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

Covid: How might GCSE and A-levels work this summer?

Posted on Monday November 30, 2020

An announcement about plans for next summer's exams in England is expected later this week.

Student Covid testing begins for Christmas exodus

Posted on Monday November 30, 2020

Universities open mass testing centres for students so they can travel home safely for Christmas.

Covid: Single parents 'struggling' as children forced to self-isolate

Posted on Monday November 30, 2020

Parents whose children are having to isolate after cases in their schools say they are going without pay.

Scotland starts mass testing of students

Posted on Monday November 30, 2020

Two new mass testing programmes are under way in a bid to drive down infection rates before Christmas.

Covid: University of Surrey lowers entry grades to 'relieve anxiety'

Posted on Saturday November 28, 2020

Requirements for most courses will be reduced to "relieve the pressure and anxiety" for students.

Kate warns of lockdown loneliness for parents

Posted on Friday November 27, 2020

The Duchess of Cambridge highlights a "dramatic increase" in parents feeling cut off from support.

Covid-19: Nativity plays and carolling can go ahead, MPs told

Posted on Thursday November 26, 2020

Singing in places of worship will be limited, but outdoor carols will be allowed in England, MPs told.

Universal Credit: Millions face losing £1,000 in benefits, campaigners warn

Posted on Thursday November 26, 2020

Campaigners urge Chancellor Rishi Sunak to keep a temporary Universal Credit increase in place.

North Sea wind farms: First apprentices 'break stereotypes'

Posted on Thursday November 26, 2020

Jovita Beeston, 18, and Hope, 17, begin a three-year apprenticeship at a £2.5bn offshore wind farm.

Pandemic 'fuelling numbers of children out of school'

Posted on Monday November 16, 2020

The BBC can reveal a spike in the number of parents taking their children out of school.

Scottish teachers asked about Covid strike

Posted on Monday November 16, 2020

Members of the EIS union are asked if they would consider a "safety strike protest" as Covid-related pupil absences hit a new high.

Covid: Children more likely to be infected in second wave

Posted on Friday November 13, 2020

Evidence presented to government confirmed rising infections as schools reopened.

Covid-19: All pupils and staff must wear masks in secondary school corridors

Posted on Wednesday November 04, 2020

New government guidance also says teachers who are "clinically vulnerable" should not come in to school.

Catch-up tuition for poorest pupils

Posted on Monday November 02, 2020

Booking opens for the National Tutoring Programme for disadvantaged pupils in England.

Coronavirus: Schools reopen in NI with new Covid safety measures

Posted on Monday November 02, 2020

Peter Weir urges parents and carers to limit the Covid-19 spread by not gathering at school gates.

Covid: Laptop allocation for deprived pupils cut at some schools

Posted on Saturday October 24, 2020

One head teacher says he was "flattened" when the 61 laptops he was expecting was cut to 13.

School meals: Councils promise help after Rashford campaign

Posted on Friday October 23, 2020

Birmingham is among authorities promising help at half-term, as the footballer steps up pressure.

Covid-19: Schools may need to close to some year groups, scientist warns

Posted on Saturday October 24, 2020

Sending some children home may be the only way to control infection rates, Prof Neil Ferguson says.

Covid cases in half of N. Ireland schools

Posted on Friday October 23, 2020

There have been 2,030 confirmed Covid cases in schools since the start of term, says the Public Health Agency.

Emergency powers adopted to require schools to teach online

Posted on Thursday October 01, 2020

The government adopts emergency powers under the Coronavirus Act to ensure schools offer remote learning.

Children 'must be the priority' in Covid-19 planning

Posted on Tuesday September 29, 2020

England's Children Commissioner calls for package to tackle a "rising tide of childhood vulnerability".

Schools in poorer areas lack catch-up cash

Posted on Friday September 18, 2020

Schools in disadvantaged areas could be "badly placed" for funding, says Institute for Fiscal Studies.

The tech allowing exams to be taken at home

Posted on Monday November 30, 2020

Machine learning is helping firms across many industries more quickly solve difficult challenges.

Covid and schools: 'Children know things aren't right'

Posted on Sunday November 29, 2020

Students have lost hundreds of days of education to Covid and self-isolation. How are they coping?

'What caring for my mum taught me about caring for my son'

Posted on Thursday November 26, 2020

The pandemic has made it harder for carers to get any respite. So who looks after them?

Cut off in lockdown: 'Only left home three times since March'

Posted on Thursday November 19, 2020

Loneliness, togetherness and how people are caring for each other during the pandemic.

Making friends across generations

Posted on Wednesday November 18, 2020

BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat speaks to young people about how they got through it.

Lockdown loneliness: Dating during a pandemic

Posted on Thursday November 19, 2020

Jack is tackling dating again after a long-term relationship. Here’s what he’s learnt.

What to do about loneliness? Listen to Ron's advice

Posted on Thursday November 19, 2020

Ron Davies suffered with loneliness after he lost his wife but is now helping others cope with lockdown isolation.

Advice on loneliness? Ask a 91-year-old

Posted on Wednesday November 18, 2020

Marjorie Wells, 91, gives her advice on fighting loneliness during a lockdown.

Blitzed cities still deprived 75 years after war

Posted on Saturday November 07, 2020

The cities in England that faced the biggest wartime losses still have the highest levels of poverty.

'My boyfriend held me under hot water'

Posted on Tuesday November 10, 2020

Zack's boyfriend was never violent to him but lockdown saw a surge in LGBT domestic abuse.

First World War hero honoured

Posted on Wednesday November 11, 2020

Edmund De Wind, a Victoria Cross recipient who died in WWI, is honoured in Comber and Canada.

Jill Biden: From teacher to US first lady

Posted on Saturday November 07, 2020

Here's a look at what we know about the wife of Democratic president-elect Joe Biden.

Manchester University: 'It doesn't feel like we're at uni'

Posted on Friday November 06, 2020

Radio 1 Newsbeat talks to students at Manchester University about lockdown lectures, mental health and that fence.

New college opening with degrees with no subjects

Posted on Thursday October 29, 2020

A new higher education institution will be the first since the 1960s to open with its own degree powers.

Leaving care: ‘I made it to university, but then I fell through the cracks'

Posted on Wednesday October 28, 2020

Young care leaver Kim Emenike made it to university against the odds - then social services forgot about her.

Manchester United's Marcus Rashford and his mum help out at foodbank

Posted on Friday October 23, 2020

Charity FareShare has named a new warehouse after the footballer's mother, Melanie.

Coronavirus: Are disabled uni students getting enough help?

Posted on Friday October 16, 2020

As universities adapt to the coronavirus pandemic is enough support being given to disabled students?

The battle over what US children learn about American history

Posted on Monday October 12, 2020

As President Trump pushes "patriotic education", some teachers want US history curriculum reform.

Covid on campus: Students fed up with being blamed for virus spike

Posted on Monday October 12, 2020

As Covid cases surge on US campuses young people say politicians should also take responsibility.

'Cities as friendly to strangers as towns and villages'

Posted on Wednesday October 07, 2020

Researchers test reactions to strangers in need of assistance - with Nottingham the most helpful.

Boris Johnson urged to intervene to 'save outdoor education'

Posted on Monday October 05, 2020

Outdoor centres warn coronavirus rules mean they cannot reopen and could fold.

Students: Places to be awarded using actual grades

Posted on Friday November 13, 2020

Williamson seeks to end unfairness in university admissions by switching to offers based on real results.

Pupils' response mixed as Wales scraps 2021 exams

Posted on Tuesday November 10, 2020

Assessments done under teacher supervision will replace exams, the education minister confirms.

Will next summer's exams be cancelled?

Posted on Friday October 02, 2020

How will A-levels and GCSEs be run next year when so much teaching time has been lost?

Coronavirus: The story of the big U-turn of the summer

Posted on Sunday September 13, 2020

The Department of Education and Ofqual will face public scrutiny to explain the exam confusion, the colossal U-turn and resignations. What went wrong?

Ministers 'sticking fingers in ears' over 2021 exams

Posted on Wednesday September 30, 2020

Teaching unions accuse the government of burying head in sand over next summer's exams

BTec Nationals and Firsts: What went wrong with the grades?

Posted on Tuesday August 25, 2020

The BTec First grades have been delayed. What caused the problems with the results?

Our COVID-19 Response

SJF HOME LEARNING: Microsoft Teams Info

Lockdown & Family Wellbeing

Coronavirus: Information for Children

CBBC: Children's Questions Answered!

Coronavirus Explained

Wash Your Hands Song!

Twitter

SJF Calendar of Events

Monday, 30th November 2020
FS2 PE (PE uniform all day)
Feast of St Andrew & 'Blue Day' (Members can dress in blue. Normal uniform for children in other Houses )
Years 1 and 4 to isolate (Return on 04-12-20 )
Year 5 to isolate (Isolation finishes at midnight on 04-12-20 )
Tuesday, 1st December 2020
Years 1 and 4 to isolate (Return on 04-12-20 )
Year 5 to isolate (Isolation finishes at midnight on 04-12-20 )
SEND Reviews (with Mrs Hadfield for children with special educational needs and disabilities, AM only)
Y1 & Y2 PE (PE uniform al day)
Advent 2020: The Daily Class Liturgies (FS2, Y3, Y4, Y5 and Y6)
Wednesday, 2nd December 2020
Years 1 and 4 to isolate (Return on 04-12-20 )
Year 5 to isolate (Isolation finishes at midnight on 04-12-20 )
Y3 & Y4 PE (PE uniform all day)
Advent 2020: The Daily Class Liturgies (FS2, Y1, Y2, Y5 and Y6)
Thursday, 3rd December 2020
Years 1 and 4 to isolate (Return on 04-12-20 )
Year 5 to isolate (Isolation finishes at midnight on 04-12-20 )
Reminder to order school lunches
Advent 2020: The Daily Class Liturgies (FS2, Y1, Y2, Y3 and Y4)
Y5 & Y6 PE (PE uniform all day)
Friday, 4th December 2020
Year 5 to isolate (Isolation finishes at midnight on 04-12-20 )
Years 1 and 4 return!
PTFA Santa in School 2020 (Party clothes or Christmas Jumpers )
Advent 2020: The Daily Class Liturgies (FS2, Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4)
Saturday, 5th December 2020
Year 5 out of isolation
Sunday, 6th December 2020
Second Sunday of Advent
Monday, 7th December 2020
Year 5 return to school (Christmas jumpers, onesies or party clothes for Santa!)
Santa returning to visit Y5 (who have been in isolation)
SEND Reviews (with Mrs Hadfield for children with special educational needs and disabilities)
Advent 2020: The Daily Class Liturgies (Y1, Y5 and Y6)
FS2 PE (PE uniform all day)
Tuesday, 8th December 2020
Advent 2020: The Daily Class Liturgies (FS2, Y3, Y4, Y5 and Y6)
Y1 & Y2 PE (PE uniform all day)
SEND Reviews (with Mrs Hadfield for children with special educational needs and disabilities)
Wednesday, 9th December 2020
Y3 & Y4 PE (PE uniform all day)
Advent 2020: The Daily Class Liturgies (FS2, Y1, Y2, Y5 and Y6)
SEND Reviews (with Mrs Hadfield for children with special educational needs and disabilities)
Y3 Liturgy (Filming)
Thursday, 10th December 2020
Advent 2020: The Daily Class Liturgies (FS2, Y1, Y2, Y3 and Y4)
Y5 & Y6 PE (PE uniform all day)
Y3 Liturgy (Film available to watch on the website)
Reminder to order school lunches
Friday, 11th December 2020
Celebration Assembly
Advent 2020: The Daily Class Liturgies (FS2, Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4)
Advent 2019: Postponed Advent Wreath Blessing Liturgy (Film available on the website)
Sunday, 13th December 2020
Third Sunday of Advent (Gaudete Sunday)