Previous Updates

Earlier updates made to our website since this version was launched in September 2021:

• 29 Oct 24: A new page for Religious Education (RE).
• 25 Oct 24: School Newsletter and Diary Dates.
• 24 Oct 24: Pupil Premium Strategy Statement for 2024/25.
• 22 Oct 24: Our SEND Information Report for 2024/25.
• 22 Oct 24: Updated SEND Policy.
• 19 Oct 24: Updated information and new photos on our Science page.
• 17 Oct 24: Governor Interests and Meeting Attendance for 2024/25.
• 17 Oct 24: Updated details and dates for applying for Admissions to Reception class.
• 17 Oct 24: Updated information and new photos on our Physical Education page.
• 16 Oct 24: An update on our Writing page.
• 16 Oct 24: A couple of additional photos on our Music page.
• 14 Oct 24: Some new and updated Policy documents.
• 14 Oct 24: Director and Members Register of Business Interests on our Academy page.
• 14 Oct 24: Swimming information and data for 2023/24.
• 14 Oct 24: Some updated information on our Curriculum page.
• 12 Oct 24: Separate and enhanced pages for Reading and Phonics.
• 12 Oct 24: A new page for Relationship and Health Education (RSE).
• 12 Oct 24: Our Music Development Plan Summary for 2024/25.
• 12 Oct 24: School Newsletter and Diary Dates.
• 10 Oct 24: Our whole school Curriculum Map for 2024/25.
• 10 Oct 24: Homework Agreement for 2024/25.
• 10 Oct 24: Photos of this year’s Rotary Club members and Mini Vinnies.
• 05 Oct 24: Prayer/Liturgy and Religious Education Policies.
• 03 Oct 24: Updated Attendance Policy.
• 29 Sep 24: Additional documents and board members information on our Academy page.
• 29 Sep 24: Further updated MAC Policy documents.
• 29 Sep 24: Our Test Results for the 2023/24 academic year.
• 29 Sep 24: Summer term’s Safeguarding Newsletter.
• 29 Sep 24: Additional photos of our Junior PCSOs.
• 28 Sep 24: School Newsletter and Diary Dates.
• 28 Sep 24: An extensive new section for our EYFS provision.
• 28 Sep 24: Updated RSHE Policy.
• 22 Sep 24: Introducing this year’s Junior PCSOs.
• 22 Sep 24: A photo of this year’s Laudato Si leaders.
• 22 Sep 24: Some updated school and MAC Policy documents.
• 22 Sep 24: Updated CCTV and Privacy GDPR Policies.
• 14 Sep 24: A photo of this year’s Guardian Angels.
• 13 Sep 24: An Important Update on Attendance from September 2024.
• 13 Sep 24: Expanded information on our Early Help Offer.
• 13 Sep 24: Additional photos of the Safeguarding Team members.
• 13 Sep 24: More information on our teaching of Phonics.
• 10 Sep 24: Supporting pupils with SEND in Music.
• 10 Sep 24: Additional information on the steps we take to maintain good Attendance.
• 06 Sep 24: Some photographs of school Staff members.
• 06 Sep 24: A photo of this year’s Catholic Life Leaders.
• 03 Sep 24: Updated school Staff List.
• 24 Aug 24: Additional Teacher Day added to our Diary Dates.
• 24 Aug 24: School Games Gold Award 23/24 added to our home page.
• 27 Jul 24: A couple of additional photos on our Music page.
• 22 Jul 24: Autumn term Diary Dates.
• 06 Jul 24: School Newsletter and Diary Dates.
• 27 Jun 24: School Newsletters and Diary Dates.
• 27 Jun 24: Updated Health and Safety Local Procedures on our Policies page.
• 25 Jun 24: Publication Scheme on our Policies page.
• 22 Jun 24: Read Write Inc logo added to our home page.
• 15 Jun 24: Updated Music Curriculum Overview.
• 13 Jun 24: Updated Governing Board members list and register of interests.
• 10 Jun 24: School Term Dates for 2024/25.
• 10 Jun 24: Data Protection Impact Assessment in our GDPR Policies.
• 10 Jun 24: Updated Suspensions and Exclusions Policy.
• 04 Jun 24: A new focus on our After School Activities.
• 18 May 24: School Newsletter and Diary Dates.
• 05 May 24: School Newsletter and Diary Dates.
• 20 Apr 24: School Newsletter and Diary Dates.
• 09 Apr 24: A new Job Vacancies page with vacancy details across our MAC.
• 27 Mar 24: School Newsletter and Summer term Diary Dates.
• 27 Mar 24: Spring term’s Safeguarding Newsletter.
• 20 Mar 24: School Newsletters and Diary Dates.
• 20 Mar 24: A new tour video on our home page.
• 10 Mar 24: Autumn term’s Safeguarding Newsletter.
• 06 Mar 24: Sports Premium Spending Plan for 2023/24.
• 06 Mar 24: Some new and updated Policy documents.
• 06 Mar 24: Swimming information and timetable for 2023/24 on our PE page.
• 05 Mar 24: Updated Early Career Teacher Policy.
• 02 Mar 24: Updated list of Governing Body members and interests.
• 10 Feb 24: School Newsletter and Diary Dates.
• 10 Feb 24: Our School Prospectus for 2023/24.
• 10 Feb 24: Updated SEND, RSHE and Charging Policies.
• 10 Feb 24: Updated SEND Information Report.
• 10 Feb 24: Updated list of Governing Body interests and profile of one Governor.
• 03 Feb 24: Admissions Policy for 2025/26.
• 03 Feb 24: Admission Appeals Timetable for 2024.
• 03 Feb 24: Updated Staff List and three new photographs of staff members.
• 03 Feb 24: A link to our MAC Annual Report for 2022/23.
• 03 Feb 24: Updated list of Governing Body members and profiles of two Governors.
• 31 Jan 24: A welcome video added to our home page.
• 27 Jan 24: School Newsletter and Diary Dates.
• 21 Jan 24: Curriculum Overviews for Summer 2024.
• 13 Jan 24: School Newsletter and Diary Dates.
• 13 Jan 24: Additional Teacher Day added to our Term Dates.
• 13 Jan 24: Our latest school Dinner Menu.
• 24 Dec 23: School Newsletter and Spring Diary Dates.
• 24 Dec 23: Additional information on Music Mark and lessons on our Music page.
• 24 Dec 23: Music Mark award updated on our home page.
• 24 Dec 23: Updated Health and Safety Policy.
• 06 Dec 23: Pupil Premium Strategy Statement for 2023/24.
• 02 Dec 23: School Newsletter and Diary Dates.
• 02 Dec 23: Updated Attendance Policy.
• 18 Nov 23: School Newsletter and Diary Dates.
• 08 Nov 23: The report and commentary from our recent Catholic Schools Inspection.
• 29 Oct 23: School Newsletter and Diary Dates.
• 29 Oct 23: A new page with details of our Early Help support.
• 14 Oct 23: School Newsletter and Diary Dates.
• 09 Oct 23: Updated Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy.
• 03 Oct 23: A new page introducing our Learning Mentor.
• 03 Oct 23: Curriculum Overviews for Spring 2024.
• 01 Oct 23: School Newsletter and Diary Dates.
• 01 Oct 23: Our Test Results for the 2022/23 academic year.
• 01 Oct 23: Photos of our Guardian Angels and Laudato Si Leaders on our Mission Teams page.
• 26 Sep 23: Revamp of our Pupil Leaders page to become Mission Teams.
• 26 Sep 23: Further updated school and GDPR Policies.
• 23 Sep 23: Some updated school and GDPR Policies.
• 17 Sep 23: Updated information on our Attendance expectations.
• 17 Sep 23: Curriculum Overviews for Autumn 2023.
• 17 Sep 23: School Games Gold Award 2022/23 added to our home page.
• 14 Sep 23: Our Homework Agreement for 2023/24.
• 14 Sep 23: Updated school Staff List.
• 09 Sep 23: School Newsletter and Diary Dates.
• 09 Sep 23: Updated Privacy Notice for Pupils.
• 21 Aug 23: Updated information and leaflets on our Safeguarding page.
• 21 Aug 23: Summer term’s Safeguarding Newsletter.
• 21 Aug 23: Windrush 75 Network logo added to our home page.
• 12 Aug 23: A new page with information on Catholic Social Teaching.
• 12 Aug 23: Updated information and photographs on our Prayer and Liturgy page.
• 12 Aug 23: A new section on our Saints page entitled Celebrating the Saints.
• 12 Aug 23: A couple more photographs of First Holy Communion.
• 31 Jul 23: School Newsletter and Diary Dates.
• 31 Jul 23: An updated Welcome from our Principal, Mrs Linley.
• 31 Jul 23: A new Mission Statement graphic on our home page.
• 27 Jul 23: An updated Introduction to our school.
• 24 Jul 23: Autumn term Diary Dates.
• 07 Jul 23: School Newsletter and Diary Dates.
• 24 Jun 23: School Newsletter and Diary Dates.
• 24 Jun 23: Updated list of Governing Board members and interests.
• 24 Jun 23: Updated Health and Safety Policy.
• 05 Jun 23: School Term Dates for 2023/24.
• 28 May 23: School Newsletter and Diary Dates.
• 19 May 23: Updated First Aid Policy.
• 19 May 23: School Newsletter and Diary Dates.
• 13 May 23: CPOMS Data Protection Assessment on our Policies page.
• 11 May 23: Updated Health and Safety Local Procedures on our Policies page.
• 03 May 23: Job Vacancy for two qualified Class Teachers (deadline since passed).
• 03 May 23: Job Vacancy for a Class Teacher (deadline since passed).
• 03 May 23: Job Vacancy for a Teaching Assistant (deadline since passed).
• 30 Apr 23: School of Sanctuary Award logo added to our home page.
• 27 Apr 23: A photo of Miss Sweeney added to our Staff page.
• 25 Apr 23: Updated school Staff List.
• 01 Apr 23: School Newsletter and Summer Diary Dates.
• 01 Apr 23: Updated Exclusions and Suspensions Policy.
• 18 Mar 23: Updated Attendance and Behaviour Policies.
• 18 Mar 23: School Games Gold Award added to our home page.
• 11 Mar 23: School Newsletter and Diary Dates.
• 11 Mar 23: Subject information and curriculum overview for Geography.
• 11 Mar 23: Introducing Hayley Jones, our Malachi Family Support Worker.
• 11 Mar 23: Art and Design and Design and Technology Curriculum Overviews.
• 02 Mar 23: Updated Computing Curriculum Overview.
• 02 Mar 23: Music Mark Award logo added to our home page.
• 25 Feb 23: City of Sanctuary Supporting Organisation logo added to our home page.
• 25 Feb 23: Updated introductions and new Confirmation photos on our Sacraments page.
• 18 Feb 23: School Newsletter and Diary Dates.
• 15 Feb 23: Updated Thursday Mass time and personnel on our Parish page.
• 15 Feb 23: Updated Music Curriculum Overview.
• 15 Feb 23: Our Mission Statement added on the Home page.
• 27 Jan 23: MAC Annual Report for 2021/22 on our Academy Information page.
• 24 Jan 23: A new page Celebrating Our Faith events.
• 23 Jan 23: Added link to My Clothing supplier on our Uniform page.
• 20 Jan 23: School Newsletter and Diary Dates.
• 20 Jan 23: Approved Admissions Policy for 2024/25.
• 20 Jan 23: Some new and updated school Policy documents.
• 20 Jan 23: Updated SEND Information Report.
• 20 Jan 23: Governing Board members’ meeting attendance for 2021/22.
• 20 Jan 23: A new page with Equality Information and Objectives.
• 20 Jan 23: Updated Pupil Premium Statement for 2022/23.
• 04 Jan 23: An update on Phonics and Reading at our school.
• 04 Jan 23: December’s school Newsletter and Spring term Diary Dates.
• 26 Dec 22: Profiles of school governors Sarah Finneran and David Hennessy.
• 26 Dec 22: Updated Governor Committees and Interests.
• 26 Dec 22: Updated timings of our School Day.
• 26 Dec 22: A new page with links to our secondary Feeder Schools.
• 26 Dec 22: Values and Ethos of the St. John Bosco MAC.
• 26 Dec 22: Further information on our approach to the Curriculum.
• 26 Dec 22: Some additional useful websites added to our Online Safety page.
• 08 Dec 22: A new page collating information about Admissions to our school.
• 08 Dec 22: End of Year 4 Multiplication Checks data.
• 08 Dec 22: Updated Behaviour and Self-Regulation Policy.
• 08 Dec 22: Spring Term Curriculum Overviews for all year groups.
• 07 Dec 22: Updated Safeguarding Policy.
• 07 Dec 22: Updated list of Governing Board members and profile of Miss Dorsett.
• 04 Dec 22: Our Successes in Literacy over the past year.
• 04 Dec 22: Updated Health and Safety Policy and local procedures.
• 27 Nov 22: School Newsletter and Diary Dates.
• 27 Nov 22: SEND Information Report for 2022.
• 27 Nov 22: Our Test Results for the 2021/22 academic year.
• 27 Nov 22: Our Successes in Mathematics over the past year.
• 27 Nov 22: Some new and updated school Policy documents.
• 12 Nov 22: Pupil Premium Impact and Strategy Statements.
• 01 Nov 22: An update on our school Uniform requirements.
• 01 Nov 22: A new page with information about our Multi Academy Company.
• 21 Oct 22: School Newsletter and Diary Dates.
• 21 Oct 22: A new section for GDPR Policy documents.
• 16 Oct 22: Sports Premium Plan for 2022/23 and Statement for 2021/22.
• 16 Oct 22: Our Swimming Data Report for 2021/22.
• 14 Oct 22: School Newsletter and Diary Dates.
• 29 Sep 22: A photograph of Miss Atkinson added to our Staff page.
• 25 Sep 22: Updated school Staff List and photo of new staff members.
• 18 Sep 22: School Games Gold award logo added to our home page.
• 22 Jul 22: School Newsletter and Autumn term Diary Dates.
• 09 Jul 22: Our latest Reading for Pleasure Newsletter.
• 07 Jul 22: Updated Behaviour and Self-Regulation Policy.
• 15 Jun 22: Updated school Term Dates for 2022/23.
• 10 Jun 22: School Term Dates for 2022/23.
• 20 May 22: School Newsletters
• 06 May 22: School Newsletter.
• 16 Apr 22: Updated Science Curriculum Overview.
• 11 Apr 22: Summer term Diary Dates.
• 08 Apr 22: Pupil Premium Strategy Statement for 2021/22.
• 01 Apr 22: School Newsletter 
• 26 Mar 22: Our latest school Dinner Menu.
• 23 Mar 22: Our Admissions Policy for 2023/24.
• 21 Mar 22: Pathway to Podium Gold Award added to our home page.
• 04 Mar 22 School Newsletter.
• 26 Feb 22: Progression of Skills document for Mental Maths strategies.
• 04 Feb 22: School Newsletter.
• 28 Jan 22: School Newsletter.
• 25 Jan 22: School Newsletter.
• 24 Jan 22: Mathematics Policy and other curriculum related documents.
• 22 Jan 22: Curriculum Overviews for Spring 2022.
• 20 Jan 22: School Newsletter.
• 10 Jan 22: Updated school Safeguarding staff members.
• 10 Jan 22: Safeguarding Newsletter for December 2021.
• 08 Jan 22: School Newsletter.
• 23 Dec 21: School Newsletter and Spring term Diary Dates.
• 04 Dec 21: School Newsletter and Diary Dates.
• 27 Nov  21: School Newsletter.
• 20 Nov  21: School Newsletter.
• 13 Nov  21: School Newsletter.
• 10 Nov 21: School Newsletter and Diary Dates.
• 02 Nov 21: Details of our Choir and Music Club.
• 24 Oct 21: School Newsletter and Diary Dates.
• 24 Oct 21: Updated Sports Premium Spending Plan for 2021/22.
• 24 Oct 21: Photographs of this year’s First Holy Communion children on our Sacraments page.
• 24 Oct 21: Details of our Dance Club with DanceXChange for younger children.
• 24 Oct 21: Some additional photographs on our School Tour page.
• 24 Oct 21: Updated information and photographs on our EYFS page.
• 24 Oct 21: A couple more photographs of our Eco Buddies in action.
• 24 Oct 21: Some additional photographs on our Junior PCSOs page.
• 24 Oct 21: Some additional photographs on our Prayer page.
• 24 Oct 21: Some additional photographs on our History page.
• 24 Oct 21: Some new photographs on our Sports Premium page.
• 16 Oct 21: School Newsletter and Diary Dates.
• 16 Oct 21: Some photos of this year’s School Council members.
• 12 Oct 21: More information about our range of School Clubs.
• 12 Oct 21: Introducing our new Sports Council.
• 09 Oct  21: School Newsletter.
• 09 Oct 21: Curriculum Overviews for Autumn 2021.
• 09 Oct 21: Updated Curriculum Intent for our school.
• 09 Oct 21: Subject information and images on our Mathematics page.
• 09 Oct 21: Some new and updated school Policy documents.
• 09 Oct 21: Details of our Coding Club.
• 09 Oct 21: Some additional images on our Music page.
• 07 Oct 21: New Catholic Primary Partnership logo added to our home page.
• 07 Oct 21: An update on our Literacy subject page.
• 07 Oct 21: Our Sports Premium Spending Plan for 2021/22.
• 06 Oct 21: Subject information and curriculum overview for Art and Design.
• 06 Oct 21: Subject information and curriculum overview for Computing.
• 06 Oct 21: Subject information and curriculum overview for History.
• 06 Oct 21: Subject information and curriculum overview for Music.
• 06 Oct 21: Subject information and curriculum overview for Science.
• 06 Oct 21: Curriculum overview for Physical Education.
• 04 Oct 21: Some updated school Policy documents.
• 04 Oct 21: Updated Timetable for Reception class.
• 04 Oct 21: Details of our Cookery Club.
• 03 Oct 21: School Newsletter and Diary Dates.
• 03 Oct 21: School Clubs on offer for Autumn Term 1 2021.
• 03 Oct 21: Updated information on our Physical Education page.
• 03 Oct 21: Our latest school Dinner Menu.
• 03 Oct 21: Some new and updated photos in our School Tour.
• 02 Oct 21: Our Covid-19 Catch-up Premium report.
• 02 Oct 21: Profiles of some of our Governing Board members.
• 02 Oct 21: Sports Premium Statement and Swimming Data for 2020/21.
• 24 Sep 21: School Newsletter.
• 24 Sep 21: School times and year group timetables on our School Day page.
• 23 Sep 21: School Newsletter.
• 22 Sep 21: Updated information on the Pupil Premium and how we spend the money at St. Mark’s.
• 17 Sep 21: Birmingham Council’s Educational Visits and Outside Learning Policy.
• 16 Sep 21: Some additional photographs of school Staff members.
• 11 Sep 21: School Newsletter and Diary Dates.
• 11 Sep 21: KS1 and KS2 Homework Agreement for 2021/22.
• 09 Sep 21: Accessibility Plan for 2021 to 2024 on our SEND Information page.
• 08 Sep 21: Our new-look website is launched.