St John Fisher Primary a Catholic Voluntary Academy, Spring Water Avenue, Sheffield

NHS Advice

Extreme Reading Competition

PTFA - Santa in School Day (December 2017)

Active Lives (Be Safe - Be Happy Week)

Active Lives (Be Safe - Be Happy Week, November 2017)

Visiting Panto

Roman Day (Autumn 2017)

Skipping Workshop

Be Safe - Be Happy Week

Learning Outside

Mam Tor Conquered! (Y6 Residential, Castleton)

The Great Walk! (Castleton, October 2017)

Assault Course (Castleton, October 2017)

Orienteering (Castleton, October 2017)

Abseiling (Castleton, October 2017)

Archery (Castleton, October 2017)

Assault Course (Castleton, October 2017)

Abseiling (Castleton, October 2017)

Canoeing without canoes! (Castleton, October 2017)

Canoeing (Y6 Residential, Castleton)

Canoeing (Castleton, October 2017)

Yurt (Castleton, October 2017)

Caving (Y6 Residential, Castleton)

Caving (Castleton, October 2017)

Yorkshire Wildlife Park (June 2017)

Our Diamond Jubilee Balloon Race

Diamond Jubilee - Dances of the Decades (June 2017)

Diamond Jubilee - Dances of the Decades

Welcome to our School

St John Fisher is an aspirational learning community with a strong vision, shared values and a proud Catholic ethos.

Our expectations are high and we are ambitious for every child. We work hard to ensure that each can feel happy, safe and loved in school and at home and we aim to inspire them to enjoy and achieve every day.

We believe that every child is talented and unique and should be affirmed and supported to appreciate their own uniqueness, gifts and talents. Our school is one where every child is known and understood.

St John Fisher is a place where everyone is treated with respect, tolerance and understanding. We aim to be highly inclusive; a place where good manners and behaviour are really valued and where every child can experience success - whilst developing the skills and attitudes necessary to be happy and successful life-long learners.

We recognise parents as our children’s first educators and we invite them to be our partners. We encourage them to engage with school life and share lots of information so that they are well-informed.

I am immensely proud of our young people and of how we continue to grow and develop as a community. If you would like to find out more, please contact us to arrange a visit. You can also read our newsletters and Curriculum Overviews which chart our journey and will give you a sense of what we are about.

Thank you for visiting our website.

Frank Barratt

Headteacher

Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND) in Sheffield

BBC News: Education

Nursery top-up fees probe prompts England-wide warning

Posted on Thursday January 28, 2021

Ombudsman urges councils to ensure parents are not wrongly charged for free nursery places

Covid: Social workers 'braced for tsunami of needs' after lockdown

Posted on Thursday January 28, 2021

Many worry about their capacity to protect the vulnerable if workloads increase further, a union warns.

Covid: English schools could return 8 March 'at the earliest' - PM

Posted on Wednesday January 27, 2021

The PM sets the date he hopes England's lockdown will begin to ease, but warns of a "perilous situation".

Coronavirus: Vaccinate teachers at half-term - Starmer

Posted on Wednesday January 27, 2021

Labour calls for key workers to be added to the first phase of the vaccination programme.

Opening schools a national priority, says government

Posted on Tuesday January 26, 2021

Schools Minister Nick Gibb says schools and families will have two weeks' notice for reopening.

Poor white teens in 'left behind' towns not going to uni

Posted on Tuesday January 26, 2021

Watchdog warns of low university chances for white working class youths in former industrial towns.

'Knackered and confused.' That's just the parents

Posted on Monday January 25, 2021

The lack of certainty about schools returning is fraying the exhausted nerves of parents.

Covid: Oldham school to withdraw places for lockdown-breach pupils

Posted on Tuesday January 26, 2021

Several pupils at the school admitted visiting other households, breaking Covid-19 lockdown rules.

Covid: Schools will be told of reopening plans 'as soon as we can'

Posted on Monday January 25, 2021

Boris Johnson says he understands parents' frustrations but the infection rate is "still very high".

Covid: Teachers 'not at higher risk' of death than average

Posted on Monday January 25, 2021

The highest-risk job roles were in restaurants, care work and manufacturing.

Covid: Early years staff safety 'cause for concern'

Posted on Friday January 22, 2021

Nurseries, pre-schools and childminders call for rapid testing and priority access to vaccines.

Edinburgh Uni mostly online for rest of academic year

Posted on Friday January 22, 2021

The move means there will now be no mass return of students to campus until September at the earliest.

Covid: Gavin Williamson hopes England's schools will reopen by Easter

Posted on Thursday January 21, 2021

The education secretary says schools in England will be given two weeks' notice before reopening.

University tuition fees frozen at £9,250 for a year

Posted on Thursday January 21, 2021

Tuition fees in England are being frozen for another year and ministers outline plans to reform post-16 education.

Covid-19: Scientists challenge 'flawed' lateral flow tests report

Posted on Thursday January 21, 2021

They say the devices, which are used in local councils, have a key role to play in the battle against Covid.

Malware found on laptops given out by government

Posted on Friday January 22, 2021

Suspicious files contacting Russian servers are thought to have been found on devices given to schools.

Rollout of daily testing of close contacts paused in English schools

Posted on Wednesday January 20, 2021

More work is needed to understand its benefits in schools in England given the new variant, health officials say.

Teachers to decide students' grades in Wales

Posted on Wednesday January 20, 2021

Education Minister Kirsty Williams said she had "no choice" in scrapping classroom assessments.

Covid in Scotland: Phased return 'likely' for Scottish schools

Posted on Wednesday January 20, 2021

The youngest and oldest pupils, plus those with additional support needs will be among the first to return to classrooms.

School attendance in England higher than first lockdown

Posted on Tuesday January 19, 2021

The increase in pupil numbers is driven in part by children without laptops being allowed to go in.

Covid home-schooling: Head teacher pens heartfelt letter to parents

Posted on Tuesday January 26, 2021

Sarah White says she wanted to reassure parents after struggling with her own children in lockdown.

Katie Price on Harvey's 'terrifying' move to a specialist college

Posted on Monday January 25, 2021

Reality TV star and ex-model, Katie Price reveals the challenges of finding a specialist college for her eldest son Harvey, who has complex needs.

Can you get cheaper broadband for home schooling?

Posted on Wednesday January 20, 2021

What help is there if you're trying to home-school your children without devices or data?

Gavin Williamson: How has he survived?

Posted on Wednesday January 13, 2021

How has the education secretary survived so many U-turns? Or has he been unfairly accused?

Lockdown students get to grips with online learning

Posted on Thursday January 14, 2021

With schools closed to most students, young people are getting to grips with remote learning.

What's the science behind closing schools?

Posted on Thursday January 14, 2021

As most pupils are at home again for lockdown, a government advisor explains why most schools closed.

Lockdown Learning: BBC puts school materials on TV, iPlayer and online

Posted on Tuesday January 12, 2021

As most schools close across the UK, lessons from BBC Bitesize move on to BBC Two and CBBC.

Cancelled exams are a 'big disappointment'

Posted on Tuesday January 05, 2021

As students digest the news that exams are cancelled, families prepare for more home-schooling.

Covid-19: How parents plan to tackle lockdown home-schooling

Posted on Wednesday January 06, 2021

Parents give their top tips for how to get through home-schooling during another national lockdown.

Covid in the classroom: How the pandemic changed these three teachers' lives

Posted on Sunday December 27, 2020

Three teachers in the US reflect on how drastically their jobs have changed during 2020.

Covid-19: 'Living with 50 people has been a blessing'

Posted on Wednesday December 23, 2020

A community living in the same large house say their way of life has thrived in a year of lockdowns.

A Lockdown Reflection

Self-Isolation Information

Microsoft Teams

Family Wellbeing

Information for Children

CBBC: Children's Questions Answered!

Coronavirus Explained

Wash Your Hands Song!

Twitter

SJF Calendar of Events

Thursday, 28th January 2021
Reminder to order school lunches
Y5 & Y6 PE (PE uniform all day)
FS2 Liturgy (Film available on the website)
Daily Check-Ins: Y3, Y4, Y5 and Y6 (9.00am and 2.30pm)
Daily Check-Ins: FS2, Y1 and Y2 (9.30am and 3.00pm)
Friday, 29th January 2021
Celebration Assembly
Y6 Educational Visit to Beth Shalom (PROVISIONAL )
Daily Check-Ins: Y3, Y4, Y5 and Y6 (9.00am and 2.30pm)
Daily Check-Ins: FS2, Y1 and Y2 (9.30am and 3.00pm)
Monday, 1st February 2021
FS2 PE (PE uniform all day)
ASSESSMENT POINT 2 - AP2 (All children - attendance is very important)
Daily Check-Ins: Y3, Y4, Y5 and Y6 (9.00am and 2.30pm)
Daily Check-Ins: FS2, Y1 and Y2 (9.30am and 3.00pm)
Tuesday, 2nd February 2021
Y1 & Y2 PE (PE uniform all day)
ASSESSMENT POINT 2 - AP2 (All children - attendance is very important)
PTFA Monthly Meeting (6.30pm - Zoom)
Daily Check-Ins: Y3, Y4, Y5 and Y6 (9.00am and 2.30pm)
Daily Check-Ins: FS2, Y1 and Y2 (9.30am and 3.00pm)
Wednesday, 3rd February 2021
Y3 & Y4 PE (PE uniform all day)
ASSESSMENT POINT 2 - AP2 (All children - attendance is very important)
Daily Check-Ins: Y3, Y4, Y5 and Y6 (9.00am and 2.30pm)
Daily Check-Ins: FS2, Y1 and Y2 (9.30am and 3.00pm)
Thursday, 4th February 2021
Reminder to order school lunches
Y5 & Y6 PE (PE uniform all day)
ASSESSMENT POINT 2 - AP2 (All children - attendance is very important)
No Liturgy (AP2)
Daily Check-Ins: Y3, Y4, Y5 and Y6 (9.00am and 2.30pm)
Daily Check-Ins: FS2, Y1 and Y2 (9.30am and 3.00pm)
Friday, 5th February 2021
Celebration Assembly
ASSESSMENT POINT 2 - AP2 (All children - attendance is very important)
PTFA Bags2School (Deposit Day)
Daily Check-Ins: Y3, Y4, Y5 and Y6 (9.00am and 2.30pm)
Daily Check-Ins: FS2, Y1 and Y2 (9.30am and 3.00pm)
Monday, 8th February 2021
FS2 PE (PE uniform all day)
Daily Check-Ins: Y3, Y4, Y5 and Y6 (9.00am and 2.30pm)
Daily Check-Ins: FS2, Y1 and Y2 (9.30am and 3.00pm)
Tuesday, 9th February 2021
Y1 & Y2 PE (PE uniform all day)
Daily Check-Ins: Y3, Y4, Y5 and Y6 (9.00am and 2.30pm)
Daily Check-Ins: FS2, Y1 and Y2 (9.30am and 3.00pm)
Wednesday, 10th February 2021
Y3 & Y4 PE (PE uniform all day)
Y5 Liturgy (Filming)
Daily Check-Ins: Y3, Y4, Y5 and Y6 (9.00am and 2.30pm)
Daily Check-Ins: FS2, Y1 and Y2 (9.30am and 3.00pm)