- Harrold Priory Middle School

Newsletter July 2015
Dear Parents and Carers
Standards
I would like
to wishReview
all families a very happy summer holiday, particularly to those
parents ending their long association with the School, some having had several
children attending Harrold Priory over many years.
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of thethe
summer
term, it’s
always
sad to say
the boys
and girls
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them every success. Thank you to everyone involved with the preparations for the
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children. There is more outstanding practice in the school and this reflects
the
contribution;
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where their health,
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learning.
the Sharnbrook Mill Theatre Trust for their hospitality.
encouraged good and outstanding teaching supported by high quality professional
Our Induction Days this year took place on 7th, 8th and 9th July 2015. On these
development for the staff and this is now at the heart of the school, creating a climate
days, pupils were ‘promoted’ to work in their September Year group and we also
of our
openness
and improvement.
welcomed
new intake.
Year 8 pupils also visited their new upper school. We
were hugely impressed by the way that all pupils engaged with the process and
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and middle
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approach
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work
during
week.
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summer holiday,
thewere
School
re-opens
onthe
Monday,
7 September
(Friday
September
is a Training
Day for
staff). Please discussions
make a careful
of the term
dates
largely
from lesson
observations,
andnote
assimilation
of information
provided
for the next
academic
year.
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and family
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will be taken
thesubject leaders
by the
schools.
Day
three included
a professional
withby
key
School Photographer on the second day back, Tuesday 8 September, when the
from each of the schools and a student-based forum.
boys and girls will be looking at their smartest!
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areacross
listed the
at the
end Sof the newsletter to ensure that they don’t get
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Middle
overlooked! We will be sending home a card with all the important dates for the
School year.
H.Dilley, Head of School
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Year 8 Celebration Evening
Year 8 parents and pupils were invited to the special presentation evening on
Thursday, 16th July 2015 from 5.30 p.m. Presentations were followed with a Disco for
Year 8 at the Sharnbrook Hotel. The evening has become firmly established as part of
the ‘rite of passage’ for the school community. Almost all the pupils and their parents
and staff attended to acknowledge the achievements of their friends and classmates.
We also welcomed the opportunity to meet with parents for one last time, some of
whom were ending a very long association with Harrold Priory.
The awards were given for achievement, effort or citizenship in a range of curriculum
and extra-curricular activities. Staff nominated pupils for the various award categories.
The awards were presented by the child’s subject teachers. Each subject presented a
special prize for Effort and Achievement and two commendation awards. There were
also special prizes for Citizenship and ‘Service to the School’.
The following is a full list of prize winners and commendations:
Nina Bransgrove Knight Award
Outstanding Individual
Service to the School
Service to the School
Service to the School
Service to the School
Austin Pritchard
Emily Brightman
Josh King
Ellie Green
Isaac Clarke
Jack Chand
Art Effort
Aimee Kemp
Art Achievement
Sinead Davis
Dance Effort
Lily Morgan
Dance Achievement
Sophie Shelton
Design Technology Effort
Charlotte Lloyd
Design Technology Achievement Hannah Sharp
Drama effort
Callum Schofield- Mellor
Drama Achievement
Patrick Alaluf
English – Creative Writing
Lorna Lock
English – Effort
Adam Russell
English – Achievement
Eleanor Gibbons
Food Technology Effort
Max Norton
Food Technology Achievement Norton Latham
French Effort
Jack Chand
French Achievement
Ellie Green
Geography Effort
Austin Pritchard
Geography Achievement
Ismail Malik
German Effort
Isaac Clarke
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German Achievement
Jessica Rutherford
Prize Winner
History Effort
Hannah Blunt
Prize Winner
History Achievement
Anastasia Toseland
Prize Winner
ICT Effort
Paris McMahon
Prize Winner
ICT Achievement
Franklin Maxted
Prize Winner
Maths Effort
Jasmine Tai
Prize Winner
Maths Achievement
Joshua Fitzmaurice
Prize Winner
Music Effort
Harry Roberts
Prize Winner
Music Achievement
Emily Brightman
Prize Winner
PE Effort
Thomas Andrews
Prize Winner
PE Achievement
Finn Lever
Prize Winner
PE Effort Girls
Amelia Scholes
Prize Winner
PE Achievement
Nicole Harrold
Prize Winner
Religious Education Effort
Henry Muldowney
Prize Winner
Religious Education Achievement
Kaia Clarke
Prize Winner
Science Effort
Ben Aellen
Prize Winner
Science Achievement
Max Saunders
Prize Winner
Science Marilyn Basketer Award Holly -Rose Watson- Read Prize Winner
Spanish Effort
Joshua Rose
Prize Winner
Spanish Achievement
Celal Findik
Prize Winner
Art Effort
Hannah Blunt
Kimberley Shelley
Art Achievement
Lorna Lock
Leah Sigsworth
Dance Effort
Rebecca Thomson
Emily Batty
Dance Achievement
Emily Freeman
Megan Jones
Design Technology Effort
Max Norton
Emily Batty
Design technology Achievement Carlotta Casarano
Franklin Maxted
Drama effort
Josh King
Lily Eaton
Drama Achievement
Megan Jones
Laurence Iles
English – Creative Writing
Ben Aellen
Tatiana Whybrow- Price
English – Effort
Amy Homan
Joshua Rose
English – Achievement
Haraj Baines
Lily Morgan
Food Technology Effort
Ellie Green
Emily Freeman
Food Technology Achievement Kaia Clarke
Emily Brightman
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French Effort
Isaac Ratford
Alex Elliott
French Achievement
Melle Du Plessis
Eleanor Gibbons
Geography Effort
Harry Palmer
Max Saunders
Geography Achievement
Sophie Garratt
Joe Keeley
German Effort
Ennis Diskin
Morgan Dinsey
German Achievement
Josh Bristow
Bethany Jones
History Effort
Rebecca Thomson
Joe Keeley
History Achievement
Lorna Lock
Charlotte Lloyd
ICT Effort
Finn Lever
Hannah Sharp
ICT Achievement
Jack Manley
Joshua Fitzmaurice
Maths Effort
Taylor Vine
Norton Latham
Maths Achievement
Ismail Malik
Ethan Pacan
Music Effort
Caleb Thompson
Celal Findik
Music Achievement
Leah Sigsworth
Austin Pritchard
PE Effort
Oliver Platts
George Kirk
PE Achievement
Marinus Mack
Finley Wright
PE Effort Girls
Carlotta Casarano
Aimee Kemp
PE Achievement
Paris McMahon
Kimberley Shelley
Religious Education Effort
Josh Brock
Holly- Rose Watson- Read
Religious Education Achievement Jack Manley
Caleb Thompson
Science Effort
Adam Russell
Thomas Andrews
Science Achievement
Patrick Alaluf
Harry Roberts
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SATs Results
We have received the end of Key Stage 2 (Year 3 to Year 6) SATs results (unvalidated)
and they represent an improvement in English and Mathematics (Science tests are no
longer required). In Mathematics 92% achieved the national expectation of Level 4
and above, with 36% achieving Level 5 (12.2% level 6). The English department
maintained their results, with 96% achieving Level 4+ and 51% Level 5 in Reading. In
Spelling, punctuation and grammar 83% achieved level 4+ and 53% achieved a level
5+ ( 1% achieved a level 6). The writing assessment continues to be teacher assessed
and this year the school exceeded ambitious targets set; 57% achieved level 5 and
97% achieved level 4+. 88% of pupils have achieved the national expectation in
both English and Mathematics and 35% achieved a level 5+ in both subjects. Well
done to all the boys and girls and to the staff for their hard work in Years 5 and 6,
not forgetting the excellent work of our lower school partners in helping Harrold
Priory to aspire to very high standards.
Pupils at Harrold Priory take the Key Stage 3 tests a year early in Year 8. Over time
our results are very good confirming that the progress and achievement ‘journey’
made by pupils between Year 5 and Year 8 at the School is very good. At the end of
Year 9, pupils are expected to achieve a Level 5 or 6. 90% of Year 8 pupils achieved
Level 5+ in Mathematics and 88% in English. 39% achieved Level 7 or above in
Mathematics and 22% in English.
Form Tutors
The following staff will be Form Tutors in September with boys and girls grouped into
key stage vertical groups. Years 5 and 6 (Key Stage 2) are grouped together during
form time as are Years 7 and 8 (Key Stage 3). Pupils are not taught in these ‘vertical’
groups but will share a common experience as Form Teachers will cover aspects of
citizenship education. We have ability setting for both English and Mathematics in all
Years. All pupils are allocated to one of the 6 Houses: Aquila, Delphinus, Leo, Ursa,
Chamaeleon and Taurus.
Key Stage 2
Key Stage 3
2LT
2DM
2EB
2AT
2NI
2JD
3MR
3PW
3JA
3AS
3 SR
3GA
Miss L Tate
Mr D Manley
Mrs E Barr/ Ms AS Paste
Mr A Taylor
Mrs N Ismay
Ms J Davage/ Miss C Ralph
KS2 Leader Miss L Whitmore
Mr M Rees
Mr P Wildman/ Ms K Doig
Mrs J Allen
Mrs Smith
Mr S Rowley
Mr G Atkins
KS3 leader Mrs R Hobbs
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Follow the twitter feed for trips: @HarroldPTrips
Year 8 – Delphi, Ireland, 27 June – 5 July 2015
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Before the bog…
… and after
Surf’s Up!
At the summit of Croach Patrick
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The third instalment of ‘Festival on the Field’ was once again a roaring success. The
sun shone on a glorious evening of funky disco beats as the crowds gathered to party.
This year’s hit performances were from the Chancers, who played an eclectic mix of
tunes from the 70s, as well as the now famous Rock Band, who knocked out some
truly stunning hits. The night was rounded off with a wonderful performance from
ABBA Authentic, who had the crowd up and dancing to some of disco’s most iconic
songs.
This Festival was expanded to include a second party area. The Disco Divas Marquee
played host to the dance show. A number of our students produced some beautifully
choreographed routines. DanceVybs then set the marquee alight with some awesome
performances. The night came to a close as DJ Ozzie and MC Paddy’s put on some
rocking tunes from 2015.
All in all it was truly a spectacular night of entertainment. With nearly 700 guests it
really was, in the words of Shalamar, ‘a night to remember’ (or perhaps one some
will never forget… Mr Seaman dressed as Elvis/Leo Sayer!). We especially enjoyed
some of funky shapes thrown during the soul train.
We would like to thank everyone for their support. The teachers, once again, were
magnificent throughout the set-up (and packing away) and running the bar. Mr Rees
worked tirelessly to ensure all the music went smoothly. Miss Whitmore was
instrumental in helping with the organisation. The PTA did a superb job on the BBQ
of who we cannot thank Tracey Clarke enough for her organisation.
Our final thanks goes to all those who came and boogied along. Without your
support and willingness to join the fun this event would not have been the great
success it was. We are so proud to say that we raised over £3,000, which now tallies
to some £7,000 from three Festivals. We only hope you are ready for next year’s
Festival, spoiler alert coming… it’s going to be the ‘Best of British’.
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Mya & Abi in the Disco Divas Marquee
Awesome 70s Classic Rock!
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The Soul Train was a big hit!
‘A Lovely Day’ – Leah Sigsworth, The Chancers and some dodgy backing singer!
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ABBA Authentic with our resident hippie and Leo Sayer
Each year in the Summer term we hold our Arts & Culture Week where every pupil
has the opportunity to work with visiting practitioners and throughout the week has a
series of one of lessons especially designed to the chosen theme, which this year was
‘animals’.
Year 7 really enjoyed the Teaching Talons experience where they got up close and
personal with rats, giant millipedes, owls and many other animals. Year 5 enjoyed a
memorable visit from Wonderfuel music and Year 6 all took part in Lion King dance
performances in their classes – thanks to Emily from the Education group. Year 8 all
received a two hour workshop with professional animator (and parent!) Mandy
Jennings. Mandy introduced the pupils to a range of animating techniques from
traditional to more modern forms of animation incorporating specific
technology. The pupils all had time to explore their artistic potential even further and
learned how animation can happen in different ways. Many thanks go to Mandy for
running such an interesting session for the children.
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Also during Arts Week we had our lunchtime busking area open in which pupils had
an outdoor stage where they could perform. The pupils were so supportive and well
done to all those who took part. Finally the school Rock Band (who performed at the
Festival) did special form time performances to all the pupils throughout the week
ensuring that as many pupils as possible are inspired to play and express themselves.
We hope the pupils really enjoyed the activities and opportunities provided in Arts &
Culture Week and look forward to next year!
Our annual summer production ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ has been a huge success! Three
performances were held at the Mill Theatre in Sharnbrook. Congratulations to
everyone involved for all their commitment and hard work.
‘Fiddler on the Roof’ is set in the little Russian village of Anatevka in 1905. It is a
classic tale of Tevye the dairyman, and his struggle to hold on to Traditions that have
governed his community for generations.
The beginning of the twentieth century was a time of great upheaval and change in
Russia. It was the eve of what is known as the Russian Revolutionary period. The
small Jewish villages that peppered Russia were subject to unspeakable horrors at the
hands of the Czar—for centuries the ruling Czarist Empires systematically ruined the
Jews’ way of life, culminating in the ransacking of Jewish villages in the early 20th
Century.
Such social and political unrest is at the heart of the story of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’; the
fiddler is a metaphor - a figment of Tevye’s imagination - as he tries to balance his
commitment to his family, religion and tradition against the outside pressures of a
changing world.
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Grand final – 17 July 2015
After all the auditions the finalists were:
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Joe and Jasper
Lydia M
Sophie and Emily
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Sophie and Becky
Timony, Kiera, Jemima and Amerie
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Maddie B
Mark and Harrison
Maddie and Amelia
Abbi and Mya
Dheya, Marleigh and Holly
Robert K
Tara, Ruby, and Shannon
Maddie M
Serina and Tanya.
The performances were wonderful and the judges, Mr Rees, Mr Atkins and Miss
Whitmore awarded the prizes as follows:
KS2
First: Lydia M
Second: Serina and Tanya
Third: Dheya, Marleigh and Holly
KS3
First: Abbi and Mya
Second: Robert K
Third: Joe and Jasper
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Balloon Debate 2015
On Thursday 2nd July, members of Harrold Priory took part in the annual ‘Balloon
Debate’ against students from Lincroft and Margaret Beaufort. The Balloon Debate
has been happening as a tradition for 25 years this year, with the inter-school
competition now in its third year; sadly the event’s founder, Pam Howells, passed
away last year. The winner will now receive the Pam Howells Trophy in her honour.
This year’s participants from Harrold were:
Aleeza Hussain as Mary Seacole
Alice Long as William Shakespeare
Joel Allen as Thomas Eddison
Luke Care as H H Dilkes
The overall winner was Judy Garland from Margaret Beaufort. Joel Allen gained first
place from this school. Well done to all the participants for such a high level of
debate.
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The Harrold Balloon team
to all the wonderful pupil librarians who have helped run the library so well this year,
especially the Year 8s (Ellie, Josh B, Josh K, Jack, Adam, Merlin, and Isaac) - you will
be much missed!
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Reading Awards – Summer Term 2015
Awards are given to the pupils who have read the most books from the library this term.
Keep on reading because this is a termly award, and will be re-awarded at the end of the
coming autumn term.
Year 8 – joint winners: Jessica Rutherford – special mention for reading the whole of the
Harry Potter series (CT3), Ellie Green (AD4), Elena Martin (AD4)
Year 7 – Amelia Owen (LU3) followed by Jack Eason (LU3) – special mention for reading the
whole Cherub series) and Connaire Abrams (AD3)
Year 6 – Poppy Rogers (CT2), followed by Sophie Pennington (CT2)and Lucy French (CT2).
A special mention for Ethan Howe for reading all the Alex Rider series
Year 5 – Fynton Sharpe (LU2) followed by Thomas Collins (CT1) and James Cunnington
(AD2).
Book Fair
The Travelling Book Fair came to school from 18 - 23 June. Thank you to everyone
who supported the Fair, and to the librarians who helped run it so well. We now
have commission of £290 to spend on new books for the school library.
Carnegie Medal Winner Announced
The Carnegie Medal is awarded annually to the writer of an outstanding book for
children.
It was established in 1936, in memory of the great Scottish-born philanthropist and
funder of libraries, Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919).
The 2015 Carnegie medals was won by Tanya Landman for Buffalo Soldier
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“Charley, a young African-American slave from the Deep South, is freed at the end of
the American Civil War. However her freedom is met with tragedy after her adopted
mother is raped and lynched at the hands of a mob, and Charley finds herself alone
with no protection. In a terrifyingly lawless land, where the colour of a person's skin
can bring violent death, Charley disguises herself as a man and joins the army.
Trapped in a world of injustice and inequality, it's only when Charley is posted to
Apache territory to fight "savage Indians" that she begins to learn about who she is
and what it is to be truly free.”
New Children’s Laureate appointed!
Chris Riddell has been appointed as the new Children’s Laureate from 2015. We have
a wide range of his books in the library.
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Summer Reading
Keep on reading through the long summer holidays! For inspiration and a wide
selection of books you can take out free from the libraries in Bedfordshire and
Northamptonshire. Why not get a library card which will give you free access to
hundreds of books, audio books, magazines and newspapers? In Bedfordshire you can
use all the public libraries such as Bedford Central Library, Bromham Library or the
Mobile Library.
When you join a library and you can take part in one of the Challenges - the Record
Breakers Summer Reading Challenge (Year 5) or, for Year 6 and above, you can enter
the imagiNation Read Me! Challenge.
The timetable for the local mobile library can be found on the Bedfordshire Libraries
website www.bedford.gov.uk/libraries.
This summer’s Harrold library challenge is to take a picture of yourself reading with an
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Mrs Hobbs recommends:
Log on to this web site for interesting and fun activities to try out in the summer
holidays.
whizzpopbang.com
Trip to Cambridge University
Last term in science club we made some crystals for a competition run by Cambridge
University and we were lucky enough to be placed second. Our prize was a day at
the university visiting the Laboratory of Molecular Biology. Once we had arrived, we
headed to a lecture room where we were introduced to the university. The first
activity was extracting DNA from fruit. We started by mushing the fruit, then we
filtered it and finally we added some ethanol which extracted the DNA. Next we did
an experiment that was based around proteins; this involved separating inks in water.
During the third activity we examined the crystals we had created for the competition
to see how they had changed and what happened for them to grow. Finally, we
finished the day by looking at graphics on the computers with 3D glasses.
We had a great day and it was an amazing opportunity.
By Maddie Lever Year 6
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Please follow us on twitter: @harroldpriorype to keep up to date with all sporting fixture results – plenty has been
happening!
Sum of the sporting achievements in 2014-2015
Schools’ winter games in Luton – swimming - Hannah Sharpe won silver in the pool.
Josh Bristow won gold.
Year 5 and 6 netball teams reached the ¼ finals in the district netball tournaments.
Year 6 – 4th in district football finals.
Year 5 – 3rd in district football finals – and – 1st in the football festival in March where
NO goals were conceded in 5 matches.
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We had 8 representatives at the University of Bedfordshire pentathlon.
Year 7 and 8 (Under 13) mixed golf team are the Bedfordshire tournament
champions.
Year 8 and 8 girls District champions for football.
We held a successful ‘recreational’ gym display in March.
Cross country has seen many individual successes with Harry West and James
Vinnicombe fighting it out to beat one another in each event. We love healthy
competition at Harrold Priory.
Successful Sports Day with Leo winning the cup.
Year 5 and 6 finalists in the district athletics competition.
Year 8 boys district cricket champions.
Year 5 and 6 table tennis champs 10th July 2015.
Thank you to all our Young Leaders who have successfully supported and run sporting
events and festivals this year.
Thank you to all our followers on Twitter for their good wishes and support.
From Monday 7th September 2015 until Friday 23rd October 2015
The cost of school meals for this half term will be 35 days at £2.30 = £80.50.
The weekly cost of school meals is £11.50.
Please ask your child not to give their lunch money to the office or to their teacher,
but to hand it into the kitchen. Please ensure your child’s name and dinner register
number, if known, is put on the back of the envelope and/or cheque (payable to
Harrold Priory Middle School).
Thank you, Mrs L Carline, Kitchen Manager.
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We have a number of staff, each at very different stages in their careers, leaving the
School at the end of term. I would like to wish them all the very best for the future
and to thank them all for their unique contributions to the pupils’ education and
experiences and to the reputation of the School. We send our best wishes for the
future to:
Robert Marston, who is retiring. He has been at the school for 10 years and taught
hundreds of students in his time here;
Emma Bunworth has a new job and is moving back to Ireland and getting married;
and
Roger Cole, who is an assistant site manager, is also retiring after a long association
with the school.
Mrs wendy steele has also done a great job in covering Mrs Barr’s maths lessons.
Hopefully Mrs Barr will be back with us during the next academic year.
We wish them all the very best.
We would also like to thank all members of the School Association for their support
for the school community. You really have worked hard this year and been involved
in many school events, thank you.
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Autumn Term 2015 (69 days)
CPD day - 4 September 2015
7 September-18 December
Half-term: 26-30 October
CPD Day 2 November 2015
Spring Term 2016 (53 days)
CPD Day 4 January 2016
5 January-24 March
Half-term: 15-19 February
Summer Term 2016 (68 days)
CPD Day 11 April 2016
12 April-22 July
May Day – 2 May
Half-term: 30 May-3 June
SATS/ Tests
Key Stage 2 SATs: 9-13 May 2016
Key Stage 3 Tests: 16-20 May 2016
The CPD Days are in accordance with Teachers’ Conditions of Service. The academic
year for pupils is 190 days.
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