PRESDALES SCHOOL CALENDAR 2015-2016
PRESDALES SCHOOL CALENDAR 1. School Term and Holiday Dates (for students) 2015-17 Autumn Term 2015 To begin on Wednesday 2 nd September To end on Friday 18 th December Half-term: Monday 26 th to Friday 30 th October (inclusive) Spring Term 2016 To begin on Monday 4 th To end on Thursday 24 th March Half-term: Monday 15 th to Friday 19 th February (inclusive) Summer Term 2016 To begin on Monday 18 th April To end on Friday 22 nd July Half-term: Monday 30 th to Friday 3 rd June (inclusive) May Day Holiday: Monday 2 nd May Autumn Term 2016 To begin on Monday 5 th September To end on Tuesday 20 th December Half-term: Monday 24 th to Friday 28 th October (inclusive) Spring Term 2017 To begin on Thursday 5 th To end on Friday 31 st March Half-term: Monday 13 th to Friday 17 th February (inclusive) Summer Term 2017 To begin on Wednesday 19 th April To end on Friday 21 st July Half-term: Monday 29 th to Friday 2 nd June (inclusive) May Day Holiday: Monday 1 st May 2(a) INSET days 2015-2017 (training days for staff when students stay at home) (a) Tuesday 1 st September 2015 (b) Tuesday 20 th October 2015 (c) Tuesday 29 th March 2016 (disaggregated) (d) Wednesday 30 th March 2016 (disaggregated) (e) Thursday 31 st March 2016 (disaggregated) (f) Thursday 1 st September 2016 (g) Friday 2 nd September 2016 (h) Tuesday 18 th October 2016 (i) Tuesday 18 th April 2017 (disaggregated) (j) Monday 24 th July 2017 (disaggregated) 2(b) Occasional Days 2015-2017 Friday 1 st April 2016 Wednesday 21 st December 2016
3. Dates of Parents' Consultation Meetings/Examinations/School Events September 2015 Wednesday 2 nd September : Term begins for both new Year 7 and new Year 12 students at 8.50am Thursday 3 rd September : Term begins for the whole school Thursday 10 th September : Information Evening for Year 12 parents, 7.30pm Friday 11 th September to Friday : Departmental baseline testing period for Year 7 13 th November Monday 14 th September : Whole School Photograph Friday 18 th September : Departmental KS4 (Year 11) and KS5 (Years 12 & 13) evaluations due in 9.00am Monday 21 st and Tuesday 22 nd September : Year 9 Geography River Study Days Monday 21 st to Friday 25 th : European Week of Languages September " " : CAT tests for Year 7 Tuesday 22 nd September : Parenting Evening for Year 7 parents, 7.30pm Thursday 24 th September : Year 12 Art and Design Printmaking Workshop Tuesday 29 th September and : Team Building at Cuffley Camp for Year 7 Wednesday 30 th September Wednesday 30 th September : Year 12 Mock Trial visit to the St Albans Crown Court October 2015 Thursday 1 st October : Individual School Photographs Friday 2 nd October : Year 13 Biology Fieldwork Day in Epping Forest : Preliminary alert assessments due for Years 8, 12 and 13 Monday 5 th October : Harvest Thanksgiving, periods 1 and 2 Tuesday 6 th October : Year 11 Art and Design Printmaking Workshop : Presdales Association AGM, 7.30pm Wednesday 7 th October : Year 7 English Author Workshop periods 5 and 6 Thursday 8 th to Thursday 15 th : Year 10 Italian trip to Urbania October Thursday 8 th October : Years 10 and 11 Textiles visit to the Alexandra Palace Knitting and Stitch Show Friday 9 th October : Preliminary 'alert' assessments due for Years 9 and 11 Monday 12 th to Wednesday 14 th : Year 12 Geography Field Trip to Norfolk October Wednesday 14 th October : Music trip to Miss Saigon Prince Edward Theatre leaving at 5.00pm Friday 16 th October : Sixth Form Conference for Years 12 and 13 Monday 19 th and Tuesday 20 th October : Secondary Transfer Open Evenings (19 th : 7.00-9.30pm, 20 th : 4.30-7.00pm) Wednesday 21 st October : Year 13 Sociology Conference on Crime and Punishment at the London Institute of Education Thursday 22 nd to Tuesday 27 th : Years 9 13 trip to Russia October Friday 23 rd October : Charity Day (1) " " : Preliminary 'alert' assessments due for Year 7
November 2015 Tuesday 3 rd November : Wind and Brass Concert, 6.30pm Wednesday 4 th November : Year 12 Sociology visit to the V & A Museum of Childhood Thursday 5 th November Senior Mathematics Challenge for Years 12 and 13 " " : Sixth Form Forum for prospective Year 12 students for September 2016 and their parents, 7.00pm Friday 6 th November : School starts at 9.45am " " : Preliminary 'alert' assessments due for Year 10 Monday 9 th November : Shakespeare Schools Festival (daytime with evening performance) Monday 9 th to Monday 16 th : French exchange group to France November Tuesday 10 th November : Year 12 Geography study visit to the Olympic Park Thursday 12 th November : Year 7 Parents Consultation Meeting (1), 4.15-7.15pm Friday 13 th November : Year 10 visit to the Skills London careers exhibition at the Excel Centre : Internal assessment point (i) Monday 16 th to Friday 20 th : National Anti-bullying Week November Thursday 19 th November : Autumn Concert (i), 7.30pm Friday 20 th November Profiling Day for Year 13 (1) Tuesday 24 th November : Autumn Concert (ii), 7.30pm Wednesday 25 th and Thursday : Year 12 Travel and Tourism visit to York 26 th November Thursday 26 th November : Year 10 Science Live Event at the Apollo Theatre in London Friday 27 th November : Presdales Association Christmas Fayre, 4.30pm : Year 13 main reports out Monday 30 th November : Profiling Day for Year 8 : Year 13 Parents Consultation Meeting (1), 4.30-6.30pm December 2015 Thursday 3 rd to Saturday 5 th : Year 9 trip to Germany December Thursday 3 rd and Friday 4 th : Year 11 Art & Design GCSE mock examination December Monday 7 th December : Year 8 main reports out Tuesday 8 th December : Profiling Day for Year 12 Wednesday 9 th December : Year 13 Activity Day : Charity Cabaret and Carols at Great Hadham Golf Club, 8.00pm Thursday 10 th December : Year 8 Parents' Consultation Meeting, 4.15-7.15pm Monday 14 th December : Christmas Assembly, periods 3 and 4 Tuesday 15 th December : Charity Day (2) " " : Sixth Form Revue " " : Christmas Lunch Thursday 17 th December : Speech Day, pm Friday 18 th December : Year 12 main reports out " " : Term ends 2016 Monday 4 th : Term begins Monday 4 th to Friday 15 th : Departmental mock examinations for Year 13 (in normal timetable time)
Monday 4 th, Tuesday 5 th and : Study leave for Year 11 Wednesday 6 th Tuesday 5 th : Year 12 Parents' Consultation Meeting, 4.30-6.30pm Thursday 7 th to Wednesday : Year 11 mock examinations 20 th Wednesday 13 th : Senior Leadership Group Conference Thursday 14 th and Friday 15 th : Year 12 Photography AS mock examination (1) Friday 15 th : Internal assessment point (ii) Monday 18 th and Tuesday 19 th : Year 12 Photography AS mock examination (2) Wednesday 20 th to Friday 22 nd : Year 13 Photography A2 mock examination Thursday 21 st : Year 9 GCSE Options Evening, 6.00-9.00pm Monday 25 th to Wednesday : Year 13 Art & Design A2 mock examination 27 th Wednesday 27 th : Profiling Day for Year 9 Thursday 28 th to Friday 29 th : Year 12 Art & Design mock examination February 2016 Tuesday 2 nd February : Intermediate Mathematics Challenge for Years 9, 10 and 11 Wednesday 3 rd February : Trinity Music Examinations Thursday 4 th and Friday 5 th : ABRSM Music Examinations February Friday 5 th February : Year 9 main reports out Tuesday 9 th February : Year 9 Parents' Consultation Meeting, 4.15-7.15pm Thursday 11 th February : Piano Recital, 6.30pm Thursday 11 th to Thursday 18 th : Spanish exchange group to Spain February Friday 12 th February : Charity Day (3) Friday 12 th to Saturday 20 th : Ski trip to France February Thursday 25 th,friday 26 th and : Main School Production, 7.30pm Saturday 27 th February Friday 26 th February : Profiling Day for Year 11 : Departmental KS4 (Year 11 mocks) evaluations due in 9.00am Monday 29 th February to Friday 4 th March : IGCSE French orals for Year 11 March 2016 Wednesday 2 nd to Friday 4 th : Year 7 Mathematics trip to the Isle of Wight March Thursday 3 rd to Friday 4 th : Year 10 Art & Design examination March Friday 4 th March : Interim 'alert' assessment due for Year 8 " " : Year 11 main reports out Monday 7 th March : Profiling Day for Year 13 (2) Tuesday 8 th March : Spring Concert (i), 7.30pm Thursday 10 th March : Year 11 Parents' Consultation Meeting, 4.15-7.15pm Friday 11 th March : Year 13 spring reports out
Monday 14 th March : Profiling Day for Year 10 : Year 10 Art & Design Acryllic Workshop " : Year 13 Parents' Consultation Meeting (2), 4.30-6.30pm Wednesday 16 th to : French exchange group here Wednesday 23 rd March Thursday 17 th March : Spring Concert (ii), 7.30pm Friday 18 th March : Year 10 main reports out : Internal assessment point (iii) Friday 18 th to Sunday 20 th : Model United Nations at Haileybury College March Monday 21 st March : Easter Celebration, periods 1 and 2 : Year 12 spring reports out Tuesday 22 nd March : Year 10 Parents' Consultation Meeting, 4.15-7.15pm Tuesday 22 nd and Wednesday : Year 11 Art & Design GCSE examination 23 rd March Thursday 24 th March : Term ends April 2016 Tuesday 12 th to Friday 15 th : Art & Design and Photography trip to Barcelona April Monday 18 th April : Term begins Tuesday 19 th April : Dance Evening Dress Rehearsal, pm Wednesday 20 th and Thursday 21 st April : Dance Evenings, 7.30pm : Year 12 Art & Design AS examination Wednesday 20 th to Friday 22 nd : Year 10 Geography field trip to Dorset April Friday 22 nd and Monday 25 th : Year 12 Photography AS examination (1) April Tuesday 26 th and Wednesday : Year 12 Photography AS examination (2) 27 th April Thursday 28 th April : Junior Mathematics Challenge for Years 7 and 8 Thursday 28 th April to Tuesday 3 rd May : Year 13 Art & Design A2 examination May 2016 Wednesday 4 th to Friday 6 th : Year 13 Photography A2 examination May Wednesday 4 th to Saturday 7 th : Year 10 History trip to Berlin May Monday 9 th May : Profiling Day for Year 7 Wednesday 11 th May : Year 11 study leave begins, 12.30pm Friday 13 th May : Year 12 study leave begins, 3.50pm : Year 7 main reports out Saturday 14 th May : School's 110 th Birthday Monday 16 th May : Year 7 Parents' Consultation Meeting (2), 4.15-7.15pm Friday 20 th to Saturday 21 st Year 9 History trip to the Battlefields May Thursday 26 th May : Year 13 Leavers' Tea, 4.15pm Friday 27 th May : Year 13 study leave begins, 12.30pm June 2016 Monday 6 th to Friday 17 th June : School Examination fortnight Friday 17 th June : Year 7 Activity Day
Monday 20 th to Friday 24 th : Year 12 Work Shadowing Week June Monday 20 th to Thursday 23 rd : Year 8 French trip to the Opal Coast June Thursday 23 rd June : Year 12 Biology visit to the Sanger Institute Friday 24 th June : District Sports Monday 27 th to Thursday 30 th June : Year 9 Italian trip to Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast : Year 9 Spanish Trip to Cantabria Monday 27 th June to Friday 1 st : Year 10 Pathways to the Future Week (Hall) July Tuesday 28 th June : Year 9 Parenting Evening July 2016 Friday 1 st July : Internal assessment point (iv) : Year 10 Art & Design visit to Burghley Gardens Sculpture Park : Year 11 Post Examination Celebration Monday 4 th July : Lunchtime recital at St Mary's Church, Ware by members of the Music Department Monday 4 th to Wednesday 6 th : Induction Course for new Year 12 in September 2016 July Tuesday 5 th and Wednesday : ABRSM Music Examinations 6 th July Thursday 7 th July : Year 12 Languages Cultural Day : String Concert, 6pm Friday 8 th July : Pastoral Conference : Departmental KS4 (Year 10 school examinations) evaluations due in 9.00am Saturday 9 th to Saturday 16 th : Year 12 French Work Experience Week July Monday 11 th July : Year 12 Biology trip to Whipsnade Zoo : Interform Rounders, pm Tuesday 12 th July : Sports Day heats, am Wednesday 13 th July : Primary Schools String Day in the Hall Thursday 14 th July : Induction Day for new Year 7, followed by new Year 7 Parents' Evening, 7.30pm Friday 15 th July : Sports Day, pm Sunday 17 th to Tuesday 26 th : World Challenge trip to Norway July Monday 18 th July : Summer Musical Event Tuesday 19 th July : Swimming Gala Wednesday 20 th July : Profiling Day : 100 Length Swim Thursday 21 st July : Drama Festival Friday 22 nd July : Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 end of year reports out : Term ends Please note: the first day of the next school term for staff is Thursday 1 st September 2016 and for students term begins on Monday 5 th for Years 7 and 12 and Tuesday 6 th for everyone
4. Presdales Association Events, Autumn Term 2015 Tuesday 6 th October : AGM 7.30pm Friday 27 th November : Christmas Fayre, 4.30pm 5. School Council Meetings 2015/16, 12.55 1.30pm in Room P1 Friday 9 th October Friday 27 th November Friday 29 th Friday 11 th March Friday 22 nd April 6. Full Governors Meetings 2015/16, 6.00pm in Room P1 Tuesday 6 th October Thursday 26 th November Wednesday 3 rd February Wednesday 23 rd March Tuesday 17 th May Thursday 30 th June (Tuesday 4 th September) 7. PSHE dates 2015/16 Tuesday 15 th September Tuesday 6 th October Tuesday 3 rd November Tuesday 1 st December Tuesday 5 th Tuesday 26 th Tuesday 23 rd February Tuesday 22 nd March Tuesday 26 th April Tuesday 17 th May Tuesday 14 th June Tuesday 5 th July 8. Directed time 2015/16 Hours INSET Days 12.00 190 x 6 hours 1,140.00 Secondary Transfer (2) 5.00 Sixth Form Forum for Prospective Year 12 2.00 Year 9 Options Evening 3.00 6 Parents Consultation Meetings x 3hrs 18.00 3 Parents Consultation Meetings x 2hrs 6.00 New Parents Evening 2.00 Meetings* (all except Pastoral Committee) 40.00 Performance Management (estimate) 5.00 Reserve 32.00 1,265.00