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

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 valued enormously and every child can experience success, whilst developing the skills and attitudes necessary to be happy and successful life-long learners.

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

I am immensely proud of all 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

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BBC News: Education

Rishi Sunak considers restrictions on foreign students to curb migration

Posted on Friday November 25, 2022

The government is looking at curbs on dependents and "low quality" degrees, Downing Street said.

Scottish teachers announce 16 new strike dates

Posted on Friday November 25, 2022

The consecutive strike days will be split across all of the country's 32 council areas.

University strikes: Students face disruption as walkout begins

Posted on Thursday November 24, 2022

Staff at 150 universities in the UK are walking out over pay, working conditions and pension cuts.

Woman with Down's syndrome loses abortion law appeal

Posted on Friday November 25, 2022

Campaigner Heidi Crowter says she will keep fighting and take her case to the Supreme Court.

Ashford bacteria outbreak: Child recovering after Strep A kills one

Posted on Friday November 25, 2022

One child, believed to be six years old, died after the bacteria outbreak at a Surrey school.

Teachers hold mass rallies during strike over pay

Posted on Thursday November 24, 2022

Almost every school was closed as teachers protested against a pay offer rejected as "insulting".

More Scottish school strike dates to be announced

Posted on Wednesday November 23, 2022

Unions have dismissed a revised teacher pay offer and warned more strike days are planned next year.

University strikes: Why staff across the UK are striking

Posted on Friday November 25, 2022

More than 70,000 university staff will take part in the strikes, says the union, the UCU.

Teachers' strikes: What are they paid and will schools close?

Posted on Thursday November 24, 2022

Most schools in Scotland are closed, in the first of a series of teachers' strikes.

Autumn Statement: Is money for schools, social care and NHS enough?

Posted on Thursday November 17, 2022

Our correspondents analyse what impact additional funding might have in three key areas.

Cost of living has made my university flat hostile

Posted on Saturday November 05, 2022

Welsh students say rising bills and inflation is leading to awkward conversations with housemates.

What is austerity and where could 'eye-watering' cuts fall now?

Posted on Thursday November 17, 2022

BBC correspondents look at the areas where any cuts could fall.

Cost of living: Suffolk and Essex students share their struggles

Posted on Thursday November 03, 2022

Students and staff at two universities share the struggles being faced by young people.

Children in Need: 'Moments with my baby brother were the best'

Posted on Wednesday November 16, 2022

After her brother Deakin died, Chloe volunteered at a local kids club to help deal with her grief.

Day in the life of a struggling single dad: 'I can't take any more of this'

Posted on Monday November 14, 2022

Samuel from Bristol struggles to feed and bathe his two young sons amid the cost of living crisis.

Birmingham stab victim's mum fronts anti-knife campaign

Posted on Tuesday November 08, 2022

Sarah Barry, whose son Jack was stabbed to death, says she never knew he also carried a knife.

Dyscalculia: ‘Numbers look like a foreign language to me’

Posted on Friday November 04, 2022

BBC Young Reporter Rose, 18, explains how she navigates life with dyscalculia, a maths learning difficulty.

Calum told me every day 'school's scary' - mother Beth Morrison

Posted on Tuesday October 25, 2022

A mother whose son was physically restrained at a special school says it has left him traumatised.

SJF Houses

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Special Educational Needs & Disabilities

We are an Operation Encompass school!

Operation Encompass is the notification schools receive when a child (under 18) has been exposed to, or involved with any domestic incident. This will usually be done by the start of the next school day.

Operation Encompass will inform specially trained members of our Safeguarding Team so that we can respond appropriately to support the safety and wellbeing of any children and family members affected.

At St John Fisher, the Safeguarding Team is:

Designated Safeguarding Lead

Mr Barratt

Designated Safeguarding Deputies

Mrs Barrett
Mrs Hadfield
Mr Smith

To find out more please click on this link.

Thank you.

SJF Calendar of Events

Monday, 28th November 2022
REMINDER: FS2 PE (PE uniform all day)
ADVENT Class Liturgies (Y1/Y5/Y6 only - book through the school office )
Blue Day! (a non-uniform day for members of St Andrew's House only - they can wear something blue if they want to)
Tuesday, 29th November 2022
REMINDER Y1 & Y2 PE (PE uniform all day)
ADVENT Class Liturgies (FS2/Y3/Y4/Y5/Y6 only - book through the school office)
Wednesday, 30th November 2022
The Feast of St Andrew (Patron Saint of Scotland)
REMINDER Y3 & Y4 PE (PE uniform all day)
ADVENT Class Liturgies (FS2/Y1/Y2/Y5/Y6 only - book through the school office)
Thursday, 1st December 2022
REMINDER: Y5 & Y6 PE (PE uniform all day)
ADVENT Class Liturgies (FS2/Y1/Y2/Y3/Y4 only - book through the school office)
Friday, 2nd December 2022
PTFA Santa in School (a non-uniform day )
No Advent class liturgies today
Monday, 5th December 2022
REMINDER: FS2 PE (PE uniform all day)
FS2 Nativity Play - Dress Rehearsal (for the children in other classes to watch)
ADVENT Class Liturgies (Y1/Y5/Y6 only - book through the school office )
Tuesday, 6th December 2022
FS2 Nativity Play (2.15pm, school hall)
REMINDER Y1 & Y2 PE (PE uniform all day)
No Advent class liturgies today
Wednesday, 7th December 2022
REMINDER Y3 & Y4 PE (PE uniform all day)
Pantomime Day (Order a cold lunch/bring a packed lunch)
No Advent liturgies today
Thursday, 8th December 2022
Y2 Liturgy of the Word (9.05am - Y2 family and friends invited )
REMINDER: Y5 & Y6 PE (PE uniform all day)
ADVENT Class Liturgies (FS2/Y1/Y2/Y3/Y4 only - book through the school office)
Friday, 9th December 2022
Celebration Assembly - 9.05am (Everyone is invited)
ADVENT Class Liturgies (FS2/Y2/Y3/Y4 only - book through the school office)