Following the success of the U13's getting to the county final last season, our U14's were keen to make a positive start against their first opponents in the County Cup. We travelled to Painsley school on Tuesday 4th October and were ready to get going. We started the first half very strongly, going 6 goals up by half time. We went from strength to strength in the second half and extended our lead to 10. At full time, the team had beat Painsley 10-1, in an extremely convincing win. Special mention to Martha (3 goals), Ella (4 goals) & Seren (2 goals) Well done to the team, outstanding performance! 

Lower School have launched an additional praise opportunity with ‘Team of the week’. Each week tutors of years 7,8 and 9, will nominate one student from their form for one of the schools values; Kindness, Integrity, Perseverance and Respect. This is to recognise as many students as we can for demonstrating our core values. The following week the students will receive a certificate, merit and potentially sweet treat. If your child receives a merit/certificate with ‘Team of the week’ on that is why! Please reiterate this praise at home.

Miss Sears, Mr Markwell and Miss Bale

Praise and Reward – Upper School

Upper school heads of year have introduced a new reward system, recognising those students in Years 10 and 11 who display the characteristics expected of John Taylor students. These are Respect, Kindness, Perseverance and Integrity.

We asked students, who had been nominated by their tutors, to come and share a drink and treat with us in Upper school office. We look forward to continuing with this opportunity to not only reward excellent behaviour but also spend time with students who demonstrate what we stand for as a school.

Mr Thompson and Mr Forden will continue to seek recommendations weekly from tutors and hope that the students chosen will share this with you.

The following students will be celebrating their achievements with Hot Chocolate with Mrs Cochrane this week. Congratulations to them all!

Mrs Cochrane has enjoyed Hot Chocolate with several groups of students over the previous weeks:

We have been asked to do an emergency food bank appeal by a very local charity as they are really struggling to provide much needed meals to families. Any donations will be hugely appreciated. The most needed items are as follows:

(They encourage stores own brand goods, that way, you get better value and more for your money)

Dried pasta or rice (small bags),

Baked beans,

Tinned soup,

Tinned fruit,

Tinned veg,

Tinned fish

Tinned hot dogs or meat balls,

Multipack crisps,

Multipack chocolate bars,

Packets of biscuits,

Pot noodles,

Sachets of cat and dog food,

Long life milk,

Boxes of weetabix or cereals

Small cans spray deodorant

Mens razors

Small bottles of shampoo

Small shower gels

(travel size are perfect).

No sanitary wear please. This is provided by another charity.

Any donations need to be made by 20^th October, ready for delivery on the 21st. We will then do another after half term in the lead up to Christmas

For Parents - Helping Children with SEND to have Positive Experiences Online

Internet Matters have shared some expert reviews to help parents and their children have positive online experiences. The advice and guidance is simple, but simple is always best. You can find the link the expert panel HERE and please consider sharing this with your parents.

Extra-Curricular

All students are welcome to extra-curricular clubs, whether students have experience in the activity or looking to find their personal excellence. If students have any questions about any clubs please speak to the teacher running the club or Mr L Williams

Staffordshire County Council School Crossing Service are currently recruiting for crossing patrols for the Barton and Yoxall areas. Please see the vacancy advert below.

They have also advised us of the following and asked us to make parents aware:

Please be advised that after the retirement of Mr Cook, the crossing point on Dunstall Road/Main Street is currently being covered by a relief school crossing patrol, we usually only cover for a couple of weeks with a relief then the crossing point is left unattended, we are trying to cover this up to the October half term school break, after this we will not be able to cover this crossing point. In the meantime, should another crossing point need a relief, we will need to take this patrol off Dunstall Road, to be utilised elsewhere and this can be at a moment’s notice.

Join us to learn more about opportunities at IBM and PwC

• Hear from current apprentices
• Learn more about the organisation and company culture
• Discover apprenticeship opportunities

PLUS a Q&A session, where you'll be able to ask questions directly to their recruitment teams

IBM Apprenticeships

12 October 2022 at 6.30-7.15pm

(for students in years 10 to 13, parents are welcome to join)

Book your place today

PwC Women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths)

19 October 2022 at 6.30-7.15pm

(for parents, and students who identify as female in years 10 to 13)

Book your place today

Thursday 3 November 2022, 5-6:30pm

An interactive session covering the skills, attributes and knowledge needed to make a successful application to medicine.

ABOUT THIS SESSION

What do you need to consider when you are choosing medical schools?

This talk aims to provide students, parents and carers with an insight into the application process for medicine and an understanding of the essential qualities medical schools look for.

This is an opportunity to ask questions to the Admissions Team at BSMS to clarify any concerns or worries you may have.

This talk will be conducted via the Zoom videoconferencing software. Read the BSMS Admissions and Outreach Team's online code of conduct before signing up to this event. 

READ OUR ONLINE CODE OF CONDUCT > 

BOOK YOUR PLACE HERE >

We look forward to welcoming you to our Post 16 Open Evening on Thursday 13th October from 6pm. This is a ticketed event, therefore, please book your tickets on Eventbrite by using the link below.

You will have an opportunity to book a ticket to a presentation from the Head of School, Mrs Cochrane and the Director of Post 16, Mrs Spencer about 'Why you should choose John Taylor High School's Sixth Form'. You are also able to listen to four more subject-specific presentations to support your post-16 decisions.

Please book a ticket per person attending. Thank you.

Episode 3 available now!

At the University of Sheffield, throughout Autumn and Winter there are a number of opportunities for our students to experience what it is like to study different subjects at university.

All of the activities are completely free of charge and will provide your son/daughter with a good insight into their chosen subject or area of interest at university. If you are interested, please fill out the booking forms individually using the links below.

New topics will be shared in the coming weeks so please register your interest or keep an eye on their webpage for updates.

Science Subject Tasters 

The 16–19 Bursary Fund is a government-provided, means-tested fund available to support students who have difficulty in meeting costs relating to their studies. To qualify, you must be under 19 years of age on 31st August in the academic year in which you start your programme of study, and you will be expected to provide evidence of personal and/or financial hardship. Each case will be assessed individually, however, usually this would be based on a household income of £27,000 or less, plus any benefits you are in receipt of at this point in time.  

For further information, please see the guidance and application form using the following link John Taylor High School (jths.co.uk).

If you have queries please do not hesitate to get in touch [email protected]

Thank you

The Sixth Form Team