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Friday 24 April 2026 Congratulations Lola! Congratulations to Lola for finishing in the top 10 across the three rounds she competed in for Blokfest last month. Lola has been climbing for The Reach Youth #Climbing Squad in Greenwich and also for the Rock Hub Competition Squad at Basildon Sporting Village, competing across the country in a variety of competitions. Good luck in your next competition, later this month!#JamesHornsbySchool #JamesHornsby #Laindon #Zenith
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Thursday 23 April 2026 Senior Netball Team Win! Before Easter we celebrated a fantastic win for the Senior #Netball team against a tough opposition. Excellent composure shown throughout in a really tight game which ended 10-3 to JHS. Player of the match was shared between Maisey and Sophie.#JamesHornsby #PE #Sport #Zenith
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Wednesday 22 April 2026 Echo - Ofsted Check out the #Echo today for the full story about our recent visit from #OfstedThanks everyone!#JamesHornsby #Zenith
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Tuesday 21 April 2026 Student Council Meeting - April 2026 Our #StudentCouncil came together for a fantastic and productive meeting recently! Student leaders met with Form Representatives to share ideas around sustainability at school and explore ways to make a positive environmental impact.There were some brilliant suggestions we will be taking forward and a real sense of collaboration throughout.A huge well done to Elise, Tyler, Summer and Jax for leading the session so confidently and effectively.We're excited to see these ideas develop and make a difference in our school community.#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Zenith
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Monday 20 April 2026 Year 11 - Macbeth at Towngate Theatre Our Year 11s recently went to the Towngate Theatre for a production of #MacbethThe play was really well done, and the students found it so useful to see the play coming to life to prepare them for their GCSEs where they will face questions that they now have a real-life context for. The actors and director gave us the opportunity to ask questions afterwards as well, which really helps with that context!#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Laindon #Zenith
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Friday 17 April 2026 James Hornsby Bake Off Congratulations to the winners of the James Hornsby #BakeOff before Easter. The judging is always the hardest (and everyone's favourite) part! 1st place – Kiera (Apollo), 2nd place - Evie (Atlantis), 3rd place - Demi (Discovery)#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Zenith
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Thursday 16 April 2026 JHS Spring Art of the Term Winners #ThrowbackThursdayWe've enjoyed looking over the work from Spring term to decide who the KS3 #Art Winners are for the Spring term. Congratulations to Muthoni, Mia and Oliver.#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Zenith
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Wednesday 15 April 2026 Reminder for Students & Parents/Carers Reminder for Students & Parents/ CarersWe return to school on Monday 13th April!Gates open: 8:30am and all students must be on-site by 8:50am and go straight to their form classImportant reminder for KS3: We will be returning as a phone-free environment!We look forward to welcoming everyone back — see you tomorrow!
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Friday 27 March 2026 Congratulations to our 100% Attendance winner Charlie! Congratulations to Charlie for winning 100% #Attendance 25 day challenge enjoy your voucher!#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Zenith
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Friday 27 March 2026 300+ students on trips today! A wonderful finish to the term with so many opportunities being offered for our students. Have a wonderful Easter break and check out the Zenith Family Focus magazine www.zenithmultiacademytrust.co.uk
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Thursday 26 March 2026 Throwback Thursday - Science Museum Trip #ThrowbackThursday taking us back to the end of February and the Sensational year 7s #Science museum trip. What a great day out!#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Zenith
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Wednesday 25 March 2026 Man of the Match! A huge congratulations to Arun who was Man of the match on 15th March in the Essex County under 18 competition. He had the highest average on the day. He's also now in the Superleague team! A huge WELL DONE to Arun; we're so proud of you!#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Zenith
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Tuesday 24 March 2026 JHS Squad Swimmers - Basildon District Swimming Gala On Friday 13th March, 11 of our JHS Squad swimmers competed in the Basildon District #Swimming Gala at Garons Park in Southend. All students swam incredibly well in their individual races, with some even competing in two races! In the lead-up to the competition students were attending swim squad showing hard work and perseverance wanting to do their best! We received an amazing accolade for the year 9 girls swimmers who placed 2nd in the district.On top of this, we had 5 individual medallists from the competition:Victoria - 50m Breastroke (2nd) and 100m Individual Medley (3rd)Lilly - 50m Backstroke (2nd)Ethan - 50m Backstroke (3rd)Freya - 50m Backstroke (2nd) and 100m Individual Medley (3rd)Alaina - 50m Butterfly (2nd)Well done to all swimmers who competed we are very proud of you!!#JamesHornsby #Zenith
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Friday 20 March 2026 Congratulations Holly! A big congratulations to Holly for her performance at the BATD Freestyle Scholarships in Glasgow last weekend. To be selected out of the thousands in the BATD Freestyle last year, and then to make it through to the finals of the placing in the Top Six of the Senior category at a national level scholarship event run by a major UK dance organisation is genuinely impressive. We're so proud of your achievement- WELL DONE!#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Zenith
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Tuesday 17 March 2026 Mobile Free School From 13 April, our Mobile Phone and Smart Device Policy will be fully enforced for all KS3 students. Mobile phones or smart devices must be switched off and kept in students' bags throughout the school day and must not be seen or heard on school grounds, including during lessons, breaks, lunchtime and trips. KS4 students will move to this expectation gradually during the remainder of the academic year, and from September 2026 the school will be a fully mobile phone-free environment for all year groups.#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily
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Tuesday 17 March 2026 25 day attendance challenge - amazing rewards! #Attendance #JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Zenith
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Monday 16 March 2026 Congratulations Ava! A big congratulations to Ava for her nomination at the Children and Families' Emmys in New York earlier this month, for her role in The Primrose Railway Children. It must have been such a fantastic experience, especially to be asked to present other awards as well! We're so proud of you! WELL DONE!#JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily #Zenith
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Friday 13 March 2026 Incoming Student Leadership Team Well done to the new student senior #Leadership team. After some presentations, interviews and some tough decisions, the next batch of grey blazers have been selected. In the coming weeks, we will hear from each about the ideas they have to make a difference at #JamesHornsby#JamesHornsbyFamily #Zenith
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Thursday 12 March 2026 Congraulations Lola! Congratulations Lola on winning the amazon vouchers this week! #AttendanceChallenge#Attendance #JamesHornsby #JamesHornsbyFamily
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Wednesday 11 March 2026 National Careers Week 2026 What an incredible #NationalCareersWeek at The James Hornsby School!It was a week packed with opportunities for our students to explore their futures and develop the skills they need for the world of work. From CV writing workshops led by the DWP, to mock interviews with local employers, students have had the chance to experience real-life recruitment experiences and build their confidence.We've also hosted taster industry workshops, employability skills challenges, and university workshops, giving students valuable insight into the many pathways available after school.One of the highlights of the week has been welcoming back so many of our amazing alumni. Seeing former students return to share their journeys, experiences and advice has been truly inspiring for our current pupils and a powerful reminder of what they can achieve.#JamesHornsbyFamily #JamesHornsby #Zenith
