WROTHAM SCHOOL
STAFF ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2014/2015
Any changes/additions will be made in orange for ease of reference
Any items in blue refer to Year 11 Interventions
Any items in red refer to Exams
Any dates in green are holiday dates
TERM 1
Maths intervention will take place every Wednesday after School (Invite Only)
Year 11 Sport – Exam Preparation Lessons will take place Tuesdays After School
Year 11 GCSE History Controlled Assessment will be taking place each week in 2 out of 3 lessons ( 3x Lessons – Practice; 3x Lessons – First try; 3x Lessons – Second try)
WEEK 1
Monday 1 September
Staff Development Day
New Staff Induction 3:15-4:30pm
Staff Meetings CPD Calendar 3:15-4:30pm
Tuesday 2 September
Assessment Semester 1 Starts
Induction for Years 7, 12, 13 Students
Leadership Team Meeting 3:15pm
Wednesday 3 September
Whole School Returns
Thursday 4 September
Staff Briefing 8:20am
Friday 5 September
Scheduled Fire Drill 2:45pm
WEEK 2
Monday 8 September
Staff Briefing 8:20am
Staff Meetings CPD Calendar 3:15-4:30pm - all Staff Meeting Target Setting Appraisal Review 2014/2015
Staff Appraisal Review Cycle Starts
Tuesday 9 September
Leadership Team Meeting 3:15pm
Year 6 Transition Course – English
Beauty & The Beast Introduction Workshop 3:30-4:30pm M16
Wednesday 10 September
Staff Appraisal Review Writing Time Directed 3:15-4:15pm
Thursday 11 September
Staff Briefing 8:20am
Staff Appraisal Review Writing Time Directed 3:15-4:15pm
Friday 12 September
Beauty & The Beast Auditions 3:30-6:00pm
WEEK 3
Monday 15 September
Staff Briefing 8:20am
Staff Meetings CPD Calendar 3:15-4:30pm
Department Action Plan & Writing Starts
Tuesday 16 September
Leadership Team Meeting 3:15pm
Year 6 Transition Course - Maths
Beauty & The Beast Rehearsal 3:15-6:00pm
Wednesday 17 September
Beauty & The Beast Rehearsal 3:15-6:00pm
Thursday 18 September
Staff Briefing 8:20am
Years 12/13 UCAS IAG Evening
Full Governors Meeting
Friday 19 September
WEEK 4
Monday 22 September
Staff Briefing 8:20am
Staff Meetings CPD Calendar 3:15-4:30pm
Tuesday 23 September
Leadership Team Meeting 3:15pm
Beauty & The Beast Rehearsal 3:15-6:00pm
Wednesday 24 September
Open Morning 9:00am – 11:00am
Beauty & The Beast Rehearsal 3:15-6:00pm
Thursday 25 September
Staff Briefing 8:20am
Open Morning 9:00am – 11:00am
Open Evening 5:30pm – 8:00pm and Headteacher Talks 6:00pm and 7:30pm
Sixth Form Teen Tech River Centre Trip
Beauty & The Beast Year 6 Open Evening Promote Show 5:00pm-8:00pm M16
Friday 26 September
Teaching Staff Appraisal Review deadline
Year 11 GCSE Geography Fieldtrip to North Kent Coast
WEEK 5
Monday 29 September
Staff Briefing 8:20am
Staff Meetings CPD Calendar 3:15-4:30pm
Year 7 Science Visit to Howletts Zoo
Tuesday 30 September
Leadership Team Meeting 3:15pm
Year 6 Transition Course – History/Geography/RE/French
Beauty & The Beast Rehearsal 3:15-6:00pm
Year 11 English Controlled Assessment Catch Up day (Period 1-5)
Wednesday 1 October
Parent Voice 6:00pm
Beauty & The Beast Rehearsal 3:15-6:00pm
Year 12 Sport Catch Up day – Unit 1
Year 11 Maths Pre Public Exam in the Hall – Non Calculator 1 hour and 45 minutes
Thursday 2 October
Staff Briefing 8:20am
KS3 Information Evening 6:00-7:30pm
KS5 Information Evening 5:30 to 6:30pm
Year 11 Maths Pre Public Exam in the Hall – Calculator 1 hour and 45 minutes
Friday 3 October
Year 11 Block B – Intervention Day
WEEK 6
Monday 6 October
Staff Briefing 8:20am
Staff Meetings CPD Calendar 3:15-4:30pm
Staff Appraisal Target Setting starts
Parent Survey & Report Checking SLT Week
School Photography – Traditional Portraits 9:00am – Whole School (tba)
Year 11 – ICT Unit 4 and 7 Assessment
Tuesday 7 October
Leadership Team Meeting 3:15pm
Year 6 Transition Course – ICT/Drama/Music
Staff Flu Vaccination x50 max – 10:00am-12:00 (JPA)
Wednesday 8 October
Semester 1 Data Collection Years 7-13 Deadline
Beauty & The Beast Rehearsal 3:15-6:00pm
Years 10-13 Residential Trip to Iceland - RCH
Year 11 English Mock Exam Periods 1 & 2 in the hall (some Year 11 Students on Iceland Trip)
Thursday 9 October
Staff Briefing 8:20am
Staff Appraisal Target Setting Time Directed 3:15-4:15pm
Governors Teaching, Learning & Progress Committee Meeting 3:45-6:00pm
Years 10-13 Residential Trip to Iceland - RCH
Friday 10 October
Assessment Semester 1 Finishes
LOL Data Checking Years 7-13 Deadline
Years 10-13 Residential Trip to Iceland - RCH
WEEK 7
Monday 13 October
Assessment Semester 2 Starts
Staff Briefing 8:20am
Staff Meetings CPD Calendar 3:15-4:30pm
Student Survey
Tuesday 14 October
Leadership Team Meeting 3:15pm
Year 6 Transition Course – PE/Science/Art
Year 11 Block B Intervention Day
Wednesday 15 October
Open Morning 9:00am - 11:00am
Beauty & The Beast Rehearsal 3:15-6:00pm
English Year 11 Mock in the hall
Thursday 16 October
Staff Briefing 8:20am
Governors Behaviour & Safeguarding Meeting 3:45-6:00pm
Beauty & The Beast Rehearsal 3:15-6:00pm
Friday 17 October
Staff Appraisal New Targets Deadline (all targets signed and passed to Line Manager)
Year 11 CGL Report Writing Deadline
Term Ends
Holiday Dates
School will be closed to all Teaching Staff and Pupils –Monday 20th October – Friday 24th October 2014
Coursework and Controlled Assessment study sessions will take place from Monday 27th October – Friday 31st October mornings only (Details to be confirmed)
Monday 20 October
Tuesday 21 October
Wednesday 22 October
Thursday 23 October
Friday 24 October
Monday 27 October
Tuesday 28 October
Wednesday 29 October
Thursday 30 October
Friday 31 October
TERM 2
Maths intervention will take place every Wednesday after School (Invite Only)
PE – Cross Country to take place this term (details to be confirmed)
Year 11 Sport – Exam Preparation Lessons will take place Tuesdays After School
Year 11 GCSE History Controlled Assessment will be taking place each week in 2 out of 3 lessons ( 3x Lessons – Practice; 3x Lessons – First try; 3x Lessons – Second try)
WEEK 1
Monday 3 November
Term 2 Begins
Staff Briefing 8:20am
New Staff Induction 3:15-4:30pm
Staff Meetings CPD Calendar 3:15-4:30pm
Tuesday 4 November
Leadership Team Meeting 3:15pm
Beauty & The Beast Rehearsal 3:15-6:00pm
Year 12 Margate Trip - LDU
Years 9 & 10 x 20 students – Sounds Training – KWI
Wednesday 5 November
Year 13 Sport Catch Up day
Beauty & The Beast Rehearsal 3:15-6:00pm
Thursday 6 November
Staff Briefing 8:20am
Governors Health & Safety Meeting 2:15-3:30pm
Governors Leadership & Management Meeting 3:45-6:00pm
Beauty & The Beast Rehearsal 3:15-6:00pm
Sixth Form Open Evening 6:00-8:00pm
Year 8 Girls HPV1 Vaccinations
Year 12 Sport Catch Up day – Unit 2
Friday 7 November
Year 11 SLT Report Checking Deadline
Year 9 Ypres & World War 1 Battlefield Trip
WEEK 2
Monday 10 November
Staff Briefing 8:20am
Staff Meetings CPD Calendar 3:15-4:30pm
Work Scrutiny KS3 & KS4
Tuesday 11 November
Leadership Team Meeting 3:15pm
All Years – Progress Reports Published (online)
Year 11 – Full Reports Published (online)
Years 9 & 10 x 20 students – Sounds Training – KWI
Beauty & The Beast Rehearsal 3:15-6:00pm
Wednesday 12 November
Beauty & The Beast Rehearsal 3:15-6:00pm
Year 10 Afternoon Tea - JMC
Year 13 “Licence to Kill” by Kent Fire & Rescue Service – BBR/AHO 10:15-11:45am
Year 11 Block B Intervention Day
Thursday 13 November
Staff Briefing 8:20am
Year 11 Parents Consultation Evening 3:45 – 7:00pm
Friday 14 November
WEEK 3
KS5 Pre Public Exam Week
Year 11 – Walking Talking Mock Exam Week (to be done in classrooms)
Monday 17 November
Staff Briefing 8:20am
Staff Meetings CPD Calendar 3:15-4:30pm
Tuesday 18 November
Leadership Team Meeting 3:15pm
Beauty & The Beast Rehearsal 3:15-6:00pm
Year 10 Dungeness Science Trip – JTW/SPO
Years 9 & 10 x 20 students – Sounds Training – KWI
Wednesday 19 November
Beauty & The Beast Rehearsal 3:15-6:00pm
Parent Voice Meeting SJA – 6:30pm
Thursday 20 November
Staff Briefing 8:20am
Friday 21 November
Year 11 GCSE Art Pre Public Exam (Periods 1-5)
WEEK 4
Year 11 Pre Public Exam Week
Monday 24 November
Staff Briefing 8:20am
Staff Meetings CPD Calendar 3:15-4:30pm
Tuesday 25 November
Leadership Team Meeting 3:15pm
Beauty & The Beast Rehearsal 3:15-6:00pm
Years 9 & 10 x 20 students – Sounds Training – KWI
Wednesday 26 November
Creative Arts Festival M16/M17 – 7:00-9:00pm
Beauty & The Beast Rehearsal 3:15-6:00pm
Thursday 27 November
Staff Briefing 8:20am
Year 12 & 13 Spectroscopy in a Suitcase Event
Creative Arts Festival M16/M17 – 7:00-9:00pm
Governors Day followed by Full Governing Body Meeting
Year 11 GCSE Music Recording Coursework – students and DLA off timetable
Friday 28 November
Creative Arts Festival M16/M17 – 7:00-9:00pm
Year 11 GCSE Music Recording Coursework – students and DLA off timetable
Year 11 Sport BTEC Revision Periods 1, 2 and 3
Exam: Year 11 Sport BTEC Exam – 12:00
Saturday 29 November 2014
Beauty & The Beast Rehearsal Staff: 8:30am-3:30pm and Cast 9:00am-3:00pm
WEEK 5
Monday 1 December
Staff Briefing 8:20am
Staff Meetings CPD Calendar 3:15-4:30pm
Year 12/13 Marketing the Dream Disneyland Paris Trip
Year 12 Fieldwork Data Collection Unit 2 Crowded Coasts Trip - RCH
Year 11 – ICT Exam
Year 11 – BTEC ICT On Screen Test – 12:00-1:00 and 1:30-2:30 – M7 and M8
Tuesday 2 December
Leadership Team Meeting 3:15pm
Beauty & The Beast Rehearsal 3:15-6:00pm
Year 12/13 Marketing the Dream Disneyland Paris Trip
Year 12 Fieldwork Data Collection Unit 2 Crowded Coasts Trip - RCH
Year 11 – Food Technology Controlled Assessment Day
Years 9 & 10 x 20 students – Sounds Training – KWI
Wednesday 3 December
Semester 2 Data Collection Years 7-13 Deadline
Beauty & The Beast Rehearsal 3:15-6:00pm
Year 12/13 Marketing the Dream Disneyland Paris Trip
Year 12 Fieldwork Data Collection Unit 2 Crowded Coasts Trip - RCH
Years 12 & 13 x 8 - Biology Lecture Trip – 5:00pm – 9:00pm - KPA
Year 11 – Food Technology Controlled Assessment Day
Thursday 4 December
Staff Briefing 8:20am
Prize Giving Evening 7:00pm
Beauty & The Beast Perform Extract at Prize Giving Evening 6:00pm-8:00pm
Year 12/13 Marketing the Dream Disneyland Paris Trip
Year 11 – Food Technology Controlled Assessment Day
Friday 5 December
LOL Data Checking Years 7-13 Deadline
Assessment Semester 2 Ends
Year 11 – Food Technology Controlled Assessment Day
Saturday 6th December
Beauty & The Beast Rehearsal Staff: 8:30am-3:30pm and Cast 9:00am-3:00pm
WEEK 6
Interhouse Cross Country week – Details to be confirmed
Monday 8 December
Assessment Semester 3 Starts
Staff Briefing 8:20am
Staff Meetings CPD Calendar 3:15-4:30pm
Beauty & The Beast Lighting Rigged – no cast rehearsal 3:00-6:00pm
Years 12 & 13 x12 Chemistry Lecture Trip – 3:05pm – 8:30pm – KPA/AZD
Tuesday 9 December
Leadership Team Meeting 3:15pm
Beauty & The Beast Lighting Programming – no cast rehearsal 3:00-6:00pm
Years 9 & 10 x 20 students – Sounds Training – KWI
Year 11 BTEC Sport On Screen Test – 12:00 – M7 and M8
Wednesday 10 December
Beauty & The Beast Rehearsal 3:15-6:00pm
Year 11 Geography Controlled Assessment Day
Years 11, 12 & 13 PSHE Day – DTA
Thursday 11 December
Staff Briefing 8:20am
Beauty & The Beast Rehearsal 3:15-6:00pm
Friday 12 December
Year 7 CGL Report Writing Deadline
Beauty & The Beast Rehearsal 3:15-6:00pm
WEEK 7
Monday 15 December
Staff Briefing 8:20am
Staff Meetings CPD Calendar 3:15-4:30pm
Emergency Only - Beauty & The Beast Rehearsal 3:15-6:00pm
** CANCELLED ** Year 11 Block B Intervention Day Periods 1-4
Year 11 Mock Exam Results Day 2:30pm
Tuesday 16 December
Leadership Team Meeting 3:15pm
Beauty & The Beast Full Cast & Crew Off Timetable in the Hall
Beauty and the Beast Show Evening – 7:00pm
Years 9 & 10 x 20 students – Sounds Training – KWI
Wednesday 17 December
Retimed Day
Beauty & The Beast Full Cast & Crew Off Timetable in the Hall
Beauty and the Beast Show Matinee 1:30pm and Evening 7:00pm
Thursday 18 December
Staff Briefing 8:20am
Beauty & The Beast Lighting De-Rig 3:00pm
Xmas Lunch all Students / Staff
Friday 19 December
Year 7 SLT Report Checking Deadline
Term Ends
Early Closure 12:15pm
Holiday
School closed to all Teaching Staff and Pupils – no intervention
Monday 22 December
Tuesday 23 December
Wednesday 24 December
Thursday 25 December
Friday 26 December
Monday 29 December
Tuesday 30 December
Wednesday 31 December
Thursday 1 January
Friday 2 January
TERM 3 – 2015
Maths intervention will take place every Wednesday after school (Invite Only)
Year 10 Exam Revision – Religious Studies will take place every Tuesday and Wednesday after school.
Year 11 Exam Revision – Religious Studies will take place every Wednesday after school
Year 13 Exam Revision – Religious Studies will take place Every Friday after school
PE – Interhouse football/netball to take place this term (details to be confirmed)
WEEK 1
Monday 5 January
Term 3 Begins
Staff Briefing 8:20am
New Staff Induction 3:15-4:30pm
Staff Meetings CPD Calendar 3:15-4:30pm
Student Survey
Year 11 Triple Science trip tbc
Tuesday 6 January
Leadership Team Meeting 3:15pm
All Years – Progress Reports Published (online)
Year 7 – Full Reports Published (online)
Wednesday 7 January
Thursday 8 January
Staff Briefing 8:20am
Year 7 Parents Consultation Evening 3:45 – 7:00pm
Year 11 Block B Intervention Day
Friday 9 January
Key Stage 5 Life Drawing Session at the Wallace Collection tbc
WEEK 2
Monday 12 January
Staff Briefing 8:20am
Staff Meetings CPD Calendar 3:15-4:30pm
Work Scrutiny KS4 and KS5
Year 12 Sport Catch Up day – Unit 3
Tuesday 13 January
Leadership Team Meeting 3:15pm
Year 12/13 Religious Studies Trip – Canterbury Cathedral - LCH
Wednesday 14 January
Year 10 – ICT Intervention Day
Thursday 15 January
Staff Briefing 8:20am
Year 11 – Product Design Practical Making Day (Exam Prep)
Years 12 and 13 Parents Consultation Evening 3:45-7:00pm
Friday 16 January
Year 11 – Product Design Practical Making Day (Exam Prep)
WEEK 3
Monday 19 January
Staff Briefing 8:20am
Staff Meetings CPD Calendar 3:15-4:30pm
Tuesday 20 January
Leadership Team Meeting 3:15pm
Wednesday 21 January
Year 13 History Trip to Maidstone Records Office to collect Primary Sources for Coursework