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Calendar

November 2023

Tue 28 Y11 Exam Results onto intranet
Wed 29 Members AGM (HT Office): 6.00 pm
Full Governing Body Meeting (Lecture Theatre): 7.00 pm
Thu 30 Y7 Benchmarking Deadline
Salaries Committee (HT Office): 4.00 pm
Y13 Applied Business Studies Mock Exams

December 2023

Fri 1 Y11 Interim Reports onto intranet
SL/HoS/SLT to review exam results
Y11 GCSE PE Athletics Trip to Grimsby Stadium: Depart at 10.30 am
Tue 5 Y11 Results issued (Hall)
House Dance: P3 & Lunch (Sports Hall)
Wed 6 Y9-Y13 Merits Cut Off
Thu 7 Christmas Dinner (12 noon - Spanning, 12.30 pm - Travers, 1.00 pm - Cecil)
HoS Meeting: 3.50 pm
Y12 Applied Business Studies Mock Exam (P1 & P2)
Fri 8 SL to check Y11 Interim Reports & personal statements
Christmas Fayre
Tue 12 Christmas Concert Rehearsal (Hall): All Day
Christmas Concert (Hall): 7.00 pm
Merits Assemblies (Y9-Y13)
Y7 & Y9 House Mixed Benchball Tournament (in core lessons)
Wed 13 Y8 & Y11 House Mixed Benchball Tournament (in core lessons)
Thu 14 Christmas Hampers to Alford Community Centre & Carols (PROVISIONAL)
HoS to check Y11 Interim Reports
Departmental Meetings: 3.50 pm
Y10 House Mixed Benchball Tournament
Tue 19 Good News For Everyone (Gideons): P3
Wed 20 Last Day Term 2
Final Assembly

January 2024

Wed 3 Term 3 Commences
Y7 & Y9 Targets set
Fri 5 Deadline for Y8 Options Booket
Y10 Target Review
Mon 8 Y11 Mocks - English & Mathematics (Hall)
Y13 Mocks Commence (Hall)
Y12 & Y13 Applied Business Exams Commence
Wed 10 SLs to check Y7 & Y9 Targets
Thu 11 Y10 Parents' Evening
Sat 13 'Top of the Bench' Regional Finals (university of Derby)
Mon 15 Optional Y12 in-class exam-style assessments
Y10 HL: only revision until exams start
Wed 17 HoS Check Y7 & Y9 targets
Thu 18 Subject Leaders' Meeting (Lecture Theatre): 3.50 pm
Finance, Audit & Risk Committee Meeting (HT Office): 6.00 pm
Fri 19 Y7 & Y9 Targets issued via email
Y7 & Y11 PG onto intranet
Wed 24 Full Governing Body Meeting (Lecture Theatre): 6.00 pm
Thu 25 Y11 Parents' Evening
Fri 26 Y12 & Y13 PG and Interim Reports onto Intranet
Holocaust Memorial Day (Y8): Provisional
Mon 29 Y10 Exams Commence (Hall)
Tue 30 School Council (PROVISIONAL)
Wed 31 UKMT Senior Maths Challenge (Y11 & Below)
Curriculum & Standards Meeting (Lecture Theatre): 5.00 pm

February 2024

Thu 1 Y8 Options & Parents' Evening
Fri 2 SLs to check interim reports and PG on intranet for Y7, Y11, Y12 & Y13
Mon 5 Y8 HL: Revision only until internal exams
Charity Week
Wed 7 Y7 & Y8 Girls' 7-a-side Football Tournament (AWAY @ Horncastle Astroturf at Magnae Vitae)
Thu 8 Departmental Meetings: 3.50 pm
HoS to check PG & interim reports Y7, Y11, Y12 & Y13
Fri 9 Last Day of Term 3
Y7, Y11, Y12 & Y13 Projected Grades and Interim Reports issued electronically
Non-Uniform Day
DT GCSE Coursework Deadline (Section E & F)
DT A Level Coursework Deadline (Section E)
Mon 19 Term 4 Commences
Y10 interim reports onto intranet
School Leadership Interviews commence (Y12)
Y8 Internal Exams Start
Tue 20 Y9 Stay Safe Day
Thu 22 HoS Meeting: 3.50 pm
Musical Variety Show: 7.00 pm
Musical Variety Show Rehearsal (ALL DAY): Main Hall
Fri 23 Y9 PG onto intranet
SLs to check Y10 interims & personal statements complete
Sat 24 Y8 Ski Trip Departs
Mon 26 Data Meetings with Headteacher (until Friday 13 March)
Y10 Mock RS Exam (Hall)
Thu 29 Departmental Best Practice Meetings: 3.50pm
HoS check Y10 Interims
Health & Safety Committee Meeting (HT Office): 4.00 pm

March 2024

Fri 1 SL checked Y9 PG
Y10 Interim Reports issued electronically by email.
Y13 PG onto intranet
Sat 2 Y8 Ski Trip returns
DoE Gold route Card Session: 10.00 am - 4.00 pm
Mon 4 Finance, Audit & Risk Committee Meeting (HT Office): 6.00 pm
Tue 5 SLs checked Y13 PG
Thu 7 Departmental Meetings: 3.50 pm
Music Trip to Matinee Performance of Shrek (Hull Theatre)
Fri 8 HoS checked Y9 & Y13 PG
Mon 11 Y9 & Y13 Projected Grades issued electronically by email
Tue 12 Y8 interim reports onto intranet
Founders' Day
Wed 13 Y9-Y13 Merit Cut Off
Thu 14 Y12 & Y13 Parents' Evening
Mon 18 Singsation Event with Hayley Sanderson & Local Primary Schools (MAIN HALL)
Tue 19 Merit Assemblies (Y9-Y13)
SLs checked interim reports & personal statements completed
Wed 20 Allegro Appassionato Concert (Louth Conono Rooms): 12.45 - 1.30 pm
Full Governing Body Meeting (Lecture Theatre): 6.00pm
A Level Art Exam (until Friday 22 March)
Thu 21 Subject Leader's Meeting (Lecture Theatre): 3.50 pm
DoE Gold Practice Expedition (Wales) until Monday 25th March
A Level Art Exam
GCSE Art Exam
Fri 22 A Level Art Exam
GCSE Art Exam
Mon 25 Y9 HL: Only revision until internal exams commence
A Level Photography Exam (until Wednesday 27 March)
Tue 26 HoS checked Y8 interims
A Level Photography Exam
Wed 27 Y8 Interim Reports issued electronically
Soloists Concert: 7.00 pm
Y7 revision HL only until start of internal exams
A Level Photography Exam
Thu 28 Last Day of Term 4

April 2024

Sun 14 DoE Silver Training: 9.00 am to 4.00 pm
Mon 15 INSET Day
DoE Silver Training Sessions: 12 noon - 4.00 pm
Tue 16 Term 5 Commences
Y9 Exams Commence (in lessons)
Mon 22 Y9 Exams conclude
Y7 Exams commence
Y10 Work Experience commences
Tue 23 Curriculum & Standards Committee Meeting (Lecture Theatre): 5.00 pm
Wed 24 UKMT Junior Maths Challenge (Lower School)
DoE Bronze Training Session: 4.00 - 5.30 pm
Thu 25 Departmental Meetings: 3.50pm
Y8 Geography trip (all day)
Fri 26 Y7 Exams conclude
Tue 30 GCE MFL Speaking Exams commence

May 2024

Wed 1 DoE Bronze Training Session: 4.00 - 5.30 pm
Thu 2 HoS Meeting: 3.50pm
Finance, Audit and Risk Committee Meeting (HT Office): 6.00 pm
Fri 3 Y9 interim reports onto intranet
Mon 6 Bank Holiday (School Closed)
Wed 8 DoE Bronze Training Session: 4.00 - 5.30 pm
Y7 & Y8 Girls' 7-a-side Football Tournament (AWAY @ Horncastle Astroturf at Magnae Vitae)
Thu 9 GCSEs Commence (until 19 June 2024)
SLs to check interim reports & personal statements
Subject Leaders' Meeting (Lecture Theatre): 3.50pm
Fri 10 Y7 interim reports onto intranet
Mon 13 A Levels commence (until 25 June 2024)
MFL Y7 Normandy Trip departs
Y8 HPV Vaccinations
Tue 14 School Council (PROVISIONAL)
Wed 15 Full Governing Body Meeting (Lecture Theatre): 6.00 pm
Thu 16 HoS to check Y9 interim reports and personal statements
SLs to check Y7 interim reports and personal statements
Fri 17 Y9 Interim Reports issued to parents electronically
MFL Y7 Normandy Trip returns
Sat 18 DoE Bronze Practice Expedition
Sun 19 DoE Bronze Practice Expedition
Wed 22 HoS checked Y7 interim reports
Thu 23 Departmental Meetings: 3.50 pm
Y11 & Y`13 PG onto intranet (NOT SHARED)
Fri 24 Deadline for School Development Plan
Y7 Interim Reports issued electronically by email
LAST DAY Term 5

June 2024

Mon 3 TERM 6 Commences
Y12 Study Leave
Optional Y10 in-class exam-style assessments
Tue 4 Y12 Exams Commence (Hall)
Wed 5 Policies Committee (HT Office): 5.00 pm
Thu 6 Y9 Parents' Evening
Exam Contingency Day (pm)
Wed 12 Y6 Masterclasses: 4.15 - 5.30 pm
DoE Silver Kit Check: 3.40 - 5.00 pm
Thu 13 Exam Contingency Day (pm)
Y7 Parents' Evening
Sat 15 DoE Bronze Assessed Expedition
Sun 16 DoE Bronze Assessed Expedition
Mon 17 Y12 Work Experience
Wed 19 Y6 Masterclasses: 4.15 - 5.30 pm
Thu 20 Departmental Meetings: 3.50 pm
Mon 24 Deadline for Y8 & Y10 Reports onto intranet
Wed 26 Y12 interim reports onto intranet
UCAS references written
Exam Contingency Day
Y6 Masterclasses: 4.15 - 5.30 pm
Finance, Audit & Risk Committee (HT Office): 6.00 pm
Y9 & Y10 Girls' 7-a-side Football Tournament (AWAY @ Horncastle Astroturf at Magnae Vitae)
Thu 27 Subject Leader's Meeting (Lecture Theatre): 3.50 pm
Y12 Induction Day
Fri 28 Deadline for Department Development Plans
Y8 & Y10 Reports checked by SLs
DoE Silver Practice Expedition
Sat 29 DoE Silver Practice Expedition
Sun 30 DoE Silver Practice Expedition
Y13 Prom

July 2024

Tue 2 Y12 Interim Reports checked by SLs
OPEN EVENING
Y10 Geography Trip (am)
Wed 3 DoE Gold Assessed Expedition (Scotland) until 8 July 2024
Thu 4 Y7 Induction Day
Y11 Prom
Fri 5 Y8 & Y10 Reports checked by HoS
Y12 interim reports checked by HoS
Mon 8 Y12 Tutor Review Meetings commence
Y8 & Y10 Reports issued electronically
Tue 9 Y9-Y13 Merits Cut Off
Y10 Ypres Trip departs
Full Governing Body Meeting (Lecture Theatre): 6.00 pm
Thu 11 Y10 Ypres Trip Returns
Mon 15 Health & Safety Committee (HT Office): 4.00 pm
Tue 16 Merits Assembly (Y9-Y12)
Wed 17 PMR Deadline
Summer Celebration (Set-up P3 & rehearsals pm)
Summer Celebration: 7.00 pm
Fri 19 House Talent Show (am)
Last Day Term 6

September 2024

Fri 13 DoE Silver Assessed Expedition (until 15 September)