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Catholic Life
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Other
Fri 31-Aug
Sat 01-Sep
Sun 02-Sep
Mon 03-Sep
INSET Day School closed to pupils – staff inset day
Welcome service – all staff in the chapel 9am
Tue 04-Sep
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Term Starts for all pupils Welcome Mass p2 and p3
Wed 05-Sep
Thur 06-Sep
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Sixth Form Presentation Evening
Fri 07-Sep
Sat 08-Sep
Sun 09-Sep
Mon
10-Sep
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Year 10 KS4 Meeting 6.30pm
Deadline for House Photograpy Competition – 3.35pm
Tue 11-Sep
Wed 12-Sep
Thur
13-Sep
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Year 7 Transition Evening including Cyber Safety 6.30pm
Roald Dahl Day in Library
Fri 14-Sep
Sat 15-Sep
Sun 16-Sep
Mon 17-Sep
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Harvest food collections begin
Tue
18-Sep
Year 11 Food Parents Information Evening – 6.30pm.
Wed
19-Sep
Open Evening Prospective Year 7 6pm – 8.30pm. Presentations at 6pm and 7pm.
Thur
20-Sep
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Year 11 DT Parents Information Evening – 6.00pm.
Chaplincy Mass at St Chad’s.
Fri 21-Sep
Year 13 Careers Event at Edgbaston Stadium
Sat 22-Sep
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Sun 23-Sep
Mon 24-Sep
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Year 13 TOK Lecture at Malvern.
Tue
25-Sep
Years 7 & 12 Tutor and Parents Meeting – 4.15pm
Year 10 Elevate Study Sensai Session
Wed 26-Sep
Thur 27-Sep
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Fri 28-Sep
Sat 29-Sep
Sun 30-Sep
Mon
01-Oct
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am HOD’s Meeting 3.45pm – 5.00pm
Harvest week
Tue 02-Oct
Wed 03-Oct
Thur
04-Oct
School Photographs Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
National Poetry Day – Launch of Poem of the Month in Library
Fri 05-Oct
CAFOD family fast day Year 9 WW1 Battlefields Tour Departs
Sat 06-Oct
Sun 07-Oct
Year 9 WW1 Battlefields Tour Returns
Mon 08-Oct
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Libraries Week
Tue 09-Oct Libraries Week
Wed
10-Oct
Year 11 Parents Evening 4.15pm – 7.15pm and Sixth Form Introduction
Libraries Week
Thur 11-Oct
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Libraries Week
Fri 12-Oct Libraries Week
Sat 13-Oct
Sun 14-Oct
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Mon
15-Oct
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am Staff Meeting 3.45pm – 5.00pm
Year 11 Revision List on Website.
Tue 16-Oct
Wed 17-Oct
Thur 18-Oct
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Year 13 RSC Hamlet Workshop
Fri 19-Oct
Sat 20-Oct
Sun 21-Oct
Mon 22-Oct
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Year 11 Work Experience
Tue 23-Oct Year 11 Work Experience
Wed 24-Oct
INSET Day School closed to pupils – Staff Inset day
Year 11 Work Experience
Thur 25-Oct
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Year 11 Work Experience
Fri 26-Oct Break for Half Term Year 7 liturgy p5 Year 11 Work Experience
Sat 27-Oct
Sun 28-Oct
Mon 29-Oct
Tue 30-Oct
Wed 31-Oct
Thur 01-Nov
All Saints Day – Holy Day of Obligation
Fri 02-Nov All Souls Day
Sat 03-Nov
Sun 04-Nov
Mon 05-Nov
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Return to school
Tue 06-Nov
Year 12 & 13 – Senior Maths Challenge
Wed 07-Nov
Year 10 Parents Evening 4.15pm – 7.15pm
Thur 08-Nov
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Year 11 Maths Functional Skills Exam
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Fri 09-Nov
Remembrance Assembly 3pm start
Sat 10-Nov
Sun 11-Nov Remembrance Sunday
Mon 12-Nov
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Anti-bullying week
Tue 13-Nov
Sixth Form Open Evening
Anti-bullying week
Wed 14-Nov Anti-bullying week
Thur 15-Nov
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Anti-bullying week
Fri 16-Nov Anti-bullying week
Sat 17-Nov
Sun 18-Nov
Mon 19-Nov
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Year 11 Mock Examinations Year 12 TOK Week
Tue
20-Nov
Year 11 Mock Examinations Year 11 Textiles Practical Mock – all day
Year 12 TOK Week
Wed
21-Nov
Year 11 Mock Examinations Year 11 Textiles Practical Mock – all day
Year 12 TOK Week
Thur 22-Nov
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Year 13 Parents Evening 4.15pm – 7.15pm
Year 11 Mock Examinations Year 12 TOK Week
Fri 23-Nov Year 11 Mock Examinations Year 12 TOK Week
Sat 24-Nov
Sun 25-Nov
Christ the King and National Youth Sunday
Mon
26-Nov
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Year 11 Mock Examinations Year 8 residential to Alton Castle departs
Year 10 GCSE Art Trip to Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (date TBC)
Tue 27-Nov
Year 12 Parents Evening 4.15pm – 7.15pm
Year 11 Mock Examinations
Wed 28-Nov Year 11 Mock Examinations
Thur 29-Nov
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Year 11 Awards Evening – 5.00pm
Year 11 Mock Examinations
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Fri
30-Nov
Year 11 Mock Examinations St Andrew’s Day Year 8 residential to Alton Castle returns
Sat 01-Dec
Sun 02-Dec Advent begins
Mon 03-Dec
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Year 13 Revision List on Website.
Advent fundraising begins
Tue 04-Dec
Wed 05-Dec
Year 8 Tutor Evening 4.15pm – 7.15pm
Thur 06-Dec
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Fri 07-Dec
‘Festival Fringe’ Arts Festival
Sat 08-Dec
Sun 09-Dec
Mon
10-Dec
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am HOD’s Meeting 3.45pm – 5.00pm
Year 7 Geography Trip to Natural History Museum in London (date TBC)
Tue 11-Dec
Wed 12-Dec BTEC Dance Exam – Unit 2
Thur 13-Dec
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Grades due in – all Years
Fri 14-Dec
Sat 15-Dec
Sun 16-Dec
Mon 17-Dec
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Year 9 Revision List on Website.
Tue 18-Dec Reconciliation
Wed 19-Dec
Thur 20-Dec
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Reports to Parents
Fri 21-Dec
Break for Christmas End of term Advent liturgy
Sat 22-Dec
Sun 23-Dec
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Mon 24-Dec
Tue 25-Dec
Wed 26-Dec
Thur 27-Dec
Fri 28-Dec
Sat 29-Dec
Sun 30-Dec
Mon 31-Dec
Tue 01-Jan
Wed 02-Jan
Thur 03-Jan
Fri 04-Jan
Sat 05-Jan
Sun 06-Jan Epiphany
Mon 07-Jan
INSET Day across the Multi Academy Schools
School closed to pupils – Staff Inset Day
Staff liturgy in the chapel – 9am
Tue
08-Jan
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Term Starts – pupils in Year 13 Mock Examinations Year 11 Additional Core Students Number Award Exam
Wed 09-Jan Year 13 Mock Examinations
Thur 10-Jan
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Year 13 Mock Examinations
Fri 11-Jan Year 13 Mock Examinations
Sat 12-Jan
Sun 13-Jan
Baptism of the Lord – End of Christmas
Mon
14-Jan
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Year 13 Mock Examinations Year 10 & 11 Maths Functional Skills Exam
Tue
15-Jan
Year 13 Mock Examinations Year 10 & 11 English Functional Skills Exam.
Wed 16-Jan Year 13 Mock Examinations
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Thur
17-Jan
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Year 11 Parents Evening 4.15pm – 6.45pm followed by Elevate Parents Seminar at 6.45pm.
Fri 18-Jan
Sat 19-Jan
Sun 20-Jan
Mon
21-Jan
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am HOD’s Meeting 3.45pm – 5.00pm
Year 9 Examinations
Tue 22-Jan Year 9 Examinations
Wed 23-Jan Year 9 Examinations
Thur 24-Jan
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Year 9 Examinations
Fri 25-Jan
Year 9 Examinations Holocaust Memorial Day assembly KS3
Sat 26-Jan
Sun 27-Jan Holocaust Memorial Day
Mon 28-Jan
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Holocaust Memorial Day assembly KS4
Tue 29-Jan
Wed 30-Jan
Thur 31-Jan
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Fri 01-Feb
Sat 02-Feb
Sun 03-Feb
Mon 04-Feb
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Tue 05-Feb
Year 12 TOK Trip to Birmingham Art Galleries
Wed 06-Feb
Thur
07-Feb
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Year 9,10 & 11 – Intermediate Maths Challange
Fri 08-Feb
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Sat 09-Feb
Sun 10-Feb
Mon 11-Feb
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Year 10 Revision List on Website.
Alcester School’s Book Award Launch (date tbc)
Tue 12-Feb
Year 10 Textiles Practical Mock – all day
Wed 13-Feb
Year 10 Textiles Practical Mock – all day
Thur
14-Feb
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Year 9 Parents Evening 4.15pm – 7.15pm and Options Evening.
Year 10 Textiles Practical Mock – all day
Fri 15-Feb Break for half term
Sat 16-Feb
Sun 17-Feb
Mon 18-Feb
Tue 19-Feb
Wed 20-Feb
Thur 21-Feb
Fri 22-Feb
Sat 23-Feb
Sun 24-Feb
Mon 25-Feb
Inset Day School closed to pupils – Staff Inset Day
Tue
26-Feb
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Return to school – pupils in
Year 11 Food Practical Mock – all day Year 10 & 11 Maths Functional Skills Exam - Resits
Wed 27-Feb
Year 11 Food Practical Mock – all day
Thur 28-Feb
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Year 13 Parents Evening 4.15pm – 7.15pm
Fri 01-Mar
Sat 02-Mar
Sun 03-Mar
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Mon
04-Mar
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am HOD’s Meeting 3.45pm – 4.00pm
Reading Week
Tue 05-Mar Shrove Tuesday Reading Week
Wed 06-Mar
Ash Wednesday Mass p2 and 3
Reading Week
Thur
07-Mar
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Reading Week World Book Day in Library
Fri 08-Mar Reading Week
Sat 09-Mar
Sun 10-Mar First Sunday of Lent
Mon
11-Mar
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Year 10 Examinations Year 8 Revision List on Website.
Lent fundraising begins
Tue
12-Mar
Year 10 Examinations Year 11 Food Examination – all day
Wed
13-Mar
Year 7 Parents Evening 4.15pm – 7.15pm
Year 10 Examinations Year 11 Food Examination – all day
Thur 14-Mar
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Year 10 Examinations
Fri 15-Mar Year 10 Examinations
Sat 16-Mar
Sun 17-Mar Second Sunday of Lent
Mon
18-Mar
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Year 10 Examinations Year 11 Core Mock Exams - TBC
Tue
19-Mar
Year 10 Examinations Year 11 Core Mock Exams - TBC
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Wed
20-Mar
Year 10 Examinations Year 11 Core Mock Exams - TBC
Thur
21-Mar
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Year 10 Examinations Year 11 Core Mock Exams - TBC
World Poetry Day – Biggest Poem in the World Event.
Fri
22-Mar
Year 10 Examinations Year 11 Core Mock Exams - TBC
Sat 23-Mar
Sun 24-Mar Third Sunday of Lent
Mon 25-Mar
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Year 11 Core Mock Exams - TBC
Tue 26-Mar
Year 11 Core Mock Exams - TBC
Wed 27-Mar
Year 11 Core Mock Exams - TBC
Thur 28-Mar
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Year 11 Core Mock Exams - TBC
Fri 29-Mar
Year 11 Core Mock Exams - TBC
Sat 30-Mar
Sun 31-Mar Fourth Sunday of Lent
Mon 01-Apr
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Tue 02-Apr
Wed
03-Apr
Year 10 Parents Evening 4.15pm -–7.15pm
Year 13 Leavers Mass
Thur
04-Apr
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Grades due in – all Years
Year 10 Food Practical Mock – Periods 1 - 4
Fri
05-Apr
Last day of IB teaching Year 10 Food Practical Mock – Periods 1 - 4
Sat 06-Apr
Sun 07-Apr Fifth Sunday of Lent
Mon 08-Apr
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Year 11 Textiles Practical Examination – all day
Tue 09-Apr
Year 11 Textiles Practical Examination – all day
Reconciliation
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Wed 10-Apr
Year 11 Textiles Practical Examination – all day
Thur 11-Apr
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Reports out to Parents
Year 11 Textiles Practical Examination – all day
Fri 12-Apr Term ends
Sat 13-Apr
Sun 14-Apr Palm Sunday
Mon 15-Apr Monday of Holy Week
Tue 16-Apr Tuesday of Holy Week
Wed 17-Apr
Wednesday of Holy Week
Thur 18-Apr Maundy Thursday
Fri 19-Apr Good Friday
Sat 20-Apr Holy Saturday
Sun 21-Apr Easter Sunday
Mon 22-Apr Easter Monday
Tue 23-Apr
Wed 24-Apr
Thur 25-Apr
Fri 26-Apr
Sat 27-Apr
Sun 28-Apr Divine Mercy Sunday
Mon
29-Apr
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Term starts Year 11 – 10 hour Art Exam Year 8 Examinations
Tue
30-Apr
Year 11 – 10 hour Art Exam Year 8 Examinations
Years 7 & 8 Junior Maths Challenge
Wed
01-May
Year 11 – 10 hour Art Exam Year 8 Examinations
Thur
02-May
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Year 11 – 10 hour Art Exam Year 8 Examinations
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Fri
03-May
IB Examinations Year 11 – 10 hour Art Exam Year 8 Examinations
Sat 04-May
Sun 05-May
Mon
06-May
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Bank Holiday Alcester School’s Book Award – Author Event (date tbc)
Tue
07-May
IB Examinations Year 7 Revision List on Website
Wed 08-May IB Examinations
Thur 09-May
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Year 8 Parents Evening 4.15pm – 7.15pm
IB Examinations
Fri 10-May IB Examinations Year 12 Biology Field Trip
Sat 11-May Year 12 Biology Field Trip
Sun 12-May Year 12 Biology Field Trip
Mon
13-May
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am HOD’s Meeting 3.45pm – 5.00pm
IB Examinations Computer Science P1 RE P1
Year 12 Biology Field Trip
Tue
14-May
IB Examinations Biology P1 Synergy Science P1 Trilogy Science Biology P1
Wed
15-May
IB Examinations BTEC H&SC Unit 3 PE P1 English Literature P 1
Year 10 Geography Trip to Lake District Departs
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Thur
16-May
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
IB Examinations Chemistry P1 Comb Science Trilogy P1 Computer Science P2
Fri
17-May
IB Examinations PE P2
Year 10 Geography Trip to Lake District Returns
Sat 18-May
Sun 19-May
Mon
20-May
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
IB Examinations RE P2
Alcester School’s Book Award - Final
Tue
21-May
IB Examinations Maths P1 Geography P1
Wed
22-May
IB Examinations Spanish P1 & P3 Comb Science Synergy P2 Comb Science Tri Physics P1
Thur
23-May
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
IB Examinations English Literature P2
Year 11 Celebration Mass
Fri
24-May
Break for half term IB Examinations Business P1 & P3 Italian P1 & P3 Physcology P1 DT
Sat 25-May
Archdiocesan Lourdes Pilgrimage
Sun 26-May
Mon 27-May Bank Holiday
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Tue 28-May BTEC Dance Exam – Unit 3
Wed 29-May
Thur 30-May
Ascension – Holy Day of Obligation
Fri 31-May
Sat 01-Jun
Sun 02-Jun
Mon
03-Jun
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Year 12 Examinations History P1 Italian P4 Psycology P2 Yr 11 Walking, Talking English Language Mock Examination
Tue
04-Jun
Year 12 Examinations English Language P1
Wed
05-Jun
Year 12 Examinations Spanish P4 Geography P2
Thur
06-Jun
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Year 9 Tutor Evening 4.15pm – 7.15pm.
Year 12 Examinations Maths P2 History P2 YR 11 Walking Talking English Language Mock Examination
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Fri
07-Jun
Year 12 Examinations English Language P2 Biology P2 Comb Science Synergy P3 Comb Science Trilogy Biology P2
Sat 08-Jun
Sun 09-Jun Pentecost
Mon 10-Jun
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Food, Prep & Nutrition Year 12 Geography Trip to Lake District Departs
Tue 11-Jun Maths P3
Wed
12-Jun
Chemistry P2 Comb Science Synergy P4 Comb Science Trilogy Chemistry P2 Polish P1 & P3
Year 12 Geography Trip to Lake District Returns
Thur 13-Jun
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Geography P3
Fri
14-Jun
Comb Science Trilogy Phy P2 Physics P2 Further Maths P1
Sat 15-Jun
Sun 16-Jun Most Holy Trinity
Mon
17-Jun
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Further Maths P2 Year 7 Examinations
Tue 18-Jun Year 7 Examinations
Wed
19-Jun
Polish P4 Year 7 Examinations
Thur 20-Jun
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Year 7 Examinations
Fri 21-Jun Year 7 Examinations Year 11 Prom
Sat 22-Jun
Sun 23-Jun Corpus Christi
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Mon
24-Jun
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am HOD’s Meeting 3.45pm – 5.00pm
MACarts Festival
Tue 25-Jun MACarts Festival
Wed 26-Jun MACarts Festival
Thur 27-Jun
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
MACarts Festival
Fri 28-Jun MACarts Festival
Sat 29-Jun
Sun 30-Jun Ss Peter and Paul
Mon 01-Jul
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Sixth Form Induction Day and Parent’s Meeting
Tue 02-Jul
Wed 03-Jul
Thur 04-Jul
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Year 7 Nature In Art Trip (date tbc)
Fri 05-Jul Walsingham Pilgrimage
Sat 06-Jul
IB Results to Students
Sun 07-Jul
Mon 08-Jul
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Tue 09-Jul
Year 7 Nature In Art Trip (date tbc)
Wed 10-Jul
Year 12 Parents Evening 4.15pm – 7.15pm.
Thur 11-Jul
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Year 7-10 Awards Evening – 5.00pm
Grades due in – all Years
St Benedict’s Feast Day
Fri 12-Jul
Sat 13-Jul
Sun 14-Jul
Mon 15-Jul
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Reading Marathon in Library
Tue 16-Jul
Wed 17-Jul
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Thur 18-Jul
Staff Briefing 8.40am – 8.50am
Reports out to Parents
Fri 19-Jul Term ends End of Year Liturgy
Sat 20-Jul
Sun 21-Jul
Mon 22-Jul
Tue 23-Jul