Year 10 students studying GCSE Astronomy with Mr Davey were given the exciting opportunity to virtually control the famous Faulkes Telescope in Australia for 30 minutes. With an impressive aperture size of two metres making it one of the largest robotic telescopes in the world, it certainly was a privilege to have exclusive access to...
On Friday 27th January, Holocaust Memorial Day, JFS hosted a Holocaust Seminar welcoming 120 students from eight different schools in Brent, along with 20 of our own Year 10 students. The students met 99-year-old Auschwitz survivor Lily Ebert, and heard her amazing story of courage and survival. They learnt about the worrying trend of Holocaust...
Supported by @parallel Histories, JFS recently hosted an Interschool Sixth Form Debate Competition. JCoss and Bishop Hatfield Schools joined us for debates on the subjects of British Mandate in Palestine and whether Churchill was the greatest Briton ever! One debate was prepared ahead of time and in their school group(s); the other was unknown and...
Current and former JFS sporting phenomena Alex Brickman (Year 12) and Oli Kaye represented England Futsal U19’s in Lithuania for the prelims this past weekend. England beat Malta and Estonia to go through with a game to spare. They then defeated Lithuania. Both boys gave a good account of themselves and look set to regulars...
The Brent netball finals took place this week with JFS proudly represented by teams in Years 7, 8 and 9. Year 7 won their final game against Ark Elvin with an impressive 7-0 score. Well done girls!
JFS put on a sterling display of sporting prowess, sweeping to victory in the Year 7 and 8 Badminton division. All students competed with aplomb against some difficult opponents during Wednesday’s Maccabi Tournament. Well done to all who took part in particular the Year 7 and 8 champions Zac Kingsley, Bailey Coggin, Rafi Foreman and...
Drama students in Years 11 and 12 went to see Woman in Black this week. Unfortunately, the longstanding play is sadly closing in March but our students were privileged to spend time with the outstanding actors, after the production. We are hoping they will come in to speak to our students about the experience of...
‘LEV -לב ’ is a three-month programme at the Alexander Muss High School in Israel (AMHSI). JFS School Year 9 students get to experience Lomdim Ba’Aretz – learning in the Land (of Israel). This is an exceptional opportunity for our students and represents a truly immersive and educationally enriching opportunity. In celebration of Chanukah and the...
Year 12 and 13 Media and Film Studies students went to the cinema at JW3 to see ‘Charlotte’, an animated film about the life of German-Jewish painter Charlotte Salomon, voiced by Keira Knightley. After the screening, they were delighted to have been joined by His Majesty King Charles III who visited the cultural centre and...
The girls’ Year 9 and 10 football team continue to dominate in all competitions with another outstanding victory. This time the girls beat their opponents 10 – 0. Currently they are unstoppable and they now face Preston Manor in the next round of the Middlesex Cup.
