Rabbi Tatz visited JFS for his annual talk to students studying Religious Studies for GCSE. He is a doctor and world-renowned expert in Jewish medical ethics. The Year 11 group, who are currently studying a unit focused on the topic of life and death, had a good opportunity to see how difficult situations are addressed...
JFS lived up to the school motto of ‘light and honour’ when 250 of the school community joined the AJEX parade to demonstrate their gratitude for the sacrifices made by the veterans, and to remember those who did not return to peacetime Britain. Having researched stories of alumni in the First World War, including the...
Opportunities to celebrate are important to us all. In the frenetic day to day life of a school, such occasions provide a welcome opportunity to pause, take stock and celebrate the achievements of students and to thank parents /carers for their ongoing support. The Sixth Form team recently welcomed Year 12 students to their GCSE...
This summer, Jonah Marks (8BR) continued his attempt to run, swim and cycle 1000km in a year, by cycling up a stage of the Tour de France. While on holiday in Morzine in the French Alps, not far from Mont Blanc, he took a day off from mountain biking to tackle Col D’Avoriaz with his...
As part of the build-up to the Yamim Noraim for the Sixth Form, we welcomed Rabbi Dwek (Senior Rabbi of the Spanish & Portugese Sephardi Community of the United Kingdom) into JFS to speak to Year 12 and Year 13 students together. Rabbi Dwek spoke about the importance of truth in a person’s journey in...
JFS STUDENTS ACHIEVE OUTSTANDING GCSE RESULTS UNDER NEW GRADING SYSTEM Progress at JFS for GCSE is exceptional with students achieving on average one grade higher than expected in all subjects. Following last week’s outstanding ‘A’ Level results, JFS students have once again achieved exceptional outcomes with at GCSE under the new, tougher 9-1 grading system....
JFS celebrates continued success in the Sixth Form with nearly 50% of all grades at A*-A and over 75% A*-B. Nearly a quarter of all grades were A*s even with the more challenging new linear A levels. One third of students attained A*/A grades in three A levels. The School is additionally proud of the...
Y7 Student Jonah Marks has challenged himself to bike/run/swim 1000km this year to raise money for the charity World Bicycle Relief. He has nearly completed 75% of his target having cycled 631km, run 84km and swam 8km so far. The charity provides bikes to schoolgirls, nurses and rural entrepreneurs to help break the cycle of...
27 Year 7 students went up to King David School, Manchester to take part in an annual Jewish knowledge inter-school competition. In preparation for this event, 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 three teams...
