2014-2015 Parents’ Calendar · 2014-10-21 · Student Review 2 home D of E Day walk (7th Dec). 14...

2014-2015 Parents’ Calendar

Week Date Event/activity Year 7

Year 8

Year 9

Year 10

Year 11

KS5

1 TERM 1

Monday 1st Sep Staff Only Day – Full Staff Meeting

Tuesday 2nd Sept Staff Only Day

Wednesday 3rd Sept Yr 12 Enrolment & Yr 7 start of term

Diploma in Foundation Studies starts

Thursday 4th Sept Start of term Yrs 8, 9, 10, 11, 13 & 14

Yr 13 teaching starts

PLE Yr 12 visits

STAR Reading Test 1 (Yr 7).

Friday 5th Sept

2 Monday 8th Sept All PLE sixth form teaching starts

Tuesday 9th Sept GCSE Controlled assessment in Humanities lessons

Wednesday 10th Sept PLT Vocational sixth form teaching starts

Foreign Language Leaders Parents’ Launch 5.00-5.30pm

Yr 9 Expectations Evening 6.00-6.45pm

Thursday 11th Sept

Friday 12th Sept Yr 10 Geography Controlled Assessment (Fieldwork)

3 Monday 15th Sept Yr 8 KS3 Maths assessment (all week).

Tuesday 16th Sept KS5 Aspire Session – Support Oxbridge/Med/Vet/Dent UCAS applications 3.00-4.30pm

Wednesday 17th Sept Yr 7 Expectations Evening (En, Ma, ML, Vivo, Parent Portal etc)

Thursday 18th Sept STEMFEST – Yr 8 (18 students) to Aquarium 10.00-2.30pm

Friday 19th Sept Southampton Boat Show Engineering trip Yrs 8-11 (18 students) all day

4 Monday 22nd Sept Yr 12 suitability tests begin

Roald Dahl Week.

Yrs 9/10/11 KS4 Maths assessments (all week in lessons).

European Week of Languages.

Tuesday 23rd Sept

Wednesday 24th Sept

Thursday 25th Sept Yr 11 Assembly ‘What are my options after Yr 11?’

Yr 6 Open Evening 5.00-9.00pm

Friday 26th Sept International Day of Languages

Open morning Yr 5/6 (9-12pm tours)

5 Monday 29th Sept

Tuesday 30th Sept Yr 12/13 Devised Workshop Day

Yrs 7/8 Aspire Session – Progression Skills Module 1 Goal Setting – 3.00-4.30pm

Wednesday 1st Oct

Thursday 2nd Oct National Poetry Day

International day of non-violence

KS3 Celebration Evening

Friday 3rd Oct

6 Monday 6th Oct

Tuesday 7th Oct Yrs 9/10/11 Aspire Session – Progression Skills Module 1 Goal Setting - 3.00-4.30pm

Year 11 (sets 1-6) English Language controlled assessment (Descriptive Writing)

Wednesday 8th Oct Aspire UCAS Support Session (D205 8.30-9.00am)

Thursday 9th Oct Yr 11 Assembly ‘Which Route do I take?’

Yr 6 Fusion

Author Visit (Lisa Glass) to work with Yrs 12/13

Pop-up textile exhibition from Art Couture Painswick for Yr 12/13/Foundation students

Friday 10th Oct D of E training weekend 11th/12th Oct.

7 Monday 13th Oct National Biology Week.

Maths Architecture Workshop Year 6

Tuesday 14th Oct Aspire Session- Visiting Lecturer (tbc) – 3.00-4.15pm

Wednesday 15th Oct Yr 11 Science Controlled Assessment – (additional/triple/BTEC) all day

Yr 8 Girls HPV Immunisation (1st) L118 – 9.00-1.20pm

Introduction to mentoring @ Marjons 12.00-2.00pm (6th Form)

Yr 10/11 Parents Evening - Modern Languages controlled assessment info 5.00-6.00pm

Deadline for UCAS applications for Oxford, Cambridge, most courses in medicine, dentistry and veterinary medicine/science

Thursday 16th Oct Yr 13 HE parents evening 7.30-8.30pm

Friday 17th Oct Inspire Fair @ University of Plymouth 10.00-12.00pm

8 Monday 20th Oct STAR Reading test 1 (Yr 8).

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Tuesday 21st Oct

Wednesday 22nd Oct Sport & Business Masterclass @ Marjons (6th Form)

IAG World Skills Show in Exeter (Yrs 9/10/11) – 60 students (20 from each year)

Post 16 Aspire Mentoring session 11.30am

European Film Club 3.00-4.30pm

Thursday 23rd Oct Student Review 1 home Yrs 7-14

MUFTI DAY 1 (SPOT)

Yr 12 Expectations evening parents/students 6.00-7.00pm

Friday 24th Oct Staff Only Day STUDENT END OF TERM 1

Monday 27th Oct Holiday

Tuesday 28th Oct

Wednesday 29th Oct

Thursday 30th Oct

Friday 31st Oct

TERM 2

9 Monday 3rd Nov Yr 11 Writing controlled assessments French/Spanish

Geography People and Planet mock exam

Chemistry mock exam

Lantern making workshops with Stiltskin for Christmas lights switch on in City Centre (Yr 8s)

Tuesday 4th Nov WJEC English/English Language Exam (AM) – Post 16 Students

Lantern making workshops with Stiltskin for Christmas lights switch on in City Centre (Yr 8s)

English language mock exam

Biology mock exam

Principles of science mock exam

Wednesday 5th Nov Edexcel Maths Linear Paper 1MAO exam (AM) – Post 16 Students

PE mock exam

Post 16 aspire mentoring session 11.30am

Thursday 6th Nov Scientific Skills mock exam

Senior Maths Challenge (6th Form)

Whole School Academic Mentoring – 8.00am-6.00pm

Friday 7th Nov Edexcel Maths Linear Paper 2MAO Exam (AM) – Post 16 Students

French listening Foundation and Higher mock exam

Physics mock exam

10 Monday 10th Nov Yr 10 Science Controlled Assessment whole cohort (core/add) all day

English controlled assessment & English Language unit 2 mock exam

History mock exam

AS Biology Zoo trip

Tuesday 11th Nov Sociology mock exams x 2

Additional science mock exam

Spanish listening Foundation and Higher mock exams

Remembrance Day

Yr 12 ‘You’re Hired’ event at Lipson

Aspire Parent Meeting (Yr 7) 5.00-5.30pm

Aspire Parent Drop In Session (Yrs 8-13) 5.30-6.00pm

Wednesday 12th Nov Maths mock exam 1MAO F/H

Textiles mock exam

Catering mock exam

Technology Cambridge Nationals mock exam

Product Design mock exam

Resistant Materials mock exam

Gallery visit to Plymouth City Museum for Yr 7s and/or Yr 8s to see ‘Walk On’ Exhibition

Yr 11 6th Form shadowing day (tbc)

Thursday 13th Nov French and Spanish Foundation and Higher Reading exams

Health and Social care exam

English controlled assessment

Yr 11 6th Form Shadowing Day (tbc)

Subject Parents Evening – 3.30-6.00pm

Friday 14th Nov Maths 2MAO F/H mock exam

MUFTI DAY 2 (Children in Need – CADE)

Yr 11/12 London visit

Yr 8 ML Fashion Show

11 Monday 17th Nov Yrs 7/8 KS3 Maths assessment

Post 16 Open Evening @ SJH 6.00-8.30pm

Tuesday 18th Nov Post 16 Open Evening @ Lipson CC

Yr 9 GCSE Poetry Evening

Year 11 (sets 1-6) English Language controlled assessment (Narrative Writing)

Wednesday 19th Nov Post 16 aspire mentoring session 11.30am

Post 16 Open Evening TBH 6.00-8.30pm

Thursday 20th Nov Yr 11 GCSE Performance Exam

Friday 21st Nov Yr 11 Aspire trip to Exeter University 12.00-5.00pm (tbc)

12 Monday 24th Nov Yrs 9/10/11 KS4 Maths assessments (all week)

Post 16 Art residential visit to London (3 days).

Year 10 (sets 8 & 9) English Only controlled assessment (Shakespeare and Poetry)

Tuesday 25th Nov Year 10 (sets 8 & 9) English Only controlled assessment (Shakespeare and Poetry)

Wednesday 26th Nov 6th Form applications drop-in 3.15-6.15pm


Thursday 27th Nov Lunch time drop-in 6th Form applications (Library)

Learn to Live Roadshow (6th Form) – all year 12


Friday 28th Nov Year 10 (sets 8 & 9) English Only controlled assessment (Shakespeare and Poetry)

Arts mixed taster day at Plymouth University (Yr 12s)

13 Monday 1st Dec

Tuesday 2nd Dec Yrs 7/8 Aspire Session Progression Skills Module 2 – Strategies for Success 3.00-4.30pm

Wednesday 3rd Dec Creative Arts Masterclass @ Marjons (6th Form)

Post 16 aspire mentoring session 11.30am – 20 x Yr 12 students

Science Excellence Session 3 – 3.10-4.00pm

Thursday 4th Dec Lord Mayor’s Carol Service (TBC) @ St Andrews Church

Friday 5th Dec Deadline for 6th Form applications

Student Review 2 home

D of E Day walk (7th Dec).

14 Monday 8th Dec Yr 10 Speaking controlled assessments French/Spanish

Tuesday 9th Dec Yrs 9-13 Aspire Session Progression Skills Module 2 – Strategies for Success 3.00-4.30pm

Wednesday 10th Dec Yr 12 ‘AS’ Spanish mock exam

Thursday 11th Dec Yr 11 Assembly ‘Preparing for your 6th Form Interviews’

Yr 13 ‘A2’ Spanish mock exam

Year 10 (sets 1-7) English Literature controlled assessment (Shakespeare & Poetry)

Friday 12th Dec MUFTI DAY 3

Big Give Challenge Day – Enterprise

‘A’ Level Sports Science visit at Marjons


15 Monday 15th Dec Bikeability Level 2


Tuesday 16th Dec KS4/5 Celebration Evening

Science Excellence Session 4 – 3.10-4.00pm


Wednesday 17th Dec Year 10 (sets 1-7) English Literature controlled assessment (Shakespeare & Poetry)


Thursday 18th Dec

Friday 19th Dec Newsletter goes home STAFF AND STUDENTS END OF TERM 2

Monday 22nd Dec

Christmas Holiday

Tuesday 23rd Dec

Wednesday 24th Dec

Thursday 25th Dec

Friday 26th Dec

Monday 29th Dec

Tuesday 30th Dec

Wednesday 31st Dec

Thursday 1st Jan

Friday 2nd Jan

TERM 3

16 Monday 5th Jan Staff Only Day

Tuesday 6th Jan STUDENT START OF TERM 3

Bikeability Level 3

Start of Yr 11 interviews for 6th Form

Year 10 (sets 1-7) English Language controlled assessment (Spoken Language)

Wednesday 7th Jan

Thursday 8th Jan Yr 11 Speaking controlled assessments French/Spanish

Architects Collaborative Project at TBH (Yrs 9-13)

Friday 9th Jan Yr 10/11 GCSE Art & Design/photography coursework deadline

Architects Collaborative Project with Plymouth University (Yrs 9-13)

17 Monday 12th Jan Yr 10/11 Art GCSE exam papers issued

Tuesday 13th Jan Science Excellence Session 5 – 3.10-4.00pm

Wednesday 14th Jan PLE Subject Specific Questionnaires issued to all L3 students

Thursday 15th Jan Deadline for UCAS applications

Friday 16th Jan D of E Day walk (18th Jan).

18 Monday 19th Jan Internal exams Yrs 10-14 all week.

Yrs 7/8 KS3 Maths assessment – all week in lessons.

Tuesday 20th Jan

Wednesday 21st Jan Yr 9/10 GCSE Art London visit


Thursday 22nd Jan Yr 11 Science Controlled Assessment whole cohort (add/triple/BTEC) all day

Yr 10 Options Assembly

Yr 11 Assembly for all those who have not applied to the 6th Form.

Friday 23rd Jan

19 Monday 26th Jan Yrs 9/10/11 KS3 Maths assessments – all week in lessons.

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Tuesday 27th Jan Science Excellence Session 6 – 3.10-4.00pm

Yr 10 Option information evening 5.00-6.30pm

Wednesday 28th Jan Tutors to meet with Yr 10 students in tutorial time to discuss options for Yr 11 (ongoing to 4th Feb)

Thursday 29th Jan

Friday 30th Jan GCE Art & Design/Photography coursework deadline

20 Monday 2nd Feb Disneyland Paris Post 16 trip Travel & Tourism 1st to 4th February 2014.

GCE Art & Design/Photograph – exam papers issued (this week)


Tuesday 3rd Feb Yr 8 Careers Fair period 5 GBB and restaurant

Wednesday 4th Feb MUFTI DAY 4 (Austen)

Yr 13 Chemists Spectroscopy trip to University

Yr 11 GCSE PE AOP/PEP day


Thursday 5th Feb Intermediate Maths Challenge (Yrs 10/11)

Private view of schools Arts Exhibition

Yr 11 GCSE Product Design Controlled Assessment day

Friday 6th Feb Yr 12/13 Biology and Chemistry Coursework completion date

D of E Day walk (8th Feb).

21 Monday 9th Feb

Tuesday 10th Feb Yr 10 Science Controlled Assessment whole cohort (core/add) all day

Wednesday 11th Feb KS4/5 Academic Mentoring – 2.00-6.00pm


Thursday 12th Feb Yr 8 Futures Assembly

Yr 11 Assembly : ‘6th Form Offers’

Friday 13th Feb Yr 11 GCSE Resistant Materials Controlled Assessment day

Yr 11 interviews to 6th Form complete.

Barcelona Trip (14th-18th Feb).

STAFF AND STUDENTS END OF TERM 3

Monday 16th Feb Holiday

Tuesday 17th Feb

Wednesday 18th Feb

Thursday 19th Feb

Friday 20th Feb

22 Monday 23rd Feb TERM 4

‘AS’ A&D exam (5 hrs) (this week)

Art History workshop Yr 8 students 9.00-1.20pm

Yr 10 Aspire Trip to Oxford University (tbc)

Tuesday 24th Feb

Wednesday 25th Feb Yr 11 GCSE PE mock moderation

Yr 10 Polio/Diphtheria/Tetanus Booster L118– 9.00-1.20pm

Digital Arts & Technology Day at Plymouth Uni Yrs 9-12

Post 16 aspire session 11.30am

Yr 8 Futures Evening – Assembly Hall and Restaurant 6.00-8.00pm

Thursday 26th Feb Yr8 French/Spanish Food Festival (26th & 27th Feb).

Friday 27th Feb Yr 10 letters re: Yr 11 Options distributed

23 Monday 2nd March .

Tuesday 3rd March Subject Parents Evening – 3.30-6.00pm

Wednesday 4th March Author Visit (Lisa Glass) to work with Yrs 7/8 Gifted and Talented students

Thursday 5th March World Book Day

Yr 8 Option interviews with SALT 4.00-6.30pm

Yr 10/11 GCSE Geography trip to London (6th-8th March).

Friday 6th March

24 Monday 9th March Yr 9 Festival of Plays tech day

STAR Reading Test 2 (Yr 8). .

Yrs 7/8 KS3 Maths assessments in lessons all week

Tuesday 10th March

Wednesday 11th March Post 16 aspire mentoring session 11.30am – Yr 12 x 20

Yr 8 Option interviews with SALT 4.00-6.30pm

Yr 9 Festival of Plays performance evening

Thursday 12th March Yr 8 Big Bang Fair – Birmingham NEC (all day)

Music controlled assessment

GCSE Drama performance exam

Friday 13th March MUFTI DAY 5 – (Comic Relief) - Tenzing

D of E Day walk (15th March).

25 Monday 16th March 11X A&D mock exam (P1-4) .

National Science and Engineering Week.

Yrs 9/10/11 KS4 Maths assessments all week in lessons.

Tuesday 17th March 11Y A&D mock exam (P1-4)

Year 10 (sets 8 & 9) English Only controlled assessment (‘Of Mice and Men')

Wednesday 18th March History and Geography Italy Trip (18th-21st March)

GCSE PE moderation day

10Y Art/Photography mock exam (P1-4)

Thursday 19th March Year 10 (sets 8 & 9) English Only controlled assessment (‘Of Mice and Men')

Friday 20th March Yr 11 Science Controlled Assessment whole cohort (add/triple/BTEC) all day

GCSE dance moderation day

10X Art/Photography mock exam (P1-4)

Year 10 (sets 8 & 9) English Only controlled assessment (‘Of Mice and Men')

26 Monday 23rd March

Tuesday 24th March Yrs 11/12/13 Aspire Session – Revision for Success 3.00-4.30pm

Wednesday 25th March Yrs 11/12/13 Aspire Session – Revision for Success (D205 8.30-9.00am)

Closure of Mentoring @ Marjons 12.00-2.00pm (6th Form)


Thursday 26th March Sports Dinner 6pm onwards

Friday 27th March STAFF AND STUDENTS END OF TERM 4

Monday 30th March

Easter Holiday

Tuesday 31st March

Wednesday 1st April

Thursday 2nd April

Friday 3rd April

Monday 6th April

Tuesday 7th April

Wednesday 8th April

Thursday 9th April

Friday 10th April

TERM 5

27 Monday 13th April GCSE Art/Photography exams begin (10 days) – Yrs 10 & 11.

Yr 10 Writing controlled assessments French/Spanish

Wednesday 15th April Yr 11 Revision for GCSE English 3pm-4pm

Thursday 16th April Yr 13 ‘A2’ Spanish speaking final exam

Yr 11 Revision for GCSE Maths 3pm-4pm

Friday 17th April Yr 12 ‘AS’ Spanish speaking final exam

28 Monday 20th April GCSE Art/Photography exams Yrs 11 & 10.


Tuesday 21st April

Wednesday 22nd April Yr 11 Revision for GCSE English 3pm-4pm

Thursday 23rd April Yr 11 Revision for GCSE Maths 3pm-4pm

Friday 24th April Bronze/Silver D of E Practice expedition.

29 Monday 27th April Yrs 7/8 KS3 Maths assessments all week in lessons.

Tuesday 28th April

Wednesday 29th April Yr 11 Revision for GCSE English 3pm-4pm

Thursday 30th April Junior Maths Challenge (Yrs 7/8)


Friday 1st May

30 Monday 4th May Bank Holiday

Tuesday 5th May Yr 12 Physics controlled assessment week.

Yrs 9/10/11 KS4 Maths assessments all week in lessons.

Applications for 6th Form Head Students

Wednesday 6th May Future Scholar Award Trip – Yr 9 Aspire Students (tbc)

Yr 11 Revision for GCSE English 3pm-4pm

Thursday 7th May Year 10 (sets 1-7) English Language controlled assessment (‘Of Mice and Men’)


Friday 8th May Year 10 (sets 1-7) English Language controlled assessment (‘Of Mice and Men’)

D of E Day walk (10th May).

31 Monday 11th May Yr 13 Physics controlled assessment week.

Sculpture Workshop with Stiltskin Theatre Company for Yr 8 students

First GCE and GCSE written exams commence

Tuesday 12th May Sculpture Workshop with Stiltskin Theatre Company for Yr 8 students

Year 10 (sets 1-7) English Language controlled assessment (Descriptive Writing)

Wednesday 13th May Yr 11 drop-in : Checking of choices/entry requirements

Yr 11 Revision for GCSE English 3pm-4pm

Thursday 14th May Year 10 (sets 8 & 9) English Only controlled assessment (1st Person Narrative Writing)


Friday 15th May International Textile Festival in Stroud for Yrs 12/13/Foundation students

32 Monday 18th May

Tuesday 19th May

Wednesday 20th May Yr 11 Revision for GCSE English 3pm-4pm

Thursday 21st May Yr 11 Revision for GCSE Maths 3pm-4pm

Friday 22nd May STAFF AND STUDENTS END OF TERM 5

Monday 25th May

Holiday Bronze/Silver D of E Expedition (25th-27th May)

Tuesday 26th May

Wednesday 27th May

Thursday 28th May

Friday 29th May

TERM 6

33 Monday 1st June Yr 10 Writing controlled assessment French/Spanish

Tuesday 2nd June

Wednesday 3rd June

Thursday 4th June Yr 11 Revision for GCSE Maths 3pm-4pm

Friday 5th June Contemporary Craft Festival at Bovey Tracy for Yrs 12/13/Foundation students

34 Monday 8th June

Tuesday 9th June

Wednesday 10th June

Thursday 11th June

Friday 12th June

35 Monday 15th June Yrs 7/8 KS3 Maths optional tests all week.

Tuesday 16th June KS3 Academic Mentoring 2.00-6.00pm

Wednesday 17th June GCSE Drama Primary School Tour exam

Thursday 18th June Garden Gang reward trip

Friday 19th June Gold D of E training session 20/21 June

36 Monday 22nd June STAR Reading Test 3 (Yr 7).

Yrs 9/10 KS4 Maths mock assessments


Art Summer Show preview evening (Show on until July 3rd)

Tuesday 23rd June Yr 9 Science Controlled Assessment whole cohort (core) all day

Sports Leaders reward trip

Primary School Music Tour

Wednesday 24th June Last GCE and GCSE written exams finish Year 6 Parents Evening

Thursday 25th June The Big Bang Fair South West (Exeter University) all day

Friday 26th June Yr 11 Prom – Elfordleigh 7.00-11.00pm

37 Monday 29th June Yr 6 Induction Day

Start of new timetable – to include start of A2 teaching (including PLE)

Yr 9 Writing controlled assessments French/Spanish

Yrs 7-10 Subject Parents Evening 3.30-6.00pm

Tuesday 30th June PLE 6th Form Induction Day

Year 10 (sets 1-7) English Language controlled assessment (Narrative Writing)

Wednesday 1st July

Thursday 2nd July Yr 6 Art Induction

Yr 7 London visit

Year 10 (sets 8 & 9) English Only controlled assessment (3rd Person Narrative Writing)

Post 16 Work Experience Information Evening 6.00-7.00 @ TBH

Friday 3rd July 6th Form Leavers Party – 7.30pm

38 Monday 6th July D of E Gold Expedition practice this week.


Yr 11 Work Experience (all week).

Tuesday 7th July Yr 5 Fusion performance 2pm (KS2 parents invited)

Wednesday 8th July Challenge Experience (Wed-Fri).

Thursday 9th July Challenge Experience

Friday 10th July Challenge Experience

39 Monday 13th July Gold D of E Expedition to Spain (14th-23rd July) tbc.

Yr 10 Speaking controlled assessments French/Spanish

Tuesday 14th July Art2Try@Tor – Arts Workshops for Yr 4 Primary children (9.30-1.00pm)

Thursday 16th July Yr 7 Science Fair

Friday 17th July MUFTI DAY 6 – Faraday STAFF AND STUDENTS LAST DAY OF TERM – early finish 1.45pm (tbc)

13/08/15 - GCE Results published – available from School from 9.00am to 11.00am. 20/08/15 - GCSE results published – available from School from 9.00am to 11.00am. Staff Only Days: Monday 1st September 2014, Tuesday 2nd September 2014, Friday 24th October 2014, Monday 5th January 2015

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