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28/05/23

Last afternoon yesterday with our wonderful Year 13 students . Here’s to the last few weeks of exams. Very proud of you all pic.twitter.com/bPZpkXMhDK

26/05/23

Happy Half Term everyone! Thank you for all your support. Here’s our half termly update with lots of information about half term revision & so much more about the final few weeks. See you on Monday 5th June!https://t.co/EIJl3qNeg5

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25/05/23

📢 We're Hiring! (Epping) have a vacancy for an English Teacher📄 For a job description and application details, please visit our websitehttps://t.co/OI5khXAoH9

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19/05/23

What a week & you did it!!! Well done everyone you truly have been amazing & showed such dedication this week 🙂Last exams for week 1… GCSE Maths & Computer Science & Alevel Psychology.. Good Luck🍀 pic.twitter.com/O3VxUCFEld

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19/05/23

Latest House competition is now live on Satchel One, Mr Fitten needs a summer outfit to wear on his hols!!!!! ✈️🏝️#AdamsBarkerHurleyJoyceSparksWright pic.twitter.com/MLCrPN0v2y

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19/05/23

Barker🔵 are back!! Now level with Joyce ⚪️ as we move into the final week of the half term, with plenty of points to be won in the design competition who will be victorious? 🏆 pic.twitter.com/9lXi4vJuMe

18/05/23

Well done for yesterday’s exams, you did great & worked hard! Today is GCSE History & business, for our 6th formers it’s CTEC Sport, BTEC Business & A-Level Economics.. all the best for today 🙂 pic.twitter.com/ViR8uUckng

18/05/23

There isn’t a nicer way to start our day. Quietly listening to our Year 13 students revising together and teaching each other before their Economics exam would be proud. You’ve got this!

17/05/23

So proud of all the Year 11s today who sat their Lit paper 1! You were all so calm, collected and you knew your quotes! Rewarded with two lovely questions. Keep going with your revision for Lit Paper 2! Proud of you always✨🫶🏻 pic.twitter.com/9A7z6AP0Ws

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16/05/23

ESJ Drama Club is delighted to announce...Our summer 2023 production..."THE TEMPEST"a modern verse adaptation of Shakespeare's final play22 and 23 June pic.twitter.com/jDgWd4aBTo

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15/05/23

Not every day you see one of your students playing for in a major tournament! Well done, Isabella!! ⚽️🦁🦁🦁⚽️ pic.twitter.com/E4Eq7R4whl

15/05/23

Best of luck to all our students in Year 11 & 13 starting their exams this week .

12/05/23

We really need good condition ‘Preloved uniform’ PE polo, jumpers ,shorts,leggings & skirts(26”+ length) especially but all uniform welcome! If you have anything please drop to me or or leave in the bin in school reception thanks💚

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12/05/23

Well done to this fab bunch for taking part in the Multi-Skills Panathlon today!😀 super proud of them all and we’ve since a huge boost in their confidence and ability since the start of the year♥️ pic.twitter.com/MuiX4BaARJ

10/05/23

The May Trust Update is here & it is completely jam packed! Featuring oppotunities; the story of & ; this month's offers from ; Climate Committee event with &..... (1/2) https://t.co/NcddcYVuBj

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10/05/23

Such a lovely day out with this 'brilliant' bunch. Felt so proud watching them all graduate after their hard work and dedication this year 🎉🎓 pic.twitter.com/nrKQHjk8Zi

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09/05/23

Young people of Epping came together to educate each other on the local and global environment.https://t.co/T1XpkHUWU0

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05/05/23

Inspector Archer and School Officer PC Chalcraft visited students today to talk about decision making and consequences actions may have on situations. Pictured with Ms Hummerstone, the schools Inclusion and Safeguarding Officer. Online helphttps://t.co/kqTH0aru3A pic.twitter.com/Ayk2bykNvk

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05/05/23

🏠🏆🥇 We have a new leader! Joyce⚪️ are surging ahead can they claim the summer term title and catch up with Barker🔵 in the overall race? Keep your eyes peeled for a big house competition coming soon!🌴🌞🏝️#AdamsBarkerHurleyJoyceSparksWright pic.twitter.com/yw64SWB4ZF

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03/05/23

Great week for School alumni.Michael Cook shall be parading in the RAF's contingent of HM The King's Coronation & James Borrer produced a Number 1 song with Enter Shikari. pic.twitter.com/f0LiAwtGO7

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Celebrating Achievement

Celebrating achievement at Epping St John's

At Epping St. John’s School, students are freed to succeed within an environment of hope, dignity, respect and the very highest expectations. We constantly strive to:

•             Recognise and celebrate student achievement in all it's forms

•             Encourage the pursuit of excellence

•             Encourage resilience

•             Encourage self-belief

•             Encourage students to be Resilient, to show Diligence and Integrity.

Reward System

Students at ESJ have opportunities to earn Rewards points through various avenues like participation in activities in and out of the classroom, good attendance, participation in extracurricular activities, representing the school in different events, various acts of kindness, hard work, good work, good behaviour...

Every time a student achieves Rewards points, they will earn points towards rewards (this could include being selected for the Breakfast Reward).

Once a term, students can cash these points in for prizes or they can decide to roll over their Rewards points to the next term to earn bigger prizes.  This also teaches the value of saving for more expensive items as opposed to spending on smaller ones!

Students who achieve a high number of Rewards points are given the opportunity to participate in reward trips and experiences to celebrate their achievement.

Achievement celebrations also take place during celebration assemblies and end of year whole school celebration events.

Students also get rewarded weekly in Assemblies with certificates. This includes nominations such as Student of the Week, Subject Specific certificates, Student of the Month.

THE HOUSE SYSTEM

The House System is an integral part of the history and heritage of our school because it commemorates ex-service men and women who lost their lives in battle. It adds to the sense of belonging that ESJ students already feel and also creates healthy positive competition between the House groups. 

We hope that through these role models, a strong sense of pride will be fostered in pupils, inspiring them to embody the core values of ESJ.  As part of this, all house groups are asked to deliver assemblies on their own house, what it means to belong to that House and their house name.  We also run half termly house competitions and events.

 

  • Victor Adams Was born in Epping, enlisted into the Royal Engineers in London in March 1915 as a Shoeing Smith and was posted to Ireland. He went to France on the 5th October the same year and died of pneumonia there in April 1916.

 

  • Horace Barker Enlisted in the Mercantile Marine and became an Apprentice Deck Boy on the SS Windsor Hall, a defensively armed merchantman ship. On 17th January 1918 the Windsor Hall was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea. The ship’s Captain was taken prisoner, but Horace Barker was one of 27 crew members who lost their lives. He was presumed to have been drowned. At just 15 years of age he was the youngest of Epping’s war dead.

 

  • Joan Hurley Joined the Women’s Auxiliary Police during the Second World War and helped keep the town safe in absence of the regular Police force. She fought hard against mistreatment of children and paved the way for other women constables in the area. 

 

  • Joyce (Raggett) Lived in Epping Forest for 56 years; she helped greatly during the war effort over a period of 6 years by carving and designing what were rumoured to be the best and fastest planes that the British had. Without her work, many planes would have been unable to fly and fight – her work was invaluable, and likely saved numerous lives.

 

  • Georgie Sparks Came from Epping, joined the Royal Marines in June 2006, passing out from training in July 2007 and joining 42 Commando a few days later. During his time at 42 Commando he qualified as a sniper. In the course of his time in Afghanistan, he was wounded badly in an attack, and died soon after.

 

  • Walter Wright Was born in Theydon Bois and later moved to Epping, joining the army four days before world war two was declared. Evacuated from Dunkirk in 1940, he returned to France soon after D-Day in charge of RASC workshop units, following the fighting through France, Belgium and Holland.

 

 

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