Weekly Information - Thursday 25th November 2021
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All - Safeguarding
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All - Hot Chocolate with the Head
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Y7 - Y9 - Diabetes Awareness Day Fundraiser Friday 26th November
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Y9 - Options
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Y10 - GCSE Target Grades
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Y10 - Parents' Evening Booking and Video Call Instructions
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Y10/Y11 - Open Evenings: Stafford and Newcastle College
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Y10 - DofE at Parents' Evening
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Y12/Y13 - Dress Code
If you have a concern that any student is being harmed, is at risk of harm, or you receive information (intentionally or unintentionally) you must contact school reception as soon as possible and ask to speak to the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) or Deputies. Alternatively you can contact the police on 101 or the Staffordshire Childres' Advice and Support line (See below) or Derbyshire on 01629 532564 or Derby City on 01332 641172.
During weekends and holidays, if you are concerned about the safety of a child or young person please use the contact details below:
Staffordshire
Staffordshire Childrens’ Advice and Support (Monday- Friday 8am-5pm) 0300 111 8007
Emergency Out of Hours (Evenings and Weekends) 0345 604 2886
Police
Non-Emergency- 10
Emergency- 999
Derbyshire
Child Protection Referrals 01629 533190
If you have a concern related to inappropriate and harmful information online, please use the Report Harmful Content button online which can be found on the top banner of our website.
If you want to look at sources of support and advice for students and parents, please access the Safeguarding page on the JTHS website. There are some downloadable documents that can signpost you to support.
We strongly encourage you to read our weekly communication as we often use this to support our community with safeguarding children and young people.
The following students have been awarded a Hot Chocolate with the Head this week. Congratulations!
Ella 7T
Habibah 7A
Jessica 7H
Joe 7O
Luca 7R
Nathaniel 7R
Zoe 7R
Emily 8A
We have several diabetic students at JTHS and believe it is important for all students to have an understanding regarding the complexity of diabetes. Students will be learning about diabetes and in response to this, on Friday students are asked to wear bright and/or odd socks and bring in 50p minimum to raise money for Diabetes UK. Students must bring in exact monies they are donating, we cannot give change. I will update you about money raised!
Thank you for your support.
Miss D Sears
Head of Y8
The Year 9 KS4 Options process is well underway. A reminder to parents and students to view the presentation from Mr Twynham and individual subject presentations from the link on the front page of the school website or through this link: John Taylor High School (jths.co.uk)
Students should be mindful of their pathway when choosing their options and this can be seen when the students log onto the ‘Make my Selection’ of the webpage here: JTHS Options. Students should use their normal school username and their date of birth to login. The deadline for submission of options is 13th December 2021.
Any questions should be directed to [email protected]
You will shortly be able to see Year 10 GCSE Target Grades in Go4Schools for your child. This will appear alongside a 'Current Grade' which is a combination of assessments completed so far and a 'Projected Grade' which is the grade that the class teacher believes the student could achieve at the end of the course. The 'Projected Grade' is based on their current 'live' grade as well as the progress they could make given their current work and attitude to learning.
Target Grades
At John Taylor we use Fischer Family Trust (an external organisation) to create minimum expected grades for each student. FFT compare each student with all other students nationally who achieved the same KS2 average point score and the average GCSE grade they achieved for their subjects. We then cross-reference this with previous national results. Teachers are able to moderate those grades to ensure that they are appropriately challenging and the resulting grade becomes the initial target grade. These grades are then reviewed again at the end of Year 10.
A reminder that booking for Y10 Parents' Evening closes at 6pm on Monday 29th November. You should have previously received an email with instructions on how to book your Parents' Evening appointments via SchoolCloud. These instructions are also included below, along with a video showing how to add a second parent/carer to the appointments, and the instructions for attending your appointments via video call. We ask in the case of separated parents that one parent/carer only books the appointments, and uses the instructions below to allow access for the second parent/carer. The web address for our SchoolCloud system is jths.schoolcloud.co.uk.
If you have any problems booking your appointments, please contact Mrs Kirkpatrick or Mrs Davies at [email protected].
We have our last open event of the year next week at Stafford College, Thursday 2nd December 5:30-8pm. This is great opportunity for students who have not attended an open event as yet, to come and have a look around the college or for students who came to the last event to revisit.
There will be talks throughout the evening, all subject staff available to discuss courses, live demonstrations and current students on hand to show students the college and all the facilities.
Alternatively we have the following open events running early next year:
Stafford open events:
Saturday 5th February 10-12noon
Saturday 21st May 10-12noon
Newcastle open events:
Saturday 22nd January 10am-12noon
Saturday 7th May 10am-12noon
New courses:
We are happy to announce three new courses on offer for September 2022, all information can be found on the website via the links below.
A level Environmental Science: https://nscg.ac.uk/study/course-departments/science-maths/a-level-environmental-science
BTEC Level 3 Motorsports Engineering (Stafford only): https://nscg.ac.uk/study/view-all?s=motorsport&course_location=278
Dear Parent / Carer,
Mr Simmons will be available on Y10 Parents Evening to discuss Duke of Edinburgh queries with parents whose children are already signed up to the scheme. Please do not book an appointment if your child is not currently doing D of E.
Appointments are limited and will be on a first come first served basis. Please book via the schoolcloud app when booking your class teacher appointments.
Kind regards,
Mr Simmons
Dear Parents or Carers
Sixth Form Dress Code
The sixth form team would welcome your support in ensuring that sixth form students adhere to the Dress Code which can be viewed on our website or below. The main areas of concern are:
- Students are wearing sweaters instead of a blazer. A plain jumper (knitwear) is acceptable if worn underneath the blazer but NOT in place of it. The jumper should NOT be branded.
- If students choose to wear a skirt, this should be of an appropriate length and sit just above the knee. A skirt should not be made of an elasticated fabric and should match their jacket (the dress code does stipulate that a two-piece suit should be worn).
- If a student chooses to wear a two-piece dress suit, the dress should be a formal suit style. Students should not be wearing jumper dresses or dresses made from an elasticated fabric. Again, the length of the dress, should sit just above the knee.
- Nose studs are NOT permitted.
- Sixth Form students MUST wear their ID badge and school lanyard around their neck, clearly on display, at all times. Many students choose to carry these in their pocket, please remind your son/daughter that this should be worn around their neck as soon as they enter the school site. This is in line with our safeguarding policy.
Decisions regarding whether an item of a student’s dress is in line with the dress code will be made by the Sixth Form Office. If in any doubt, please keep all receipts and tags on items so that they can be returned if necessary. If a student’s uniform is not in line with the policy, they may be given a piece of school clothing for the day. Persistent failure to adhere to the dress code will result in a detention.
Thank you in advance for your support.
The Sixth Form Team
Sixth Form Dress Code 2020.pdf