Weekly Information - Friday 13th October 2023

The following students celebrated their achievements with Mrs Cochrane this week, congratulations to them all! 

On Wednesday 11th October, Bhangra dance teacher Vijay Nachda Sansaar delivered a Bhangra workshop to Years 1 and 2 from Needwood, All Saints Rangemore, Shobnall and Walton Primary Schools. Approxomately 170 pupils enjoyed this wonderful opportunity to learn a Bhangra dance and the history behind the dancing.

During the sessions, the Sporting Young Ambassadors helped with the event, meeting and greeting the young pupils from the coaches, walking them into the hall, helping the pupils with the dancing during the sessions and culminating by handing out certificates at the end of the session. The actual dancing session included movements about the traditional aspects of different farming cultures used in southern India.

All the pupils and staff had a great time doing this, and the Young Ambassadors hope to see more pupils at the event next year as they enjoyed helping so much.

Written by Sporting Young Ambassadors.

Alice, Issy, Charlotte, Isabelle, Ryan, Lily, Millie, Maisie and Martha.  

We have noticed an increasing amount of students wearing 'mini' shin pads during lessons and school sport. The nature of these shin pads mean that they provide very little coverage for impact to the lower leg.  With student safety being paramount, we have taken the decision to prohibit the wearing of these for PE lessons and extracurricular activities at John Taylor High School. This is following us taking guidance from an advisor from the Association for Physical Education which is an organisation designed to advise schools on health and safety concerns with sport and PE. 

We are therefore asking you to ensure that your son/daughter has shin pads which would give adequate protection to their lower leg. We have included some examples of what are considered mini shin pads and the level of coverage that is acceptable. 

We invite parents, carers and students to view our updated Safeguarding webpage. 

Safeguarding - John Taylor High School (jths.co.uk)

This year we have been working on using our webpage to support our community with safety and specific safeguarding issues. The webpage allows you to see who to contact in school and how, should you have a safeguarding concern. 

It also provides key information about who to contact out of school hours and during holiday periods. 

You will also find the link to our JTMAT Safeguarding Policy and the JTHS Safeguarding Procedure.

In addition we have been looking at further information that our wider community may benefit from in terms of signposting to a range of support services that can be accessed locally and across Staffordshire. 

The JTHS Geography department are excited to introduce our new Sixth Form Newsletter. This includes useful revision links, key dates, upcoming deadlines and an overview of what students are currently learning about.

It's Options October on The Parent Perspective

Episode 6 kicks off the first of a 3-episode run called 'Options October'. Today, it’s about post-16 options (after GCSEs) - use the following table while you listen in! 

Listen in as we cover everything from A Levels to apprenticeships and many more along the way. 

Please find below an invite to Year 10/ 11/12 and 13 students and parents to join us at our next RAF World event on Wed 29 Nov at 1910 hrs. The event, which is free, provides attendees with a chance to explore 3 different operational zones from around the globe and delve into the roles on offer within the RAF. This is followed by interviews with real-life RAF personnel and chat rooms where you can talk to our friendly recruit and engagement staffs who will be ready to answer any of your questions no matter how big or small.

For aspiring Doctors: FREE LIVE VIRTUAL Get Into Medicine conference dates:
Saturday 28th October
Sunday 29th October
Saturday 4th November

Students and parents can register for free at this link: https://airtable.com/appgXnyzN5ZD9Iwk6/shry7MZYtt3MGPjvO

All aspiring doctors in 10-12 / S3-S5 / NI11-13 year groups are invited to register.

These conferences offer tailored advice for medicine and dentistry, covering a range of crucial topics:
- Tactically choosing universities
- Personal statements
- UCAT
- Medical school interview skills
- Medical Leadership Programmes
- Awards Programmes
- Extracurricular activities
- Work experience
- Building a CV
- Applying for scholarships

This programme has helped 1000s of students secure medical school places and you can learn more about your successful students here: https://medicmentor.org/successful-student-journeys-reviews/

Free Conference Registration Link: https://airtable.com/appgXnyzN5ZD9Iwk6/shry7MZYtt3MGPjvO

Here’s how the day will run:

9:30-10.00 Registration
10.00-11:00 Quick introduction to Medic Mentor, overview of the day, competition ratios, application timeline, Awards and Scholarships
11:00-11:15 Break
11.15-11.45 Introduction to the UCAS application form and entry requirements
11.45-12.15 Interactive CV building exercise and exclusive access to leadership, research, presentation, publication, prizes and scholarship opportunities
12.15-12.30 Top tips form a successful applicant (medical student)
12:30-12:45 Break
12.45-13.30 How to write the perfect personal statement
13.30-13.45 Break
13.45-14.10 Entrance exams - how to do ace the UCAT
14.10-14.30 How to prepare for Medical School interviews
14.30-15.00 Top tips form a successful applicant (medical student) and next steps

While the Get Into conferences serve as an excellent starting point for your students' journey, we are proud to offer a diverse range of programmes, each thoughtfully designed to nurture and develop students' core skills and experiences essential for their future careers within medicine, dentistry, veterinary, allied healthcare, and law.

Deloitte are delighted to invite students along to the Deloitte Birmingham office for our Apprenticeship Evening on Tuesday 17^th October at 5:30pm-7:00pm. We would be grateful if you could please share this with your students. They will:

• Learn about a professional services career at Deloitte, including an insight into our different service lines.
• Hear from our recruitment team on our BrightStart Apprenticeship opportunities in Birmingham.
• Find out about our application process and get top hints and tips. 
• Hear from our BrightStart apprentices on their Deloitte journey so far, followed by a Q&A session.

• The event will be particularly useful for students in year 13 who are considering apprenticeship opportunities for a September 2024 start. Our BrightStart Apprenticeships are degree-level apprenticeships. You can find out more about our opportunities here.

  BrightStart Entry requirements

  104 UCAS points

  Pupils can sign up here for the event

  Please note if you’re under 18 you will need to be accompanied by an adult

  Finding us

  Four Brindleyplace

  B1 2HZ

• Please arrive at 5:30pm and let the building reception know you are here visiting Deloitte, they will direct you to our reception.

  Please feel free to send through any questions about the event.

  Many thanks,

  Birmingham Recruitment Team

  Deloitte Apprenticeship Evening
  Sign Up Here

Health Education England has recently completed a discovery report on virtual work experience programmes, which have concluded that these programmes are a valuable adjunct to in-person work experience, especially by preparing students for in-person placements and where in-person experiences are extremely limited. The NHS Allied Healthcare Work Experience successfully invited 12,000 students to participate in the last academic year, making it the largest programme for students who are specifically interested in the following careers:

Nursing
Midwifery
Paramedicine
Physiotherapy
Occupational Therapy
Dietetics
Radiography
Prosthetics and Orthotics
Speech and language therapy
and Pharmacy!

Applications for this programme are now open, and they will be open throughout this academic year, with the next virtual work experience day taking place on the 5th November. Please forward these details to your interested students so they can participate in the monthly virtual work experience days. It is suitable for students in year groups 10-13.

During the work experience day, students will follow 2 patients from their initial presentation to recovery. Students will observe the healthcare professionals as they interact with the patients and each other. Students will have an opportunity to ask questions and gain knowledge through teaching.

This will help students to make an informed career decision as well as learn about how healthcare professionals work together as part of a multidisciplinary team. Each work experience day is completely different, and students will be able to build on their knowledge of NHS careers as they see different patient cases and healthcare professionals work in a variety of settings, such as hospital and community.

Students will also receive certificates as evidence of having participated in the work experience programme. Those that complete the entire 6-month programme will be awarded with Highly Commended References too. Students can register individually through the website link below. Places are £10 a day to cover administrative costs and run the tech on the day. Schools can also register groups online. We have also provided a poster attached to this email.

You can learn more and your students can register for the programme here: https://alliedhealthmentor.org/nhs-healthcare-careers-virtual-work-experience/.

Accounting. A career for everyone.

A career in accountancy can take you places. To industries that excite you and countries that you love. Because finance is everywhere. 

Accountancy opens the door to a wide range of opportunities, both inside and outside of finance. It is open to anyone, anywhere, from any walk of life - students don’t need to excel at maths to become an accountant. 

As the world’s most forward-thinking accountancy body ACCA provides the opportunities and tools needed to be become a successful finance and business professional. 

With ACCA, students can develop the skills and knowledge they need to secure their first job and help build the career they are dreaming of whatever route taken.  

Qualifications available include: 

EDWARDS & WARD LTD

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE:            General Assistant/Bistro Assistant

RESPONSIBLE TO:             Unit Manager

___________________________________________________________________________

JOB PURPOSE

To provide support in the preparation of making hot drinks and serving of food plus related catering duties.

MAIN DUTIES

1. To prepare the dining area which may include moving and setting up furniture, setting trolleys and the cleaning and dismantling of these as required.

2. To prepare the service area, hot drinks, and other equipment in the dining centre for the efficient and effective service of the meal.

3. To assist in the preparation, food and serving of food and beverages as defined by Edwards & Ward.

4. To wash dishes, cutlery, tumblers, jugs, serving utensils, containers, tables, and all other catering equipment in the dining centre.

5. To serve food according to the style and type of operation as defined by Edwards & Ward.

6. To clean daily all catering areas to standards laid down by Edwards & Ward as directed.

7. To undergo on and off the job training session as required by Edwards & Ward Management.

8. To inform the Cook in Charge of any defects in light equipment.

9. To inform Cook in Charge of any defects in heavy equipment or of premises not meeting Health and Safety and/or Food Hygiene Regulations Standards.

10. There may be a requirement to transfer to another Catering Contract Unit within a reasonable geographical distance and with reasonable notice.

11. Such other related duties as are required to ensure the dining area and kitchen is in a clean and hygienic condition and that the food service is effective and efficient.

12. To undertake any other duties that may be required for the effective operation of the Catering establishment. This may include cash collection and banking.

This job description sets out the main duties of the position at the date it was written.  Such duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the position or the level of responsibility entailed.  Such variations cannot of themselves justify a reconsideration of the grading of the position.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

• Previous experience advantageous.

• Good standard of personal hygiene.

• Previous training in Food Safety and Health & Safety or willingness to be trained in these areas.