Stepney All Saints CofE School

Sir John Cass is a Church of England and multi-faith school extending from Year 7-11, with the Sir John Cass 6th Form College focused on Year 12 and 13 learning. At Sir John Cass Red Coat, we operate with high standards of behaviour, discipline and attainment. We believe that by providing an environment in which pupils feel cared for and valued, they will increase in confidence and gain independence.

Our Vision is that We will achieve excellence and inspire generations the Cass way. We are a faith school and one of our main aims is to ensure “respect for all” throughout the school, so that

• Everyone feels valued
• Everyone feels cared for
• There is a climate of forgiveness
• Tolerance is promoted
• Everyone is enabled to be confident and independent in their learning.
• We hope that everyone feels invited to take part in “prayer and worship”.

Our aim is to promote confidence, high aspiration, high academic achievement, initiative and resourcefulness within the context of faith. We aim to produce confident, talented, independent learners and thinkers with the highest aspirations for achievement, who would serve the local community and be fully participative in the life of modern Britain.resourcefulness within the context of faith.

Our Vision

• Raising students aspirations
• Develop independent learners and thinkers
• To inspire and challenge pupils to enjoy education and achieve their unique and full potential
• To create future adults who are level headed and able to make sound judgements
• A secure high attaining aspirational centre of excellence where everyone is valued and achieves
• Serving the local community and beyond
• Nurture confident, mature and well-rounded individuals underpinned by a strong set of values
• Developing the whole child, uncovering and encouraging every talent
• To prepare students for life in modern Britain

Pupils with Special Educational Needs who join us later in their school career have the opportunity to visit us before they start so that we can plan support in liaison with their current school. As our pupils grow up they may choose to study at our sixth form or at another sixth form college. One of our SEND teachers works closely with each student and their teachers to ensure that they choose appropriate courses and colleges and to share information with any people who would be working with the child. For pupils with an EHCP, Annual Reviews take place in December and this will include a formal consultation by the Local Authority with a named placement. We also assist in arranging interviews and visits to sixth form colleges with pupils in consultation with the Tower Hamlets Careers Service. Parents are involved in this at an early stage and discussions are held in reviews in years 10 and 11.

Pupil voice is taken very seriously at SJCR. We have a school council which meets regularly with the Senior Leadership Team to discuss issues of interest or concern to pupils. The council is elected by each tutor group. We encourage pupils with SEND to take part in this. Pupils with SEND need to be listened to in regard to their learning. Opportunities to do this are used during reviews of support plans and in other meeting with parents and teachers.

We aim to provide a stimulating, intellectual and supportive environment for our students to achieve their very best. This means academic success as well as training, skills and personal development. Studying in an environment where you are known as individuals and are supported is very important for success in post-16 education.

Our highly motivated and dedicated teaching staff encourage independent investigation, discussion and debate, backed up by excellent resources and a wide-ranging curriculum. Our purpose built Sixth Form College block is equipped with its own common rooms, library and IT suites, specifically for Sixth Form students.