The John Fisher School: Summer Newsletter 2019

The John Fisher School 

Summer Newsletter 2019 

‘Nurturing young catholic gentlemen. 

Aspiring for Academic, Cultural and Sporting Excellence’

A MESSAGE FROM THE HEADTEACHER, MR P E MCCULLAGH 

Dear Parent/Carer, 

It feels like it has been a very productive year which will hopefully lead onto ever more exciting 

and far reaching possibilities in 2019-20. We will continue to increase our number of students 

on roll in September 2019 and we interpret this growth to mean that what we offer is 

what people want. Your support has been valued throughout the year and to help us achieve so 

much against the odds and sincere thanks to those of you who responded to my correspondence 

regarding school funding. I will be returning to London on Friday 27th September to join 

thousands of other Headteacher’s march on Westminster. It is proving to be an incredibly turbulent 

period for leaders in schools with too many stories of people buckling under relentless 

pressure because of funding, the accountability measures and the ever-familiar list of too many 

things to try to get done each day. The message seems to be getting louder regarding the fact 

education cannot be treated as another emergency service and should not be starved of the 

resources it needs. 

At The John Fisher School, we can relate to many of the demands which schools across the 

country are facing. The hours are long for our staff, the pressures are great, responsibilities 

are huge and the stakes are high. Nevertheless, we find ourselves in a much stronger position 

than many, many other schools in terms of the students we have and our team of staff. There is, 

however, no getting away from the fact that working in schools is demanding which is why the 

holidays are so important. 

‘Aspiring for Academic, Cultural and Sporting Excellence’ 

‘Nurturing young Catholic gentlemen 


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I do worry about many of our students over the six week period as school is one area of 

stability in their lives. As parents/carers, the children we raise today are faced with a world 

that challenges them and tempts them. The range of alcoholic drinks and substances seems 

to be continually widening, the increase in the number of stabbings involving young people 

in London continues to rise and the rise of digital and social media has not helped either. I 

have recently spent some time with a small number of our students who made some poor 

decisions. I was equally surprised with the responses from parents/carers when I asked questions 

such as (i) can you name me who you think your son’s friends are? (ii) do you have the 

contact details of the parents of the boys who you think your son hangs around with? (iii) do 

you know exactly where your son is when he states that he is “going out”? Unfortunately, the 

answers to these questions from a number of these parents was “no”. 

I do empathise with young people in terms of the expectations which can be placed on them, 

for example from parents, demands from school and the stress related to peer pressure. In 

September we will be trialing a new behaviour management system which accentuates the 

positive and is less about a harsh and punitive approach - more of a ‘high expectations with 

love’ approach. We will also be sharing with parents/carers how we intend to communicate 

with them even more effectively through the launch of ‘edulink’. However, my key messages 

will still revolve around the importance of ‘tough love’, about the importance of saying “no” 

and how to best prepare your sons for the challenges the next academic year will bring. We 

will be talking to you about the challenge of ‘burnout’. Burnout is the culmination of handling 

pressure and over working without building in rest periods. Therefore, our young people do 

need to build in some periods of relaxation in the evenings as well as at the weekends but 

how they use this time needs to be carefully monitored by parents. 

We first need to enjoy the forthcoming summer break. The summer holiday will give us a 

good time to be who we are instead of living all the time in a world of what we do and what 

we achieve. We need it and our family, those closest who interact in our lives with us, need it 

too. I hope, however, that when the summer break finally arrives that you as parents/carers 

also get some time to switch off, relax with family and friends, and emotionally reboot your 

system before the new academic year hove’s into view. 

Warm regards, 

Mr P E McCullagh 

Headteacher 

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‘Aspiring for ‘Nurturing Academic, young Cultural Catholic and gentlemen 

Sporting Excellence’ 


where does the 

money go? 

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The JFA work hard to raise funds to support all the students in the school. But, what does this 

money get spent on? In the last two years, the JFA have donated nearly £40,000 to help the staff buy 

items they otherwise would not have access to. Below are just some of these: 

PC’s for the SEND 

department. 

Knives, tins and aprons 

for Food Technology 

Water Baths to help 

Science undertake 

controlled experiments. 

Visualisers for English 

A new minibus! 3D printers for D.T Frames for Art to 

showcase student 

work at exhibitions. 

Class texts for English 

Funding the music lunchtime 

clubs for students to enjoy, 

helping them prepare for 

concerts and performances. 

Dreamweaver to be 

used by all students in 

computing. 

Textbooks for R.E and 

Science. 

The new 

communication 

platform, Edulink.

Charity begins 

at School 

£10,993.89 

RAISED FOR CHARITY THIS TERM! 




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On Friday 28th March, the school held a mufti-day to help raise 

funds for two very worthy charities. Aid to the Church in Need 

helps to support Christians all around the world who are suffering 

from persecution and hardship. We are delighted to be able to 

support them in providing this support and congratulate them on 

their work. 

The LMA Everest challenge has been organised by Wooden Spoon, 

aiming to set a new world record for the highest recorded game 

of rugby....on Everest! The charity will use the money raised to help 

disabled and disadvantaged children to play rugby and enjoy the 

benefits of team work and peer support. 

Lepra is a UK-based international charity that is 

working to beat leprosy, a disease that still affects millions 

of vulnerable people across the world. They work to beat 

leprosy in India, Bangladesh and Mozambique by finding, 

diagnosing and treating people affected by the disease. 

They have been fighting disease since 1924 and are one 

of the world’s leading authorities on leprosy. Leprosy is a 

curable disease and with continued support they can help 

more people to overcome this disease and rebuild their 

lives. The Year 7 students worked really hard fundraising 

this year and took part in a Zumba workout as well as 

lots of other exciting fundraising events. In total, they have 

raised an amazing total of £1241.51 for the charity and 

were presented with a certificate from Lepra. 

More information can be found at 

www.lepra.org.uk. 

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World book day comes to 

the john fisher school 

On 7th March, the school took part in World Book Day 

2019. This saw 45 members of staff dress up as their 

favourite book character. The students were encouraged 

to bring their own book into school, with Years 7-10 

enjoying a ‘Drop Everything and Read’ lesson 

(DEAR lesson!) 

As you can see from the photos, students enjoyed this 

time, relaxing and focusing on their love of reading. 

A great success. Thank you to the English department for 

organising. 




The sports gala 

dinner 2019 

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On 17th May,the school held the second ‘Sports Gala 

Dinner.’ at Surrey Nationals Golf Club. Andy Goode 

was our special guest alongside alumni Martyn Rooney, 

Laurie Evans and Oscar Borg. with video messages from 

Alex Dombrandt, Kyle Traynor and Lee Mears. The night 

helped raise over £16,000 which the Sports department 

will use to maintain the PE equipment for all students, 

support rugby, cricket and athletics, as well as run the 

minibus fleet. Special thanks must go to Jemca, Croydon 

for sponsoring the event again, alongside Advies, Oyster 

Partnership and Days Garages. All of these businesses 

have really helped support the school this year. 


The John Fisher school 

continues to grow...it’s 

mindset! 

Professor Carol Dweck, the Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology at Stanford University, 

has conducted a lifetime’s research into mindsets and established an opposition between 

a fixed mindset (the belief that intelligence is fixed) and a growth mindset (the belief that 

intelligence can grow). In Dweck’s research she observes that people with a growth mindset 

embrace challenges, persist in the face of setbacks, see effort as the path to mastery, learn from 

criticism and find inspiration in the success of others. As a result, they avoid the fixed mindset 

that can trap them into an early plateau and cause them to fall short of their unknowable 

potential. These are exactly the attitudes we want to build in our students – and our staff at The 

John Fisher School. Therefore, as a school we believe promoting and fostering a growth mindset 

drives motivation and achievement and further supports students to make progress. 

However, having a growth mindset does not mean our students will succeed at everything. In 

Physics, simply having a growth mindset will not make our students think like Albert Einstein; in 

Food Tech, it will not make them cook like Gordon Ramsay and in Government & Politics it will 

not make them lead like Donald Trump. But having a growth mindset will make the students 

better at thinking outside of their comfort zone, cooking and leading others than they are now. 

To help support and embed a growth mindset philosophy, The John Fisher School held its first 

very own growth mindset week in June. The aim of the week was to provide students with 

opportunities to: 

• set themselves ambitious goals 

• focus on the learning process and not the final product 

• work independently and in teams 

• embrace new challenges 

• persist in the face of setbacks 

• model positive learning behaviours and attitudes 

• demonstrate enhanced effort 

• work outside of their comfort zone 

• respond positively to praise and critique 

• be praised for their perseverance and resilience 

• ask questions to extend their thinking 

• be self-reflective 

• take responsibility 

• learn from others 




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As part of the Growth Mindset week, the Business Education Department ran an Enterprise event 

entitled “Amber & Proud – The Business of Football”. The event was based around Sutton United 

Football Club. Students had to produce marketing materials and complete a finance activity in 

teams. 

Also involved in the event were some of our Sixth Form Business and Economics A-level students, 

who did a fantastic job supporting and guiding the younger students to ensure they were 

motivated, produced their best work and had some fun along the way. 

Here is a report by one of our Year 7 students: 

“An event run by the Business and Economics department and Sixth Form students took place on 

the 1st and 2nd June and Year 7 got the opportunity to experience this and be educated about the 

business behind football. 

The morning started with a presentation about the day and the various activities year 7 were going 

to complete. Year 7 were shown a variety of good and bad kits, mascots and badges they needed to 

consider to produce a presentation to their form and the rest of year 7. Year 7’s target for the day 

was redesigning a kit, a mascot and a badge for Sutton United Football Club. After the presentation 

they were escorted to the Business department where they set to work. 

Year 7 were hard at work researching other clubs to get 

ideas. After finishing all the tasks, the groups did a 

presentation of their ideas and were judged by Sixth 

formers and a member of staff. The victorious in their 

form went up against the winners from the other forms. 

All students were given a certificate for their achievements 

and there were special prizes and certificates for the 

winners from each day and for students who produced 

great work.” 

Julinhio 7C 

Year 7 ‘Tug of War’ 

Throughout the week, there were 

a range of opportunities, tasks 

and activities to help our students 

embed a growth mindset ranging 

from leading the KS2 Charity day 

for Year 5 and 6 students from St 

Elphege’s and Regina Coeli, participating 

in a football business 

simulation project, warfare battle 

re-enactment to a variety of technical 

challenges and participating 

in an international sports festival 

trying news sports including blind 

football, tug of war and ultimate 

Frisbee. 


The Holocaust education 

trust trip to auschwitz 

by w.kommer 

In February of 2019 Mr Barry, M. Massette and myself were selected from the History department to 

represent the school at attending seminars on the Holocaust and visiting Auschwitz I & II camps. The 

trip promised to be a very valuable and enlightening experience for all of us as the experience would aid 

us in our history courses later on. The programme was run by the Holocaust Education Trust (HET) and 

comprised of a seminar then a day trip to Auschwitz followed by another seminar and then further 

action on raising Holocaust awareness. 

The first step of the programme was a seminar on the 3rd February in London. The seminar was run by 

HET and was attended by hundreds of student from schools all over south London. The seminar was 

about exploring pre-war Jewish life and exploring our own preconceptions of what we thought a place 

like Auschwitz would be like. We then heard testimony from a Holocaust survivor. The survivor had been 

a young girl at the start of the rule of the Nazi regime and as she spoke she told us her own story of 

events and experiences of herself and of her family throughout and after the war in relation to the 

Holocaust. Hearing the testimony of the survivor was very valuable as it really hit home just how real 

and harsh the plight of Jews, and so many other persecuted people, was during the Holocaust and 

allowed us a greater degree of understanding and empathy of what these people went through. 

Following the seminar was the day-trip to Auschwitz the following Wednesday (6th). 

After this we made our way to Auschwitz I, the concentration camp. Above the Gates of the camp it read 

“Arbeit macht frei”, work makes you free! The camp was a bleak place with rows upon rows of 

buildings in which prisoners were kept in the most awful of conditions and subject to the most 

degrading of treatment and torture. We walked around in our groups looking at the exhibits and 

listening to our tour guides. In a lot of ways, the towering piles of hair and shoes and suitcases helped 

really to show the vast scale of people who came to the camps and to remember that although we can 

say that millions died, each person in these millions was an individual person with their own individual 

feelings. An individual not so different from you or I! There was a lot to see and dwell on at the camp and 

this allowed you to build only a vague idea, but an idea none the less, of what the torment was like that 

was 

experienced at this place. 

On the other hand, while Auschwitz I had a lot to see: Auschwitz II Birkenau had a lot to feel. The huts 

that once used to house the prisoners of the camps almost but all destroyed, all that remained just being 

the chimneys that lay in those huts, and they go on almost as far as the eye can see. The Railway 

track on which cattle trains full of people, human beings, were driven into the camp to be murdered or 

worked to death stretched on seemingly forever. It really put into perspective the huge scale of it all, the 

amount of planning and dedicated action that was necessary to slaughter so many on such a level and 

in such an inhumane way. As we went around the camp we read and listened to the testimony of former 

interns of the camp and came to understand, or rather think we understand because one can never truly 

understand, perhaps share a glimpse of the horror that Auschwitz Birkenau was. We went and saw and 

reflected upon the crumbled remains of the gas chambers, the bath house and came to further feel that 

it was people, the individuals who had to go through this, that each person was stripped of their 

individual humanity and was rather degraded to the stature of a mere number. At the end of the day we 

stood at the end of the Railway tracks and lit candles in remembrance of those who had perished and 

listened to the words of a Rabbi and a psalm. 




A brief 

‘history’ of 

the year. 

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On Friday 15th Feb thirty-three Y11 History students, Mr Fell, Mr Dawkins, Mr Woolford and Mr Jackson visited 

Berlin. The four-day residential to the German capital was designed to enhance students’ understanding of 

the ‘Cold War 1941-91’ and ‘Weimar & Nazi Germany 1918-39’ components of their GCSE exams. As such the 

trip involved visits to several sensitive sites. These included, but were not limited to, Sachsenhausen 

Concentration Camp, the Neue Wache (German National Memorial to the Victims of Tyranny), the Berlin 

Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, the Berlin Wall Exhibition, the small and large Soviet War Memorials 

as well as the former Stasi prison at Hohenschönhausen. On all visits students were both respectful and 

inquisitive, asking some very challenging questions of their guides. Some students remarked how powerful they 

found it to stand upon the ground where some of the most hideous crimes of the Twentieth Century were 

committed. By the time the trip returned to Gatwick on Monday 18th, there were many tired but thoroughly 

enriched, minds that were in need of a well-earned rest for the remainder of the Half-Term. It is clear how 

rewarding the trip was for the boys involved, and we hope that it’s lasting impact is to have inspired many 

students to undertake further travel in the future, to sites of historical significance around the world. 

Y10 Growth Mind-Set Battle Re-enactment Challenge – Monday 3rd June 

On Monday 3rd June the Y10 History Cohort took part in a Battle Re-enactment Challenge. Each class was 

assigned one of the key battles from their GCSE Unit 1 (Warfare and British Society c1250-2003). They then 

spent the morning preparing a re-enactment of their battle, whilst also recapping the key features of the other 

battles. Mr Fell’s class re-enacted the Battle of Falkirk, Mr Jackson’s took on the Battle of Agincourt whilst Mr 

Dawkin’s class re-constructed the Battle of Naseby. At the end of each session the other classes fed back on 

the positives of each performance, as well as offering history-specific constructive criticism. After three very 

strong performances, the task of picking a winning one fell to the impartial Mr Woolford. He decided that Mr 

Fell’s class had put on such an accurate and entertaining reconstruction of the Battle of Falkirk, that Mel 

Gibson might well consider casting them in any future Braveheart movie! A massive well done to all the boys 

involved who actively engaged with the task, and each did themselves and their classmates proud. 

Y10 1066 Visit to Battle Abbey and Pevensey Castle – Friday 7th June 

On Friday 17th June 49 Year 10 History GCSE students, Mr Dawkins, Mr Fell, Mr Jackson and Mr Woolford 

visited 1066 country by going to Battle Abbey and Pevensey Castle. The trip would see them battle with, and 

conquer, the Great British summer-weather, and enjoy a valuable and educational day out. Having recently 

completed the study of Unit 2b of their GCSE (Anglo-Saxon and Norman England c1060-1087), the trip was 

A chance to see History in action. It began with a walk around Senlac Hill, the site of William the Conqueror’s 

famous victory over Harold Godwinson in October 1066. Students had a chance to experience the battle from 

a Saxon perspective at the top of the ridge, as well as a Norman view from the foot of the hill. Built in the ruins 

of an old Roman fort, Pevensey Castle was the base from which William launched his attack on Sussex in the 

hope of drawing Harold Godwinson into battle. It was also the castle in which William’s half-brother, Bishop 

Odo, was held up by William II when he tried to challenge Duke William’s son for control of the English crown 

following the Conqueror’s death in 1087. The students got a chance to see how castles were built and adapted 

throughout the Normans’ reign, to both help them conquer and then control the rebellious Saxon population 

of England. The boys were fantastic throughout and refused to allow a summer downpour to dampen their 

spirits. It rounded off a fantastic week for Y10 History and the department is looking forward to running the 

trip again in the future. 


STAFF AT THE JOHN FISHER 

SCHOOL VISITING THE 

SUTTON ART EXHIBITION 

(WITH WORK FROM OUR 

STUDENTS ON SHOW) 

AS PART OF OUR TRAINING 

DAY DEDICATED TO STAFF 

AND STUDENT WELL-BEING. 

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ARE YOU THROWING OUT 

OR REPLACING? 

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Do you no 

longer need 

some of 

your office 

equipment? 

Is your office replacing your 

computers? Do you have any 

spare PC’s or laptops? 

Are you moving offices? 

Please contact: 

(e) adean10.319@johnfisherschool.org 

Old 

Desks 

going 

spare?

CHAPLAINCY 

Year 7 Retreat Days- “Walking in the Footsteps of the English Martyrs” 

During the first week of July all of Year 7 had an incredible day’s retreat in London following in the very 

footsteps of our national heroes such as St John Fisher and St Thomas More. The day began at Tower Hill 

at the site of the old execution scaffold. It was on that same site that both St Thomas More and St John 

Fisher were martyred for our faith in 1535. The photo shows 7M inside the scaffold site as we prayed together 

for our Country using the words of More to his daughter Margaret “may we meet merrily in heaven.” 

From Tower Hill we retraced the footsteps of the martyrs down to The Tower of London. Having proceeded 

through the gates of the historic Tower we rested outside the prison cells of More and Fisher. They were 

held prisoner in cells one above the other. More was on the top floor from where he was able to see others 

such as St John Houghton and friends being led off to Tyburn where they were hung, drawn and quartered. 

The photo shows 7F outside the block of cells known as the Bell Tower, where the whole group prayed in 

remembrance of their courage, service and perseverance and that “we may confirm by the witness of our 

life the faith we profess with our lips”. 

At Traitor’s Gate we recalled the terrifying scene that awaited all those who entered here but never left alive, 

such as Queen Anne Boleyn and Queen Catherine Howard. We saw where both were beheaded under the 

orders of their husband King Henry viii and we reflected on the consequences of spreading “fake news.” 

The groups then divided into their Form groups and using their worksheets they were sent off by Fr James 

to gather the names engraved into the prison cells of other faithful Catholics who were tortured and eventually 

put to death. 

In the Bloody Tower they saw where the twenty-five year old Jesuit priest St Alexander Briant was tortured 

on the rack before being sent to Tyburn (modern day Marble Arch) to be hung, drawn and quartered. 

Following lunch, we all proceeded to Westminster Cathedral where we prayed at the tomb of Venerable 

Richard Challoner. The photo shows the feet of 7C as we prayed for Bishop Challoner’s canonisation around 

his tomb. Fr James led the group to the shrine of St John Southworth where students light candles and 

prayed quietly for family and friends. St John bravely chose to stay in the Westminster area administering 

the sacraments to loyal Catholics despite the death penalty for any priests caught in England. 

The opportunity to walk in the footsteps of our national heroes is designed to not only keep their memory 

alive, but to encourage our students to Aspire to remain catholic gentlemen in modern Britain especially 

when our Faith is put under pressure to conform to ungodly pursuits.

On Monday 8th April Fr James and Mr Barry took 16 students 

to Rome for four days during the School Easter break. It was 

a fantastic opportunity for our students from across the year 

groups to experience so many different aspects of this ancient 

City. They flew from Gatwick with EasyJet, and for one student 

it was the first time he’d been on an aeroplane. 

Throughout the week there were plenty of things to see and 

learn about and Fr James was the tour guide to answer questions 

and explain everything from Classical History to Church 

History and to modern European current affairs. 

At St Peter’s Basilica the group celebrated a reflective morning 

mass with some American pilgrims, who were impressed with 

our student’s reverence and behaviour. Fr James gave an hour’s 

tour of the Basilica pointing out stories of various saints; the 

famous Pieta by Michelangelo, the tomb of St John Paul 2nd 

(the first Polish Pope). After the tour we climbed up to the roof 

and then to the top of the huge dome, all 320 steps! 

On the Wednesday we joined thousands of people to see Pope 

Francis and to listen to his advice. The group was blessed to 

have the opportunity to be within two metres of the Pope as 

he travelled in his Pope mobile. The name of our school was 

read out for the whole Piazza to hear and our students cheered 

proudly. 

The group visited the Venerable English College and met some 

of our future priests after mass. They saw frescoes in the 

seminary chapel depicting the martyrdom of St Fisher & St 

More and they prayed at the tomb of former students who died 

in England for the Catholic faith. 

Fr James led the group on a guided tour of the Vatican museum 

including the famous Sistine Chapel where each of the 

popes are elected during the conclaves. Fr James explained 

the tumultuous relationship between the artists Raphael and 

Michelangelo who worked for the Pope, and how in the end 

Raphael learnt to respect the talent of his adversary. 

At St Paul’s Basilica the group prayed for family, friends and 

the school at the tomb of the great Evangelist and Missionary. 

They were reminded of his great conversion story upon the 

road to Damascus, and they all took the opportunity to go to 

Confession. 

Rome is full of amazing restaurants and ice-cream parlours 

and Fr James certainly knows the best on offer, and Mr Barry 

certainly enjoyed the deserts! On the last evening during their 

“last supper” together in a quiet local Trattoria tucked away 

down a side street, His Eminence Cardinal Vincent Nichols sat 

at the next table. After the meal he came over and congratulated 

Fr James and Mr Barry on our outstanding students who 

proved they can sit calmly together in a restaurant and engage 

in conversation rather than mobile technology. Another local 

retired gentleman commented on how excellent they were and 

what great ambassadors they are of the school. 

The four days went very quickly and everyone would have liked 

to stay for at least another day in order to see more of this 

ancient City but as the locals say, “Roma, non basta una vita!” 

which means “Rome, a lifetime is not enough!” 

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Liturgy for lent 

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In March 2018 a number of Year 7 students approached Fr 

James and asked why Fisher didn’t have a whole school liturgy 

for Lent, other than the Ash Wednesday Service. So in response 

Fr James brought their request to the school Spiritual Life and 

Ethos Committee for discussion. It was agreed that we would 

liturgically commemorate Lent as a whole school in 2019 and 

that Fr James would write an entire new liturgy with as many 

different Departments as possible being involved. 

After several months a plan was put together; Year 11 to 13 

would celebrate together in the Sports Hall, followed by Year’s 

7 to 10. Excellent readers proclaimed the conversation scene of 

Jesus before Pontius Pilate from St John’s Gospel. 

This was followed by a dramatic and powerful visual montage 

consisting of a muted film clip of actor Robert Powell as Jesus of 

Nazareth carrying the cross to Calvary while Brian Adams sang 

“Everything I do, I do it for you” (with thanks to the Media department). 

The Drama department produced a handful of actors as Jesus 

with soldiers (in cadet uniform) carrying the large pilgrims cross 

from the chapel around the Sports Hall while other students read 

meditations on the Stations of the Cross. Altar Servers with acolyte 

candles accompanied Jesus around the Sports Hall. 

The Art Department commissioned all of Year 7 to design images 

of the Stations which would then be put on the overhead projector 

during the meditations. The best 14 were selected and a few 

of these are reproduced for this newsletter. 

At the 12th Station our Staff Choir and Student Choir joined 

forces to sing Misericordia from the Year of Mercy. And then at 

the 13th station they sang Ave Verum Corpus by W.A. Mozart. Inbetween 

many of the stations the congregation sang “Were you 

there when they nailed him to the tree…” 

At two of the Stations the school Orchestra played the traditional 

Stabat Mater to evoke reverence and reflection. The final reflection 

was read by a student, “I was there. I was Judas who betrayed 

Him, Peter who denied Him, Pilate who washed his hands 

of His blood. I was Simon who walked beside Him, Veronica who 

wiped His face, Mary who wept at His feet. I was the soldier who 

drove in the nails–and I was there in His Sacred Heart, the treasure 

He kept before His eyes, knowing that it was for me He joyfully 

bore the wounds. Question. Were you there?” (moment 

of silence). 

We finished the Service with the last two verses of O Lord my 

God when I in awesome wonder. Many commented afterwards 

that they found the service very moving and hoped it would be 

repeated next year for the School’s 90th Jubilee of Foundation. 


New Year, 

New school day 

THE NEW SCHOOL DAY FROM 

SEPTEMBER 2019 

8.45AM – 9.35AM LESSON 1 

9.40AM – 10.30AM LESSON 2 

10.30AM – 10.50AM BREAK 

10.50AM – 11.40AM LESSON 3 

11.45PM – 12.35PM LESSON 4 

KS3 12.35PM – 1.20PM LUNCH 

1.20PM – 1.40PM 

REGISTRATION/FORM TIME/ASSEMBLY 

KS4 12.35PM – 12.55PM 

REGISTRATION/FORM TIME/ASSEMBLY 

12.55PM – 1.40PM LUNCH 

1.40PM – 2.30PM LESSON 5 

2.35PM – 3.25PM LESSON 6 




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A nice trip! 

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A group of Year 10 students visit Nice, France, for 

5 days. Mr. Parry and Mr. Webb report back that 

the trip was a huge success and one in which the 

students really developed their language and 

understanding of the French culture. 

Look out for the full report in the first newsletter 

next year. 


Forest School 

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As part of our Literacy Intervention programme, John Fisher 

has linked with Kenley Primary School to offer students the 

opportunity to participate in a range of activities at their 

Forest School. Forest School offers a unique way of building 

independence, self-esteem and a positive attitude towards 

learning, as students explore and experience the natural 

world for themselves. It provides a combination of freedom 

and responsibility as well as communication, team work and 

responsibility. Students involved learnt about fire safety and 

how to create their own small camp fires using the resources 

available to them. They also created smores, pitta bread pizzas 

and popcorn over an open fire using their newly learnt fire 

safety skills. Opportunities to create assault courses, shelter 

building, and creating necklaces and wooden cookies allowed 

students to use hand tools to practice new skills and techniques. 

It was a wonderful opportunity to enrich literacy skills 

as well as build confidence, resilience and development of a 

growth mind-set. Students in Year 5 at Kenley Primary School 

then had the opportunity to learn new and exciting skills 

ready for their transition into secondary school. They learnt 

about basic hygiene and food preparation skills in the kitchen 

as well as team work and cooperation when producing a 

lovely range of products. Overall it has been a wonderful and 

enriching experience for all involved. 

Mrs. Shepherd 


nEW YORK CITY BUSINESS AND 

ECONOMICS TRIP 

JFS old boy Piers Fawkes, 

spends the morning speaking 

to our students about his 

business, life since John 

Fisher and why he chose to 

live in New York. 

This was a great opportunity 

to hear from such a successful 

old boy, inspiring the next 

generation of business 

owners! 

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Purley Dental Practice 

Parents and Carers can join the practice as either 

NHS or Private clients and access a professional 

service only a few minutes from school. The money 

donated has already paid for new ICT equipment. 

All of the companies sponsor and 

support the school in many different 

areas: Would you or your business 

want to sponsor The National 

School of the Year for Rugby? Or 

an award winning Choir? 


Sporting success 

The British Schools National Championships is an 

annual competition that takes place in Sheffield. 

Many different schools across Britain participate 

causing the event to be very popular. In the last 

two years I have got to the final however I had 

never won the Gold medal until this year. In my 

first fight, I fought a boy from Harrow School 

and I defeated him with a strangle, in the second 

fight I won with a throw and in the final I won 

in golden score time, which is when the clock 

finishes the 4 minutes you get for a fight and the 

scores are even, therefore you get extra time 

and the next score is the winning score. I am 

very happy with myself as this was the last year 

that I can compete in this competition so leaving 

on a high note feels very rewarding. 

The strong tradition of supporting Wimbledon with 

ball boys continued this year under the guidance of 

Mr. Webb. 

Nine students were chosen to work during the 

tournament with P. Murray working the Men’s final, 

and Lorenzo part of the guard of honour. It was 

fantastic to see the students demonstrate the very 

best of what the school aims to achieve, with hard 

work and commitment the really impressive trait 

shown by all the students involved. Well done to Mr. 

Webb for all the morning practices and support. 



Science leaders assembly 

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For our assembly we researched the theoretical physicist and cosmologist, Stephen 

Hawking. Black holes have always been of interest in the scientific world being an 

entity scientists still don’t have all the answers to, but the questions keep coming. 

Thankfully to Stephen Hawking’s work, some of these questions can be answered and 

his discovery of particles that escape the gravitational “pull” of black holes has 

furthered our knowledge on this mysterious nothingness. As well as looking into 

Stephen Hawking’s contribution into black holes, we also looked at its formation and 

discussed fun theories on what happens if you were to enter into a black hole like 

spaghettification- the actual stretching on an object like a spaghetti! We had a fantastic 

time learning about one of the greatest scientists that have ever lived and sharing this 

information to the years below. 

We took a look at all the scientists who in times of tribulations and unequal opportunities, 

have risen up to the occasion to prove their worth. Katherine Johnson and 

Marie Curie who in their respective fields defying odds and even Stephen Hawking, in 

the face of ALS continued his revolutionary work on black holes. 

Thank you to all the Science department for their support and hard work this year. 


Ask us

Logging out of a busy year in 

computing 

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Talk Talk Data Centre in Brentford 

On June 11, 2019, BTEC IT students visited the Data Centre at Brentford. The trip was jointly organised 

by Mr Newton a parent at the John Fisher School and the Computing dept. The students 

had the chance to learn and see all the connections involved with the internet. A huge thank you 

to Mr Newton for taking his time and sharing his knowledge on how the internet is transmitted 

from the data centre to our homes. 

Parent session about online safety 

C. Martinz and R. Culas conducted a Saturday morning parent session about Online Safety. The 

students shared with parents the concerns in relation to online gaming, online content, social media 

and suggested to parents suitable apps that can be used for revision. 

Online Safety links for parents 

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/ 

https://www.internetmatters.org/ 

Villiers Park 

E. Pereppadan and J. Nazareth in the Year 12 BTEC Computing group went to a 5 day residential at 

Villiers Park in Foxton, Cambridge during the Easter holidays. The week was intensive where they 

took part in group projects, listened to Computer Science guest speakers, went on trips to The 

Centre for Computing History and used digital devices for programming. 

Mrs N Davis 

The Hara Band 

The Hara band visited The John Fisher 

School on April 24th, 2019. They are an 

upcoming band who spreads positive 

messages to young people in different 

schools. On this occasion Year 8 and 10 

watched the Hara band perform. The 

band sang a few of their songs and gave 

advice about online safety and mental 

health. Their song ‘Be Somebody’ has 

proven a hit with some of our students 

and they will be entering the song as 

part of the House Music competition in 

school. 


JFS ALUMNI UPDATE 

Old boy James Timmins has recently set up his own business. 

“After leaving John Fisher, I went on to train as a chef at The 

Royal Albert Hall. Once qualified, I secured a job as a chef for the 

players at Wimbledon Tennis Championships. However, after a 

couple of years in the industry, I knew I wanted to own my own 

restaurant or eatery of some kind. Thus, I accepted a place at The 

University of Birmingham, studying Business with Finance and Accounting, 

and in true Fisher spirit -going on to captain the rugby 

club ...(I do however, continue to take time out each year to cook 

for the likes of Roger Federer and Serena Williams…someone’s 

got to do it!). Upon graduating, my want to own my own business 

was greater than ever, and it was on a 6 month trip around South 

America that I came up with Utter Waffle”. 

Harlequins star Alex Dombrandt 

gives the pre-match talk to the 1st 

team before their first game at the 

National Sevens tournament. 

Sasza Bandiera joined us with two 

of his employees to help support 

our Year 12’s during their enrichment 

week. The focus of the sessions 

was ‘employability’ and they 

covered key areas such as CV’s, 

interviews, selling yourself and 

social media. 

Thank you to Oyster Partnership 

for your continued support. 

Join the school’s LinkedIn account (John Fisher Alumni) to 

find out more about events, success and future plans. 

All old boys are invited to come in and see the school. For 

more information please email 

adean10.319@johnfisherschool.org 



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Thanks for the email: 

Some other alumni who have recently been in touch are former student Mark Graham who is an atrophysicist 

(his brother Nicholas is in 9T) has just received his PhD from the University of Oxford. 

Former student (who left 4yrs ago) Ciaran O’Brien did a Master’s course in Chemical Engineering and obtained 

a mark of 82%, the highest mark in the year, for which, he received the Frank Whitt Award. He will be graduating 

on 18th July 2019. Mary Mangan & Jason O’Brien have emailed the school to thank Ms Hall stating “You 

were instrumental to this outcome so I thought you might like to know. Thank you so much for your support 

with Ciarán during his time at The John Fisher School you really did make a difference. Mr Gunn too was a 

huge influence and if he is still around might remember Ciarán and like to know.” 

We were pleased to see the new headstone for Maurice Reaney 

and his family. Maurice recently donated money in his will 

to the school, and we were able to build the new war memorial 

you can see at the front of the school. We are looking 

forward to using it as a focal point during our Remembrance 

services in November. 

The Purley John Fisher Old boys 7’s rugby team took part in 

numerous tournaments this summer. The club is starting up a 

mini section at Plough Lane from September. For more info, 

please see the advert later in this newsletter. 

We were delighted to welcome two old boys (1971) to the 

school for a tour and chat about how it has moved forward 

since they have left. Patrick Loan was pleased to see his name 

is still up in the main hall as captain of More house. 

We have welcomed a number of old boys over this academic 

year and we welcome all old boys who would like to come 

back for a tour to get in touch.

THE ART OF DISPLAY 

Another good year from all those studying Art at GCSE and A-level. The department 

now show the work on numerous times towards the end of the year, and 

here is just a snippet of the quality on show.

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THE GREAT FISHER BAKE 

OFF! 

On our Training day in June, the staff have now 

undertaken the ‘Great Fisher Bake Off’ for five years. 

The staff take this very seriously and this year was no 

exception. The PE department 

deserve special praise as they all entered this year, with 

Mr. Osborne coming second. 

The overall winner was Mrs Furlong (above) for her 

Jamaican themed cake. 

Over £120 was raised for a young man called 

Reuben. For more info, please click here:

POLITICS LIVE! 

On Tuesday 15th January, Year 12 Politics students attended a trip to the Houses of Parliament. On a 

momentous parliamentary day, students were able to witness the excitement and drama surrounding the 

parliamentary vote on Theresa May’s Brexit Deal. After walking through Parliament Square, witnessing the 

swathes of journalists and protestors, the students received a tour of Westminster Palace and had the 

opportunity to watch debates in the House of Commons and the House of Lords surrounding the vote later 

that day. The students then took part in a workshop on law making, where a number of boys distinguished 

themselves in their debating abilities. Finally, Tom Brake, the Liberal Democrat MP for Carshalton and 

Wallington provided the students with an interesting Question and Answer session, where he explained the 

nuances behind Brexit and his role as a local MP. Overall, the trip was a positive testimony to the inquisitive 

and respectable nature of John Fisher students and their ability to engage with contemporary and controversial 

political affairs. 

GET READY FOR EDULINK 

From September 2019, The John Fisher School will be using the 

Edulink platform to communicate and share information with parents/ 

carers. Downloading the App will allow all parents/carers to get live 

notifications on achievement, behaviour and attendance. The web 

based platform will allow you to login and see school reports, letters 

and student progress. The staff have already spent some time 

getting used to it, as well as a trial group of parents/carers. We are 

very excited about the impact this will have in helping parents/carers 

suport their son.

DEAR JOHN FISHER... 

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Dear Mr Dean, 

I am hoping you can pass on this note to Mr Mawer and 

Mr McCullagh. As you are aware Oscar and Mic have 

been participating in work experience programme that 

we run in conjunction with the EY Foundation. Both 

Oscar and Mic were both a real testament to John Fisher 

and represented both the school and themselves incredibly 

well. They had the opportunity to meet the economist 

in charge of the Educational Spending Review at HM 

Treasury, together with a visit to the Houses of Parliament 

and the American Embassy. Home Office staff were 

particularly proud of Mic’s knowledge of government 

and foreign affairs and kind of “stole the show” with his 

insightful questioning. 

Best Regards 

My dear Parents and Colleagues, 

M. Anderson 

The Home Office 

I would like to take this 

opportunity of thanking you for your generosity and gift on 

my leaving the John Fisher School in December 2017. I am 

enjoying retirement and keeping myself fit and busy between 

golf, the gym, coaching special needs sport and all the 

household chores! I will remember my 16 years at Fisher with 

great fondness and miss my morning or end of day greetings 

or farewells to all the boys and parents. I have been extremely 

fortunate to have worked with true professionals, compassionate 

and dedicated Colleagues, legendary parents, 

amazing students, made lifelong friends and thank God for 

these blessings. I will always keep many fond memories of my 

days at Fisher, in the classroom, on the corridors, in the 

playground, on the ski slopes and on the pitch, and love 

bumping into past and present Fisher family members. I leave 

you with a quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson in my leaving 

speech to staff: "What is success? To laugh often and much; to 

win the respect of the intelligent people and the affection of 

children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure 

the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the 

beauty in others; to leave the world a bit better whether by a 

healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; 

to know that one life has breathed easier because you lived 

here. This is to have succeeded.” Merci and adieu Stéphane 

Laventure 

“It was so lovely seeing the 

school during open morning. I just 

wanted to say how marvelous 

the pupils were who showed us 

around. They were so positive and 

such great ambassadors for the 

school.”. 

Stéphane Laventure 


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FIRST GIVE ‘W.E DAY’ 

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We were requested to meet at Purley station at 7:00 which lead to some tired boys. We had a hassle 

free journey, arriving at Wembley station on time. We were welcomed by the famous Wembley Arch. 

We then had a short walk to the Wembley Arena, where our tickets and bags were required to be 

checked. We were given three items that we were allowed to keep and use during the event, we had a 

flag, a t-shirt and an intriguing bracelet that we were told to wear during the event. Little did we know 

that when the music and light show started the bracelet worked in unison with each other the music, 

lights and stage. 

The 15,000 people were on their feet singing, dancing and just having a good time. Especially when the 

musicians were performing, such as Jack & Jack and Liam Payne. Their performances were full of 

flashing lights, great music and audience participation. 

Overall the event was fantastic, but the highlight for me personally was the guest speakers relating 

their speeches and life lessons on a more personal note . Finding them both rousing and thought 

provoking. The best of the best was the Prime Minister of Australia speaking about women's rights and 

Prince Harry and the Duchess Meghan speaking about the environment and mental health. The way 

that the students were also involved by telling their stories about how they raised money for charity. 

The two founding members of the organisation also came on to thank the students for what they are 

doing, the teachers and all of the sponsors of the event. 

I thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience of the event. 

A. Sidwell (Year 9) 


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Well done to our three winners this term: 

January: C. Brown (Year 13) 

Numerous nominations for his support and efforts with the staff choir, his leadership of the 

school choir and progress with his studies. 

February: T. Williams (Year 12) 

For all his dedication and efforts in sport at the school. He has overcome some very tough 

personal challenges, using this to help support and guide others. 

March: M. Bridge (Year 10) 

For al his hard work in Music and for winning the Poet Laureate competition. 




FISHER’S FINEST 

WORDSMITHS 

This May and June, a group of 10 dedicated students lyrically 

battled on an international online platform, showcasing their 

literary skills in the Boomwriter’s 2019 Writing Bee. Featuring 

American activist, poet, and filmmaker Jamal Joseph, each week 

students were given a theme and video prompt on topics ranging 

from critical thinking to activism to love and happiness. After 

discussion, they crafted their own spoken word poetry based 

on their thoughts and feelings about the theme; they had no 

structures or rules to adhere to, just pure creativity. Students 

then used the online platform to anonymously view each other’s 

poetry and vote on their favourite. 

A. Opoku-Sintim, R. Quinn, and S. Ravichankar all went on to 

compete against 150 students from all over the world, with 

S. Ravinchankar making it to the final round of 10 students. The 

English Department is immensely proud of these boys’ 

achievement. Here are some of our favourite poems from the 

competition – read them aloud for the full poetic effect: 

Activism 

Activism, equality ,equity all the things the world should be 

To not be treated unfairly and to not be seen so unreasonably 

As a label, 

As a colour, 

As an object 

If over 200+ years of slavery have taught us anything is that 

‘’We are either Brothers in faith or Equals in humanity’’ 

While that may not be the case now with Police shooting, knife 

crime brooding and things the government are alluding, 

While we still have Eurocentrism, 

While we still have antipode of what is true, 

Hopefully we can aim to change and renew. 

K. Mpagi (8N) 

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KNOWLEDGE 

You may wonder how I am standing here 

today, 

in front of you, 

and what has assisted me? 

my answer to you is KNOWLEDGE, 

is KNOWLEDGE a way of separating 

people into groups of being intellectual 

or being ignorant? 

Is KNOWLEDGE a simple idea of your 

ability and your own capability? 

or is it your capacity and potential to 

comprehend events, 

that occur around us on a daily basis? 

My parents, 

known as the ones who’ll ramble, 

on and on, 

for a day or even forever, 

on the importance of my wellbeing, 

they spent their time conscious of their 

actions, 

and aware of the impacts they have on 

me, 

as an individual, 

assisting me in recognising my goals, 

gateways and my gifts for a clearer path, 

for me this is KNOWLEDGE. 

The action of turning your back, 

on issues on the brink of causing chaos, 

doesn’t mean you lack, 

in KNOWLEDGE, 

remember, 

everyone has KNOWLEDGE, 

take a moment to think, 

reflect on problems, 

but not to reject these dilemmas. 

This is what KNOWLEDGE is about, for 

me. 

S. Ravichankar (9N) 

Love 

To admire and desire something. That you are instantly intrigued to. That makes you feel whole, once captured 

to please you. You cannot find happiness when deprived of this flu. Infectious but unexpected and 

does good even when you go “Achooo!” 

In reality the things that you are attracted to give you a sense of love. The food you have for dinner to 

the people you know and hug. Family and friends are the people that stay with you forever that bug you 

and relieve you but you always stick together. 

The main reason for love is the moments you create, when you see daylight for the first time or even a 

first date. So grab a mate and live life and elate because when you’re all together the memories and love 

will spread forever, together. 

R. Quinn (8N)

FISHER OLD BOY 

FINALLY GETS THE CALL! 

The school is delighted that alumni Alex Dombrandt 

has received the call up to the England World Cup 

training squad. After a fantastic first season for 

Halrequins, Alex has been called up the 35-man 

sqaud at PennyHill Park as England coach Eddie Jones 

starts to choose his W.C Squad. 

Alex has had a fantastic first season with 

Harlequins, winning ‘Players Player of the Season’, 

voted for by his own teammates, and ‘Adidas Supporter’s 

Player of the Season.’ He has scored 11 tries in his 

23 appearances this year and has shown his ‘Uni-Rig’ is 

here to stay. 

Alex was a talented sportsman during his time at John 

Fisher playing 1st team in both Rugby and Cricket, as 

well as trying his hand at Hockey! Despite being 

unable to attend this years Sports Gala Dinner, Alex 

still sent a video message to the guests. He said, “ It 

was a privilage to attend John Fisher and gain all the 

opportunities in both my academic and sporting development. 

I hope the next batch of stars understand 

how much they have at their finger tips, with staff willing 

to give up their own time to help 

students like me. “ 

Good luck from us all, we hope you get into the final 

squad!

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New - PJF Mini Rugby 

PJF Mini Rugby section for U5’s, U6’s, & U7’s age groups kick off with a pre-launch 

session on Sunday September 1 st from 10:30am-12:30am at The John Fisher School 

Fields, Plough Lane, Purley 

Registration for the new season will start from Sunday the 8 th of 

September and then training will run every Sunday morning at 

the John Fisher School Fields , Plough Lane from 10am-11am. 

Tag based non-contact rugby activities, with have an emphasis 

on having fun, the children will take their first steps into rugby and 

team sports. It promises to be fun for all the family so all boys, 

girls, mums and dads are welcome. 

Come and get involved in this great community opportunity that is 

open to all. 

PJF Minis - offering young people a real opportunity to develop both 

rugby and life skills 

PURLEY JOHN FISHER RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB 

For any questions please contact: Brendan.Hession@icloud.com

CONTACT 

If you have any feedback, 

contributions or would like to know more 

about working with the school please 

contact Mr. A. Dean 

(Assistant Headteacher) 


(t) 0208 660 4555

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