk.movember.com/team/2384751?utm_medium=app&utm_source=ios&utm_campaign=share-team
• Wednesday 11 November 2020 Armistice Day Mr Tucker leading the #armisticeday tribute. Our students were a real credit to the school and wider community in their social bubbles.We will remember them.
• Monday 9 November 2020 We will remember them.
• Thursday 15 October 2020 Mental Health Awareness Great to see all schools in @zenith_mat make the Echo today! Well done to everyone in the #jameshornsbyfamily and #zenith trust that put a focus on #mentalhealthLovely to see our new #wellbeingwednesday focus in the paper! #watchthisspace #jameshornsby #laindon #echo #wellbeing #zenithchild
• Thursday 23 July 2020 Class of 2020 Make sure you get your copy of The Echo today!
• Monday 29 June 2020 A message from Mr Poole about blended learning 29/06/20 A message from Mr Poole about our assembly on blended learning, which has just been emailed home and can be found on #youtube #blendedlearning #jameshornsby #laindon #zenith #zenithchild #blended #learning
• Tuesday 23 June 2020 Jack Petchy Award Great to see the @jackpetcheyfoundation website feature us on their homepage today for our work during #covid19 #lockdown and for the recognition of the #progress Bobby has made.
• Monday 22 June 2020 Our 11th virtual assembly 22/06/20
• Monday 22 June 2020 Latest transition video by the humanities team Look out for our latest transition video by the humanities team
• Monday 15 June 2020 Our 10th Virtual Assembly 15/06/20
• Monday 15 June 2020 Our new media platform Planet Estream Introducing PLANET ESTREAM… #planetestream#jameshornsby #laindon #zenith #zenithchild
• Friday 12 June 2020 Our virtual parents evening 12/06/20 Mr Back wants to share his thoughts with you on the fantastic response we’ve had to our #virtual #review meetings, where we’ve been checking in on the #learning & #progress of our #year8 students. More #yeargroups #comingsoon
• Wednesday 10 June 2020 Our virtual transition Video 10/06/20
• Tuesday 9 June 2020 Students return to School letter 09/06/20 Are you a parent of #year10 ?
• Monday 8 June 2020 Our 9th Virtual Assembly 08/06/20
• Thursday 4 June 2020 Our Home learning Guide 04/06/20
• Monday 1 June 2020 Our 8th virtual assembly 01/06/20
• Monday 1 June 2020 Our next year six transition video is now available 01/06/20
• Wednesday 20 May 2020 National thank a teacher day 20/05/20
• Monday 18 May 2020 Our seventh virtual assembly 18/05/20 Check your emails for the link to our 7th #virtualassembly (and the 1st by our new #deputyhead Mr Edwards). https://youtu.be/eMK4ClNzmVQ
• Friday 15 May 2020 Year 6 transition video 15/05/20
• Monday 11 May 2020 Our sixth virtual assembly is now on YouTube 11/05/20
• Thursday 7 May 2020 Our first transition video is now on YouTube 07/05/20
• Thursday 7 May 2020 Jack Petchey Competition 07/05/20
• Tuesday 5 May 2020 See our updated learning menus 05/05/20 A message from Mrs Mechem about the updated #learningmenus #jameshornsby #laindon #zenith #zenithchild
• Monday 4 May 2020 Our fifth virtual assembly 04/05/20
• Monday 4 May 2020 Meet our new deputy headteacher Mr Edwards 04/05/20
• Monday 27 April 2020 Our fourth virtual assembly 27/04/20 The link for this week’s #virtualassembly (our fourth!) has been sent home to all parents/carers.
• Monday 20 April 2020 Virtual assemblies 20/04/20
• Friday 17 April 2020 Covid-19 update Parents/carers: please check emails and our website homepage & announcement banner for an important letter from the school regarding Covid19. Thank you.
• Tuesday 14 April 2020 Keeping safe online while remote working 14/04/20
• Friday 3 April 2020 James Hornsby Photography display in town centre 03/04/20
• Friday 27 March 2020 James Hornsby YouTube channel 27/03/20 A message from Miss Gleeson about our virtual assemblies, starting Monday!
• Friday 13 March 2020 Sports relief charity work 13/03/20
• Wednesday 11 March 2020 Science week 11/03/20
• Friday 6 March 2020 Careers week 06/03/20 Pt1/2…We’d like to thank all the employers that came in this week to support us with #careersweek @careerreadyuk @kirsty_joanne @dpworldlondongateway
• Thursday 5 March 2020 World book day 5/3/20 It’s #worldbookday on Thursday! We have loads of great things going on, including a visit from Simon Woodward, a local author! #staytuned #mostable #reading #surprisesarecoming #costumes
• Thursday 5 March 2020 Medical Mavericks 05/03/20
• Thursday 5 March 2020 World book day 05/03/20 Maybe next year for #worldbookday our #family of teachers and staff will put a bit more effort in… #literacy (Well done, everyone! Incredible!)
• Tuesday 3 March 2020 Kurling team 3/3/20
• Friday 28 February 2020 Design a sub students competition
• Monday 17 February 2020 Ski trip 17/02/20
• Wednesday 12 February 2020 Swimming Gala 12/02/20 Well done to all students involved in the #swimming gala today. They did so well; winning 5 medals
• Tuesday 11 February 2020 Colchester FC 11/02/20
• Friday 7 February 2020 Mental health Awareness assembly 07-02-20 This morning our guest, the incredibly talented @thisisnamaste came in and delivered an assembly all about #mentalhealth and well-being whilst singing some banging #tunes. Thank you so much for being so inspiring! #thisisnamaste
• Tuesday 4 February 2020 Essex Fire and Police 04/02/20 Thank you to Essex Fire and Police services who dropped by this morning to deliver assemblies on #cybersafety to years 7-10.
• Friday 31 January 2020 Conservative MP John Baron It was an absolute pleasure to have Mr John Baron, Conservative MP for #Basildon and #Billericay, visit us this morning and take a tour of our school, led by our Head Girl and Head Boy.
• Thursday 30 January 2020 Young carers bronze award 30/01/20
• Tuesday 28 January 2020 Colin Morrison Media CEO 28/01/20 Today our #Media and #Photography students had a question and answer session with Colin Morrison, Media CEO. They learnt about the power of high aspirations and life in the media industry! Thank you Colin!
• Wednesday 22 January 2020 Leaders in Safeguarding 22/01/20
• Wednesday 15 January 2020 County Boccia 15/01/20 We’re very pleased to announce that five of our students attended the County Boccia finals on Monday and achieved fantastic results of finishing in 5th place and 2nd place respectively. Well done… this is a fantastic achievement for all involved. Students here are pictured with Dan Bentley, who won gold at 2008 Paralympics and bronze at 2010 Paralympics! #countyboccia #finals #paralympics #danbentley
• Tuesday 17 December 2019 Salvation Army Food Donations 17/12/19 Our Deputy Head Boy (Harrison) and Deputy Head Girl (Rheannon) went to the #SalvationArmy in Laindon yesterday to deliver the 60+ bags of food that the students at have donated over the past two weeks to help the less-fortunate families of Laindon this Christmas. We are super proud of our students and want to thank everyone who made a #donation!
• Thursday 5 December 2019 Alumni Awards Evening 05-12-19 Awards evening for our alumni starts at 6pm tonight. We can’t wait to see our old GCSE students again. A polite reminder that it’s a ticket-only event.
• Monday 25 November 2019 International school award accreditation 25/11/19
• Thursday 14 November 2019 Annual Primary Maths Challenge 14/11/19 It was a pleasure to hold the annual primary maths challenge this week. We’re honoured to see the event featured in The Echo ‘In Focus’ spread today! Have you got your copy?
• Friday 25 October 2019 Little Havens Charity Film Night 25/10/19
• Thursday 24 October 2019 Project 2024 24/10/19
• Wednesday 16 October 2019 Unstoppable Teen workshop 16/10/19 The ‘Unstoppable Teen’ workshop today was an inspiring tour de force for our students in years 9, 10 and 11. Thank you so much for coming in!
• Friday 11 October 2019 Emma Land from Mirror Mirror Salon 11/10/19
• Thursday 10 October 2019 Mental Health Awareness Day 10/10/19 Students have organised assemblies and events as part of #mentalhealthawareness day. We will have a bake sale at break to raise money for this cause that is absolutely fundamental to young people everywhere.
• Thursday 26 September 2019 British Council International School Award success
• Wednesday 25 September 2019 British Councils international school award 25/09/19 Have you seen the Echo today? Well done to Miss Pellat and all the effort both she and the students put in to gain this fantastic award!
• Monday 23 September 2019 Royal Navy 23/09/19 We’re honoured to have guests from @royalnavy in today to speak to our students about their aspirations and the many aspects involved in the Royal Navy. Lstd Kim Barber and Lch Mattie Tew showed us their amazing skills creating delicious dishes! #cooking #navy
• Monday 23 September 2019 District Dodgeball 23/09/19 We’re organising and hosting the B & C district dodgeball competition today. Good luck to the 12 primary schools that are involved! @JHP_updates
• Thursday 19 September 2019 Open Evening 19/09/19
• Friday 13 September 2019 Jack Petchy 13/09/19 Congratulations to our Jack Petchey award winners. They will be presented with their awards at the Towngate Theatre on 25th September! Have a fantastic weekend, everyone.
• Wednesday 11 September 2019 Parents meeting 11/09/19
• Sunday 8 September 2019 Duke of Edinburgh Awards 08/09/19 Congratulations to the first ever students at James Hornsby to complete the Silver Duke of Edinburgh award! #dukeofedinburghaward
• Friday 15 March 2019 Exciting opportunity with Southend United FC
• Friday 19 October 2018 Black History Month
• Friday 29 September 2017 Brilliant club Graduation trip to Cambridge
• Thursday 21 September 2017 Year 9 trip to Ypres On Friday September 15th, year 9 students travelled to Ypres and the WW1 battle fields to pay their respects to those that have fallen in the Great War. The students were a credit to the school taking in Santuary Wood, Hill 62 trench system, Tyne Cott cemetery, Langamark cemetery and the Menin gate. The James Hornsby School was also represented at the Menin gate ceremony in the evening by laying a wreath as a mark of remembrance and thanks for the great sacrifice endured by those that fell on the field of battle.
• Wednesday 20 September 2017 Rocketing Success Annual Rocket Competition The STEM students were fantastic at this year’s Rocket competition. On the test run day we were top of the league table on every aspect of the competition. Sadly on the competition day the odds were not in our favour, however the students had a brilliant time and become real ‘rocket scientists’ through the process. That’s a label anyone would want on their CV!
• Wednesday 20 September 2017 Health Day Our dedicated STEM group of year 9 students attended a ‘health day’ with 30 year 10 students who wish to work within the medical industry.
• Monday 18 September 2017 Jack Petchey Awards Ceremony

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