St James Exeter

🌟 Happy Thank a Teacher Day! 🌟

Today we celebrate and appreciate all the amazing teachers and co-professionals who dedicate their time, energy, and hearts to caring for, supporting, and inspiring our children every single day. 💙

📨There's still time to send a free e-card to someone who's made a difference - https://thankateacher.co.uk/thank-a-teacher-form/

🏈 MASSIVE GOOD LUCK TO OUR FLAG FOOTBALL TEAM! 🏈

We are incredibly proud to wish our St James School Flag Football team the very best of luck as they head to the National Championships this week! 🏆

This is such an amazing achievement! not only are you representing St James School, but you are also proudly representing the South West in this competition. 🌟

Your hard work, dedication, teamwork and passion have brought you this far, and we couldn’t be prouder of every single one of you.

Go out there, enjoy every moment, play with pride and show everyone what you can do! 💪🏈

The whole St James community is behind you and cheering you on every step of the way! 👏

Ted Wragg Trust

🎓✨ Final Day for Year 11! ✨🎓

Today we celebrate our amazing Year 11 students as they reach the end of their time together as a whole cohort. We are incredibly proud of everything they have achieved, the resilience they have shown, and the memories they have created along the way.

Wishing every one of them the very best of luck for their final whole cohort exam go in with confidence, believe in yourselves, and know that we are all cheering you on! 🌟

A huge thank you to Tesco Exeter Vale for the very kind donation of ice lollies a perfect treat to mark such a special day. 💙



Ted Wragg Trust

On Wednesday 17 June, we’ll be celebrating the amazing teachers and school staff who support and care for our children every day 💙

From teachers to teaching assistants, caretakers to librarians, receptionists to so many others schools are full of incredible people who help children feel happy, safe, and ready to learn ✨

👉 Has someone in your child’s school made a difference? Now’s the perfect time to say thank you!

You can send a free e-card to show your appreciation here:
💌 https://thankateacher.co.uk/thank-a-teacher/thank-a-teacher-form/

A simple thank you can mean so much let’s make sure every member of staff feels recognised 💙

Say 'thank you' to a teacher today We'll send a lovely card with your message, for free!

🎓✨ Tomorrow officially marks the final day for our incredible Year 11 students! ✨🎓

After years of hard work, dedication, challenges, growth, and achievements, our students will come together to sit their final cohort Physics exam marking the end of an important chapter in their secondary school journey.

Following the exam, our Year 11 students will have the opportunity to celebrate this milestone together by signing shirts, sharing memories, and saying their final goodbyes with friends and staff.

As part of this celebration, we welcome any uniform donations that can support our second-hand uniform store and help future students in our school community. 💙

📅 Important upcoming dates:

🔹 Monday 15th June – PM Further Maths
🔹 Tuesday 16th June – AM Spanish Writing
🔹 Thursday 18th June – Year 11 Leavers BBQ, 3:00–5:00pm
(Please note: students should not arrive onsite before 3:00pm)
🔹 Thursday 25th June – Year 11 Prom at Golf and Country Club
(Arrival from 6:00pm)

Year 11 thank you for the memories, the laughter, the friendships, and the moments that have made this cohort so special. We are incredibly proud of each and every one of you and wish you every success and happiness for the future. 🌟👏

🧁 Student Led Cake Sale for Moorvision 🧁

Our Year 8 student Erin is proud to be organising a Cake Sale in support of Moorvision, a charity that helps children and young people living with sight loss.

📅 Friday 12th June
⏰ At breaktime
📍 The Atrium

Delicious cakes will be available from 50p each, with all proceeds going directly to Moorvision.

Cake donations welcome - Please hand these into main reception on Friday.

📚✨ Year 11 Exams Starting Next Week ✨📚

We would like to wish all our Year 11 students the very best of luck as they continue their Exams this week.
Families, thank you for your continued support during this important time. Encouragement at home, good routines, plenty of rest, and positive reassurance can make a huge difference to our students.

Please ensure students:
✔️ Arrive to school on time
✔️ Bring the correct equipment
✔️ Check their exam timetable carefully
✔️ Get a good night’s sleep before each exam

Year 11 breakfast available for free from 8am 🥐

It’s May Half Term! 🎉

There has been so much to celebrate this half term, and we are incredibly proud of our Year 11 students for the resilience and determination they have shown throughout their exams. 👏 Our fortnightly update has been emailed home to families and can be viewed here - https://www.canva.com/design/DAHJpuFLwNI/uHU9zt7UzWf7f5Kyi_iKKw/view?utm_content=DAHJpuFLwNI&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=hecfb529a7f

We still have so much to look forward to next term, and for now, we hope all of our school community enjoy a wonderful, restful and refreshing half term break. ☀️

Thank you to all our families for your continued support it is truly appreciated. 💙

We look forward to welcoming all students back to school on Monday 1st June

Following last week’s power cut, our Geography students and staff relocated over to St Luke's C of E School Exeter to to sit their Geography GCSE exam.

Being part of the Ted Wragg Trust meant we were able to work together quickly to support our students and ensure exams could continue smoothly. We are incredibly grateful for the support and teamwork shown throughout. 🤝

A huge thank you as well to National Grid who kindly provided goodies for our Year 11 students and biscuits for staff all of which went down a treat! 🍭🍫🍪

Now it’s full steam ahead with revision as we prepare for the next Geography paper after half term! 🌍📚

A huge well done to the St James Year 7 & 8 Rounders Team who represented the school brilliantly at the rounders tournament held at St Peter's School yesterday!

The team showed fantastic teamwork, determination, and sportsmanship throughout the competition and finished in an excellent 3rd place overall.🥉✨

We are very proud of all the players for their effort and positive attitude! 🤝