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Building Schools For The Future Programme (BSF)
Consultation Process
Don’t believe everything that you hear or see in the news. It is not correct to say that BRJ is closing:- The proposal is to MOVE BRJ to be part of a much bigger school and Sixth Form, to be supported by both the Catholic and Anglican Churches. Click HERE to learn more.
* BSF NEWS * Parents make sure you fill in and return the Parent Consulation Letter here * BSF NEWS *
Mission Statement
The community of Blessed Robert Johnson College dedicates itself to embracing the values of the Gospel, celebrating the uniqueness and worth of every person, building relationships based on trust, respect, love and justice, working together so that everyone can experience life in all its fullness.
“I have come so that you may have life and have it to the full.” John 10:10
LATEST OFSTED REPORT AVAILABLE HERE
"...students say they feel safe, and the overwhelming majority enjoy school." - Ofsted 2010
There is currently an issue with our website displaying correctly when opened in the new Internet Explorer 9. This does not affect the usability of the site. The issues do not appear to be affected by other browsers. We are looking into the problem.
On these pages you will find lots of information, news and examples of what life is like at BRJ, but if there is something you need to know that you can’t find click HERE to email us or click HERE for more information about BRJ.
BRJ is the only Catholic secondary comprehensive in Shropshire serving students from Telford & Wrekin and across the county. In addition, as the only maintained comprehensive school in the area to have a Sixth form, we are able to offer a sound education and excellent pastoral care from the age of 11 to 18.
Need a prospectus? Not sure of our admissions policy?
Click HERE for details about applying for a place at BRJ.
Click HERE to open the BRJ Parent Handbook
GCSE's & Revision - What Can Parents Do?
Click HERE to view the Year 11 revision timetable for 2011-12 (opens in Word)
Click HERE to view the homework schedule (all years coming soon)
Parental support is eight times more important in determining a child's academic success than other factors. If you would like to know what you can do to help your child, click HERE.
"There are many examples of the school making a striking difference to a student’s achievement and personal development; parents spoke of how their child ‘had grown in confidence and self-esteem, and made significant progress..." - Ofsted 2010
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Attendance Week 21-25 November - WIN AN 8GB IPOD TOUCH!
Your chance to win an iPod touch 8GB. If your attendance is 100% during this week your name will go into a draw for the ipod touch. The draw will take place on Monday 28 November. Don’t forget – You’ve got to be in it to win it!
Good Luck!
Visit to Telford Magistrates Court
In Preparation for Magistrates Court Mock Trial Competition
Year 9 students have visited the Telford Magistrates Court as part of their preparation for the Mock Trial Competition. This is a highly prestigious competition organised by the Citizenship Foundation. Its purpose is to show how important the Magistrates Courts are to our legal system and to give students a hands-on experience of how the courts operate.
Pupils were given a talk and tour of Court rooms by Alec Beyer, a J.P. He explained how the courts worked and the roles students will play in the competition. Students then sat in Court room one and watched real cases unfold.
The BRJ Sainsburys Bag Pack
Big thanks to all the students and parents who were there on the day to help pack shopping and to Sainsbury's Store for Hosting us. On the day we raised over £700!
Performing Arts Newsletter
This year has been our busiest ever, with our students performing both at school and within the community.
We began our year with a visit to the Lowry theatre in Manchester to see Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella, the first of a number of theatre trips this year.
In October, our Street Dance group led by their choreographer, Levan, became Midland’s champions. At the subsequent National Finals they were placed 7th overall – quite an achievement for a newly formed group – to be 7th in the country... click HERE to view the full article.
Hands on Civil War Experience
Year 8 students were recently given the opportunity to experience the Civil War first hand when Mr Barrett shared his extensive knowledge of the events. Mr Barrett brought to school a huge collection of reproduction costumes and equipment form the Civil War era. Students were able to dress up and get a real feel for the period. Pupils had great fun and agreed that the experience brought History alive for them.
BRJ installs new 1Gb Xirrus wireless switching technology
Over half term, the schools' ICT technical team installed the latest in wireless switching technology. The existing wireless systems were no longer able to cope with the increasing demand from wireless enabled laptops and handheld devices such as iPhones, BlackBerrys and PDAs. In a bid to move forward technical staff employed an independent consultancy firm to ensure student’s needs would be met and existing wireless issues would be overcome. The result, an £85k 1Gb site-wide wireless solution that will allow the college to increase the number of computers and laptops used for teaching and learning without the 'wired' restrictions in place before; moving the school closer to our 1 device per pupil goal. As for the speed? Well the geeks amongst you may be interested to know you can download at 6Mb pre second. That's a 60Mb file in 10 seconds (average mp3 is 3Mb).
BRJ Rugby Team
Lewis, Joshua, Adam, Macauley, Taylor, Dario, Zachary, Luke, Mark, Thomas, Michael, Josh, George, Conor, Joe, Brad-leigh, Nicholas, Aiden and Terence
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"There is a good working relationship between students and teachers. Students are appreciative of the support of staff and recognise this contributes to a pleasant and friendly atmosphere." - Ofsted 2010
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Website Faults & Printing
Found a broken link on this web site? Please email brj.tech@taw.org.uk or call Lawrence Whiting on 01952 386 100. This web site is printer friendly. If you wish to print any of the contents using your browsers print function, it all fits to A4