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Author: Olivia Austin

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Olivia Austin

GCSE Results 2023

To our wonderful JTFS Community, I would like to thank you all for your support during what has been an incredibly challenging term at JTFS.

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castle ruins
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Olivia Austin

Castles and Cathedrals

My presentation to staff and students as we started term last week, was inspired by a visit to Northumberland over the summer which reminded me of a couple of blogs I had read some time ago.

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Student Leader
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Olivia Austin

Leadership for 2022

Over the last couple of weeks, we have been advertising and then interviewing for the Student Leadership Team at JTFS.

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School Student
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Olivia Austin

A Time for Optimism

There has been much to celebrate this half term with success on the sports field, numerous enrichment and charity events taking place — as well as students being awarded praise points, merits and Golden Tickets for effort and achievement in school.

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Olivia Austin

Let’s Just Take the Next Step

This last week has been one of the toughest that many headteachers and their colleagues will have faced. The rate of change is rapid; the demands on us, as educators, decision makers, leaders and human beings, are high.

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Olivia Austin

Leading By Laptop

It is so easy to say “Yes I am fine thanks” on an email; so much harder to look someone in the eye when you’re feeling terrible and say the same thing.

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Headteacher's Blog
Olivia Austin

Let Us Reset the Sail

I am really proud of the way in which the students have coped with remote learning. I am also incredibly grateful to the staff for the commitment to making remote learning work and for supporting students whilst facing their own challenges.

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