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Calendar

Please click on the link below for a list of school term times.

https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/school-attendance/school-term-times

August 2024

Thu	15	GCE Results (9.00 am)
Thu	22	GCSE Results (Y11 @ 9.00 am & Y10 @ 10.00 am)

September 2024

Mon	2	INSET DAY (School Closed)
Tue	3	INSET DAY (School Closed)
Wed	4	Term 1 Commences
		Y7 HL: English, Maths & Science only
Thu	5	Y9 Welcome Evening: An Introduction to Y9 (Main Hall): 6.00 pm
Fri	6	Fire Drill
Mon	9	Internal deadline for Oxbridge Entrance Exams
Tue	10	Wrates Photographers
Wed	11	Speech Night Practice (Main Hall): 9.00 am
Thu	12	Speech Night (Main Hall): 7.00 pm
Fri	13	11+ VR Tests (QEGS & In-catchment Primary Schools)
		Silver DoE Assessed Expedition (Until 15 September 2024)
		Deadline for Safeguarding & PREVENT training
Sat	14	11+ VR Tests (QEGS)
Mon	16	Sixth Form Induction Evening
		Departmental Meetings (w/c 16.09.24) @ 3.50 pm
Tue	17	Y7 CATS
		Y11 Parents' Revision Workshop: 6.00 pm (Main Hall)
Thu	19	GCSE PE athletics evidence filming trip
		Curriculum & Standards Meeting (5.00 pm)
Fri	20	11+ NVR Testing (QEGS & In-catchment Primary Schools)
Sat	21	11+ NVR Testing
Sun	22	Y10 & Y11 Iceland Trip departs
Mon	23	HoS Meeting (3.50 pm)
		Y7 HL: extended to include Geography, History, Business Studies & RS
Tue	24	Presentation to 6th Form Students by Emie Mettam (P3)
Thu	26	Subject Leaders' Meeting (3.50 pm)
		Finance, Audit & Risk Committee (6.00 pm)
Fri	27	Y10 & Y11 Iceland Trip Returns
Mon	30	Flu Vaccinations

October 2024

Tue	1	Y13 AtL & PG onto Intranet
		Y12 AtL grades onto intranet
		UKMT Senior Maths Challenge (Y13 & below)
		Y7 Meet the Tutors' Evening
Wed	2	Deadline for Subject Exam Entries
		Health & Safety Committee (2.00 pm): Headteacher's Office
Fri	4	Travers Trustees Meeting (8.00 am) PROVISIONAL
		UCAS References reviewed
Mon	7	Y11 MFL Speaking Mocks PROVISIONAL
		Y11 HL: ONLY Revision until mock exams
Tue	8	SLs to check AtL & PG Y13
		School Council Meeting (PROVISIONAL)
Wed	9	Salaries Committee (4.00 pm)
		Full Governing Body Meeting (6.00 pm)
Thu	10	11+ Results posted to parents where required
Fri	11	Y8 targets reviewed
		11+ Results emailed to Parents (12 noon)
Mon	14	Y7 HL: extended to include DT, Art, Music, Computing & MFL
Tue	15	HoS to check Y13 AtL & PG
		Golf Careers Event (Woodhall Spa)
		Alford Schools' Music Festival
Wed	16	Y13 AtL & PG issued electronically
		Oxbridge Admission Exams
Thu	17	Best Practice Meeting (3.50 pm)
Fri	18	Last Day Term 1
Mon	28	INSET DAY (School Closed)
Tue	29	TERM 2 BEGINS
		Y9 AtL grades on intranet
Wed	30	Y11 mock exams start- Hall
Thu	31	Best Practice Meeting (3.50 pm)

November 2024

Fri	1	Y7 & Y12 AtL onto intranet
		Y8 & Y10 PG onto intranet
Mon	4	SL and HoS check Y9 AtL grades
Tue	5	Finance, Audit & Risk Committee (6.00pm)
Wed	6	Y9 AtL grades issued electronically
Thu	7	Y9 Parents' Evening
		Y7 & Y12 AtL and Y8 & Y10 PG onto intranet
Sun	10	Remembrance Day Service (St Wilfrid's)
Mon	11	SL to check AtL and PG Y7,8,10,12
		Departmental Meetings (w/ 11/11/24) @ 3.50 pm
Tue	12	Y11 mock exams end
		Y10 RS mock exam
		Y8 Stay Safe Day
		Y8 & Y12 Ski Trip Information Evening (Main Hall): 6.00 pm
Wed	13	Target Grades for Y12 onto intranet and Y13 reviewed
Fri	15	HoS to check Y7 & Y12 AtL grades & Y8 & Y10 PG
		Y10 L’Oréal Young Scientist Centre workshops (The Royal Institute, London)
		Old Elizabethans' Social Evening
Tue	19	Issue of AtL & PG Y7,Y8,Y10 & Y12 electronically
Fri	22	Christmas Concert Auditions
Tue	26	Y11 Exam Results onto Intranet
		Y12 & Y13 App Business Mock Exams
Wed	27	Members AGM (6.00 pm)
		Full Governing Board (7.00 pm)
Thu	28	Sixth Form Open Evening
		Y7 Benchmarking deadline
Fri	29	Y11 Interim Reports onto intranet
		SL/HoS/SLT review of exam results

December 2024

Mon	2	Applied Business mock exams in lessons
Tue	3	Y11 mock exam results issued
Thu	5	Christmas Dinner (Cecil - 12.00 pm, Spanning - 12.30 pm, Travers - 1.00 pm)
		HoS Meeting (3.50 pm)
Fri	6	SL to check Y11 Interim Reports & personal statements done
Mon	9	Departmental Meetings (w/c 09.12.24) @ 3.50 pm
Wed	11	Merit Cut Off Y9 - Y13
		Christmas Concert/Service: 7.00 pm (Main Hall)
Thu	12	HoS to check Y11 Interim reports
		Hampers to Alford Community Centre & Carols by Students (PROVISIONAL)
Fri	13	Christmas Fayre
Tue	17	Merit Assemblies (P3)
		Issue of Y11 Interim Reports electronically
Thu	19	Elements of Christmas Concert to whole school
		Final Assembly
		LAST DAY OF TERM 2

January 2025

Fri	3	INSET Day (School Closed)
		Deadline Y8 Options Booklet
		Review of Y10 targets
Mon	6	TERM 3 BEGINS
		Y11 Mocks (English/Maths) and Y13 mocks - Hall throughout w/c 06.01.25
		Y12 & Y13 Applied Business Exams Start
		Y12 optional in-class assessments
Fri	10	Y7 & Y9 Targets Set
		Y10 Targets Review Complete
Mon	13	Y10 HL: ONLY Revision until exams
Tue	14	Y10 Parents' Evening
Wed	15	Y12 & Y13 External Applied Exams Finish
Thu	16	SL's check Y7 & Y9 Targets
Fri	17	Finance, Audit & Risk Committee (6.00 pm)
Mon	20	HoS check Y7 & Y9 targets
Thu	23	Y11 Parents' Evening
Fri	24	Y12 PG & Y13 Interim Reports onto intranet
Mon	27	Y7 & Y9 Targets issued via email End of mock exams.
Tue	28	Y7 & 11 PGs onto intranet
		School Council Meeting (PROVISIONAL)
Wed	29	Curriculum & Standards Meeting (5.00 pm)
Thu	30	Subject Leaders' Meeting (3.50 pm)
		Intermediate Maths Challenge

February 2025

Mon	3	Y8 HL: ONLY Revision until exams
		Y10 Exams in Hall
Tue	4	Y8 Parents' & Options Evening
Fri	7	Non-uniform Day
Mon	10	Departmental Meetings (during w/c 10.02.25) (3.50 pm)
		Student Leadership Interviews
Wed	12	Full Governing Board (6.00 pm)
Thu	13	Hos to check PG (Y7,Y11,Y12) & Interim Reports (Y13)
Fri	14	LAST DAY TERM 3
		Issue PG (Y7, Y11 & Y12) & Interim Reports (Y13)
Mon	24	TERM 4 BEGINS
		Y10 interims on intranet (Not including RS)
Tue	25	Y9 Stay Safe Day
		HoS Meeting (3.50 pm)
Thu	27	Musical Variety Show
Fri	28	Y9 PG on intranet.
		SL checked Y10 interims & personal statements done

March 2025

Sat	1	Y8 & Y12 Ski Trip Departs
Mon	3	Data Meetings until Friday 14 March
		Y10 RS Mock in Hall
		Y12 Work Experience
Thu	6	Best Practice Meeting (3.50 pm)
		HoS checked Y10 interims (Not including RS)
		Health & Safety Committee (2.00 pm)
Fri	7	SL check Y9 PG
		Y10 interims issued
		Y13 PG on intranet
Sat	8	Y8 & Y12 Ski Trip Returns
Mon	10	Departmental Meetings (w/c 10.03.25) @ 3.50 pm
Wed	12	Finance, Audit & Risk Committee (6.00 pm)
Fri	14	HoS check Y9 PG
Mon	17	Y9 PG issued electronically
Thu	20	Y12 & Y13 Parents' Evening
Fri	21	Merit Cut Off for Y9-Y13
Mon	24	Y10 Full RS Reports
Tue	25	SL check Y8 interims & personal statements done
Wed	26	Full Governing Board (6.00 pm)
Thu	27	Subject Leaders' Meeting (3.50 pm)
Mon	31	Y9 HL: Only Revision until exams

April 2025

Tue	1	HoS check Y8 interims
		Merit Assemblies (P3)
Wed	2	Y8 Interim Reports issued electronically
Fri	4	LAST DAY OF TERM 4
Thu	17	Y8 & Y9 Sri Lanka Trip Departs
Mon	21	EASTER MONDAY
Tue	22	INSET DAY (School Closed)
Wed	23	TERM 4 BEGINS
		Y7 HL: Only Revision until exams
		Y9 exams in lessons (not RS)
Thu	24	Sri Lanka Trip Returns
Mon	28	End of Y9 exams
		Y7 exams in lessons
		Departmental Meetings (w/c 28.04.25) @ 3.50 pm
Tue	29	HoS Meeting (3.50 pm)
Wed	30	Curriculum & Standards Meeting (5.00 pm)
		GCE Speaking Exams

May 2025

Thu	1	Junior Maths Challenge
Fri	2	End of Y7 exams
Mon	5	Bank Holiday
Wed	7	Finance, Audit & Risk Committee (6.00 pm)
Thu	8	Subject Leaders' Meeting (3.50 pm)
		GCSE's Start
		SL to check Y9 Interim Reports & personal statements completed
Fri	9	Y7 interim reports on intranet
Mon	12	A Levels Start
Tue	13	Y10 RS GCSE
		School Council Meeting (PROVISIONAL)
Wed	14	Full Governing Board (6.00 pm)
Thu	15	HoS to check Y9 interim Reports.
		SL check Y7 interims & personal statements completed
Fri	16	Y9 interim reports issued electronically
Mon	19	Department Meetings (w/c 19.05.25) @ 3.50 pm
Wed	21	HoS check Y7 interims
Thu	22	Y11 & Y13 Projected Grades (not shared) onto Intranet
Fri	23	Deadline for Whole School Development Plan
		Y7 Interim Reports issued electronically
		LAST DAY TERM 5

June 2025

Mon	2	TERM 6 BEGINS
Tue	3	Optional Y10 in class exam-style assessments
		Y11 Study Leave Commences
Wed	4	Y12 exams in Hall
Thu	5	Policies Committee (2.00 pm)
		Y9 Parents' Evening
Wed	11	Y6 Masterclasses (4.15 - 5.30 pm)
Mon	16	Department Meetings w/c 16.06.25
		Y10 Work Experience Week
Tue	17	Y7 Parents' Evening
Wed	18	Last Day of GCSE Exams
		Y6 Masterclasses (4.15 - 5.30 pm)
Fri	20	PMR Reviews commence
		Department Development Plans Deadline
		Last Day of A Level Exams
Mon	23	Headteacher meetings with SL to review Department Plans
		Deadline for Y8 & Y10 Reports onto Intranet
		Y9 Mock RS Exam (Hall)
Tue	24	Open Evening
Wed	25	Y12 interims onto Intranet
		UCAS references written
		Exam Contingency Day
		Y6 Masterclasses (4.15 - 5.30 pm)
Thu	26	Y12 Induction
		Subject Leaders' Meeting (3.50 pm)
Fri	27	Y8 & Y10 reports checked by SL's

July 2025

Tue	1	Y12 interims checked by SL's & personal statements ready
Wed	2	Finance, Audit & Risk Committee (6.00 pm)
Thu	3	Y7 Induction Day
Mon	7	Y12 Tutor Review Meetings for week
		Y8 & Y10 Reports issued electronically
		Y12 interims issued electronically
Wed	9	Full Governing Board (6.00 pm)
		Summer Celebration (Set up P3 & Rehearsal P4/5)
		Headteacher's Office"
Thu	10	Summer Merit cut-off
Fri	11	Coastal and Wolds Athletics Championships Years 7-10 [All Day Event]
Tue	15	Merit Assembly Y9-Y12 (P3)
Wed	16	Health & Safety Committee (2.00 pm) Headteacher's Office
Thu	17	PMR Deadline
Fri	18	House Talent Show (am)
Tue	22	Summer Fayre (pm)
		LAST DAY TERM 6