JCB Academy
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| Motto | Developing engineers and business leaders for the future |
|---|---|
| Established | September 2010 |
| Type | University Technical College |
| Principal | Jim Wade |
| Vice Chair | David Bell |
| Founder | Sir Anthony Bamford |
| Location |
Mill Street Rocester Staffordshire ST14 5JX England Coordinates: 52°57′01″N 1°49′57″W / 52.950148°N 1.832450°W |
| DfE number | 860/6906 |
| DfE URN | 139234 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Staff | Around 70 |
| Students | Approximately 145 in each year group |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 14–19 |
| Houses | Bamford, Arkwright, Royce |
| Colours | Red, Yellow & Green |
| Website |
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The JCB Academy is a non-selective co-educational secondary school within the English University Technical College programme, in Rocester, Staffordshire, England. It specialises in engineering and business qualifications.
The school is named after its sponsor, construction equipment manufacturer J. C. Bamford Excavators Limited. It is a registered charity under the formal name The JCB Academy Trust [1] set up by Sir Anthony Bamford. The lead academic sponsor of the school is Harper Adams University, and the school is also supported by the Royal Academy of Engineering.[2]
History
The school opened in September 2010 in the converted and refurbished Arkwright Mill in Rocester. It has a new teaching wing and workshops. The JCB Academy is the first University Technical College in the UK.
Facilities
The school has learning areas, 2 full-size engineering workshops, break-out areas for relaxation and private study, and a sixth form common-room area. It has also sports facilities and an activity studio. Much of the learning is via virtual learning environment (VLE): students are provided with laptops.
The school opened in September 2010 for its first intake. Capacity will eventually be approximately 175 students in each of the four year groups.
Uniform
Its uniform includes jackets and ties, with boilersuits and workboots for engineering curriculum, and sports kit for sports. For industrial safety the school tie is clip-on.
Houses
The school pupils and teachers are divided into three houses, named Bamford (after JCB founder Joseph Cyril Bamford), Arkwright (after industrialist Richard Arkwright) and Royce (after Rolls-Royce founder Henry Royce). The house colours in school sports are yellow for Bamford, green for Arkwright and red for Royce. Students must also wear ties featuring these colours corresponding to their belonging house.
Incidents
Samuel Fallows Suicide
On 10 May 2013, student Samuel Fallows was found dead after committing suicide by hanging himself in the toilets at the JCB Academy.[3] Upon investigation it was found that he had attended his maths lesson as usual but then was excused to go to the toilet. His dead body was then discovered by a cleaner when she went to check the toilet door after reports that it was stuck. He was later taken to a hospital where he was officially pronounced dead.