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Today is Empathy Day ! The theme this year is Mission Empathy - developing your superpower to change the world. 'The important thing about empathy is this desire and this ability to walk in someone else’s shoes.' Malorie Blackman With this in mind, you can check out the #ReadforEmpathy book collection in the library, watch authors read aloud from their titles in the Empathy Day playlist
Celebrating the skills and talents of our school community is always a pleasure and we were lucky enough to enjoy an evening with our very talented musicians. Showcasing a range of instruments, the audience were blown away by the quality of performances and confidence of the students involved. A few highlights of the evening were the School Choir, performing songs from their Catholic Choir
Calling all our super talented Bosco performers! Come and join us after school on Friday 9th June to audition for Bosco's Got Talented. All talents welcome. We can't wait to see you all!!
The library will be available for Year 11 and Sixth Form students to revise during half term. The library will be open Tuesday to Friday from 09.00am to 3.00pm. All students must sign in and out for self-study at the library helpdesk. Booths will be available on a first come first served basis.
At the beginning of the academic year, St John Bosco Arts College welcomed Carlie Loftus-McGinty as assistant headteacher. Carlie, an ex-student of St John Bosco Arts College, has worked in Catholic education for 19 years. During her early career, Carlie was employed as a humanities teacher at Holy Cross Catholic High School in Chorley. In 2013, Carlie became curriculum leader for geography at St
National Numeracy Day is celebrated on 17th May and aims for everyone in the UK to get on with numbers so they can get on in life. Aiming to empower everyone in the UK to have the numeracy skills that allow them to fulfill their potential at work, home and school. This year we celebrated with a literacy crossover and a Library takeover with activities and prizes galore. Students had a great time
While last weekend the whole city was swept up with Eurovision fever, we were no different here at school. To celebrate, students had the chance to enter a free Eurovision SJB Library Sweepstake. Students picked a country from a random draw and the winning Eurovision entry from the Grand Final at the weekend received prizes! The results are in… 1st Place SWEDEN - Hunter 11J & Eden 7J 2nd Place
The St John Bosco Music department musicians are celebrating the longer days and warmer weather with our annual Spring Sing Concert. Taking Place on Wednesday 24th May at 6pm in our performance area, tickets are available now. The audience will be treated to music from a range of genres from students in Year 7 through to SixthForm that they have been perfecting and practicing at our many
Congratulations to our newly elected Sixth Form Leadership team. Head Girl Jasmine Head Boy Ethan Sixth form students went to the polling booth this week to select their new Head Girl and Boy. Candidates gave their hopes, aspirations and goals for their time as part of the team in rousing speeches and students across the sixth form were able to vote for their choice. With an exciting year
Our Year 10 Geographers donned their hard hats and visited a site of local regeneration. Welcomed by the team from Torus and Eric Wright students enjoyed a tour around the new housing development currently under construction. The students were investigating regeneration and its impact on an area as part of their GCSE Geography course and what better way to learn than to see it in action.
“Bringing nature into the classroom can kindle a fascination and passion for the diversity of life on earth and can motivate a sense of responsibility to safeguard it.” David Attenborough. Our geography team has a passion for their subject and for sharing that with our students. We spoke with them to find out a little more about the department. Who we are... We are a small and close
We were delighted to welcome Jess Coates from Novus, SENCo and Teacher at Wetherby Young Offenders Institution. Jess joined our Criminology class to share her knowledge around the probation service, working with young people in the probation service and the rewards of this type of work. Jess was able to share about her career and experience of the work that she does. She was able to share
A Key to Happiness! To celebrate and mark the Salesian Sister's 150th Anniversary; a competition is being run for people to share their thoughts on Sister Mary Mazzarello and The Key to Happiness. The foundress, St. Mary Mazzarello, is a wonderfully inspiring woman who can offer insights into how to be happy today! This competition is a way for you to get to know her and her ‘Key to
This Friday 5th of May - All students and staff are invited to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles with a FREE picnic lunch to be held in the School Gardens (weather permitting!)
Our Debating team got to stretch their skills at the Debate Mate Cup held at Liverpool John Moores University. Students from all secondary schools across the city took over the lecture theatre to battle it out with their cool logic and quick-witted responses. Team Bosco did not disappoint, they worked together to collect their arguments and won 3 of their showdowns. The team was made up of
As Liverpool prepares to host the Eurovision song contest the city was delighted to welcome King Charles and the Queen Consort to officially open the celebrations, just weeks before his coronation. Four of our very talented musicians were thrilled to be performing as the Royal couple arrived with the Resonate Brass Ensemble. Lebone, Charlotte, Clare and Aniela, are all members of the Brass
Retreats are enjoyed by all year groups and offer students some time to reflect, think about the next step in their journey,have fun and spend time together as a form class. Year 8 recently enjoyed their retreats and worked with the team from Animate Youth. Each group was able to spend the day being led through activities by the fantastic team based at Lowe House. Year 8 were looking at
Morrisons Cafes and Heinz are providing free meals (jacket potato and baked beans) to everyone from 24th April until 7th May 2023 - NO PURCHASE REQUIRED, NO QUESTIONS ASKED. Just ‘Ask For Henry.’ It’s open to all so please feel free to use this generous offer!
St John Bosco Arts College, has become the first school in the UK to trial advanced robotics technology. Intelligent delivery robot, BellaBot is set to transform the way in which the Catholic all-girls school operates. At just under 1.3 meters tall, BellaBot has a unique cat-like interface and has previously been employed by the hospitality industry. The school has partnered with leading
Year 10 held our last Lenten fundraiser of the year with a brilliant Staff v Student dodgeball tournament. It was a fast paced and energetic standoff and students were surprised by the competitiveness of their teachers. With Mrs Hulme and Mrs Welsh making some fantastic evasive moves, the staff team did suffer as they were outnumbered and after Mr Hill ended up in the “Sin Bin”. It all ended
World Book Night was first celebrated in the UK and Ireland in 2011 on 5 March. In 2012 it was moved to 23 April, the UNESCO International Day of the Book and, probably, the birth and death date of William Shakespeare. The name took its lead from the well-established and successful children’s reading celebration in UK and Ireland called World Book Day. So as 'day' is for children, then 'night' is
Our Key Stage 2 and primary production this year was Hairspray JR and packed-out audiences were blown away by the performances of our wonderful cast. Our Key Stage 3 cast were joined by children from four of our local primaries, St Teresa of Lisieux Catholic Primary, Our Lady and St Swithin’s RC Primary, St Albert’s Catholic Primary and Leamington Community Primary. Each primary taking on a scene
“Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do.” Pope John XXIII As one of our school values, hope is a powerful tool in helping us as a community achieve our goals and create a happy and encouraging environment.
Our new Religious Education Curriculum has allowed us to explore new topics andour Year 7 students have spent some time on the topic ‘Desert to Garden’. In this unit, students have been focusing on the ‘Stations of the Cross’. Students examined different pieces of artwork as part of a homework project, they researched and discussed the artwork, exploring how it represented each station. Students
SCHOOL CROSSING PATROL VACANCY ATTACHED TO SCHOOL Location Duty Times Storrington Avenue / Lowehouse Lane 8:00am – 8:35am & 2:40pm – 3:29pm Are you a parent or carer who currently escorts your child/children to and from school each day? Have you ever considered that by dedicating around 40 – 45 minutes of your time twice a day, you could help to make the routes to and from school safer for
This week we were delighted to welcome Diabel Cissokho from the Africa Oye Festival. Diabel has led a series of workshops with our Year 9 students. Diabel has a rich musical background, playing the Kora.He has played alongside many artists including, Paul McCartney, Amadou and Mariam and Damon Albarn. It was a wonderful to have musician with such skill working with our students. Workshops were
Our amazing 3G pitch is the perfect location for our footballers to practice their skills and face their opponents.We met the team on a match day, they were midway through a tournament with four local schools and were about to play Gateacre School. The team is made up of some very skilled and talented Year 7 and 8 players and are looking forward to taking part in the Liverpool Schoolgirls
In 2022, a number of our students entered the Young Writers short story competition. The theme of the 100-word challenge was ‘Integer – Stories Inspired by Numbers’. Due to their creativity, the works of six of our students were selected to be included in abrand-new short story anthology Legendary Talesand today the library proudly added their book to our collection! Congratulations to our
Our preparation for Easter continues and our regular events are an important part of how we live out our faith at school. Our performance of “The Passion” is a pivotal moment in that and one we would like to share with our community. We invite members of our community to join us on Wednesday 29th March 6.00-7.00pm. No ticket is required, please enter through our main entrance on Storrington
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We are delighted to introduce the St John Bosco Arts College Bosco Lotto! Our lottery has been established with the objective of bringing our community together and making a difference for our children. At St John Bosco Arts College, we believe in the power of togetherness to inspire growth in faith, hope, and love. Our mission is for everyone in the St John Bosco family to go out into the
Celebrated on 14th March Pi Day is a tribute to maths. Marked at the same time each year because of the significance of the date and its relation to the figure π shown in numbers as 3.14. This year our Maths department hosted a bake sale, scavenger hunt and the Pi Presentation competition. the day was started with an animation, students heard about the history of Pi, how you use Pi in the
Claire Wharmby is our transition coordinator and works with our community partners helping to keep St John Bosco at the heart of our community. We asked Claire to share her thoughts on why she loves her job and what is special about our community. What does Community mean to you? Community sometimes is a feeling. It is a sense of belonging and togetherness. I see it all the time in our
Meeting on Wednesday lunchtime, Lego Club is a calm and relaxing space to stretch your STEM and creative skills and knowledge. Open to all year groups, Lego club was started with donations from our staff. Students have taken to it with regular patrons from all year groups. Lego helps students understand how structures are made, test out theories on strength and engineering and Mr Kirk, the Lego
On Thursday 2nd March we celebrated World Book Day and getting books into the hands of our students was the aim of the game. World Book Day say “Our mission is to promote reading for pleasure, offering every child and young person the opportunity to have a book of their own.” Our amazing library was the hub of activities for our celebration of World Book Day, there was everything from giveaways
Mrs Donnely Teaches our Psychology and Criminology courses in our Sixth form department and this week she gave us an update of what students are studying and some of the topics they are covering. Psychology Year 12 are working on a phycological study. As part of their coursework, they are undertaking a study based on a memory experiment or an eyewitness experiment. Students must choose and
The Duke of Edinburgh Award is a wonderful opportunity for young people to challenge themselves, develop new skills and give something back to their community. We have 30 excited and enthusiastic young people embarking on their bronze award this year. In order to achieve the award each of them must complete 3 months learning a new skill, taking part in a physical activity and volunteering in
TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW! Date: Wednesday 22 nd March 2023 Time: 4:30pm - 6:30pm Tickets: £5 each Tickets available to purchase via Parent Pay. Once purchased tickets can be collected from Mrs Wharmby With special guests: St Teresa of Lisieux, St Alberts, Leamington and Our Lady and St Swithins Primary Schools
An interview with Sister Linda Sister Linda has been part of the St John Bosco Arts College community for six years and supports students of all ages with their mental health and wellbeing. Having started as a support worker, Sr. Linda’s role has evolved to encompass additional responsibilities, especially after COVID-19. Sr. Linda said: “I initially trained to be a play and creative arts
What does Faith mean to you? My Faith has always been a big part of my life. It has given me comfort and guidance and is an important part of my work here at school. I have always found strength in my faith and draw on that strength every day. It has given a great sense of community and togetherness. Where we have faith as a community it brings us all together and gives us a shared sense of
We went to meet the Science team to see what they had to say about who they are and what they love about working, learning and being a part of the St John Bosco Science Team. Who we are... We have a fantastic and very energetic team in our science department, with a huge choice of courses to study and many strings to our bow. We want our students to be excited by science, the world around them
A vacancy has arisen for a Parent Governor on the Governing Body and I am writing to invite nominations from parents/carers to fill these vacancies. The successful candidate will become a full member of the Governing Body and serve for four years with effect from May 2023. To be eligible for election, you must have parental responsibility for a registered student of this college when the election
Number day is and annual event by the NSPCC. It has a double impact in that it helps us to remember the importance of numeracy skills for young people and raises important funds for the NSPCC to help protect and safeguard young people. Mr Scott our Numeracy coordinator said “The NSPCC is such an important charity for supporting and protecting young people, and education is a key part of this.
St. John Bosco Arts College celebrated its Feast Day on January 31st with a fun-filled schedule of activities for pupils. The day kicked off with two fun filled activity sessions with a brunch break in between. The theme for the day was "Salesian Superheroes" and pupils got to participate in a number of exciting activities, including making their own superhero masks and taking part in
Darren Gidman has been at the helm of St John Bosco Arts College since 2016 and is proud to be the headteacher of a thriving secondary school in Croxteth. He said: “It is a great privilege to work at St John Bosco Arts College. We have great staff and great students and we are a real family which supports one another because we’ve all got the same interests at heart. We want students to achieve
As we prepare for the feast of St John Bosco we are reminded of the teachings of Don Bosco and that love was at the centre of everything he did. “ It is enough that you are young for me to love you very much ” Don Bosco Love is one of our core values and it’s important to know what love means to us. We spoke with Ava a year 7 student who began her school journey with us in September to find out
Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) takes place every year on 27 January, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp. It is an international day to remember the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, alongside the millions of other people killed under Nazi persecution of other groups and in genocides that followed in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur.
Cobalt Housing’s Lower House Lane reception becomes home to the Good Help Hub Croxteth, which will be open on Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm. The hub brings together a range of partner organisations to offer a new type of support service to local residents, including Merseyside Police, NHS teams, Job Centre staff, Liverpool City Council services, Everton in the Community and many more, alongside a hot
Our Year 7 and 8 creative writers are being inspired by magic and Fairies this term. Meeting every Tuesday lunch our writers are creating poems and short stories, using Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night's Dream as inspiration. Meeting Miss Jones in the English department our writers look at excerpts from different texts each term looking at language and sentences, what inspires them and how they
Students are welcomed at coding club to learn new technologies and all the amazing things we can do with computers. Esther in Year 7 says “I love computers and I love that I can learn how to make it do all the things I want.” Students have been working on Python, a coding language often used for web design and software development. Students have been developing their own games. Esther has
Logic and strategy is the name of the game. You can feel the concentration in the room at chess club as students come together to learn the right moves on the board. Tuesdays and Thursdays are the day and Maths is the place. A thriving group of more than 25 players come together to practice. Chess club is home to students from all year groups with a range of abilities, supported by some of our
Mr Johnston co-ordinates our extracurricular activities and we caught up with him to find out what he has to say about our extracurricular activities. Mr Johnston tell us why extracurricular activities are important? Extracurricular activities offer lots of fantastic opportunities for students to learn and develop skills that extend and enhance what they learn in the classroom. There are a wide
The Good Help Hub will be based at Cobalt Housing (from January 2023) we have been funded by Government to pilot a new way of working and we are looking to design a service to support people to live 'a good life' in Croxteth. The team are made up of individuals from all different areas of local services (we have people from the council, police, Cobalt housing, NHS etc.) are currently engaging
The next uniform swap shop will take place this Friday 4th November from 2:45-3:45pm, it's where families can pick up, donate and swap new and pre-loved items of uniforms. Usually this would be the last Friday of the month, but due to half term we have put it on this date. Entry is via main reception - we look forward to welcoming you.
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