Headteacher Update

February 2024

You may already be aware, but yesterday a player collapsed and received CPR at a youth football match. The player does not attend John Spence, but a number of our students witnessed the incident, which must have been very distressing for them, and we are also aware that the player is friends with a number of other students at school. The football club informed parents that the player was placed in an induced coma, but at present we have no further details. We have arranged support for students who witnessed the incident and Mrs Brown and Mrs Wyllie will speak to those students this morning, but If your child would like to talk to someone regarding this, then please ask them to speak to their Head of Year or form tutor. We have support available from our Learning Mentors and I have asked the Local Authority for additional specialist support if it is needed.

On behalf of the students and the staff at John Spence, I send our very best wishes to the player and his family at such a difficult time for them.

Best wishes

Jonathan