GREENHEAD COLLEGE CALENDAR 2017/18 Meetings: Staff Briefing: Mon, Wed and.35am Tutor meeting: Tues 12.45pm AUGUST Thu 17 Thu 24 Mon 28 Tue 29 (Wk1) Wed 30 Thu 31 A/AS Results Day GCSE Results Day DOE expedition (until 31 st ) Admin Day 1: Staff briefing 8.30am in Main Hall (all staff) Enrolment of new students (1 st batch Partner Schools) Full staff meeting, 3pm-4pm Admin Day 2: Staff briefing 8.30am in Main Hall (all staff) Enrolment of new students (2 nd batch Non Partner Schools) LNAT testing period starts Tutors and Helpers meeting 1.30pm-3pm New staff induction 1.30-3pm Departmental meetings 3pm-4pm SEPTEMBER Fri 1 Admin Day 3: Induction of new students 8.45am-12.30pm Mon 4 (Wk2) Tue 5 A1 Sports Trials and Training/Drama and Music meetings pm Lessons begin for A1 students Enrichment Sampling Week and Enrolment DOE Expedition Enrolment with BF (throughout whole day) Lessons begin for A2 students DOE sessions commence (until 8 Sept) GVS Information Session 12.45pm-1.30pm tbc Sports trials and training pm Christmas Production meeting and/or auditions pm Level 1 Safeguarding Training (pm) new staff/renewals in G17 Oxbridge meeting at 12.45pm Final day for A2 subject references to tutors Mon 11 (Wk3) Tue 12 Thu 14 A1 Attitude to Learning Grades Oxplore Workshop Fri 15 Library inductions start for A1 students Sat 16 World Challenge training expedition (and 17 th ) Mon 18 (Wk4) Tue 19 Thu 21 Fri 22 Tue 26 (Wk5) Thu 28 Enrichment activities begin today 2019 World Challenge meeting at 6.30pm College deadline for registration of Admission tests A2 Progress Grades A2 Art Trip to London (until 22 nd ) New Parents Information Evening 7.30pm Last day for submission of Oxbridge, Medical, Dental, Vet applications to tutors Fri 29 OCTOBER Mon 2 (Wk6) Governors meeting at 4.45pm (Govs Question Time at 4pm) Tue 3 Spanish Exchange visit to GC (until 10 th ) Wed 4 Regional Sports Championships at York University
Sat 7 College Band at Marsden Jazz Festival Sun 8 A2 Medieval History/French trip to Loire Valley (until 14 th ) Mon 9 (Wk7) A2 Subject Monitoring starts A1 PaWS Assemblies (until 13 th ) Thu 12 Open Evening for Prospective Students (6.15pm-9pm) Fri 13 3 day DOE practice expedition (until 15 th ) Mon 16 (Wk8) A1 PaWS Tutorials (until 20 th ) Tue 17 A2 Modern History trip to Russia (until 22 nd ) Wed 18 Mini medic mock interviews (5.30pm onwards) Thu 19 A2 Monitoring Grades Fri 20 Wed 25 DOE qualifying Gold expedition (until 28 th ) Mon 30 (Wk1) College opens Tutors start A2 Monitoring (until 16 th Nov) Oxbridge Interview Workshop Final deadline for UCAS APPLICATIONS to Tutors NOVEMBER Thu 2 BMAT, ELAT, HAT, PAT, MAT and TSA admission tests Sat 4 Open Morning for Prospective Students (9.30am-12.30pm) Mon 6 (Wk2) A1 Subject Monitoring starts Tue 7 French Exchange visit to GC (until 14 th ) Wed 8 Oxbridge mock interview session (3pm-9pm) TMUA admission test Final day for returning PaWS application forms Thu 16 (Wk3) A1 Monitoring Grades Completion of A2 Tutor Monitoring Interviews and Reports Mon 20 (Wk4) Tutors start A1 Monitoring (until 7 th December) Thu 23 Charity Day (6 period day) Fri 24 Tue 28 (Wk5) Open Evening for Prospective Students (6.15pm-9pm) Thu 29 Autumn Concert at St Paul s Hall (7.30pm) DECEMBER Mon 4 (Wk6) Governors meeting at 4.30pm Learner Voice Surveys this week Tue 5 Completion of A1 Tutor Monitoring Interviews and Reports / A2 Progress Grades A1 Art Trip to Liverpool Fri 15 (Wk 7) Final day for returning PaWS own placement forms Tue 19 (Wk 8) Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols (7.30pm at Holy Trinity Church) Thu 21 Reunion and Awards Evening (6.30pm at John Smith s Stadium) Fri 22 Enrichment ends for Term 1 JANUARY Mon 8 (Wk1) College opens Thurs 11 A1/A2 Parents Evening (A-G) from 5.30pm Tue 16 (Wk2) A1/A2 Parents Evening (H-O) from 5.30pm Wed 17 Thu 18 A2 Progress Grades Fri 19 Real World Economics event Mon 22 (Wk3) Term 2 Enrichment Enrolment this week
A1/A2 Parents Evening (P-Z) from 5.30pm Wed 24 Thu 25 Criminal Law speaker in College (11.30am-1.30pm) Mon 29 (Wk4) Term 2 Enrichment begins A1 Subject Monitoring starts Interdepartmental lesson observations (until 16 th ) Wed 31 Fri 2 A1 Business Operations Conference FEBRUARY Mon 5 (Wk5) A1 Business Operations Conference (am) Governors meeting at 4.30pm Tue 6 Wed 7 Law students at the University of Law (pm) Thu 8 A1 Monitoring Grades Employer and Gap Year Fair Fri 9 Closing date for applications for new students Mon 12 (Wk6) Tutors start A1 Monitoring Tue 13 Business and Economics trip to New York (until 19 th ) Wed 14 Thu 15 Fri 16 Sat 17 Ski trip (until 25 th ) Mon 26 (Wk1) College opens A2 Subject monitoring starts Tue 27 / Wed 28 MARCH Thu 1 Fri 2 Mon 5 (Wk2) A1 Geography fieldtrip to Blencathra (until 7 th ) Tue 6 Wed 7 Thu 8 Completion of A1 Tutor Monitoring Interviews / A2 Monitoring Grades Real World Chemistry Workshop Fri 9 Mon 12 (Wk3) A1 Geography fieldtrip to Blencathra (until 14 th ) A2 Mock Exams (in lesson time) (until 14 th ) / Tutors start A2 Monitoring Tue 13 Wed 14 Partner school interivews Higher Education Fair in Manchester Thu 15 Spanish Exchange visit to Seville (until 22 nd ) Fri 16 French Exchange visit to France (until 23 rd ) 3 day DOE practice expedition (until 18 th ) Mon 19 (Wk4) Governors meeting at 4.30pm A1 Chemistry trip to Oxford University (until 20 th ) Thu 22 Fri 23 / College Sport Relief Day
Mon 26 (Wk5) Tue 27 Wed 28 Thu 29 APRIL Tues 10 Wed 11 Mon 16 (Wk1) A2 Mock Grades on Cedar / Leaver Voice Survey this week Spring Concert at St Paul s Hall (7.30pm) A1 Geography/Geology field trip to Iceland (until 2 nd April) Term 2 Enrichment ends DOE qualifying Gold expedition (until 14 th ) Library open for revision 9.30am-4pm (and 12 th ) College opens Thu 19 Higher Education Information Evening for Parents at 7.15pm Fri 20 British Colleges Sports National Championships, Nottingham (until 22 nd ) Mon 23 (Wk2) Cultural Diversity Week (until 26 th ) A2 Art Exams (until 4 th May) Tue 24 A1 Parents Evening (L-Z) from 5.30pm Wed 25 PaWS Staff Briefings at 1pm MAY Tue 1 (Wk3) A1 PaWS student meetings at 9.45am (6 period day) Thu 3 A1 Parents Evening (A-K) from 5.30pm Mon 7 (Wk4) Bank Holiday Tue 8 A1 Mock Exams (in lesson time) (until 10 th ) Mon 14 (Wk5) External examinations begin (until 27 th June) Mon 21 (Wk6) Governors meeting at 4.30pm Fri 25 Last day of A2 teaching JUNE Mon 4 (Wk1) College opens / Start of Biology field trips (until end of term) Art department closed to students (for exam marking/moderation) (until 8 th ) A1 Mock Grades on Cedar INSET Day (College closed to students) INSET Day (College closed to students) A1 PaWS student meetings at 9.45am (6 period day) Tue 12 (Wk2) Mon 18 (Wk3) Project and Work Placement Week (PaWS) (until 22 nd ) A2 Art Exhibition Private View (6.30pm-9.00pm) Tue 19 A2 Art Exhibition open to visitors from 10am-4pm (until 22 nd ) Tue 26 (Wk4) Thu 28 Fri 29 JULY Mon 2 (Wk5) Tue 3 Wed 4 Sat 7 Tue 10 (Wk6) Wed 11 Thu 12 Fri 13 AUGUST Thu 16 Thu 23 Tue 28 PaWS debriefing meetings / Whats Ahead? Conference TBC 3 day DOE practice expedition (until 1 st July) Learner Voice Surveys this week Governors meeting at 4.30pm PaWS Team INSET at 1pm World Challenge Expedition to Vietnam tbc Last day of teaching ( to students) Year 11 Bridging Day Year 11 Bridging Day A Level Results Day GCSE Results Day Enrolment Day DOE qualifying Gold expedition (until 31 st )