Author: Dov Smith (Dov Smith)

In preparation for Rosh Hashanah, students enjoyed apple and honey as well as seeing who could blow the longest note on the Shofar.

There was a new sound at JFS this week, a sound not heard for over 25 years – students singing tefillot (prayers). The launch of the new Tefilla Programme was warmly received by students and teachers alike. Mr Marcus, Deputy Headteacher for Jewish Life and Learning, conducted a lively educational prayer session for the new...

JFS students shone brightly in their chosen Maccabi sporting activities this summer. See the full list of our Maccabi winners  below: Zack Cohen Football Junior U16 Boys Silver Medal Samuel Goldberg Football Junior U16 Boys Silver Medal Adam Cahn Football Junior U18 Boys Gold Medal Max Davis Football Junior U18 Boys Gold Medal David Levine...

We are delighted with the outstanding GCSE results attained by all JFS students across the board this year. 92% of students at JFS achieved five or more standard GCSE passes including English and Maths, 80% of which were grade 5 or above. With 46% of students achieving 9 to 7 grades and 28% of grades at...

JFS School is delighted to celebrate exceptional exam results once again reflecting continued success for our students across an unrivalled range of subjects.  With 22% of all exams graded A*, 50% A*-A and 77% A*-B, head teacher Rachel Fink is ‘thrilled’ with her first cohort of results.  As one of the largest sixth forms in...

Yesterday the JiEP team held a special end of year appreciation BBQ for all the students that have committed to coming to the re-launched daily JiEP shacharit Minyan (known as Shacharit 2.0) over the summer term. These students have woken up early every morning and have made a huge commitment to coming on a regular...

Last week we held our first annual Awards Ceremony for Years 7-10.  This new format replaced the old Awards Ceremonies that took place over a four day period.  The afternoon included speeches by Mrs Fink, our Headteacher and our guest speaker Laura Marks, the Founder and Chair of Mitzvah Day.  Also present as our VIP...

Last week 29 Year 7 students went up to King David School, Manchester to take part in the annual Jewish knowledge inter-school competition, Beat the Clock. These students gave up several lunchtimes over the course of this term to attend preparatory sessions with Jewish Studies teachers to cram for the competition. We had four teams...

Last Tuesday was the launch of Futures Week 2019 for our Year 12 students.  The aim was to provide students with a wealth of information to help them make a well informed decision about their future beyond JFS. Students had the opportunity to hear from leading professionals about how to construct an effective personal statement...

It has been another exciting action-packed week for our sporting students at JFS. The Year 8 Football team became the first ever JFS team to win the ‘London Schools FA Cup’, only weeks after becoming borough Champions.  Goals from Oli Tibber and an emphatic winner from Macey Bannerman-Lloyd sealed the victory making JFS the winners...