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

Virtual library gives children in England free book access

Posted on Sunday January 17, 2021

Pupils in England can read works by popular authors online while schools stay closed in lockdown.

Covid-19: A-level and GCSE results planned for early July

Posted on Friday January 15, 2021

Replacement exam grades are likely to arrive earlier and be decided by teachers and a test.

Covid-19: Rise in suspected child abuse cases after lockdown

Posted on Saturday January 16, 2021

The number of incidents reported to the child safeguarding panel in England rose by a quarter.

Boris Johnson says girls' education key to ending poverty

Posted on Saturday January 16, 2021

The UK prime minister wants girls' education in developing countries to be a key international focus.

Covid-19: University of Exeter virtual protests over 'lost' student experience

Posted on Friday January 15, 2021

University of Exeter student launches campaign calling for more support over "lost" experience.

Review of children's social care system launched

Posted on Friday January 15, 2021

Former teacher Josh MacAlister has been asked to examine every area of the care system of England.

February school return in Scotland a 'tall order'

Posted on Friday January 15, 2021

Scotland's education secretary says it will be a challenge for schools to reopen as normal by 1st February.

Many more in school in N.Ireland than first lockdown

Posted on Friday January 15, 2021

The increase is partly down to special schools remaining open for all pupils, unlike in 2020.

Marcus Rashford and top chefs demand free school meals review

Posted on Friday January 15, 2021

The footballer joins celebrities and campaigners to call for action in a letter to the prime minister.

Row over half term free school meals plan

Posted on Thursday January 14, 2021

The government defends its plan to switch to a grant scheme to feed children at half term.

Hundred of schools closed by heavy snowfall

Posted on Thursday January 14, 2021

Dozens cancel Covid jabs and poor road conditions have a "severe impact" on Yorkshire's ambulances.

Amazon removes Durham University students' theses being sold online

Posted on Thursday January 14, 2021

Amazon says the titles were published by a third-party seller in violation of its guidelines

University students in Wales threaten rent strikes

Posted on Thursday January 14, 2021

Hundreds of students say it is not right they will have to wait months for rebates during Covid-19.

GCSE and A-level pupils could sit mini exams to aid grading

Posted on Wednesday January 13, 2021

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said this would help teachers to decide "deserved grades".

Schools in N.Ireland get more time to decide admissions

Posted on Thursday January 14, 2021

Post-primary schools get extra time to decide how they will admit pupils after transfer tests are cancelled.

Covid-19: Special school staff want jab priority

Posted on Wednesday January 13, 2021

Parents of disabled children are calling for teachers in special schools to receive the Covid-19 vaccine.

Covid-19: Williamson promises 300,000 extra laptops

Posted on Tuesday January 12, 2021

The laptops and tablets will be delivered to schools in England to support disadvantaged pupils.

Cambridge launches foundation year for disadvantaged

Posted on Wednesday January 13, 2021

New one-year courses aim to improve access to degrees at the world-renowned university.

Covid-19: Early years staff 'should have vaccine priority'

Posted on Monday January 11, 2021

Access to a vaccine should be available to people like nursery workers, groups supporting them say.

BBC Bitesize to be free for BT and EE customers

Posted on Monday January 11, 2021

The content will not count in a mobile data allowance to help keep costs of online learning down.

Surge in pupils at school in lockdown sparks call for limit

Posted on Friday January 08, 2021

With attendance as high as 50% in some areas, heads call for pupil limits in England's lockdown schools.

Covid-19: The challenges of home-schooling

Posted on Monday January 11, 2021

With a lack of devices, broadband and time, online school is proving stressful for many.

IGCSE exams taken in private schools still going ahead

Posted on Friday January 08, 2021

While GCSEs and A-levels are cancelled, IGCSEs, often used in independent schools, will continue.

Students pledge rent strike over unused uni rooms

Posted on Friday January 08, 2021

Students say they will refuse to pay for accommodation they cannot use during lockdown.

Covid-19: Government denies 'snubbing' BT's wi-fi for pupils offer

Posted on Friday January 08, 2021

The firm's plan to improve access to online classes "did not suitably meet" children's needs, it says.

'Show us it's safe' to be open, say nursery staff

Posted on Thursday January 07, 2021

Worried childcare staff call on ministers to prove it's safe for them to open in England.

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.

Marcus Rashford's mum on struggle with poverty

Posted on Thursday December 17, 2020

Speaking publicly for the first time, Mel Maynard says sometimes she went without food so her children could eat.

A family's Brexit worries over childcare

Posted on Wednesday December 16, 2020

A family fears they will not be able to cope if Brexit makes it harder to find live-in help.

Inner-city teacher beats Olympians as 'sailor of the decade'

Posted on Thursday December 10, 2020

Teacher who began a school sailing programme with a boat bought on eBay takes top yachting award.

COVID-19: Updates & Information

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, 18th January 2021
FS2 PE (PE uniform all day)
Tuesday, 19th January 2021
Y1 & Y2 PE (PE uniform all day)
Wednesday, 20th January 2021
Y3 & Y4 PE (PE uniform all day)
Y1 Liturgy (Filming)
Thursday, 21st January 2021
Reminder to order school lunches
Y5 & Y6 PE (PE uniform all day)
Y1 Liturgy (Film available on the website)
Friday, 22nd January 2021
Celebration Assembly
Monday, 25th January 2021
FS2 PE (PE uniform all day)
Tuesday, 26th January 2021
Y1 & Y2 PE (PE uniform all day)
Wednesday, 27th January 2021
Y3 & Y4 PE (PE uniform all day)
FS2 Liturgy (Filming)
Thursday, 28th January 2021
Reminder to order school lunches
Y5 & Y6 PE (PE uniform all day)
FS2 Liturgy (Film available on the website)
Friday, 29th January 2021
Celebration Assembly
Y6 Educational Visit to Beth Shalom (PROVISIONAL )