Jnetics in Schools

Jnetics in Schools is a carrier testing programme for sixth-form students in the UK.

Participation is free to students, it is fully subsidised thanks to our generous donors.

We primarily work with the following Jewish schools:

  • Yavneh College
  • Immanuel College
  • Hasmonean Girls
  • Hasmonean Boys
  • JFS
  • JCoSS
  • King Solomon
  • King David (Manchester)
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If you feel that the screening participant will require special adjustments or support during their screening appointment, please make sure to let us know by emailing us at students@jnetics.org and we will ensure that they are seen by our genetic counsellor.

The Jnetics in Schools programme is also available to all sixth-form students across the UK with at least one Jewish grandparent.

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Jnetics in Schools is a two-part programme:

  1. Jnetics visit each school and conduct an informative educational assembly to Year 12 students about Jewish genetic disorders and their associated risks. Following this, students are able to register and book their recessive carrier screening test.
  2. Jnetics return to school in the following two weeks with a group of trained volunteers who guide students through the test. The test is a simple cheek swab.

Jnetics then send the samples to the lab and students can expect to receive their results by email in up to 15 weeks’ time.

The Jnetics screening covers 47 of the most severe recessive genetic disorders that are relatively more common in either Ashkenazi or Sephardi/Mizrahi Jews. A full list of the disorders covered by Jnetics screening can be found here.

Please note that Jnetics carrier screening does NOT cover BRCA.

1 in 3 people of Jewish descent are carriers of at least one of the recessive Jewish genetic disorders we test for.