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• Wednesday 29 April 2026 Leaders “have overhauled the culture of the school.” – Ofsted praises transformation at The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco, in Bootle, is celebrating a major milestone in its improvement journey after its latest Ofsted inspection recognised the significant changes that have taken place across the school.
• Tuesday 1 July 2025 GCSE Success! Congratulations to our wonderful Year 11 pupils on GCSE Results Day
• Tuesday 1 July 2025 Salesian Athletics Success Congratulations to everyone who competed at the Salesian Athletics Championships.
• Monday 16 June 2025 University Coding Challenge This June, some of our pupils took part in the Merseyside Science & Technology Challenge Days at Liverpool Hope University.
• Friday 9 May 2025 Celebrating VE Day 80 Classes across school marked the important celebration of the 80th anniversary of VE Day yesterday with lots of exciting events.
• Monday 21 April 2025 Beyond SASJB - Our New Alumni Programme We are very proud of our alumni at the Salesian Academy of St John Bosco. Beyond SASJB has been created to connect former pupils and inspire current pupils regarding their post-school journey.
• Sunday 23 March 2025 Youth Flame Congress During March, some of our pupils were lucky enough to join thousands of young Catholics at Flame 2025 in Wembley!
• Friday 14 February 2025 Catholic Schools Inspection, 2025 The Salesian Academy Of St John Bosco achieved a Good judgment, with six out of nine subsections judged to be Outstanding and the remaining three judged as Good.
• Tuesday 11 February 2025 A fantastic Careers Fair on St. John Bosco's Feast Day Our pupils from Years 7 to 11 spent time meeting with local employers, apprenticeship providers, colleges and universities to help guide them toward their dreams.
• Thursday 9 January 2025 Alumnus Celebrates Mass at SASJB On Thursday 9th January, we were blessed to welcome Fr Ste Lloyd SDB to celebrate Mass with our school community.
• Thursday 19 December 2024 Faith In Action At Christmas Pupils have been involved in preparations throughout this special time of Advent
• Friday 29 November 2024 Careers Inspiration Across School This term, year groups have experienced exciting visits to find out more about university life and apprenticeship options.
• Wednesday 23 October 2024 Pupil Leadership Teams Appointed
• Sunday 29 September 2024 A Very Busy Open Evening at SASJB What a fantastic time we had at our largest ever Open Evening on Thursday 19th September!It was wonderful to see so many local families exploring school and engaging with all of the exciting activities on offer, with chemistry experiments, maths challenges and tasty bakes at every turn.
• Thursday 22 August 2024 GSCE Results Day 2024 What a fantastic GCSE results day at The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco!
• Friday 19 July 2024 Public Speaking Competition Winners At The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco, we have had so many special moments to celebrate during the summer term. One of our favourites has been seeing two of our pupils participate in the Archdiocesan Public Speaking Competition.
• Tuesday 2 July 2024 Duke of Edinburgh adventures! At the end of June, pupils took part in the Duke of Edinburgh Bronze qualifier expedition in Wrightington.
• Thursday 20 June 2024 Good News - Our New Chaplaincy Newsletter Launches! Good News - Our New Chaplaincy Newsletter launches in a new format for our final term of the year.
• Wednesday 15 May 2024 Pupils Learn About Exciting Career Opportunities During the spring, different year groups were provided with opportunities to think about their next steps after completing secondary school, this included activities to build professional skills in early year groups, as well as external visits to colleges and meetings with organisations.
• Tuesday 30 April 2024 Pupils Take On Their First Duke of Edinburgh Challenge! Pupils have been able to use their new knowledge from the Royal Voluntary Service to complete the voluntary service section of their Bronze Award.
• Monday 1 April 2024 New School Building Consultation The Salesian Academy of St. John Bosco are consulting on our redevelopment plans for the school campus.
• Monday 11 March 2024 RUAH! SASJB Newsletter Spring 2, 2024 We are delighted to announce the launch of our brand new school publication, RUAH! The SASJB Community Newsletter.
• Monday 4 March 2024 National Apprenticeship Week And National Careers Week At The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco, we are proud to guide our young people towards fulfilling and purposeful career paths.
• Tuesday 13 February 2024 Sporting Wins During Spring Term This term was jam-packed full of sporting achievements as our pupils progressed in local leagues and competitions.
• Wednesday 31 January 2024 Celebrating St John Bosco's Feast Day During February, our whole school embraced the celebrations for the Feast of St John Bosco, a very special day in our calendar.
• Friday 26 January 2024 Pupil Excellence Shows Our School Values in Action Pupil makes regional finals in culinary competition.
• Tuesday 12 December 2023 The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco Christmas Hampers
• Thursday 30 November 2023 South Sefton Basketball Tournament
• Tuesday 28 November 2023 A Seafood Adventure with 'Fish in School Hero' Programme
• Thursday 23 November 2023 Year 10 Stars Shine in FutureChef Competition

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