A group of 40 students from all year groups were privileged to learn from visiting speaker Rav Alex Israel. Students studied Torah sources with each other, learning about truth, peace, and learning to see from another person’s perspective – Torah values that they will be able to build into their daily lives!
The Debating Society had the honour of hosting Lord John Dyson, PC for a talk this week regarding his legal career and the law itself. Lord Dyson touched upon a number of fascinating topics such as contractual law and public law. The lively discussion that followed the hypothetical legal scenarios towards the end of the...
This week the Debating Society had the honour of welcoming former leader of the Liberal Democrats, Sir Vince Cable. Sir Vince’ talk was fascinating and covered a wide range of issues from Brexit to Worker productivity. A fascinating discussion was provoked following this regarding the economy, and listening to Sir Vince’s insights on topical issues...
This week JFS marked Yom HaShoah with solemnity. Years 7, 8 and 9 each had their own assemblies focusing on what we must learn from the Shoah in order to make the world a better place and prevent future prejudice and tragedy. Our Banot Sherut put in a huge amount of work to make the...
Students from all year groups delighted our audience in the Theatre this week with our ever-popular annual Spring Concert. They performed in a wide variety of musical styles either as soloists or in various ensembles, ranging from musicals to modern classical and pop. The evening was also the ‘end of an era’ for a number...
With the culmination of the Second World War 75 years ago, veterans of the war have become scarce within recent years, their stories and their messages, having to be ‘passed on’ through the younger generations. Having been truly privileged to listen to Mr Kersh this week, I was simply blown away by the fascinating insight...
This week has been a busy week for the Dancers! We were thrilled to learn directly from industry professionals in two workshops – Matilda and Hamilton. The dancers were put through their paces in a technique class and then learnt repertoire from the shows. We were all inspired by James and Louis who shared a...
As reported earlier Year 7 have had a very successful first season of netball this year. They were unbeaten in the Brent league and won their final, qualifying for the London Youth Games. When attending the LYG representing Brent, they played some excellent netball against some very tough teams and did Brent proud. Finally, they...
The Year 11 JFS Netball Team played outstandingly and to a high level for their last netball game at JFS. They beat King Solomon Year 10 and 11 teams, Yavneh Year 10 team and narrowly missed out on beating the Year 10 JFS team. They have been such a strong team throughout their time at...
The Year 10 JFS Netball Team were undefeated at the Maccabi Netball Tournament recently, even beating Year 11 teams from King Solomon School as well as the JFS Year 11 team. They had to play four games in a row with little rest time, displaying their excellent fitness levels as their performance never declined. Winning...
