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Welcome to our additional Celebration Newsletter, JT NEWS!

This will be published at the end of every half-term and at a glance will include a Student Spotlight, School Trips, Enrichment Activities, a Teacher Feature and much more. We're really proud of our students and the fantastic activities that happen across school so wanted to share these highlights with you from this half-term. 
We wish you a wonderful Easter break. Download and take a read below!

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On Thursday 14th March we had the pleasure of welcoming our brilliant Sixth Form performers and staff to the stage to showcase their talents at the Sixth Form Show 2024.

The atmosphere was incredible throughout the evening, it was a wonderful to see the students so supportive of each other with lots of cheering and clapping. It was fantastic to see such a diverse range of performances which really kept the audience captivated. 

John Taylor High School Sixth Form not only offers an exciting and stimulating curriculum, but there is also a plethora of activities to get involved in and a wide range of opportunities for the students to fulfil their potential. The wellbeing of the students is of paramount importance to the school and coming together as one community during an event of this nature only positively impacts the students in helping achieve their personal excellence. During the event, £385.50 was raised which has been donated to Mind, a charity that gives mental health support.

Mrs Spencer, Director of Studies Post 16, said ‘It is a pleasure to be part of this much-anticipated annual event and I am blown away each year at the talent we have in our Sixth Form. It was wonderful to see the amount of hard-work each student had put into their performance whilst still managing their day-to-day school life. Everyone should be incredibly proud of themselves. I would like to give a special thanks to Ben Carty for hosting the show and everyone involved behind the scenes.’

Well done to all our acts who are listed below:

Arunya – Traditional welcome dance

Amber – Happier than ever

Maths department – Sweet Caroline

Fran & Kharl – Can’t help falling in love

Lily – Sleep on the floor

Sixth Form team – YMCA video

Mayah, Rosie and Neve – Backstreet boys dance

Lily and Eve – What’s Up

Kellen and Issy – Grease mega mix dance

Fran and Kharl – Night changes

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Wellbeing Award update

Parents, we need your help! We are in the final stretch of gaining accreditation for the wellbeing award at JTHS. We have had lots of activities happening at JTHS to help raise awareness of mental health and the importance of wellbeing, from tea and talks, assemblies, guest speaker, exam stress busting workshops and confidence boosting boxing sessions for both staff and students.

Student Support and the SEN department have been working closely with students to help support positive wellbeing and Mrs Appleton and Mrs Heathcote and the pastoral teams have continued their hard work in supporting students from KS3 to KS5. If you would like advice or guidance on children’s or parental Wellbeing there are links on the school website to external support agencies and articles of support.

As part of the Wellbeing Award for Schools parental feedback is important. Like the previous survey’s the final parental survey allows you to share your thoughts on how JTHS has supported wellbeing. Please can you complete the survey to help us inform our final decisions on what we have done well and areas that we will continue to endeavour to improve on at JTHS. The deadline for completion is Friday 19th April.

https://app.awardplace.co.uk/stakeholder-evaluations/user-survey/65fd594a6137f

Thank you.

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Exceptional Achievement Award Celebration

22nd March 2024

We are delighted to have celebrated the Exceptional Achievement Award this morning for those students who have truly gone above and beyond. The initiative is led by Mrs Cochrane Headteacher at John Taylor High School and Mrs Rowe Headteacher at The Mosely Academy, and has been a huge success across the John Taylor Multi-Academy Trust.

This term students from Chase Terrace Academy, Needwood Primary School, All Saints Primary School Alrewas, John Taylor High School and Church Gresley Infant School got the opportunity to join together on a live stream for the celebration hosted by Mr Donoghue, JTMAT CEO.

Mr Donoghue began the celebration by welcoming the 15 nominated pupils and explained how out of 11,000 students across the trust, they were the ones to be chosen to receive this prestigious award for achieving truly extraordinary things. It was wonderful to hear each pupil’s story and left everyone feeling inspired by their commitment, ambition, tenacity and remarkable courage.

The categories for the nominations included; County, National or International status in any given activity, Success in overcoming adversity, Fundraising for a charity over £5000, Grade 1 at KS1 or Grade 3+ in music/singing at KS2 and Performing in a televised programme/film or National stage production. Nominations can be made by parents, carers, peers or teachers and go through a rigorous selection process to ensure all criteria are met. Mr Donoghue showed his appreciation to everyone who had made a nomination and sincerely thanked them for the support and guidance they give to the children.

Well done to JTHS pupils; Beatrice, Emily, Fleurella, Florence and Hannah for their outstanding performance in Equestrian, Cara for her exceptional Ice-skating achievements, and Amelia for her ambition in patisserie and national TV appearances. Well done to all of you. Mrs Cochrane was beaming with pride as she presented the pupils with their Certificate and Pin Badge.

Mr Donoghue said ‘It is important that only those who are truly deserving and meet the criteria receive The Exceptional Achievement Award. It is a pleasure to host the celebration and raises emotions and admiration for these young people who have proven to show their remarkable resilience, compassion and hard work. It is a real privilege working with children and young people – keep being amazing’.

Thank you to everyone involved in making the celebration a success and to our pupils across the trust who have received the award. If you would like to make a nomination for the next award ceremony – click here: John Taylor High School eNewsletter (jths.co.uk)

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Well done to all the students who participated magnificently in the competition yesterday and have worked incredibly hard over the last few months preparing for their roles. Unfortunately we did not win the heat this year but we certainly can say we put in a performance we could be proud of.       Prosecution Team       Prosecution Lawyer 1    Jeff Prosecution Lawyer 2    JakeProsecution Witness 1   Nancy Prosecution Witness 2   RebekahLegal Adviser               Enfys         Defence Team   Defence Lawyer 1    AlexanderDefence Lawyer 2    Amelia Defendant               Alys Defence Witness      Amelie Usher                     Harry       Bench  Magistrate 1    Emilia Magistrate 2    Mia-AnnMagistrate 3    Lillie Mae        The virtual event was marked by KC Barristers and Law Professors from different institutions. Each student had to think on their feet and hopefully they all enjoyed the experience. Can I thank Mrs Budge for her support and Mr Howell for much needed IT help during the morning.

Thank you, Mrs Nurse.

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On Thursday 21st March, Mr Williams welcomed teams of students from  Kingsmead School, John Taylor Free School, and our own school team to take part in the very first JTMAT Robot Challenge 2024. The John Taylor High School team was made up of Amelie, Elisa, Ben and Jacob who were specially selected to take part in the inaugural challenge.

The full- day event included planning, programming and testing in the morning and then the final mission in the afternoon. The task was to programme robots to manoeuvre around the course in a figure of 8. At each colour tile the robots could earn bonus points for performing an optional function which the students had to programme. The teams could also earn bonus points for getting the robots to perform a 360 spin on the bridge, changing the colour of the robot and turning both headlights on.

Mr Williams said: ‘Thank you to all those involved, from providing equipment, to assisting on the day and creating the fantastic props! It was such a success, we can’t wait to plan our next event. Well done to Kingsmead School for taking the top spot, John Taylor High School in second place with only 2 seconds in it, and John Taylor Free School in third place. You should all be really proud of yourselves’.

The Robot Challenge was a great project for students to get involved in and further promotes STEM subjects. We hope the day has inspired the students to continue their passion and interest in  STEM subjects. 

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John Taylor High School school celebrates completing leading national gender inclusion programme in computer science.


John Taylor High School has been recognised for their commitment to encouraging gender inclusion in computer science by the National Centre for Computing Education (NCCE).

The school has completed the national I Belong: encouraging girls into computer science programme, demonstrating a commitment to encouraging girls into computer science and improving the gender balance within the subject. The I Belong certificate is awarded by the NCCE, a leading body for computing education in England.

Mrs Bostock Computer Science Teacher said:'I am really proud to achieve this award as a female in the Computer Science world, which is traditionally a male donimated environment. It's been great to see so many females taking an interested in our topics and I hope to inspire and encourage them.'

John Taylor High School successfully completed all aspects of the programme to achieve the I Belong programme certificate. The evidence-informed programme signposts to a range of activities and approaches most likely to support girls’ engagement with the subject.


Katherine Ellis, Gender Inclusion Lead at the NCCE, said:
“Congratulations to John Taylor on this accomplishment! Schools play a crucial part in addressing the gender gap in computer science education and related careers. This school is among others leading the way in understanding the issue and creating change at a local level. This certificate recognises the efforts the school has gone to, to support and empower all students, especially girls, in choosing this path.”

Established in 2018 and funded by the Department for Education, the NCCE has been instrumental in advancing computing education across schools in England, providing professional development courses, resources, and guidance to enhance teaching and learning.

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Following British Science Week last week, our pupils have continued the momentum with some fantastic Science activities this week. 

Mrs Starbuck's Year 7s got the opportunity to build their own rubber band powered vehicle using everyday materials.

The session was live streamed to the students by The Smallpeice Trust who went through each stage step by step. The Year 7s listened carefully and it was great to see their creations coming to life ready to be raced. The Smallpeice Trust are passionate about creating opportunities and want to fuel young people's passion for STEM subjects. Find out more here about The Smallpeice Trust: About us | Smallpeice Trust

One student said: 'I've enjoyed this project so much. It's great to have a mix of practical lessons and doing something a little different to our usual lessons.' Well done everyone for their efforts!

To find out more about our fantastic Science Department and the curriculum on offer, click here.

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Some of our Year 7 students are continuing their link with Collège Youri Gagarine in France. We recently received a stop motion film from our friends describing their daily routine in English. We decided to send decorated origami bookmarks to our friends and use language seen in class to decorate them. We can't wait to hear back from them in the Summer term!
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Well done to our Year 9 MFL students for their wonderful Easter cards which have been sent Rider House in Burton, to send the residents some cheer this Easter. It was lovely to see the enthusiam from the students when decorating cards and writing cheery messages to the residents. 

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‘No act of kindness, no matter how small is ever wasted’ - Aesop

Kindness has been a key theme that Mr Forden has interwoven throughout assemblies, form time activities and now the Year 10 Celebration Event for the Spring Term.

Each form tutor in Year 10 was asked to nominate two students for demonstrating kindness this term; tutors were asked to provide specific reasons and students arrived in the canteen on Wednesday morning to receive a personal envelope. This envelope contained their tutor’s lovely words to reflect each nomination, we do hope parents have seen these personalised notes too.

Well done to these students:

J - Molly & Evie

T - Harrison & Manon

A - Zara & Ethan 

Y - Ella & Jaron

L - Riley & Evie

O - Ava & Oli 

R - Corey & Honey

H - Tilly & Leandro

S - Maja & George.

Our fabulous canteen staff prepared a range of breakfast items for the students to dive into. It was fantastic to be able to spend time with students to celebrate.

Congratulations to all students who were nominated and thank you from the Upper School Team for your commitment to our school values.

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If you recieve harmful, illegal or abusive content online. Please report this directly to the social media platform.

If after 48 hours you have not recieved a response and the material has not been removed please follow the steps below. 

Please visit the John Taylor High School website and click on the 'Report Harmful Content' button. This is located in the top right corner. This allows you to make a report about the content you have recieved. 

Alternatively please use the link below:

https://reportharmfulcontent.com/report

Please note the school will not recieve this report, this is independent of the school. 

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Written by Freya, Year 11.

On Wednesday 6th March a few people from Year 11 were selected to go to Warwick University and spend the day learning about the University and life there. In the morning we had a talk from someone from the recruitment team as well as some students studying at the University who told us about their experiences whilst studying there. There are many societies that people are able to join so people with similar hobbies and interests are able to meet eachother like the cricket society, badminton society and the salsa society. There are also many facilities such as a rock climbing wall and olympic size swimming pool that are available to all students. On Wednesdays they have food trucks come and students are able purchase items from them.

We then were taken on a tour of the university and were shown the biggest lecture hall there which holds 500 people! We where also shown the arts centre which is newly built and very impressive, students are able to put shows on and there are 3 cinemas.

At the end of the day we went to a design activity, at first we didn't know what to expect however we were given boxes with craft supplies and a brief to design a nature navigation.

Overall, we had a great day and learnt a lot about University and life there!  

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On the 6th & 20th March, we welcomed a group of Year 5 & 6 students from local primary schools to join us for our Football Festival & Hi 5 Netball Event.

The sessions, led by our Sports Leaders and Young Sporting Ambassadors, started with a warm up and some practice sessions which the primary pupils really enjoyed. It was great to see so much enthusiasm in the build up at both the Football Festival & Hi 5 Netball Match.

During the games, the level of skill and team-spirit from the primary pupils was phenomenal throughout. It was great to hear them talking about tactics and supporting each other.

It was the responsibility of our Sports Leaders to lead the warm-ups, organise the heats, keep track of the scores, and award the winning team with a trophy and certificates. Our Sports Leaders really wanted to make the event a memorable experience for the primary pupils and inspire them to continue their passion for playing sport.

Well done to all those involved!

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It was a delight to visit our local residents in Palmer Close this morning as our Young Sporting Ambassadors delivered Easter chocolate and a variety of goodies to their doorsteps.

The goodies included chocolate, Easter cards written by the Young Sporting Ambassadors and a beautiful pin broche crafted by students in the Art Club. The community outreach initiative is run by Mrs Berry who works hard to put on these events, with the help of the Young Sporting Ambassadors.

It was lovely to see the Young Sporting Ambassadors speaking with the residents who were really grateful for their cards and gifts. Nothing epitomises our One Community ethos and core value of kindness more than a project like this. Thank you to all those involved!

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Well done to Mrs Findon’s Year 7 class for producing some outstanding work as part of the their ‘Sustainable City’ topic. The students were tasked with to creating a plan, PowerPoint or a model of a sustainable city this half term. The students have been studying the opportunities and challenges in cities before looking at what is ‘sustainability’ and how cities can be made sustainable. They also researched jobs related to the topic and created group discussions about jobs such as nuclear engineers, eco consultants and town planning. Next the students will be studying ‘the future of UK energy and whether wind or nuclear energy are the way forward. Well done everyone for the hard-work and enthusiasm that went into this project.

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Issy in Year 10 and Oskar in Year 8 both ran for Staffordshire at the English Schools Cross Country Championships on Saturday 16th March. The championships bring together the best athletes in each of the 46 Counties in England to compete for the honour of being the best in the Country. The Championship was held at Pontefract Racecourse, West Yorkshire. Both students had qualified through the District and County stages to earn themselves a place in the Staffordshire team. 
It was Oskar's first time competing at the Championships. Oskar ran in the Junior boy race (yr8/9) and finished a very respectable 241 out of over 350 runners, completing the gruelling 3180m course in 11:41. 
Issy had competed last year in the Junior Girls race, however, it was her first time running as an Inter girl (yr10/11). Issy ran the 3540m course in 15:37 and finished 268 again with over 350 competitors taking on the treacherous muddy course. 
Miss Senior was fortunate enough to see both athletes race on Saturday, it was amazing to see two JTHS pupils competing at a National competition. A big well done to both athletes, we look forward to seeing you representing JTHS on the track in the summer. 
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16 Dancers from JTHS performed at The Lichfield Garrick Theatre on Monday night. The group was made up of students from Year 7  to Year 9. The show was the SSPA Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance showcase that included local dance companies and school dance groups. The JTHS Dance group performed a jazz commercial piece to the song “A little party never killed nobody” that was made famous through The Great Gatsby film. Students have choreographed the dance in their after-school club, alongside working towards this dance, pupils hold regular dance workshops for local primary schools and perform at the JTHS concerts throughout the academic year. The girls were fantastic and had the crowd clapping along. Lots of the pupil have never danced on stage before their performance at the Lichfield Garrick. They manged to beat the nerves and put on a crowd-pleasing performance. A big well done to all those who performed, Miss Senior and Mrs O'Brien was super proud of you all.

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