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

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Welcome!

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

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.

Sheffield Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND)

BBC News: Education

Students must have say over online learning - regulator

Posted on Saturday September 18, 2021

The higher education regulator says students must have a say on how much of their teaching is online.

Online classes 'would not justify high university fees'

Posted on Thursday September 16, 2021

International report says students in England will expect in-person teaching for their tuition fees.

Nadhim Zahawi announced as education secretary

Posted on Wednesday September 15, 2021

The reshuffle sees Nadhim Zahawi taking charge of schools, colleges and universities in England.

Nadhim Zahawi: Iraqi refugee to education secretary

Posted on Thursday September 16, 2021

Iraqi refugee, Teletubby merchandise salesman, pollster, millionaire - meet the new education secretary.

Cabinet reshuffle: Where did it go wrong for Gavin Williamson?

Posted on Wednesday September 15, 2021

The reshuffle has seen the removal of an education secretary much criticised during the pandemic.

Parents warn of tsunami of school-anxiety cases

Posted on Wednesday September 15, 2021

Cases of crippling school anxiety preventing attendance are spiralling, support groups say.

Heads threatened with legal action over Covid jabs

Posted on Tuesday September 14, 2021

Schools receive letters threatening legal action if they take an active part in England's Covid vaccination programme.

Covid: Single jab recommended for 12 to 15-year-olds by UK's top doctors

Posted on Monday September 13, 2021

Move will help reduce school disruption, top doctors say, with decision now in hands of ministers.

Covid: Colchester Institute students board bus to get jabbed

Posted on Monday September 13, 2021

A vaccination bus is on campus to give teenagers a chance to get jabbed.

Warning on teachers' lack of Holocaust knowledge

Posted on Monday September 13, 2021

Many teachers do not know enough about the Holocaust to combat myths and falsehoods, a study suggests.

Universities told to give students face-to-face teaching

Posted on Thursday September 09, 2021

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson says students should expect in-person teaching for new term.

Hertfordshire University students sign petition against online learning

Posted on Friday September 10, 2021

More than 400 students sign a petition demanding in-person teaching at Hertfordshire University.

University of Portsmouth plans new campus in London

Posted on Monday September 13, 2021

If it goes ahead, the campus in Waltham Forest in north-east London could open by 2023.

Anger over Queen's Uni's withdrawal of halls offer

Posted on Sunday September 12, 2021

Eóin Deery and Pádraig Muldoon had paid a deposit and been due to get the keys this week.

Global Teacher Prize: Two teachers in England up for $1m award

Posted on Thursday September 09, 2021

Teachers from Liverpool and Sevenoaks are in the last 50 in the hunt for the world's best teacher.

Williamson admits mistake over Rashford-Itoje mix-up

Posted on Wednesday September 08, 2021

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson confuses the England footballer and rugby player in an interview.

Special-needs support beyond crisis, heads say

Posted on Wednesday September 08, 2021

Funding has to rise so all pupils can be supported to learn, the National Association of Head Teachers says.

Record numbers of UK students head for university

Posted on Tuesday September 07, 2021

More UK students have accepted uni places this year but EU student numbers fall sharply.

N.Ireland assembly recalled over school Covid absences

Posted on Tuesday September 07, 2021

There is concern the test and trace policy is causing a high number of pupils to miss classes.

Millions of pupils return to school amid Covid spike concern

Posted on Monday September 06, 2021

Schools have welcomed back millions of pupils in England and Wales as the new term begins.

N. Ireland school has half pupils off as close contacts

Posted on Monday September 06, 2021

At least 400 pupils from Larne High School in County Antrim could not come to class on Monday.

Students return with school restrictions lifted

Posted on Monday September 06, 2021

Students across the UK are returning to school after the summer break and and a year disrupted by Covid.

Some N.Ireland schools 'not following contact advice'

Posted on Sunday September 05, 2021

A teachers' organisation says there are concerns the guidance could lead to more Covid cases.

Reports of sex abuse between children double in two years

Posted on Monday September 06, 2021

Reports of children sexually abusing other children double in two years, BBC Panorama finds.

Covid-19: Decision on jabs for children due in days

Posted on Saturday September 04, 2021

There is a "strong case" for vaccinating healthy 12 to 15-year-olds, the government believes.

Covid: What do parents think about vaccinating children?

Posted on Saturday September 04, 2021

Parents share their thoughts on the prospect of offering Covid vaccines to all 12 to 15-year-olds.

Covid: Schools aren't infection hubs, says public health boss

Posted on Thursday September 02, 2021

Dr Yvonne Doyle seeks to reassure parents as pupils head back to classrooms across the country.

School funding warning as pupils return to class in England

Posted on Thursday September 02, 2021

As pupils return to class in England, there's a warning that more money is needed to help pupils catch up.

Thousands of pupils return to NI schools

Posted on Tuesday August 31, 2021

The new academic year begins, with 350,000 children and young people going back to classrooms.

Covid: High virus levels 'highly likely' in schools

Posted on Friday August 27, 2021

Scientific advisers say government should plan for this happening by the end of September in England.

Should schools retain online parents' evenings?

Posted on Sunday September 19, 2021

Parents and teachers seem to agree it is the number one innovation worth keeping post-lockdown.

Five things to take to university - and one to avoid

Posted on Tuesday September 14, 2021

Brighten up your accommodation, make friends and cook nicer meals with these handy items.

The Kenyans who are helping the world to cheat

Posted on Thursday September 09, 2021

Some Kenyans try to escape poverty by helping foreign students to fake their academic work.

Covid: Will I need a jab and what will university be like this term?

Posted on Friday September 10, 2021

Many Covid restrictions have been lifted for students going to university this term.

Covid: Mixed emotions as pupils return to school across England

Posted on Thursday September 02, 2021

Parents have contrasting feelings as safety measures in schools are eased at the start of the new year.

Exams 2021: 'Will they take our Covid grades seriously?'

Posted on Sunday August 08, 2021

It's been a stressful few months for the thousands of young people waiting for their exam results.

GCSE results 2021: How were grades decided?

Posted on Thursday August 12, 2021

Teachers have decided their pupils' grades after Covid cancelled exams for a second year.

GCSEs 2021: The 9-1 grading system explained

Posted on Thursday August 12, 2021

Teenagers will receive their GCSE results on 12 August.

Parents' fears over sexting and abuse among teenagers

Posted on Friday July 23, 2021

A mother and a father reveal their shock at learning of their children's experiences of online sex.

Zoomtown-on-Sea? The lure of a new life on the coast

Posted on Thursday July 22, 2021

Remote working meant the Lancaster family could live anywhere - they found their sea view in Scarborough.

'I thought rape isn't something that happens to men'

Posted on Thursday July 22, 2021

Support charities say male victims of sexual assault sometimes feel their experiences don't count.

Will my child get free school meals this summer?

Posted on Friday July 02, 2021

A year on from Marcus Rashford's successful campaign, what is the current situation?

Students: ‘Uni definitely not good value this year’

Posted on Thursday June 24, 2021

Students are angry at paying full fees with so little in-person teaching, says report.

Self-isolating students in end-of-tenancy 'nightmare'

Posted on Tuesday June 29, 2021

What happens if a housemate tests positive for Covid just as you were about to move out?

Poorer white pupils 'let down and neglected'

Posted on Tuesday June 22, 2021

White pupils from low income families are falling behind "every step of the way", an education committee says.

Covid-19: School proms hit by continuing lockdown restrictions

Posted on Thursday June 24, 2021

Pupils' plans to celebrate with their friends have been hit by continuing lockdown restrictions.

Child labour in Uganda: The hidden costs of Covid

Posted on Friday June 25, 2021

When all Uganda's schools closed due to the pandemic, nine-year-old Teddy joined her mother mining for gold.

Should schoolchildren still have to self-isolate?

Posted on Wednesday June 23, 2021

More than a quarter of a million children are absent from school in the UK because of coronavirus.

Contaminated blood inquiry: The school where dozens of pupils died

Posted on Monday June 21, 2021

Ex-pupils caught up in the infected blood scandal decades ago are giving evidence at an inquiry.

'I play all the instruments in my Irish music band'

Posted on Monday June 21, 2021

Caitríona Lagan is a 15-year-old All-Ireland champion musician who plays five instruments.

Back to school: How are pupils being kept Covid-safe?

Posted on Tuesday September 14, 2021

Many children are returning to school after the holidays, while Scottish pupils already returned.

Covid Q&A: What are the rules for schools in Wales?

Posted on Thursday September 02, 2021

New Welsh government rules are expected to be adopted by schools by 20 September at the latest.

Back to school: Parents and pupils delighted at return

Posted on Wednesday August 25, 2021

As the first schools in England start back, the BBC asks if this is a return to normal.

When do pupils in Scotland have to self-isolate?

Posted on Monday August 30, 2021

With the virus surging, we re-examine the new isolation rules and ask whether schools can ask pupils to stay at home.

Welsh schools to get £6m anti-Covid air technology

Posted on Monday August 30, 2021

Schools, colleges and universities in Wales are promised air monitors and ozone disinfecting machines.

Affordable uniforms law will miss new school year

Posted on Monday August 30, 2021

Parents are concerned that a law to make school uniforms cheaper will not be in place for September.

'Only way you'll get to Oxford is on a bus'

Posted on Friday August 06, 2021

Social mobility campaigner Sir Peter Lampl worries about the lack of fair opportunity for young people.

Williamson wants to scrap bubbles to keep pupils in school

Posted on Wednesday June 30, 2021

With more pupils sent home from school in England, there are calls for a different approach to Covid cases.

More pupils sent home as Covid disruption soars

Posted on Tuesday June 29, 2021

Rapid increase in pupils out of school in England as changes expected for self-isolation rules.

Free school lunches for all children in P4 and P5 in Scotland

Posted on Saturday June 05, 2021

All pupils in P4 will be entitled to a school meal from August, while P5s will be offered lunches by January.

School catch-up tsar resigns over lack of funding

Posted on Wednesday June 02, 2021

England's school recovery commissioner Sir Kevan Collins quits, saying the funding "falls far short".

Boris Johnson promises more school catch-up cash in 'damp squib' row

Posted on Wednesday June 02, 2021

Boris Johnson defends £1.4bn tutoring school catch-up plan after heads left "hugely disappointed".

Face masks no longer required in classrooms

Posted on Monday May 10, 2021

Face coverings will not be needed in England's secondary classrooms from 17 May, says the prime minister.

Covid: Poor pupils fall further behind in maths

Posted on Friday May 07, 2021

The gap between poor pupils and their classmates is unlikely to narrow without intervention, researchers say.

A-level results 2021: Top grades reach record high

Posted on Tuesday August 10, 2021

The second year of results after cancelled exams sees the highest level of A* and A grades at A-level.

A-levels: Warning over private and state school gap

Posted on Wednesday August 11, 2021

The former school recovery tsar warns of growing educational inequality as a result of the pandemic.

Sexual assault claims 'mishandled' by universities

Posted on Thursday May 20, 2021

A letter signed by women from 15 universities calls for a compulsory policy for sex assault claims.

A-Level results: Hackney twins head to Oxbridge with six A*s

Posted on Tuesday August 10, 2021

Twin brothers from east London gain places at Oxford and Cambridge after achieving top A-level grades.

University clearing may be 'much more competitive' this year - Ucas boss

Posted on Saturday August 07, 2021

"It's still a good year for clearing," says the admissions service boss, ahead of results day next week.

Lectures staying online into autumn term

Posted on Tuesday May 18, 2021

A student petition calls it "ridiculous" as some UK universities keep lectures online for next term.

Covid vaccine will not be compulsory for university lectures

Posted on Saturday July 31, 2021

Ministers are no longer considering making two doses mandatory for students in England, the BBC learns.

Exams likely to face more changes in 2022

Posted on Wednesday June 23, 2021

Gavin Williamson says 2022 A-levels and GCSEs in England are likely to be modified for lost lessons.

Scottish exams body to be reformed amid grades row

Posted on Friday June 04, 2021

The announcement comes amid criticism of the SQA over plans put in place to replace school exams this year.

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SJF Calendar of Events

Monday, 20th September 2021
SJF PE uniform reminder (FS2 children wear PE uniform all day)
Y6 Pupil Progress & Achievement Review Telephone Meetings (bookings through ParentMail - email to follow)
PTFA Annual General Meeting (4.00pm \| Zoom ID: 83140365905 \| Zoom Password: 514731)
Tuesday, 21st September 2021
SJF PE uniform reminder (Y1 & Y2)
Meeting about 'The Oakes' Y5 Residential for current Y4 pupils (4.00pm \| Zoom ID:86927405121 \| Zoom Password: 974274)
Wednesday, 22nd September 2021
SJF PE uniform reminder (Y3 & Y4)
Meeting about the 'Hollowford' Y6 Residentials for current Y5 and Y6 pupils (4.00pm \| Zoom ID:83323886362 \| Zoom Password: 129611)
Thursday, 23rd September 2021
SJF PE uniform reminder (Y5 & Y6)
Weekly Liturgy of the Word - Y3 (Y3 families invited if COVID guidance allows)
Friday, 24th September 2021
Celebration Assembly! (Y2 families invited if COVID guidance allows)
Monday, 27th September 2021
SJF Black History Fortnight
SJF PE uniform reminder (FS2 children wear PE uniform all day)
Tuesday, 28th September 2021
SJF Black History Fortnight
SJF PE uniform reminder (Y1 & Y2)
Wednesday, 29th September 2021
SJF Black History Fortnight
SJF PE uniform reminder (Y3 & Y4)
Thursday, 30th September 2021
SJF Black History Fortnight
SJF PE uniform reminder (Y5 & Y6)
FS2 Welcome Liturgy of the Word - FS2 & Y4 (FS2 & Y4 families invited if COVID guidance allows)
Y2 Phonics Meeting for Parents/Carers (Details to be confirmed - dependent on COVID guidance )
Friday, 1st October 2021
SJF Black History Fortnight
Celebration Assembly! (Y3 families invited if COVID guidance allows)