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09/05/25

Following on from our activities marking VE Day 80 yesterday, this morning during form time, students discussed the significance of this historic day. pic.twitter.com/y4CYpsMCuB

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08/05/25

A brilliant whole school assembly, incredible artwork, a 2-minute silence for reflection and thanks, and a delicious 1940s inspired menu from our canteen were all part of the VE 80 celebrations here today. 🪖🎖💚 pic.twitter.com/jcqq5McWYo

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26/04/25

Living Well Together in action. Congratulations, Alex. We are all very proud. 💚 https://t.co/tWYGOS1vVo

20/04/25

We would like to wish all those in our local community and beyond a Happy Easter. May the miracle of Easter bring renewed faith and bright blessings to you all.💚 pic.twitter.com/vxBptwg8rD

13/04/25

We would like to wish all those in our local community and beyond a Happy Vaisakhi. May this Spring Harvest bring new hopes to your homes. 💚 pic.twitter.com/wjXXdeR3LY

12/04/25

We'd like to wish all those in our community and beyond that celebrate this holiday a very Happy Passover. Chag Pesach Sameach! 💚 pic.twitter.com/X3GtJQ6gvI

04/04/25

Please do take the time to peruse our bumper Spring Term Newsletter over the Easter Break: https://t.co/EzuYrPoKhH

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02/04/25

A beautiful Easter Service was delivered by Reverend Fry at St John's Church this morning for year 8s and 9s with hymns, prayers, and visual representations of the stages of the Easter story. Students behaved impeccably and were a credit to the school. pic.twitter.com/41C6OJyYtP

30/03/25

We would like to wish Eid Mubarak to all those in our local community celebrating this special day. 💚 pic.twitter.com/oLZussoZwT

28/02/25

Ramadan Mubarak to all those in our local community who are celebrating this weekend 💚 pic.twitter.com/SVuXu0cPWl

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24/02/25

If you missed it letter is out again today If you’d like to join us for quiz night get your team together & follow the payment details on the letter💚 https://t.co/9xILFantGp

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17/02/25

Fully packed classroom for Monday's science aspiration in half term. Same outcome for F tier and Separate! Took 2 hours of learning extraction methods back to back like champions 🫡 pic.twitter.com/6YR9RhS5nw

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16/02/25

Get your teams together & join us for quiz night!💚 https://t.co/9xILFantGp

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10/02/25

We are looking forward to welcoming Year 9 parents/carers and students into school on Thursday @ 6pm to discuss the OPTIONS process and for students to learn more about the brilliant curriculum choices available to them. pic.twitter.com/Uuv8iamFyR

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05/02/25

50 student turnout to our lunchtime session today! So proud of every single one for their motivation to turn up and do well! Year 11s - there is still space if you want to join! pic.twitter.com/43Wppsxd3a

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03/02/25

👀look out for our Quiz night letter👀 pic.twitter.com/sv9RFyysnE

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29/01/25

Year 11 & 13 students and parents were fortunate enough to participate in a 'psychology of learning' workshop, delivered by Dr van der Spoel, to maximise revision ahead of exams. Year 12 students also inspired Year 11s with a brilliant revision strategy market. pic.twitter.com/vMqf5kI45x

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10/01/25

It may be Baltic cold outside, but how beautiful is our school site this morning!? pic.twitter.com/zw5fsQDSQK

25/12/24

A very Merry Christmas from everybody at Epping St. John's 💚🎄🎅 pic.twitter.com/HloCVtKdOJ

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19/12/24

Another fantastic Christmas bazaar in aid of over £760.00 raised by our student leadership team in year 13 and 11. They are just a credit to pic.twitter.com/6S7sketX9B

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Our Drivers, Vision and Christian Ethos

Our Christian Ethos, Biblical Rooting, Vision and Developing Spirituality

 

ESJ Biblical Proverb: “Be transformed by the renewing of your mind” Romans 12

 

Transformation begins internally, with a change in the way we think and perceive the world. As a result, this encourages a shift in mindset and values through spiritual and moral growth.

 

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ESJ Guiding Story: The Parable of the Good Samaritan

 

This parable aligns perfectly with our core Christian values and embodies the ESJ vision to ‘celebrate every member of our community’. The Good Samaritan teaches us the importance of showing compassion and kindness to everyone. This mirrors our commitment to celebrating and valuing every individual in our school and local Epping community. By embodying the actions of the Good Samaritan, we learn to see each person through a lens of empathy and respect.

 

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ESJ Vision Statement

 

At ESJ we celebrate every member of our family; we embody our Christian ethos through living well together with people of different cultures, genders, sexualities, faiths and abilities. We ready students for life through an ambitious, relevant curriculum that develops wisdom of the world around them and promotes a love of learning. Using this knowledge, ESJ students will courageously challenge outdated views, confidently communicate and demonstrate compassion through aspiring to make a difference in their local community and the wider world.

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Developing Spirituality at Epping St John’s

 

At ESJ, spirituality means to nurture a connection with ourselves, others, Art, Culture and Sports, the natural world and a great force: a Creator and/or awe and wonder in science and nature.

 

Every aspect of ESJ school life aims to promote all adults and students to have a sense of connection to something greater than oneself.

 

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What does it mean for us to be a Church of England school?

 

Epping St. John’s School is a Church of England school that offers a caring community underpinned by the Christian values of acceptance and respect to encourage personal excellence and resilience. We have strong links with our local parish church, St. John’s Church, with visits to school by the Clergies and visits to the local church to commemorate different Christian calendared events.

 

Our Christian ethos means that there is an absolute openness and acceptance of those who do not share this faith.

 

As part of the Christian family, we show love and care to our community in the charity and volunteering activities that we get involved in each year.

 

Our vision is to create an environment where students embody the Christian values of the school and represent not only our ethos but also that of the community we live in.

 

Daily Collective Worship

 

Collective worship at our school provides time for reflection, spiritual growth, and personal development. Rooted in the Christian calendar, it is inclusive of all faiths and none, with reflective practices that invite everyone to connect each morning. Each week consists of a different theme linked to the liturgical calendar.

 

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Weekly Spiritual Reflection

 

We send a Spiritual Reflection letter home every week, encouraging the whole community – including parents, carers, students, and teachers – to participate in the spiritual reflection of the week, which is connected to that week's worship theme.

 

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Our Key Drivers – at ESJ, we…

 

Live well together

 

We are polite and well-mannered to all members of our community and respect our environment.

 

Develop wisdom in all

 

We learn new ideas and information about our subjects and the world we live in

 

Are Courageous

 

We don’t give up when things get difficult.

 

Have the Highest hopes and aspirations

 

We want to make a positive difference to our local and global community

 

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