JCB Academy sports kit for sports. For industrial safety the school tie is clip-on. 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. JCB Academy 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
Peter Bamford one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world and a significant international brand. Bamford was Chief Executive of Vodafone UK, Regional Chief Executive for the NEMEA region and latterly also oversaw the marketing function. Before joining The Vodafone Company in 1997, Bamford was a director WH Smith PLC and managing director of the W H Smith chain and earlier in his career held senior positions with Kingfisher plc and Tesco PLC. Bamford is also known for his motor racing activities. Since 2006 he has competed in major championships including the Ferrari Challenge, British GT Championship, Le Mans Series and