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			<description>Keep up-to-date with all the latest news at St James' Catholic High School.</description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Easter Break Highlights: Ski Trip to Les Deux Alpes]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/406/easter-break-highlights-ski-trip-to-les-deux-alpes</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Over the Easter break, our pupils enjoyed an unforgettable trip to Les Deux Alpes in France, where they stayed at Chalet Les Glaciers. Over the course of three fantastic days on the slopes, they developed their skiing skills, built confidence, and embraced new challenges, all while taking in the mountain scenery.&nbsp;

Off the slopes, there was just as much fun to be had. Pupils made the most of...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Once On This Island School Musical]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/405/once-on-this-island-school-musical</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I first saw this show in a small theatre in Southwark in 2019, before I was a teacher, and even then I thought it would be perfect for a school production. The setting is vibrant, the story heartfelt, the songs toe-tappers, and the message beautiful: that love can conquer all the negative forces in the world. The cast dived into this extraordinary story with gusto, and their enthusiasm was incredi...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Once On This Island Rehearsals]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/404/once-on-this-island-rehearsals</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Anticipation is building ahead of the grand opening of our production of Once On This Island&nbsp;in March.

Rehearsals have been going really well with our amazing cast who can&#39;t wait to share their talents for all to see!

Ticket details are now on Arbor!]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 4 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Year 10 Spanish Pupils Take on Barcelona]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/401/year-10-spanish-pupils-take-on-barcelona</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Our Year 11 Spanish pupils embarked on an educational trip to Barcelona.&nbsp;Pupils stayed for three nights in accommodation at Hotel Salom&eacute;, enjoying daily breakfasts and evening meals, including a special Tapas night and a BBQ dinner.

During the visit, pupils explored a range of cultural and historical sites. Highlights included a cable car trip to Montserrat Monastery, a guided walking...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[KS4 Maths &amp; French Pupils Explore Paris!]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/402/ks4-maths-french-pupils-explore-paris</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Our current KS4 Maths and French pupils took part in an exciting residential trip to Paris.&nbsp;The tour was designed to deepen pupils&rsquo; understanding of the French language, history and contemporary culture, directly supporting their GCSE studies.

During their stay, pupils enjoyed:


	Three nights&rsquo; half-board accommodation at Staycity Aparthotels Marne La Vall&eacute;e
	One full day...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Empowering Young Women: Girlsâ Network]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/400/empowering-young-women-girls-network</link>
			<description><![CDATA[St James&rsquo; has also been featured in a video created by The Girls&rsquo; Network, in which girls from a range of partner schools share their experiences of school life and reflect on the challenges facing teenage girls today.

In the video, our pupils speak thoughtfully about what life is like for them and how having a mentor through The Girls&rsquo; Network has supported their confidence, re...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[St Jamesâ Featured on Channel 5 News]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/399/st-james-featured-on-channel-5-news</link>
			<description><![CDATA[St James&rsquo; was proudly featured on Channel 5 News, highlighting the meaningful and thoughtful ways our school commemorated Holocaust Memorial Day.

The segment showcased Mr Haffner alongside our pupils, who shared powerful reflections on what the day means to them. Their words demonstrated a deep sense of respect, understanding, and compassion, as well as a strong commitment to remembering th...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Celebrating Excellence: Winter Prizegiving Evening 2025]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/397/celebrating-excellence-winter-prizegiving-evening-2025</link>
			<description><![CDATA[We were delighted to celebrate this year&rsquo;s Prize-Giving Evening, held on 18th December 2025. The event was a wonderful opportunity to welcome back our Year 13 students who completed their Sixth Form studies in the summer and to hear about their experiences at university or in their chosen careers.

Prizes were awarded to recognise outstanding achievement across both the Year 11 and Year 13 c...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[St James' Alumni Exhibition Showcase]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/396/st-james-alumni-exhibition-showcase</link>
			<description><![CDATA[We welcomed our art Alumni back to St James&rsquo; for a special showcase celebrating the wonderful artwork they have produced since leaving the school. It was inspiring to see the diverse range of creative journeys our former pupils have taken, and to share their achievements with our current students. A thank you to the Art Department for organising such a memorable occasion as well as to the fo...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[St Jamesâ Annual Christmas Concert]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/394/st-james-annual-christmas-concert</link>
			<description><![CDATA[We gathered for what has become a highlight of the school calendar: the Christmas Concert. Throughout the evening, the audience enjoyed a vibrant array of musical and theatrical performances, all admirably delivered by St James&#39; students.

The programme included a variety of musical pieces and even a sneak peek of our upcoming musical production. From classical piano recitals and impressive so...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Senior Citizen Christmas Party 2025]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/393/senior-citizen-christmas-party-2025</link>
			<description><![CDATA[On Thursday 4&nbsp;December, we hosted our annual party for senior citizens from our local community. As our guests arrived, they were warmly welcomed by our volunteer sixth-form students, dressed in festive outfits, who guided them to their tables.

As everyone settled in, our staff ensured the wine was flowing, and our younger students delighted the room with a selection of Christmas carols and...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 4 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Celebrating Excellence in Music]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/392/celebrating-excellence-in-music</link>
			<description><![CDATA[We are proud to announce that we have been selected to be a part of the Music Mark schools programme again this year.


Music Mark is the UK Association for Music Education, championing and supporting access to music for all children and young people.
Music Mark works to support and enable the music education sector to deliver high-quality musical and social outcomes for all children and young peo...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 8 Oct 2025 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Smiles All Round as GCSE Results Arrive]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/380/smiles-all-round-as-gcse-results-arrive</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Our GCSE Success at St James&rsquo;!

We&rsquo;re proud to share the amazing news of another fantastic set of GCSE results!

Our Headteacher, Mr. Ellul, said:
&ldquo;We are so proud of our students. They are a credit to our school, and we couldn&rsquo;t be happier to see the smiles as they opened up their results today. Throughout their time with us, they&rsquo;ve lived out our VERITAS values, and...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Strong Post-16 Results for St James' Students]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/379/strong-post-16-results-for-st-james-students</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Post-16 Success at St James&rsquo;

We&rsquo;re so proud to share our fantastic A-level and vocational results.&nbsp;

Our Headteacher, Mr. Ellul, shared in our celebration:
&ldquo;Once again, our A-level and BTEC results are a testament to the hard work, commitment and resilience that our students have shown throughout their time in the Sixth Form. We are incredibly proud of all they have achieve...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Summer Prize Giving]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/374/summer-prize-giving</link>
			<description><![CDATA[We were delighted to welcome parents, carers, and governors to join us in celebrating the outstanding achievements of our pupils during our Summer Prize Giving. The evening was a wonderful opportunity to reflect on the hard work, progress, and dedication shown by our pupils throughout the academic year.

Awards were presented to pupils from&nbsp;Years 7 to 10&nbsp;in recognition of their exception...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sports Day 2025: House Trust Takes the Trophy!]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/375/sports-day-2025-house-trust-takes-the-trophy</link>
			<description><![CDATA[On 16th July, pupils from Years 7, 8, 9, and 10 took part in Sports Day at the StoneX Stadium. They competed in a range of traditional athletics events, including sprints, distance running, throwing, and jumping.


Students represented their house teams, with all points contributing to the overall house scores. Congratulations to House Trust, this year&rsquo;s winners!


A huge thank you to all pu...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Jubliee Wall Mural]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/368/jubliee-wall-mural</link>
			<description><![CDATA[We were absolutely delighted to welcome several primary schools to our campus for this year&rsquo;s highly anticipated taster days. It was a joy to see so many enthusiastic young learners exploring what life is like at our school. Throughout their visit, the students took part in a wide range of engaging and interactive lessons, giving them a taste of the vibrant learning environment we offer.

A...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Career Spotlight Day]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/367/career-spotlight-day</link>
			<description><![CDATA[St James&#39; proudly hosted our first-ever Career Spotlight Day on Friday, 11th July. Every student took part in a full day of career advice and guidance. The event featured over forty visitors who generously gave their time to speak with pupils about their professions and the journeys that led them there.

We welcomed a diverse range of professionals, including representatives from the Police, A...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Whole School Pilgrimage Day]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/365/whole-school-pilgrimage-day</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Every 25 years, the Catholic Church celebrates a Jubilee Year&mdash;a sacred time dedicated to rest, reconciliation, forgiveness, and spiritual renewal. This year has been proclaimed the Jubilee Year of Hope, and to mark this special occasion, we have given every pupil in Years 7 to 10 the opportunity to go on a pilgrimage.

As part of this faith-filled experience, each form group, accompanied by...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Jack Petchey Awards Evening]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/366/jack-petchey-awards-evening-1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to all of&nbsp;our&nbsp; Jack Petchey Award Winners, who received awards at the Jack Petchey Awards Evening:&nbsp;Serena Piotrowska, Ilinca Florea, Laeticia Ngeleka, Davina Adjei Annor, Jefferey Yeboah, Tyla Regala, Hussain Alfadli, Ali Mohammed &amp;
Kataleen Liu

The Jack Petchey Foundation was set up by Sir Jack Petchey to inspire and motivate young people across London and Esse...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 8 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Celebrating Sporting Achievements]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/364/celebrating-sporting-achievements</link>
			<description><![CDATA[We hosted our Sports Celebration Evening&mdash;an event dedicated to recognising and applauding the hard work, dedication, and outstanding achievements of our young athletes.


Whether it was excelling in a particular sport, making remarkable progress, or consistently demonstrating excellent sportsmanship, every student contributed something special to our sporting community.


We were especially...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 2 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pupil Sprints to Success with English Schools Qualification]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/363/pupil-sprints-to-success-with-english-schools-qualification</link>
			<description><![CDATA[We are incredibly proud to announce that&nbsp;Louis Xun&nbsp;has officially&nbsp;qualified for the English Schools Athletics Championships&nbsp;in the&nbsp;200m sprint&mdash;a remarkable achievement that reflects his dedication, talent, and relentless hard work on the track.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[A Celebration of the Arts at St James']]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/361/a-celebration-of-the-arts-at-st-james</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Pupils &amp; staff&nbsp;gathered for a truly memorable evening to celebrate this year&rsquo;s highly anticipated Arts Awards, an event dedicated to recognising and honouring the outstanding achievements of students across creative subjects&nbsp;of Music, Drama, Photography, and Art.&nbsp;

Awards were presented to pupils who demonstrated exceptional talent, creativity, and dedication in their resp...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Young Athlete Represents England at Karate Championship]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/360/young-athlete-represents-england-at-karate-championship</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A huge congratulations to Alessio, who, along with his team, proudly represented England at the prestigious 3rd World Shito Karate Championships in Croatia. They secured first place in their age division &mdash; an incredible achievement that reflects the hard work, dedication, and talent of Alessio and his teammates. Well done!]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 9 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Celebrating 90 Years At St James' - Biography Of Our School - Part five]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/357/celebrating-90-years-at-st-james-biography-of-our-school-part-five</link>
			<description><![CDATA[St. James&rsquo; has been based on more than one site(mainly two but at one time three sites) for much of its existence. From 1934 to 1949, a period of fifteen years, St. James&rsquo; was based solely on the Orange Road site in Burnt Oak. However, in order to accommodate the huge numbers of children attending, another building was provided by the Sisters in Marsh Lane Stanmore known as St. Thomas&...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[St James' in the States]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/355/st-james-in-the-states</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Our pupils had an unforgettable and exciting ski trip to the United States! We had the opportunity to visit two fantastic ski resorts in the state of New Hampshire, each offering unique highlights and memorable moments.

Our first stop was&nbsp;Cannon Mountain, renowned for being the highest lift-accessible ski area in New Hampshire. With its impressive 72 trails spread across 264 acres of skiable...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Little Shop of Horrors Production]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/349/little-shop-of-horrors-production</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Little Shop of Horrors is the 4th musical which St James&rsquo; has produced, and is a big step up in terms of theatrical techniques. This show requires more advanced props, staging, lighting and sound design than we&rsquo;ve had in any of our previous productions, and that has created an immense challenge. We&rsquo;re so proud of our wonderfully talented cast, who have had to mime using prop stoo...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[St James' Pupil Signed by Arsenal]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/347/st-james-pupil-signed-by-arsenal</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The PE department would like to extend a huge congratulations to Robert A in Year 8, who has been awarded a prestigious two-year contract with Arsenal. This is an incredible achievement and a testament to Robert&rsquo;s dedication, hard work, and talent in football. Well done Robert!]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Celebrating 90 Years At St James' - Biography Of Our School - Part Four]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/341/celebrating-90-years-at-st-james-biography-of-our-school-part-four</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The history of St. James&rsquo; is multilayered. A history that has to be told in the context of place, time and location.

From 1934 to 1997 St. James&rsquo; occupied the site of Orange Hill House at the top of&nbsp;Orange Hill Road(on the left-hand side) just before the roundabout at the junction&nbsp;with Deansbrook Road . This was the original and main site of St. James&rsquo; for sixty-&nbsp;...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Guest Speakers from Lionsgate]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/333/guest-speakers-from-lionsgate</link>
			<description><![CDATA[St James&#39; was delighted to welcome a team of Lionsgate employees to our school to speak to students from across all year groups. Lionsgate is a&nbsp;&nbsp;global entertainment company renowned for producing acclaimed films and television shows such as The Hunger Games, John Wick, and La La Land.

With operations spanning film production, television programming, and digital media, Lionsgate pla...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 5 Feb 2025 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Celebrating 90 Years At St James' - Biography Of Our School - Part Three]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/330/celebrating-90-years-at-st-james-biography-of-our-school-part-three</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Burnt Oak was the location, backdrop and catchment area for the Catholic Schools founded&nbsp; by the Dominican Sisters.

Whence comes the name of Burnt Oak? Burnt Oak Field was a field of farmland on the east side of the Edgware Road (Watling Street ) close to where the Edgware Community Hospital now stands which was developed for residential housing in 1853&nbsp; and this housing, consisting of...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Prize Giving Celebration]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/328/prize-giving-celebration</link>
			<description><![CDATA[We were delighted to cerebrate this year&#39;s&nbsp;prize-giving&nbsp;evening which was held on the 19th&nbsp;of December 2024.&nbsp;The evening was an opportunity to welcome back those Year 13 students that completed their sixth form studies in the summer and to hear how they are getting along at university or in their chosen careers.&nbsp;In addition, there were prizes awarded for outstanding ac...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[St James' Christmas Concert]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A sell-out crowd gathered for what has become a highlight in the school calendar, the Christmas Concert. During the evening, the audience was treated to a wide range of musical and theatrical acts admirably performed by St James&#39; students.


Various musical performances, as well as a sneak peek of our upcoming Musical &#39;little shop of horrors&#39;. The music performances ranged from classic...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Senior Citizen Christmas Party]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/326/senior-citizen-christmas-party</link>
			<description><![CDATA[On Thursday 5 December, we hosted our annual party for Senior Citizens from our local community. As our guests arrived they were warmly greeted by our volunteer sixth form students in festive outfits to take them to their tables.

Whilst the guests settled in, our staff began to get the wine flowing. Then, our younger students performed a range of Christmas carols and songs. The performances were...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 5 Dec 2024 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Visit from Sir William Sargent]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/338/visit-from-sir-william-sargent</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Sir William Sargent, the CEO of Framestore, visited St James&#39;. As part of our work with Speakers for Schools, Sir William talked to students on the creation and History of Framestore, Europe&#39;s largest post-production house. The company has played a vital role in making many films including Harry Potter, the Marvel films, Gladiator and Wicked.

Students were able to ask a wide range of ques...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Celebrating 90 Years At St James' - Biography Of Our School - Part Two]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/324/celebrating-90-years-at-st-james-biography-of-our-school-part-two</link>
			<description><![CDATA[&ldquo;The origins of St. James&rsquo; can be traced back to 1896 and the South African Congregation of Sisters who originated in the city of Newcastle , Natal, now known as KwaZulu-Natal Province. But again later, more of those origins &hellip;...&rdquo;

Allow me to take up&nbsp;thread from&nbsp;my previous article and recount , albeit&nbsp;briefly and much redacted, he origins of the Religious...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 10 Nov 2024 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Celebrating Our 90th Anniversary - Reunion Mass]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/322/celebrating-our-90th-anniversary-reunion-mass</link>
			<description><![CDATA[At St James&#39;, we are so excited that 2024 represents our 90th anniversary. Naturally, at such a milestone, we reflect on the school&#39;s history and the students and staff that have been part of that legacy.

On Sunday, October 13, we hosted a celebration event. We invited former members of our school community to join us for a celebration Mass, which was followed by a social where old photog...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 13 Oct 2024 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Celebrating 90 Years At St James' - Biography Of Our School]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/321/celebrating-90-years-at-st-james-biography-of-our-school</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Where to begin ? One could begin on Tuesday 28th. August 1934 when St. James&rsquo; Central School , as it was then called, first opened its doors to three hundred and ten pupils and nine teachers, eight of whom were Dominican Sisters and one lay teacher, Moira Stuart, who taught Domestic Science a subject now known as Food Technology. The day was warm but alas also wet with fairly heavy rain. St...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 1 Oct 2024 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[St James Catholic School delivers another fantastic set of GCSE results!]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/316/st-james-catholic-school-delivers-another-fantastic-set-of-gcse-results</link>
			<description><![CDATA[St James Catholic School in Barnet is proud to announce another spectacular set of GCSE results. Headteacher,&nbsp; Anthony Ellull, said, &ldquo;These results are a testament to the fantastic education provided at our school, where academic excellence is complemented by the development of character, integrity, and a deep sense of compassion and service to others. Our students are not only academic...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2024 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[St James' wows with fantastic results - post 16]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/319/st-james-wows-with-fantastic-results-post-16</link>
			<description><![CDATA[St James Catholic School in Barnet is proud to share another fantastic set of A-level and BTEC results. Headteacher, Anthony Ellul, said &ldquo;I&#39;m thrilled to share the remarkable A-level and BTEC results achieved by our students. They are an incredible group of young people who have embraced our VERITAS values and hope that, as our motto suggests, they will continue to &ldquo;live life to th...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2024 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Investors in People Accreditation for St James']]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/311/investors-in-people-accreditation-for-st-james</link>
			<description><![CDATA[PRESS RELEASE FROM INVESTORS in PEOPLE

Investors in People is delighted to award St James&rsquo; Catholic High School with the &ldquo;We Invest in People&rdquo; accreditation.

It means principles and practices around supporting people are in place and everyone understands how to use them to make work better!

St James&rsquo; is committed to providing fantastic opportunities for all of the school...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2024 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sports Day 2024]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/310/sports-day-2024</link>
			<description><![CDATA[On Thursday 18th July pupils in Years 7,8,9 and 10 participated in Sports Day at the Stone X Stadium. Pupils participated in traditional athletics events including sprints, distance running, throwing and jumping events. Pupils were competing in their house teams and all points were added together. At the end of sports day, the following houses won:

&nbsp;

Year 7 Excellence

Year 8 Aspiration

Ye...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Celebration Mass for our 90th Anniversary]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/307/celebration-mass-for-our-90th-anniversary</link>
			<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday 16 Jul 2024, we celebrated&nbsp;a whole school Mass to mark both the Feast of St James and this special 90th anniversary of the school.&nbsp;

Bishop John Sherrington from the Diocese of Westminster came to celebrate the Mass. Special guests also included past Headteachers and teachers, school governors, representatives from the local authority, Dominican sisters, priests from our area,...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2024 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[90th Celebration Day]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/305/90th-celebration-day</link>
			<description><![CDATA[To celebrate a&nbsp;significant milestone this year of our school being&nbsp;open for 90 years, we put together a celebration day for our pupils to enjoy.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The 90th Anniversary Celebration Day is designed to encapsulate the diversity of the school and the Catholic principles that the school was founded on in 1934 by the Dominican Sisters. The day is to inform students of this history,...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2024 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sports Awards Dinner 2024]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/303/sports-awards-dinner-2024</link>
			<description><![CDATA[On the 11th July, we held a Sports Celebration Evening.&nbsp; The evening was an opportunity for us to recognise and applaud the hard work, dedication, and exceptional talents of our young athletes.&nbsp;

Whether they excelled in a particular sport, showed remarkable improvement, or demonstrated excellent sportsmanship, the event honoured their contributions and successes.

We had the honour of w...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2024 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Arts Awards Evening 2024]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/299/arts-awards-evening-2024</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Arts celebration evening took place on the 4th of July, a special event dedicated to celebrating the outstanding achievements of our pupils in the fields of Art, Music, and Drama.

This evening&nbsp;was a wonderful opportunity to showcase the diverse talents and hard work of pupils. Whether it be creative stunning artworks, performing captivating musical pieces, or delivering outstanding dramatic...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 4 Jul 2024 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Year 11 Prom 2024]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/298/year-11-prom-2024</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Our Year 11 pupils enjoyed a well-deserved prom celebration on Thursday 27 June, following their hard work, leading up to their public exams.

The pupils gathered together at the school to show off their outfits and enjoy their photo opportunities, before heading off to Greenwich to board their cruise along the Thames.&nbsp;Everyone returned to school at night&#39;s end elated and exhausted from t...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2024 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[St James' Hosting Year 5 Taster Days]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[We had the pleasure of hosting Blessed Dominic&#39;s Primary School pupils&nbsp;for a series of secondary taster lessons. The day was designed to provide primary school pupils with a glimpse into the engaging and diverse learning experiences offered at our school, in&nbsp;the hope of inspiring them to consider joining us for Year 7.

The taster sessions were delivered to showcase various subjects...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 7 Jun 2024 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Former Premier League footballer visited St James']]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/290/former-premier-league-footballer-visited-st-james</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Jermaine Jenas, TV presenter and former Premier League footballer visited St James&rsquo; to speak to students from across a range of year groups about his career and how to be resilient to achieve your goals.

&nbsp;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2024 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Baroness Thornton visited St Jamesâ]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/293/baroness-thornton-visited-st-james</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Baroness Thornton visited St James&rsquo; as part of Learn with the Lords. The Baroness explained to Y12 Sociology and Politics students how the Lords operates and opened the floor to a Q&amp;A.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 1 May 2024 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ms Ingram taking part in the London Marathon]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/286/ms-ingram-taking-part-in-the-london-marathon</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Well done to Ms Ingram to took part in the London Marathon!

Ms Ingram is raising money for COSMIC, a charity that supports the children&rsquo;s and neonatal intensive care units at St Mary&rsquo;s &amp; Queen Charlotte&rsquo;s Hospital by helping patients and their families, and by enabling the dedicated team of nurses and doctors to treat hundreds of babies and children in intensive care.

https...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2024 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ski Trip 2024]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/287/ski-trip-2024</link>
			<description><![CDATA[During the Easter break many of our Year 9 and 10 pupils traveled to Andorra.

They enjoyed picture-perfect conditions along the mountain range between France and Spain. Encamp is a small town and the third most populated parish of the six&nbsp;parishes of Andorra. It lies within the Grandvalira ski area which boosts&nbsp;slopes for all abilities. From Encamp the slopes are easily reached by&nbsp;...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 4 Apr 2024 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[St James' now a HALO school]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/285/st-james-now-a-halo-school</link>
			<description><![CDATA[St. James&#39; is now part of the Halo Collective!

We&#39;re standing against hair discrimination and celebrating Black hair and hairstyles. Let&#39;s create a future where everyone feels proud of their heritage, culture and unique beauty!

Check out&nbsp;https://smpl.is/909ag&nbsp;for more information.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 1 Apr 2024 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Zest Musical]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/281/zest-musical</link>
			<description><![CDATA[It feels like a century ago when, in September, 80 students took part in the audition process for the show. Fewer than a third of those auditioning students made it&nbsp;through to reach show week, which is hardly a surprise given how gruelling the&nbsp;rehearsal process is. Every week, students have attended two lunchtime and two&nbsp;after-school rehearsals, making for a total of 4&nbsp;hours of...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[International Women's Day Sporting Event]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/284/international-womens-day-sporting-event</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Our amazing PE department ran 3 activities to celebrate International Women&#39;s Day. This included Dodgeball, JustDance and Football to develop confidence, communication and teamwork in sports.

Thanks to all the students who got involved, our PE department for running the activities!

Please click on the link to view a video of&nbsp;the sporting event.

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			<pubDate>Fri, 8 Mar 2024 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Rehearsals for Zest the Musical]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/278/rehearsals-for-zest-the-musical</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Anticipation is building ahead of the grand opening of our production of Zest the Musical&nbsp;in March.

Rehearsals have been going really well with our amazing cast who can&#39;t wait to share their talents for all to see. Zest is an original musical, composed&nbsp;by our very own music teacher Mr Howlett-Reeves!

Ticket details are now on parent pay!]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 5 Mar 2024 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[St James' Recognised for Racial Equality]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/274/st-james-recognised-for-racial-equality</link>
			<description><![CDATA[We&rsquo;re proud to have received a Bronze Racial Equity Award from FLAIR, independent recognition of our commitment to working towards race equality and our determination to tackle inequality within our school. Flair is an independent, leading race and ethnicity data platform that believes education has a vital role in promoting equity and inclusion to future generations. FLAIR has enabled St Ja...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 8 Jan 2024 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Prize Giving Evening 2023]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/273/prize-giving-evening-2023</link>
			<description><![CDATA[We were delighted to be able to reinstate&nbsp;prize-giving&nbsp;celebration, which was held on the 20th&nbsp;of December 2023.

The evening was an opportunity to welcome back those Year 13 students that completed their sixth form studies in the summer and to hear how they are getting along at university or in their chosen careers.

In addition there were prizes awarded for outstanding achievement...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2023 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA['This Is Me' Poetry Competition]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/272/this-is-me-poetry-competition</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Well done to the following pupils in year 9,&nbsp;Cliffmarc, Vanessa,&nbsp;Himothy, Malakai, Anabella, Immanuela and Dominik who created an original piece of creative writing that was selected for publication in a young writers&#39;&nbsp;anthology&nbsp;&nbsp;

This exciting opportunity allowed them to have their poems published in a book,&nbsp;This Is Me which will be released soon]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2023 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Christmas Concert 2023]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/268/christmas-concert-2023</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A sell-out crowd gathered for what has become a highlight in the school calendar, the Christmas Concert. During the evening, the audience was treated to a wide range of musical and theatrical acts admirably performed by St James&#39; students.

Various musical performances, as well as a sneak peek of our upcoming Musical &#39;Zest&#39;. The music performances ranged from classical piano recitals,...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2023 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Senior Citizen Christmas Party 2023]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/267/senior-citizen-christmas-party-2023</link>
			<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday 6&nbsp;December, we hosted our annual party for Senior Citizens from our local community.

As our guests arrived they were warmly greeted by our volunteer sixth form students in festive outfits to take them to their tables.

Whilst the guests settled in, our staff began to get the wine flowing and then there was a range of Christmas carols and songs were performed by our younger stude...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 6 Dec 2023 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Published Author in Year 9]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/264/published-author-in-year-9</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Bana Kibrab in Year 9&nbsp;who has had her own book published! Over the summer Bana had the opportunity alongside a few others her age to write her very own children&#39;s book called Max the Mouse,&nbsp;which has now been&nbsp;Independently published and sold on Amazon. Click Here 

The tale of the book follows a little mouse who perseveres to get what he wants. Max the mouse&n...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 9 Oct 2023 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Music Mark Programme Achievement]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[We are proud to announce that we have been selected to be a part of the Music Mark schools programme.

Music Mark is the UK Association for Music Education, championing and supporting access to music for all children and young people.

Music Mark works to support and enable the music education sector to deliver high-quality musical and social outcomes for all children and young people.

&#39;&#39;...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 26 Sep 2023 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Excellent results from our Sixth Form]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/259/excellent-results-from-our-sixth-form</link>
			<description><![CDATA[We are so proud of our Sixth Formers and the outcomes that they&#39;ve achieved .

Our full press release can be accessed here.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sports Day 2023]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/258/sports-day-2023</link>
			<description><![CDATA[After a 3 year hiatus, we are delighted to be able to hold our annual Sports Day. Years 7-9 pupils and staff gathered excitedly for Sports Day at Allianz Park. With perfect weather conditions, our students didn&#39;t disappoint putting in excellent performances in both the track and field events.

The day is a celebration of our school community with staff supporting events and our Sixth Form pupi...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2023 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sports/Arts Awards 2023]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/256/sportsarts-awards-2023</link>
			<description><![CDATA[At St James&rsquo;, we have an immensely talented group of pupils who regularly excel in a range of extra-curricular activities and often represent our school to the highest possible standards.

This evening allowed us to recognise this and celebrate our pupil&#39;s achievements.

Thank you to Mr Dyer and Mrs Bunning who organised this event!

Photos are here]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2023 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Aspire England Basketball Tournament]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to James in Year 10 who competed in the Aspire all-star tournament last weekend.

James had taken part in The Aspire Programme for talented 11-15-year-olds. Which involved being part of the camp activity within his region. Selected players would then move to four super region camps.

James played admirably and proudly became a successful Captain leading the team and winning the gol...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 7 Jul 2023 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Jack Petchey Awards Evening]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/252/jack-petchey-awards-evening</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to all of&nbsp;our&nbsp; Jack Petchey Award Winners, who received awards at the Jack Petchey Awards Evening: Jeremiah Amuri-Sossongo, Shay Foody, Noah Zakarian, Yeisha Domingo, Elisabeth Ciortan, Rachel Horgan, Dawson Johnson, Kiisu Rojugbotan, Keliane Diasivi and Ezel Muntean.

The awards were presented to students by the&nbsp;Mayor of Barnet at the Arts Depot on the 4th of July...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 4 Jul 2023 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Year 11 Prom 2023]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/250/year-11-prom-2023</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Our year 11 students enjoyed a well-deserved prom celebration, following their hard work, leading up to the public exams.

The students gathered together at the school to show off their outfits and photo opportunities, before heading off in their carriages (coaches really) to Greenwich to board their cruise along the Thames.

Everyone returned to school at the end of the night elated and exhausted...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2023 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Prince's Trust Diploma]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/249/princes-trust-diploma</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Jasmine Waters who left our 6th form in June 2022 has spent her last year on the prestigious Prince&rsquo;s Trust Diploma course in London and will study Fine Art at Edinburgh University next year

The Prince&#39;s Foundation Diploma year is a dynamic skills-based course with five days of teaching per week. The small cohort&rsquo;s size of up to 60 students allows for targeted one-to-one teaching...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mrs Harmer's Book Launch]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/244/mrs-harmers-book-launch</link>
			<description><![CDATA[We are very proud of Ms Harmer, who has recently had her book published &lsquo;How Far We Have Come&rsquo;.

In 2016, Ms Harmer was selected as one of six writers to take part in the Megaphone Writers scheme to support diverse voices in children&#39;s Literature. In 2017, she was selected as a finalist in the Penguins WriteNow scheme.

&#39;My novel is about a teenage slave girl called Obah who li...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Girls' Network]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/243/the-girls-network</link>
			<description><![CDATA[On 20th April we welcomed 20 mentors to our school who voluntarily give up their time, over the course of a year, to mentor girls from St James&#39; in Years 10 &amp; 12.

The programme is run through The Girls&#39; Network, a charity seeking to empower girls and young women to achieve their career goals in highly competitive fields.

The Girls Network partner with secondary schools and colleges a...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2023 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ski Trip to Andorra 2023]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/242/ski-trip-to-andorra-2023</link>
			<description><![CDATA[During the Easter break a handful of our Year 9 and 10 pupils travelled to Andorra.&nbsp;

They enjoyed picture-perfect conditions along the Pyrenean mountain range between France and Spain.

La Massana is one of the seven parishes of the Principality of Andorra. It is located in the northwest of the country and is extremely mountainous containing the highest mountain in Andorra, Coma Pedrosa at 2...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 1 Apr 2023 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Addams Family Musical]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/241/the-addams-family-musical</link>
			<description><![CDATA[We are so proud to welcome you back to St James for what is only our second-ever musical production, The Addams Family. After the success of The Wizard of Oz last year, the music and drama teams were inspired to develop the musical production into a yearly event, and after a lengthy period of dithering finally decided on a show which is more modern, mature, and musically challenging than last year...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 28 Mar 2023 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Power of Poetry National Poetry Competition]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/238/power-of-poetry-national-poetry-competition</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Well done to our students, Ivie, Josephine, Arianna and Maya,&nbsp;who took part in The Power of Poetry national poetry competition.

This exciting opportunity allowed them to have their poems published in a book, called The Power of Poertry book!&nbsp;

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			<pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2023 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Published Author in Year 8]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/235/published-author-in-year-8</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to&nbsp;Kiisu&nbsp;Rojugbokan&nbsp;who has had her own book published!&nbsp; &#39;Algie&nbsp;Virgo and the&nbsp;Lilac Queen&#39; (the first book of a trilogy!).

Kiisu&nbsp;had a book launch recently to celebrate this achievement. London poet Samantha Rodgers attended, she spoke about how&nbsp;Kiisu&nbsp;inspires people of all ages to follow their dreams as you are never too young&...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Mar 2023 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Addams Family Musical Rehearsals]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/233/the-addams-family-musical-rehearsals</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Anticipation is building ahead of the grand opening of our production of The Addams Family in March.

Rehearsals have been going really well with our amazing cast who can&#39;t wait to share their talents for all to see.

Ticket details are now on parent pay!]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 2 Mar 2023 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Brilliant Club Graduation]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/234/the-brilliant-club-graduation</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to all the Year 8 students who participated in The Brilliant Club this year!

They attended their graduation event at Jesus College, University of Oxford&nbsp;

They celebrated all their hard work over the past 4 months and it was a fantastic conclusion to a challenging yet rewarding experience for all involved.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2023 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[YST Leadership Event]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/236/yst-leadership-event</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Four of our Year 8 students had the opportunity to attend an Inclusive Leadership event.

They attended talks by former UK champion boxer Hannah Beharry and two Youth Role models.

Along with workshops and creating their own activities and ideas on how to promote sports in St James for all.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2023 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Christmas Concert 2022]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/226/christmas-concert-2022</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A close sell-out crowd gathered for what has become a highlight in the school calendar, the Christmas Concert. During the evening, the audience was treated to a wide range of musical and theatrical acts admirably performed by St James&#39; students.

Various musical performances, as well as a sneak peek of our upcoming Musical &#39;Adam Family&#39;. The music performances ranged from classical pia...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2022 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Annual Senior Citizen's Party]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/227/annual-senior-citizens-party</link>
			<description><![CDATA[It is with great excitement that the senior citizens&rsquo; party has been reinstated at St James&rsquo; after a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic.

This celebration takes place every year during the festive season, whereby senior citizens from the local community are invited for a three-course Christmas dinner hosted by St James&rsquo; Sixth Form students. Guests are entertained by our wonder...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 7 Dec 2022 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[European Youth Basketball Tournament]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/230/european-youth-basketball-tournament</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Well done to James Otch Alam in Year 10 who recently competed in the U15 EYBL tournament. This is where the London Elite team faced top programs from Europe as part of the prestigious European Youth Basketball League.&nbsp;

The&nbsp;tournament took place in Hungary playing at the Hunyadi Janos Ut 16 &quot;Camugo Sportlab&quot;. This was an excellent opportunity for James who was able to participa...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2022 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Spoken word artist Jasmine Gardosi Visit]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[To celebrate National Poetry Day 2022, we welcomed spoken word artist Jasmine Gardosi, to share her work and beats with our students.&nbsp;

Pupils learnt how to beat-box like a pro and Jasmine reinforced the importance of staying true to yourself and creativity as a form of expression. To complete her visit, Jasmine led a special workshop with selected students in Year 10 and help an impromptu Q&...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 6 Oct 2022 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Amazing Experience for Natalia at Euro Final]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[On Sunday 31 July, I had the honour of delivering the match ball at the Women&#39;s Euro Final.

It was a nerve wracking experience but exciting. When I came on to the pitch, I was overwhelmed by the noise of the crowd and so many flashing lights. It was, however, frightening, knowing that more than 87,000 fans were there watching me .

Ultimately, the best part of this experience was England winn...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2022 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[St James' Wizard Of Oz Production]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[It was a bold decision to choose a production that wasn&rsquo;t written for schools to perform. This version of The Wizard of Oz was first performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Barbican Centre in 1987. No pressure then...

The script is very close to the original picture and it&rsquo;s such a well known and loved film that we didn&rsquo;t want to veer too far from the source material...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2022 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Wizard of Oz in Rehearsal]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/221/wizard-of-oz-in-rehearsal</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Anticipation is building ahead of the grand opening of our production of The Wizard of Oz in May.

Rehearsals have been going really well with our amazing cast who can&#39;t wait to share their talents for all to see.

Ticket details will be announced soon so be sure to book early.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2022 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[St James' Hosts Launch of &quot;Your Time&quot; Programme]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[We were incredibly proud to host the launch of the &quot;Your Time &quot; programme, with our special guests,&nbsp;Nigel Huddleston, Sports Minister and Will Quince, Children and Families Minister.

Our accreditations as a National Sports Leadership Academy made us the perfect choice for such an event as the programme&#39;s aim is encourage greater participation of girls in sporting activity.

It...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 7 Mar 2022 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Recognition for outstanding teaching in English]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/220/recognition-for-outstanding-teaching-in-english</link>
			<description><![CDATA[St James&#39; has been awarded the PTI Mark for 2020/21 &ndash; recognition for their success as part of the Subject Leadership Programme.

The PTI Mark celebrates outstanding commitment to increasing teachers&rsquo; subject knowledge to improve outcomes for all students. St James&#39;&nbsp;was given the mark for demonstrating excellence in English.

The PTI launched the Subject Leadership Program...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2021 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Christmas Performances]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[We are delighted to share recordings of our incredible pupils&#39;&nbsp; performances this Christmas season.

Year 7 Carols

Christmas Miscellany

We are so proud of the talents and commitment shown by our pupils and grateful to the dedication of all the staff involved in preparing our pupils for these performances.

We hope you enjoy.

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			<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2021 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Speak Out Challenge - Success]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/218/speak-out-challenge-success</link>
			<description><![CDATA[We would like to congratulate Bridget Thomas, of year 11 on&nbsp;being selected to speak at the Grand Final of the&nbsp;Jack Petchey &quot;Speak out&quot; Challenge!&nbsp;on&nbsp;Monday&nbsp;29 November 2021.&nbsp;

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This year, over&nbsp;9,000&nbsp;young people have&nbsp;participated in the Jack Petchey&nbsp;&ldquo;Speak Out&rdquo;&nbsp;Challenge! and she was one of the top 15 nationally ...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2021 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[National Sports Leader of the Year - Joyce Npuna]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/215/national-sports-leader-of-the-year-joyce-npuna</link>
			<description><![CDATA[We are incredibly proud of Joyce&#39;s achievement in winning this award.

Joyce is an absolute credit to the school and we&#39;re so grateful for the commitment that she has shown to sports leadership, benefiting our school community as well as hundreds of students from numerous primary schools.

To read more please click here&nbsp;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 8 Sep 2021 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Reward Trip to Thorpe Park]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Well done to the 40 students that enjoyed a great and well deserved trip to Thorpe Park.

They recognition came from these students having no behaviour points, or detentions for the whole academic year.

Thank you for being such great models to the rest of the school&nbsp; We are incredibly proud of you.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2021 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Year 11 Prom]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Our year 11 students certainly know how to party!

We were delighted to provide students with an opportunity to enjoy their prom. They have endured a difficult and uncertain year but they have faced the challenges with resilience, good humour and genuine consideration and care for their peers. They have been an absolute credit to the school.

As has become the school tradition, the year 11 prom wa...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2021 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Peaceful School Award for St James']]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/209/peaceful-school-award-for-st-james</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to all the students and staff that have taken part in our peaceful schools workshops. As a result of your input, St James&#39; has been accredited as a Peaceful School and we are only the second secondary school in the country to receive this recognition.

The Peaceful Schools Award scheme&nbsp;celebrates the important role that schools play in equipping children and young people w...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 9 Jul 2021 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Brilliant Club Graduations]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/208/brilliant-club-graduations</link>
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A huge congratulations to our Year 8 and Year 12 students who were selected to take part in the Brilliant Club programme and this term celebrated their achievements with an live online Graduation Event in school.&nbsp;

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The Brilliant Club is a programme that gives secondary school students the experience of university style learning of a topic they would not get to explore throug...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 7 Jun 2021 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Recognition from the Royal Academy of Art]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/198/recognition-from-the-royal-academy-of-art</link>
			<description><![CDATA[When schools closed for most students during the first lockdown in March 2020, our students found themselves away from their friends and their routine but managed to remain optimistic and a large number of drawings, paintings and even 3D foil sculptures appeared on our remote teaching screens. Many used the extra time to be creative and experiment.

The second lockdown, in winter, was harder but a...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 1 Jun 2021 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Speak Out Challenge Winner]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/199/speak-out-challenge-winner</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Congratulation To Bridget Thomas of Year 10 on seeing off strong competition and qualifying for the semi-finals of&nbsp;the Jack Petchey Speak Out Challenge.

Bridget has won a prize of &pound;100, a certificate and trophy and will take part in the sem-finals later this year.This accomplishment places her among the top 0.2% of young public speakers in London and Essex and we are extremely&nbsp;pro...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2021 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Chris Bradford, popular Children's Author,  pays Year 7 a visit]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;

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At St James&rsquo;, we believe that a love of reading is a key part of academic success, good mental health and cultural enrichment. That is why we were delighted to welcome Chris Bradford, author of the hit Young Samurai series, for a virtual visit with our Year 7s on Wednesday 12 May. It was an afternoon of videos, games and quizzes. Year 7 were regaled with tales of reincarnatio...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2021 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Our Symbolic &quot;NO&quot; to Bullying]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/195/our-symbolic-no-to-bullying</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Every member of our community signed a flag as a pledge to become advocates against bullying. The spring is here and our rainbow coloured flags are blowing in the wind.

Our powerful yet beautiful reminder of our convictions.


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			<pubDate>Sun, 4 Apr 2021 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[National Bespoke Leadership Academy Award from Sports Leaders UK]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/194/national-bespoke-leadership-academy-award-from-sports-leaders-uk</link>
			<description><![CDATA[St James&#39; Catholic High School are delighted to achieve Leadership Academy status..

St James&#39; is now one of only 60 schools nationally and the first school in Barnet to be accredited with this outstanding status.

For many years, St James&#39; has been a flagship school for Sports Leadership and whole School Leadership, encouraging its students to participate in the Young Leaders Award, L...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2021 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[External Recognition for our curriculum]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/213/external-recognition-for-our-curriculum</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Message below from The Schools Network

We are delighted to inform you that your school&#39;s application for accreditation of transforming practice in&nbsp;Principled&nbsp;Curriculum&nbsp;Design&nbsp;has been successful. This means that St James&#39; met the highest standards of the Framework for Exceptional Education and that your work in these areas are amongst the most effective practice nati...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 1 Mar 2021 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Seminar with England's Head of Nutrition]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/192/seminar-with-englands-head-of-nutrition</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Our PE students were incredibly fortunate to take part in an on-line forum with Professor Graeme Close.

Graeme is a Professor of Human Physiology and expert in sports nutrition at Liverpool&#39;s John Moore&nbsp;University.&nbsp; He combines his research with providing consultancy to some of the world&#39;s leading sports organisations and is currently Head of Nutrition for the England rugby unio...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 4 Feb 2021 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Racial Justice Day - Sunday 31 January 2021]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/188/racial-justice-day-sunday-31-january-2021</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Sunday is Racial Justice Day.

In the words of Pope Francis:&nbsp;

&quot;This is a moment to dream big, to rethink our priorities - what we value, what we want, what we seek- and to commit to act in our daily life on what we have dreamed of. Gad asks us to dare to create something new.&quot;

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As a school, we would like students to take part in competitions to help raise awareness of Racia...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2021 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[On-line Safety Webinar]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/185/on-line-safety-webinar</link>
			<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday 13 January 2021, the school hosted a webinar&nbsp;for parents to support them with helping to keep their children safe on-line.

This followed on from the previous webinar last term on this issue and was particularly timely given teh increased risks associated during a national lockdown.

Thank you to Mr Tomene&nbsp;for his excellent input to the webinar. The response has been incredi...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2021 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Fundraising for Cameroon]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/183/fundraising-for-cameroon</link>
			<description><![CDATA[This year, the school has been focused on a number of fundraising activities to supoort a range of charities.

One such initiative has been our partnership with St Raphael parish, Bojongo Bonaberi in the anglophone zone of Douala in Cameroon. The parish is run by the Mill Hill missionaries and the parish priest is Fr Innocent Akum Wefon.

The parish is made up by displaced people, escaping war zon...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[St James' Marks Remembrance Day]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/182/st-james-marks-remembrance-day</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Remembrance Day is our chance to pay our respects to all the people who have been killed in warfare. We commemorate all those who have given up their lives fighting for their country and helping to bring peace. We also remember those from Commonwealth Nations who lost their lives fighting for our country and it may seem have been forgotten. 

All staff and students came together in a two minute si...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2020 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Celebrating Diversity across St James']]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/181/celebrating-diversity-across-st-james</link>
			<description><![CDATA[As part of our ongoing initiative&nbsp;to celebrate&nbsp; and share diversity in our school, Mr Sellek has approached students and staff so that they could identify a role model from their country of origin/roots and explain why they chose that person.

We went on to present and display each role model with their citation and national flag.

The display of more than 60 individuals has&nbsp;gone up...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2020 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Year 12 Sports Leaders off to a great start]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/177/year-12-sports-leaders-off-to-a-great-start</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Our Year 12 Sports Leaders completed their first Virtual challenge for Barnet Partnership for School Sports (BPSS),&nbsp;for primary school students&nbsp;in key stage 1, on cheerleading.

Their challenge was to plan, lead and deliver cheerleading jumps and to complete a sequence for the students&nbsp;to practice and perform.

The video will go live in all&nbsp;Barnet primary schools in the week be...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 8 Oct 2020 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Congratulations to our Year 10 national competition finalists]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/173/congratulations-to-our-year-10-national-competition-finalists</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Longitude Explorer Prize (LEP) is a competition founded in 1714 when the British government needed to find a solution to navigating across dangerous oceans. Nowadays the competition is run by a government funded company called Nesta. It is aimed at innovative 11-16 year olds with an interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). This year&#39;s LEP challenged the applican...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2020 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sixth Form Ski Trip to Andorra]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/172/sixth-form-ski-trip-to-andorra</link>
			<description><![CDATA[On the first day of skiing, we all got all our boots, helmets and skis. Then put our shoes in a bag with our names on it and put them in the locker we had for all our skis. When we were all ready the beginners went off to their group and then the rest were taken off to go to do a mini test, to determine whether you would go in the intermediate or advanced group. During the mini test some people fo...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2020 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sports Leaders Supporting Students Across London]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/171/sports-leaders-supporting-students-across-london</link>
			<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday 12 February, four of our best trained specialist sports leaders were invited by the Youth Sports Trust&nbsp; to work with young students, from all over London, with a variety of physical, mental or social disabilities at the Lee Valley Sports Centre.

Our students had to deliver&nbsp;an inclusive sport that could be accessed by young students with a range of disabilities. Our&nbsp;stu...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2020 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[National Film Youth Academy Workshop at St James']]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/166/national-film-youth-academy-workshop-at-st-james</link>
			<description><![CDATA[On Thursday 9 January, we welcomed Rob Earnshaw, the CEO of the National Film Youth Academy&nbsp; and casting director, to St James&#39; to provide an amazing workshop for our Sixth Form Media students.

The students found the sessions incredibly beneficial for their studies and Mr Earnshaw&nbsp;gave high praise for the short films that the students have already made.

Nationally, 3,000 students h...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 9 Jan 2020 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Colindale Food Bank  Campaign]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/163/colindale-food-bank-campaign</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Advent has been a busy but exciting time for our fundraisng&nbsp;and community activities.

Following the incredibly successful Mary&#39;s Meals campaign and teh Senior Citizen&#39;s Christmas party, students and staff have been focussed on collecting items for the Colindale&nbsp;Foodbank.

By the end of term, almost 800 items had been collected and delivered to the foodbank to help local families...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2019 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Year 7 Achievement Assembly]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Today marked the first achievement assembly of the academic year and fir Year 7 students this was their&nbsp;very first such assembly at St James&#39;.

This term there has been so much to celebrate with our Year 7 students. We are really proud of teh start they&#39;ve made.

Congratulations to Marco Andretta on achieving the highest number of merits in the year group. In fact, he has today earned...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2019 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Senior Citizens' Christmas Party]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/62/senior-citizens-christmas-party</link>
			<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday 4 December, we hosted our annual party for Senior Citizens from our local community.

As our guests arrived they were warmly greeted by our volunteer sixth form students in festive outfits to take them to their tables.

Whilst the guest settled in, our staff began to get the wine flowing and then there was a range of Christmas carols, songs and drama performed by our younger students...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 4 Dec 2019 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mary's Meals Campaign]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/150/marys-meals-campaign</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Thank you to students, parents and staff for really embracing our Mary&#39;s Meals campaign.

Mary&#39;s Meals is a charity that the school has&nbsp;supported over recent years. The charity encourages young people,&nbsp;in some of the world&#39;s poorest communities, to go to school,by ensuring that they are provided with a meal at their place of education. The charity recognises that through rece...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 3 Dec 2019 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[St James' Students Support Disability Sports]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/144/st-james-students-support-disability-sports</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Our Year 10 Level 1 sports leaders continue to be active in the local community,&nbsp; coaching at various events to support&nbsp;young people to participate in sport. Recently they worked with Barnet Bar No Oneâ Key Stage 1 disability event where they assisted the delivery of adapted sports for children with special needs.

Through their efforts, our students&nbsp;have gained huge confidence an...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2019 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sports Leadership Flourishing at St James']]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Our Year 10 Sports Leaders provided support at the recent Badminton All England session at UNITAS. The session was to provide badminton coaching to students from local primary schools.

Our students did an amazing job of coaching and encouraging the primary students. Their efforts were justifiably recognised by Badminton All England who commented that &quot;St James&#39; Sports Leaders are the&nbs...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2019 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Barnet Deanery Mass at St James']]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday 6&nbsp;November, St James&rsquo; Catholic School hosted the Barnet Deanery Mass celebrating the academic Year 2019-20. The Mass was celebrated by the Right Reverend Bishop John Sherrington, supported by Fr Brian Griffiths and Fr Ray Armstrong.

This was a truly joyful celebration in our new St James Hall. Some of our students led the beautiful singing, others in the school band shared...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 6 Nov 2019 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Blessing of Our New School Buildings]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Blessing of St James&rsquo; new building by Bishop John Sherrington, Fr Brian Griffiths and Fr Ray Armstrong was well supported by staff, governors and friends of the school. There was a real sense of pride and joy at the opening of the new building with prayers, best wishes and blessings from all.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 6 Nov 2019 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Barnet Sports Leader Awards]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/140/barnet-sports-leader-awards</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Kelsey Brown of Year 10 for the thoroughly well deserved recognition from Barnet as being an outstanding Sports Leader.

Kelsey has been engaged with the St James&#39; Sports Leadership program for 3 Years.

During that&nbsp;time, she has devoted more than 100 hours leading sports events in the local community as well as assisting and leading clubs after school at St James&#39;...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2019 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Year 12 Activity Day at Stubbers]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/137/year-12-activity-day-at-stubbers</link>
			<description><![CDATA[On Friday 19&nbsp;of September, Year 12 attended a fantastic enrichment day at Stubbers Outdoor Adventure Centre. &nbsp;

When we arrived we were split into groups and my first activity was canoeing, an activity I and almost all of the group had never done. &nbsp;I really enjoyed it and even the time spent falling out of a canoe has made for some unforgettable memories. My next activity was jet sk...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2019 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Acting Recognition for Archie Morrison of Year 8]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/135/acting-recognition-for-archie-morrison-of-year-8</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Well done to Archie Morrison for his acting achievements this year.

Archie joined teh British Theatre Academy (BTA) last year and has enjoyed success playing the Artful Dodger in a recent production of Oliver. His acting skills were recognised at the Vanessa Awards.

Archie commented on his theatre group, &quot; It&#39;s a really fun place to go and to be yourself as you all socialise in&nbsp;a g...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2019 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Year 11 Prom]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/133/year-11-prom</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Our year 11 students enjoyed a well deserved prom celebration, following their hard work, leading up to the public exams.

The students gathered together at the school to show off their outfits and photo opportunities, before heading off in their carriages (coaches really) to Greenwich to board their cruise along the Thames.

On board, the students and staff had a great time, enjoying the sights a...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2019 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[National Recognition for St James']]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/124/national-recognition-for-st-james</link>
			<description><![CDATA[St James&#39; Catholic High School has been recognised nationally for its excellent results in 2018 based on data from the Department for Education and Ofsted, analysed by SSAT, the Schools, Students and Teachers network.


St James&#39; Catholic High School was found to be among the best performing secondary schools in the&nbsp;country, receiving two awards for being in the top 10% of non-selecti...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2019 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Well done year 7 Students]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Our Year 7 students continue to fill us with pride in how well they&#39;ve settled into secondary school life.

Pictured here, with Mrs Laws, are a selection of those students that have shown outstanding academic&nbsp;progress and/or outstanding behaviour for learning.

Warm congratulations to the top 10 students in each of these areas:

WILLIAMS BWALA Peter

LOBO Janesha

O&#39;DONOGHUE Chloe

SI...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2019 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Year 8 platinum badge recipients]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/118/year-8-platinum-badge-recipients</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to those Year 8 students whose positive behaviour has been recognised this week.

All of the students have received in excess of 200 merits this academic year and so such received their Platinum awards during the Year 8 assembly.

To have achieved such a significant milestone already in the academic year is an incredible effort and they should all be congratulated,]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2019 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sports Leaders Support Tag Rugby Festival]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/119/sports-leaders-support-tag-rugby-festival</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Our Sports Leaders continue to do incredible work helping at sports festivals and competitions, as well as supporting coaching at various primary schools.

Here one of our students gives an insight into a recent event at Saracens rugby stadium.

&nbsp;

Going to the Saracens Tag Rugby Festival at Allianz Park was an immersive experience for all the Sports Leaders that attended.&nbsp;

Despite the...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 4 Mar 2019 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[BArnet Finals of Speak-Out Challenge]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/123/barnet-finals-of-speak-out-challenge</link>
			<description><![CDATA[On Thursday 24 January,&nbsp;St. James&#39; was proudly represented at the Jack Petchey Speak-Out Challenge Regional Final by Year 10 Student,&nbsp;Danial Boules.

The Speak-Out Challenge aims to provide students with the opportunity to speak their mind&nbsp;in an open&nbsp;forum, whilst gaining the essential skills needed to speak in public. 30 Year 10 students had undertaken a day&#39;s training...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2019 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Year 10 Art Students visit The Royal Academy]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/117/year-10-art-students-visit-the-royal-academy</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Year 10 Art &amp; Design students visited The Oceania exhibition at the Royal Academy.&nbsp; They also had a chance to see the work of Renzo Piano, the architect who designed the Shard.

This is part of a new Scheme of Work called &ldquo;Voyage &amp; Discovery&rdquo;.&nbsp; Both exhibitions shared the theme of exploration, visiting new places and taking time to evaluate and compare different attit...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2019 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Prizegiving Evening]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/104/prizegiving-evening</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Tuesday 18 December marked our annual prizegiving celebration.

The evening is an opportunity to welcome back those Year 13 students that completed their sixth form studies in the summer and to hear how they are getting along at university or in their chosen careers.&nbsp;

It is also an opportunity to recognise outstanding achievement&nbsp;in specific subjects by students at GCSE and at A-level i...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2018 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Merit Badge Winners]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/107/merit-badge-winners</link>
			<description><![CDATA[At St James&#39;, we recognise the hard work, effort and commitment of students through the awarding of merits. Students then receive special recognition, in the form of star badges, for reaching certain milestones in term sof how many merits have been accumulated over the course of the year, as follows:


	BRONZE: 50 merits
	SILVER: 100 merits
	GOLD: 150 merits
	PLATINUM: 200&nbsp;merits


It is...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2018 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Christmas Miscellany]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/112/christmas-miscellany</link>
			<description><![CDATA[An expectant sell-out crowd gathered for what has become a highlight in the school calendar, the Christmas Miscellany.

During the evening, the audience were treated to a wide range of musical and theatrical acts admirably performed by St James&#39; students.

The various performances by our GCSE Drama students, based on the themes of Christmas,&nbsp;proved to be both thought provoking and in a nu...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2018 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Year 7 Summer Project Winners]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/110/year-7-summer-project-winners</link>
			<description><![CDATA[in order to support the transition from primary school into secondary school life at St James&#39;, students are required to complete a project over the summer holidays.

This week those projects were judged and the winners annnounced to great acclaim.

Congratulations to the following students for presenting such impressive work:

Ioana Prutica

Aduaga Madu

Emma Luise Abiog

Connor Brosnan

Maks...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2018 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Activities Week]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/98/activities-week</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Our annual activities week, from Monday 16 July, proved to be a resounding success with our students have the opportunity to embrace different experiences and ideas outside of the school curriculum.

The week included a wide range of activities, trips and presentations from external agencies. These included trips to Westminster, London Zoo and the Tower of London.&nbsp;

Students were provided wit...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2018 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Year 5 Primary Students Visit St James']]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/102/year-5-primary-students-visit-st-james</link>
			<description><![CDATA[During the summer term we offer secondary&nbsp;taster day lessons for&nbsp; more than 300&nbsp;primary school students in year 5.

This is an opportunity for the students to begin thinking more deeply about their future and transition to secondary school.&nbsp; Using our specialist facilities and expertise, we are able to provide a variety of new and exciting &lsquo;hands on&rsquo; curriculum expe...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2018 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Year 12 Drama Performance]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/97/year-12-drama-performance</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In the last week of term the A level drama and theatre studies group presented their devised practical work. The piece was inspired by Documentary Drama with elements of Verbatim included.

There were clear references to productions seen during the course so far: The Woman in Black at the Fortune Theatre and Mental at the Battersea&nbsp;Arts Centre. In addition, London Road and The Permanent Way w...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2018 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sports Day 2018]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/96/sports-day-2018</link>
			<description><![CDATA[As the end of the 2017/18 school year approaches, we all had a fantastic day in our annual Sports Day at Allianz Park.&nbsp;

We met at the stadium on a lovely sunny day and I joined my form 7T&nbsp;on the track, hoping for a team victory. Taking part in the events was fantastic and the atmosphere amazing with all teh students cheering from the stands.

Everyone had a fantastic day, whether they w...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2018 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Students Meet Prince Edward]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/99/students-meet-prince-edward</link>
			<description><![CDATA[As part of a successful partnership between St James&#39; and&nbsp;the RAF Museum, a group of Year 8 students were invited to the&nbsp;grand re-opening of the revamped museum, as part of the RAF&#39;s centenary celebrations.

As well as having the opportunity to explore the museum, learn about the history of the world&#39;s oldest air force&nbsp;and to enjoy the interactive exhibits, the students...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 3 Jul 2018 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Carnegie 2018]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/92/carnegie-2018</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Each year a group of St James&rsquo; students take part in the Carnegie Shadowing programme where children and young people &#39;shadow&#39; the judging process for the CILIP Carnegie Award; they read, discuss and review the books on a shortlist selected by CILIP&#39;s panel of Librarian judges and engage in a reading related activity online.

Young people taking part are known as &#39;Shadowers&#...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2018 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Year 7 Receives Platinum Award]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/89/year-7-receives-platinum-award</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Congratulations&nbsp;to Maciej&nbsp;from 7S in receiving&nbsp;his platinum badge for achieving over 200 merits this academic year.

This is a wonderful achievement and we&#39;re very proud of his attitude and hard work this year.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2018 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Success for St James' at Gaelic Football]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[On 14 June, St James&#39; girls gaelic team were lucky enough to compete at the London games.

The day started with training where we would perform different drills focusing on the techniques and skils for gaelic.This was an opportunity to practice and improve our skills.

After lunch, it was time for the tournament to begin. Everyone was buzzing with excitement and couldn&#39;t wait to get starte...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2018 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Further Recognition for Year 8 Students]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/84/further-recognition-for-year-8-students</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to the following students who today received their Gold&nbsp;Merit Award badges for achieving 150 merits in this academic year. Well done to everyone on this excellent achievement


	
		
			Christina Dawang
		
		
			Francesca Pecile
		
		
			Matteo&nbsp;Gomez
		
		
			John Ikhaine
		
		
			Divine Bibomba&nbsp;Mukendi
		
		
			Aoife&nbsp;Oliver
		
		
			Nadine Trajano
		
		
			Haide...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2018 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Personal Finance Teacher of the Year Awards]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/85/personal-finance-teacher-of-the-year-awards</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Miss Whelan who was runner-up in the national Moneywise&nbsp;Personal Finance Teacher of the Year Awards.

Miss Whelan was nominated for her workshops on Fair trade initiatives and presentations that she has provided on &quot;Learning from Billionaires&quot; and on &quot;Financial Stewardship&quot;.

The judges praised her limitless enthusiasm and passion for teaching her studen...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2018 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Year 8 Platinum Badge Winners]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Nataniel, Trudy-Abiola, Lwendo, Lyana and Jennifer who were today presented with their platinum stars in recognition of achieving 200 merits this academic year.

Head of Year 8, Mr Tomene, explained &quot;For these students to have achieved 200 merits, with a half-term to spare, is a truly outstanding effort&nbsp;and this recognition is thoroughly deserved. I am extremely proud...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 5 Jun 2018 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Alumni Support Purchase of New School Minibus]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Our Head boy, Joe Fay has led an initiative to engage&nbsp;with our Alumni to help support the school community.&nbsp;

Through his engagement with former students of St James&#39;, he has gained sponsorship for our sports teams and his fundraising initiatives have culminated in supporting the school&nbsp;to acquire a much needed new school minibus. The new minibus was only made possible be the ge...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2018 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Dominican pilgrimage to Walsingham]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A small group of Year 9 students joined the national Dominican Pilgrimage to Walsingham on Sunday 13th May. During the visit, students lit candles for our school community, and walked the Pilgrimage Mile into Walsingham centre.&nbsp; The day concluded with high tea followed by evening prayer.&nbsp;

The new school minibus was very well received by the Dominicans, who commended on our witness of di...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2018 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Year 11 Drama Students Perform Arabian Nights]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Huge congratulations to our Year 11 GCSE Drama students who have now completed their performance pieces based on tales of the Arabian Nights.

Before performing in front of the GCSE examiner, the students delighted family, friends and staff with an evening performance of high quality.

It was clear that the students had put in a lot of work, learning their lines and seemingly endless practice in t...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2018 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Student Designs Charity's Leaflet]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/75/student-designs-charitys-leaflet</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Well done to Theza&nbsp;Domagas&nbsp;of Year 12 who was recently commissioned to put her graphic design skills to great use in designing a leaflet for the charity TEAM (The European-Atalantic Movement).

This organization&nbsp;is an independent, non-party-political educational foundation. Founded over 50 years ago, TEAM&rsquo;s vision is to promote an understanding and discussion of world affairs,...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2018 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Art Students Support RAF Exhibition]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/77/art-students-support-raf-exhibition</link>
			<description><![CDATA[First of all, we created pieces of art based on the 3 letters from 3 different pilots; Jean Chaput, Bernard Rice and Peter Falkenstein. Afterwards, some of us were asked to talk about what we did on camera to be displayed in the museum. We were all very nervous as it was a new experience for us.

On the 27th&nbsp; March, we set off to the museum where we could see the exhibition. It was quite an h...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2018 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Year 7 - Gold Award for Merits]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/74/year-7-gold-award-for-merits</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Sidona in Year 7 who is the first student to pass 150 merits for this academic year.

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To achieve this benchmark already is an incredible achievement. Congratulations to Sidona!]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2018 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Recognition for Year 8 Students]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/72/recognition-for-year-8-students</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to those Year 8 students that have already reached 100 merits for this academic year.

They were presented with their silver star badges at assembly this week by their Head of Student Learning, Mr Tomene, in recognition of their consistent positive behaviour this year.

Well done to:

Neerajah Vasciharan

Dominik Prajzner

Erin Brady

Maxwell Walls

Jaiden Richards

Matteo Gomez

J...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2018 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Your Life You Choose]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/70/your-life-you-choose</link>
			<description><![CDATA[On 8 March, our 210 Year 7 students took part in&nbsp;Your Life You Choose,&nbsp;a one day multi-agency presentation to educate young people about the consequences of crime, not only for the offender but their family and friends, victims and the wider community.&nbsp;

Magistrates, our safer schools police&nbsp;officers,&nbsp;prison officers,&nbsp;ex offenders and&nbsp;paramedics all contributed t...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 8 Mar 2018 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Elvis Night at St James']]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/67/elvis-night-at-st-james</link>
			<description><![CDATA[For one night only, St Dominic&#39;s Hall was transformed into a small part of Las Vegas, as we welcomed our Elvis&nbsp;act to the stage.

Mario Kombou, is recognised as one of the very best Elvis tribute acts around, appearing in the West End and on television. He certainly didn&#39;t disappoint, performing two fantastic sets to the delight of the audience who he&nbsp;had singing along and on the...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 2 Feb 2018 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Jack Petchey Speak-Out Challenge Barnet Finals]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/66/jack-petchey-speak-out-challenge-barnet-finals</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Following the in school Year 10 workshops supported by the Jack Petchey foundation, St James&#39; held our school finals to determine who would go on to represent the school in the Barnet finals.

The five finalists were Aalie Ricketts, Aine O&#39;Connor, Diogo Pina, Ruby Smith and Winifred Okeyia. All five were required to present&nbsp;their prepared speech to the whole year group assembly which...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[New Football Kit Thanks to Magner]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/58/new-football-kit-thanks-to-magner</link>
			<description><![CDATA[With thanks to Magner&nbsp;who have sponsored our new kits.

St James&#39; Head Boy Joseph Fay said: &quot;We would like to thank Magner for their very generous sponsorship of our school football teams. It has really sent a buzz through the entire team and everyone connected with our school. We hope Magner continue to grow as a business and we are grateful to receive this generous gesture as part...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2017 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Anti-Bullying Week]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/69/anti-bullying-week</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The week of 12 November 2017 was designated as the national anti-bullying week and St James&#39; students were invited to participate in a number of initiatives to raise awareness of bullying and the terrible impact that it can have on those affected by bullying.

Students and staff were encouraged to wear odd socks for the week in order to show support for the anti-bullying campaign.&nbsp;

Regis...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2017 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Barnet Badminton Champions 2017]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/57/barnet-badminton-champions-2017</link>
			<description><![CDATA[On Thursday 2&nbsp;November the Key Stage 4 Boys Badminton team were victorious at the Barnet Badminton&nbsp;Championships&nbsp;beating JCOSS in a tight final game.&nbsp; The students will now go on to represent Barnet at the London Youth Games Badminton finals later in the academic year.

All of our students played exceptionally well, only dropping one game throughout the tournament.

The student...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 3 Nov 2017 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Jack Petchey Speak Out Challenge 2017]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/54/jack-petchey-speak-out-challenge-2017</link>
			<description><![CDATA[On Friday 20 October 2017 our Year 10 students took part in the Jack Petchey Speak out Challenge workshop.

The workshop provides a chance for students to develop their public speaking skills and an opportunity to voice their views on the issues that matter most to them.

The sessions are facilitated by&nbsp;experience trainers provided by the Jack Petchey&nbsp;Foundation as part of this charitabl...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2017 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[British Science Association CREST Award Imperial College London]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[On 6 October 2017, three&nbsp;of us, along with Miss McCaffrey, took a trip to Imperial College London to hear a talk about the British Science Association CREST Award:. The CREST Awards scheme is the British Science Association&rsquo;s flagship programme for young people, around 40,000 students in the UK gain CREST Awards every year. It is the only nationally recognised accreditation scheme for S...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 6 Oct 2017 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[MacMillan Coffee Morning]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/51/macmillan-coffee-morning</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Thanks to all the staff and students for your support of&nbsp;the annual MacMillan Coffee Morning.&nbsp;

There was a great range of cakes on offer, lovingly baked by our staff, students and, in some cases, Mr Kipling!

The Sixth Form students were great hosts providing tea and coffee to their guests.

In total, just under &pound;400 was raised for MacMillan&nbsp;Cancer Support and we know that th...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 5 Oct 2017 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[UK Higher Education Fair]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/52/uk-higher-education-fair</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Our day at the&nbsp; Fair started just before 10 am when we arrived outside&nbsp;the magnificent building of the Emirates Stadium. I had high hopes and expectations for this event, and they were not only fulfilled but exceeded. Upon entering the Stadium, one could not dispute the fact that there was clearly an immense amount of effort put into making the Fair as interesting and informative as poss...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 3 Oct 2017 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Year 8 Student Plays at Croke Park, Dublin]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/48/year-8-student-plays-at-croke-park-dublin</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Eoin McGivney of Year 8 on an incredible experience playing Gaelic football&nbsp;&nbsp;at Dublin&#39;s legendary stadium, Croke Park.

Here&#39;s Eoin&#39;s account of his experience:

During the summer holidays, I went to Ireland and was invited to play at Croke&nbsp;Park. For those of you who don&#39;t know wahat Croke&nbsp;Park is, it&#39;s basically the Wembley Stadium of Ir...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2017 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Brilliant Club Trip to Oxford University]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/47/brilliant-club-trip-to-oxford-university</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Brilliant Club Scholars Programme kicked off with of a visit to the prestigious Oxford University (Lady Margaret Hall) for our introductory trip. On arrival we were privileged to have a tour of the beautiful university, guided by a few Oxford student ambassadors. This gave me an opportunity to flood them with questions about, the application process to top universities like Oxford, what life i...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2017 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sixth Form Enrichment Day]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/50/sixth-form-enrichment-day</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The early morning greeted us with grey skies and heavy rainfall, but that wasn&rsquo;t enough to wash away the excitement of the day to come. On our arrival at Stubbers Activity and Adventure Centre, we were arranged into our nine groups &ndash; the groups that we would spend the entire day with. It is certainly fair to admit that, initially, most of us would have preferred to be in other groups,...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 8 Sep 2017 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sports Day 2017]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/42/sports-day-2017</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Students and staff gathered excitedly for the annual Sports Day at Allianz Park on Wednedsay 12 July 2017.

With perfect weather conditions, our students didn&#39;t disappoint putting in excellent performances in both the track and field events.

The day is a celebration of our school community with staff supporting events, older students coming along to help, the Art Department providing face pai...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2017 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Visit to House of Common and House of Lords]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/46/visit-to-house-of-common-and-house-of-lords</link>
			<description><![CDATA[As part of our school&#39;s membership of Team Global we were invited to visit the House of Commons and House of Lords. This was a life changing experience for us, as we were able to sit in the viewing gallery and see Sajid Javid, Boris Johnson and David Davies speak in the House of Commons.

It was incredible to see in action, men who we had studied, in theory, all year. We represented our school...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2017 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Meet Our New Head Boy &amp; Girl]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/44/meet-our-new-head-boy-girl</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Well done to Joseph Fay and to Jessica Afrifa on their appointment to these positions for academic year 2017-18. We wish them every success in their endeavours.

Congratulations also to the other candidates who all did a great job in presenting their ideas to staff, their peers and then in being interviewed by a senior panel including governors. The selection process was incredibly difficult.

The...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 4 Jul 2017 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Year 11 Drama GCSE Performance]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/36/year-11-drama-gcse-performance</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The whole process of getting ready over recent weeks had been frenetic &ndash; but rewarding. &nbsp;This performance was part of the preparation; making sure that students are confident to face the examiner.

Our students have worked hard during lessons to prepare original pieces of drama. &nbsp;This year the devised work has to be inspired by the phrase: Looking Back / Looking Forward.

At St. Ja...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 5 May 2017 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Year 13 Drama Practical Work: Bev- Dismal Angel]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/38/year-13-drama-practical-work-bev-dismal-angel</link>
			<description><![CDATA[This was an opportunity for the students to share the fruits of their commitment and hard work to an expectant audience, ahead of their actual practical exam on Friday 17 March.

The production was in the theatrical style of docudrama, sometimes referred to as theatre of fact.. This involves the interweaving of pre-existing documentary material, such as newspaper articles, interviews, government r...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2017 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Year 9 Girls Crowned Barnet Football Champions]]></title>
			<link>http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk/256/news-blog/post/40/year-9-girls-crowned-barnet-football-champions</link>
			<description><![CDATA[They beat a gallant JCoss team 4-3 in a thrilling end to end cup final. A hat-trick from Harley Carr and a goal from Tyanna Tulloch sealed a brilliant victory.
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			<pubDate>Mon, 6 Mar 2017 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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