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It gives me great pleasure and a sense of pride to welcome visitors to the website for Cockburn John Charles Academy.Nelson Mandela said that: “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” I am confident that the academy’s ‘Learning for Life’ motto fits well with this.
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@Cockburn John Charle 22 Sep 2026
Year 11! Upcoming Post-16 Open Days, get planning for your future. If you need further support please speak to your PSHCE teacher or Miss Bonner.
@Cockburn John Charle 22 Sep 2026
There’s something for everyone at our school! From sports and performing arts to STEM, leadership and more, our extra-curricular programme offers fantastic opportunities to learn new skills, make friends and discover new passions. Take a look at what’s on offer and get involved!
@Cockburn John Charle 22 Sep 2026
We are delighted to announce that the Dance Department at CJCA have been selected to take part in the Making Moves project again for the second year in a row! This is in collaboration with Sadler's Wells and is an extremely prestigious opportunity for our young people. We couldn't be more excited to explore and work with our choreographer @vicki_igbokwe . If your child would like to be a part of Making Moves, please tell them to speak to their Dance teacher for audition information.
@Cockburn John Charle 21 Sep 2026
We are excited to meet our future students and parents/carers for September 2027! Join us at our Open Evening on Wednesday 30th September from 5:00-7:00pm: 👋 Meet our friendly teachers & students 🏫 Explore our classrooms, labs & sports facilities 🎭 Try out fun activities 💡 Find out what makes life at Cockburn John Charles Academy so exciting! Bring your family, bring your questions and get a real taste of what it’s like to be part of our school community.
@Cockburn John Charle 19 Sep 2026
There’s something for everyone at our school! From sports and performing arts to STEM, leadership and more, our extra-curricular programme offers fantastic opportunities to learn new skills, make friends and discover new passions. Take a look at what’s on offer and get involved!
@Cockburn John Charle 18 Sep 2026
Our Year 11 artists have been working hard this week, developing their ideas, experimenting with materials and techniques, and pushing their GCSE coursework forward. It’s great to see such a range of individual ideas beginning to develop as students refine their work and make creative decisions. Lots of focus, experimentation and progress in the Art rooms this week!
@Cockburn John Charle 18 Sep 2026
We are excited to meet our future students and parents/carers for September 2027! Join us at our Open Evening on Wednesday 30th September from 5:00-7:00pm: 👋 Meet our friendly teachers & students 🏫 Explore our classrooms, labs & sports facilities 🎭 Try out fun activities 💡 Find out what makes life at Cockburn John Charles Academy so exciting! Bring your family, bring your questions and get a real taste of what it’s like to be part of our school community.
@Cockburn John Charle 17 Sep 2026
CAREERS INFO - Careers in Leeds event at Leeds Arena. Students, parents and carers can attend this event after Session 7 on Tuesday 3rd November.
@Cockburn John Charle 17 Sep 2026
This week in photography club, we had a fantastic time learning how to use the cameras and taking some beautiful photographs of our beloved chickens, guinea pigs, and the Verona McShane Garden. Well done to everyone who attended.
@Cockburn John Charle 16 Sep 2026
We are excited to meet our future students and parents/carers for our new Year 7 for September 2027! Join us at our Open Evening on Wednesday 30th September from 5:00-7:00pm: 👋 Meet our friendly teachers & students 🏫 Explore our classrooms, labs & sports facilities 🎭 Try out fun activities 💡 Find out what makes life at Cockburn John Charles Academy so exciting! Bring your family, bring your questions and get a real taste of what it’s like to be part of our school community.
@Cockburn John Charle 15 Sep 2026
🐔 Year 8 Life Drawing! Today our Year 8 artists had some rather unusual models in the Art Department… live chickens! Students worked directly from observation, experimenting with continuous line, non-dominant hand and quick observational drawing techniques to capture the chickens’ shapes, movement and character. Not the easiest models to draw when they refuse to keep still! A brilliant session full of energy, experimentation and some fantastic drawings. Year 8 will all be doing this same lesson over this week and next.
@Cockburn John Charle 11 Sep 2026
Our Directors and Heads of Year would like to congratulate the huge number of students with 100% Attendance and Positive Attitudes so far this term.
@Cockburn John Charle 10 Sep 2026
Looking back and looking forward... 🎭 These amazing photos from Chris Payne Images have us reminiscing about our incredible production of Macbeth Macbeth Macbeth Macbeth Macbeth for the National Theatre Connections Festival. What a cast, what a team, and what an achievement. We couldn't be prouder of everyone involved. And now, it's time for the next adventure! 💚 Congratulations to everyone who auditioned for Heathers: The Musical (School Edition). We were blown away by the talent on display and cannot wait to welcome the company to their first rehearsal on Thursday 17th September. Here we go again... 🎶✨
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