Iyun students in 9AB had the opportunity to hear Mrs Devorah Kay address them on the topic of the relevance of Israel today. This was an interactive session, where students were engaged with texts from the Torah and other Jewish sources, interweaved with the tragic yet highly moving story of her son Eli Kay who...
This week, the Politics Society welcomed another illustrious politician, Lord Michael Howard, former leader of the Conservative Party, to address our Sixth Form students during lunchtime. After his address, our students grilled him on questions as diverse as Brexit, Human Rights and Democracy and gave us all thought-provoking ideas in his responses. He also gave...
We were delighted to host ‘StandWithUs’ which saw over 200 Sixth Form students from a number of Jewish Schools to educate them about antisemitism and ensure that they are well-placed to provide balanced responses to the polarised views that they may encounter at University. It was a deeply impressive day and our thanks go to...
Sixth Form JFS student, cadet and ex Head Boy, Edgar Santos has interviewed a 98-year old D-Day veteran as part of a fundraising drive for the Jewish Military Association AJEX. Forming part of the 36-hour campaign for AJEX, Edgar interviewed Mervyn Kersh at the House of Life, Willesden Jewish Cemetery and discussed Mervyn’s time as...
We are delighted to announce that the following students have won monetary prizes in this year’s Poland Reflections Competition: Lucy Manton: A Yellow Star (Poem) First Prize Nicholas Azulay: The Holocaust Through Lego Second Prize Yasmine Gurevitz: Retracing Shoes (Poem) Third Prize All the entries were wonderful and the judges had a...
Our Sixth Form students were extremely fortunate to welcome Lord Kinnock, former leader of the Labour party, to speak to them recently. The turnout was excellent with over 75 students listening attentively to his astute ideas and conversation. He covered a range of topics from Thatcher to Starmer, Social Democracy to the Israel/Palestine debate and...
This week Years 9, 10 and 11 were fortunate to have an assembly delivered by prolific mental health campaigners and former JFS students, Jonny Benjamin and Joey Kolirin. They each spoke movingly about their own mental health journeys, self-care and the value of speaking out and getting help. We are so grateful to them for...
Year 9 students had a treat this week when JFS was visited by staff from the Woolf Institute, a research faculty that is part of Cambridge University, which works to improve relations between religion and society through education. The ‘Living in Harmony’ workshop was a fascinating and interactive interfaith session put on by the organisation...
On her quest to be the next big name in football Amelie Bowman in Year 8 is off to Spain in July to compete for England in an international Futsal tournament, whilst also being identified for the England Talent Pathway, which will help Amelie develop her football over the next few years. Additionally she won...
Hearty congratulations go to our Year 13 Physics students: Yonatan Merkier, Damien French, Noah Cantor, Eli Gilbert and Samuel Grant for their recent performance in the Weizmann UK Physics Safe Cracking Competition on Sunday 5th February 2023. London’s top schools were competing in this prestigious event at the world famous Dulwich College campus. Some of...
