John Cabot Academy

✨ Our Transition Team has been out and about this week, visiting students in their primary schools!

Year 6 pupils have had the chance to explore our school uniform, find out more about the school day, and take a look at a typical timetable. It’s been fantastic to see so many positive and thoughtful conversations taking place.

We are really looking forward to welcoming our new Year 6 cohort to John Cabot Academy for their taster day on 1st July – we can’t wait to see you all! 👏🎉

Our annual Comic Art Contest is now live. The 12 finalists artwork is on display in our Library for students to vote for their favourite.

Like and love your favourite to be added to the vote count.

The winner will be announced at the Comic Con event in a few weeks time.

New Starters!

Last week, we loved meeting the new students joining us in September! They explored subjects, sports and clubs, tried on uniform, tasted canteen food, learned about SEND support, and enjoyed a musical performance from our talented students.

They also met Head of School, Mrs Read, and discovered more about life at JCA.
We look forward to seeing everyone again for Transition Day in July!

Uniform Sizing Sale at JCA - 9th June

This is a reminder that Trutex will be hosting a sizing sale at JCA today, 9th June, from 3:00pm-5:45pm.

It's the perfect chance to get uniform ready, with:-
- Free delivery on all orders placed at the event
- Discounts on non-branded items

We'll also be accepting preloved uniform donations on the day. If you have items your child has outgrown, your support can make a real difference to other families in our school community! Thank you.

Uniform Sizing Sale at JCA – 9th June

We’re delighted to share that Trutex will be hosting a sizing sale at JCA on Tuesday 9th June, from 3:00–5:45pm.

It’s the perfect chance to get uniform ready, with: ✅ Free delivery on all orders placed at the event ✅ Discounts on non-branded items

We’ll also be accepting preloved uniform donations on the day. If you have items your child has outgrown, your support can make a real difference to other families in our school community 💙

We are very lucky to work with Unique Voice CIC and see the incredible work that they do.

Their Safer Together film is a powerful piece created with young people, for young people and aims to open up honest, informed conversations at home and in the community.

To join the online session on the 21st May, contact Unique Voice for the details.

A question we often get asked is - what does our ‘Safer Together’ programme look like in practice?

For us, it’s about creating space.
✨ Space for young people to talk honestly.
✨ Space to explore what’s going on beneath the surface.
✨ Space to feel heard, not judged.

Our Safer Together work was developed alongside schools, safeguarding partners and police, with that in mind.

It uses creative, trauma-informed approaches to support young people to:
💜 Make sense of their emotions
💜 Explore the reasons behind choices
💜 Build safer ways to cope and communicate
💜 Feel more confident turning to trusted adults
💜 Safely report crime and anti-social behaviour anonymously

We also recognise that these conversations don’t stop at the school gate. That’s why Safer Together includes support for parents and carers too - helping them feel more confident opening calm, supportive conversations at home, especially when young people may be feeling uncertain, influenced, or exposed to things online.

Because creating safety around young people means supporting the adults around them as well.

It’s not about having all the answers. It’s about creating the conditions for better conversations.

👉 To access our resources for free, see comments below.

If you’re curious about how this works in practice, we’re always happy to chat, please drop us an email on [email protected]

Dear Parents and Carers,

We would be grateful for any donations of JCA uniform that your child no longer requires, which may be of benefit to other families.

Please bring any contributions to the school reception.

Thank you for your continued support.

New Year 7 Admissions

We are delighted to be welcoming our new Year 7 cohort to John Cabot Academy on Tuesday 2 June.

Families will receive an invitation in due course confirming whether their arrival time is 4.00 pm or 4.30 pm.

During the evening, our Head of School will share key information about life at JCA. Families will also have the opportunity to meet the Year Team, sample some of our canteen food, and try on and order school uniform.

We very much look forward to meeting you and welcoming you to the JCA community.

🚶‍♀️ Walk to School Week: 18th–22nd May 🚲

Our Active Travel Ambassadors have launched next week’s Walk to School Week! We’re encouraging students to travel actively—walk, cycle, scoot, or use the park & stride from Lidl.

It’s great for health, wellbeing, and the environment!

There’s also a competition—log your journeys with your tutor for a chance to win a canteen fast pass!

Students from JCA will be attending South Gloucestershire Schools Athletics for Years 7, 8, 9 and 10, which will take place on Wednesday 20th May at Yate Outdoor Sports Complex.

It is a big event, with schools from all over South Gloucestershire attending. We aim to have a fun day where we support each other as a team and hope to see some exciting individual successes. Last year we had some significant wins both on the track and the field which was great to see.