Michaelmas Term 2023
Contact Details General Office 01833 690 222 genoffice@barneyschool.org.uk
Prep School Office 01833 696 032 prep@barneyschool.org.uk
Accounts Department 01833 696 081 accounts@barneyschool.org.uk
Admissions 01833 696 030 admissions@barneyschool.org.uk
Headmaster's Office 01833 696 009 headmaster@barneyschool.org.uk
House Contacts Boarding Houses Longfield Housemaster Mr Peter Lavery 01833 696 014 longfield@barneyschool.org.uk
Northumberland Housemaster Mr Luke Monument 01833 696 004 north@barneyschool.org.uk
Old Courts Housemaster Mr Scott Edwards 01833 696 053 / 01833 696 052 junior@barneyschool.org.uk
York Housemaster (interim) Mr Martin Pepper 01833 696 047 york@barneyschool.org.uk
Day Houses Bowes Housemistress Mrs Janey Dolby 01833 696 029 bowes@barneyschool.org.uk
Dale Housemaster Mr Joseph Pickering 01833 696 036 dale@barneyschool.org.uk
Durham Housemaster Mr David Riley 01833 696 005 durham@barneyschool.org.uk
Marwood Housemistress Miss Elizabeth Heward 01833 696 058 marwood@barneyschool.org.uk
Tees Housemaster Mr Henry Fairwood 01833 696 037 tees@barneyschool.org.uk
Reminder: Entries in Green are for Prep School
Week 1 Balliol Monday 04 September 2023 INSET Tuesday 05 September 2023 08:45 - 17:00 New Pupil Induction 16:00 New Parents' Welcome 16:00 - 20:00 Boarders' return Wednesday 06 September 2023 All Day Senior School Administration Day 08:30 - 08:55 The School welcomes back pupils and term begins 14:30 - 15:00 Prep School Induction Meetings for Reception Parents 15:15 - 15:45 Prep School Induction Meetings for Year 1 & 2 Parents 15:45 - 16:15 Prep School Induction Meetings for Year 3 & 4 Parents 16:15 - 16:45 Prep School Induction Meetings for Year 5 & 6 Parents Thursday 07 September 2023 Prep School House Picnic Year 6 Interviews & Presentations for Roles of Responsibility 13:55 - 14:35 Sixth Form Freshers' Fair 16:10 - 17:00 Chapel Choir First Rehearsal Friday 08 September 2023 Prep School - School Council Elections Year 6 Interviews & Presentations for Roles of Responsibility 13:00 - 13:45 Music Scholars' Lunch and Introductory Meeting Saturday 09 September 2023 12:30 12:30 12:30 13:30 14:00 14:30
Junior Hockey Practice Senior Hockey Practice U12 Rugby Practice Rugby v Hymers: 1st, U13 (H) Inter Hockey Practice Rugby v Hymers: U15 (d12:15)
Sunday 10 September 2023 Boarders' Fun Day
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Week 2 Flounders Monday 11 September 2023 16:00 - 17:00 Barnard Castle Aviation Day Lecture Tuesday 12 September 2023 14:00 Hockey v RGS Newcastle: U15 (H) Wednesday 13 September 2023 13:00 - 13:50 Barney Forces Family Lunch 17:00 Theatre Studies & Music Trip - Noises Off (Newcastle Theatre Royal) Thursday 14 September 2023 09:00 - 17:00 Year 11 Geography Field Trip to Lake District 14:30 Hockey v Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation: U12 (d13:15) 16:00 Hockey v Yarm: U13 (d14:45) 19:00 Barnard Castle Choral Society 2023/24 Introductory Rehearsal (Atkinson Hall) Friday 15 September 2023 Prep School Individual Photographs 10:30 Sixth Form Freshers' Fair (Big School) 12:00 - 14:30 Year 13 Governor Interviews (Big School) 13:15 - 13:45 Lunchtime Concert (Music School) 14:00 Rugby v Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation: U11, U10 (d13:00) 14:00 Hockey v Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation: U11, U10 (d13:00) 16:00
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Year 12 Gold Duke of Edinburgh's Award Training Expedition Dufton (Option 1) departs
Netball v Sedbergh: U15 (H)
Saturday 16 September 2023 12:15 Hockey v Austin Friars: U13 (H) 13:15 Hockey v Austin Friars: U14 (H) 13:30 Rugby v Woodhouse Grove: U15, U14, U12 (H) 14:00 Hockey v Austin Friars: 1st (d12:15) 14:30 Rugby v Woodhouse Grove: 1st, 2nd, U16, U13 (d12:15) 15:00 Hockey v Austin Friars: 2nd (d12:15) Sunday 17 September 2023 Year 12 Gold Duke of Edinburgh's Award Training Expedition Dufton (Option 1) returns
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Week 3 Balliol Monday 18 September 2023 Year 6 WW2 Workshop (Atkinson Hall) 09:10 - 09:40 Choral Assembly 15:00 County Hockey Tournament at Egglescliffe: U16 (d14:00) 19:00 - 21:30 Lectern Club 1 - "Feel, Be, Share, Go" (Dining Hall) Tuesday 19 September 2023 Prep School Architecture and Sculpture Workshops 09:00 - 17:00 Year 13 Geography Field Trip 11:30 Netball v Bradford GS: U13 (H) Wednesday 20 September 2023 Prep School Architecture and Sculpture Workshops Senior School Target Setting Morning 09:40 - 12:10 HeadSpace Lecture: OB Neil Kukreja, Future Tech in Medical Surgery (Big School) 14:00 County Cup Rugby at Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation: 2nd (d13:00) 14:30 Netball v RGS Newcastle: 1st (d13:00) Thursday 21 September 2023 Senior School Council Elections 09:00 - 17:00 Year 10 & 12 Art Workshop 15:30 - 16:15 Prep School Teatime Concert 19:00 - 20:45 Choral Society Rehearsals (Atkinson Hall) 19:00 - 22:00 Sixth Form Formal Friday 22 September 2023 13:15 - 13:45 17:00 18:00 19:30 19:30 - 22:00
Lunchtime Concert Rugby Tournament at Wharfdale RFU: U13 (d14:40) Rugby v Dame Allan's at Mowden Park, Darlington: U16 (d16:30) Rugby v Dame Allan's at Mowden Park, Darlington: 1st (d16:30) Music Trip to the Sage Gateshead: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (d17:00)
Saturday 23 September 2023 Exeat Weekend Rugby & Hockey Festival Weekend: Clegg Cup & Seddon Cup: U10 Sunday 24 September 2023 Exeat Weekend Rugby & Hockey Festival Weekend: Tait 10s & Ewart Cup: U12
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Week 4 Flounders Monday 25 September 2023 Prep School Languages Week Year 1 to 6 Parents Meetings with Class Teachers via SchoolCloud 14:00 Tag Rugby Tournament: U8 (H) 14:00 Hockey v Mowden Hall: U8 & U9 (H) 15:25 School Council Meeting Tuesday 26 September 2023 History & Politics trip to London European Day of Languages 10:00 - 13:00 Barnard Castle Aviation Day Parade 14:30 Hockey v Dame Allan’s; 1st XI (d13:15) 14:30 Rugby v RGS Newcastle: U15 (H) Wednesday 27 September 2023 14:00 Rugby & Hockey Tournament at Mowden Hall: U11 (d12:45) 14:30 Rugby v Stockport Grammar School: 1st (H) 17:00 Theatre Studies & Music Trip - Jesus Christ Superstar (Newcastle Theatre Royal) Thursday 28 September 2023 14:15 Hockey v St Peter's: U13 (H) 14:15 Rugby v Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation: U13, U12 (d13:10) 14:30 Touch Rugby v Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation: U13, U12 (d13:10) 15:00 County Hockey Tournament at Egglescliffe: U14 (d14:00) 15:15 Hockey v St Peter's: U12 (H) 18:00 Year 6 London Information Evening for Parents (Atkinson Hall) 19:00 London Barnardian Drinks (The Burlington Arms, Mayfair) Friday 29 September 2023 08:55 - 11:30 Prep and Senior School MacMillan Coffee Morning 12:30 - 15:30 Prep School Flu Vaccinations for Reception to Year 6 pupils 13:15 - 13:45 Lunchtime Concert (Music School) Saturday 30 September 2023 10:00 - 12:00 Post-18 Clinic (Sixth Form Centre) 12:00
12:30 12:45 13:30 14:00 14:00 14:30 14:30 14:30 15:30 Sunday 01 October 2023
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Year 11 Silver Duke of Edinburgh's award Training Expedition Teesdale (Option1) departs
Rugby v QEGS, Wakefield: U13 (H) Hockey: U15 v U14 (H) Rugby v QEGS, Wakefield: 1st, 2nd, U15 (H) Squash v Ampleforth: 1st (d12:15) Hockey v Sedbergh: U13 (d12:15) Hockey v Ampleforth: 1st (d12:15) Rugby v QEGS, Wakefield: U14, U12 (d12:15) Hockey v Sedbergh: U12 (d12:15) Hockey v Ampleforth: 2nd (d12:15)
Week 5 Balliol Monday 02 October 2023 Year 11 Silver Duke of Edinburgh's award Training Expedition Teesdale (Option1) returns Year 13 Biology Field Trip to Blencathra departs Prep School Open Week 14:00 Rugby v Hunter Hall: U9 (d13:00) 14:00 Hockey v Hunter Hall: U9 (H) 17:15 - 18:00
Tuesday 03 October 2023 14:00 15:00 18:00 - 18:30
Year 11 Geography Trip to Iceland. Parents' Meeting (Sixth Form Centre, Meeting Rooms 1 and 2)
Year 13 Biology Field Trip to Blencathra UKMT Senior Maths Challenge (Big School) Prep School Open Week Hockey v Yarm: U15 (d13:00) Hockey v Durham High at Norton Astro (d13:45) The Recital Room Concert Series: Clarinet (Music School)
Wednesday 04 October 2023 Year 13 Biology Field Trip to Blencathra returns Prep School Open Week 10:45 HMC Hockey @ GSAL: U11 (d09:00) 14:00 Rugby & Hockey Tournament at Mowden Hall: U8 (d12:30) 14:30 Rugby v QEGS Wakefield: U16 (d13:00) 16:00 Rugby & Hockey v Mowden Hall: U11, U10 (H) Thursday 05 October 2023 Prep School Open Week Friday 06 October 2023 10:30 - 11:10 13:15 - 13:45
Prep School Open Week Hockey v St Peter's: U10 (H) Sixth Form HeadSpace Lecture: OB Tom Gardiner, Finance Industry (Big School) Lunchtime Concert (Music School)
Saturday 07 October 2023 09:00 09:30 12:00 12:30 13:30 13:30 13:30 13:30 14:30
CCF Exercise Black Rat Cadet Challenge (Catterick) Netball NS County round:U14 (d07:00) Whole School Open Morning Netball NS County round: U16 (d10:00) Hockey v Queen Mary's: U15 (H) Squash v Jesters: 1st (d12:15) Cross Country at Mowden Hall: Years 4-8 (d11:45) Rugby v RGS Lancaster: U15, U14, U12 (H) Hockey v Queen Mary's: U14 (H) Rugby v RGS Lancaster: 1st, 2nd, U16, U13 (d12:15)
Sunday 08 October 2023 CCF Exercise Black Rat Cadet Challenge (Catterick) Boarders' Trip: Paintballing
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Week 6 Flounders Monday 09 October 2023 09:10 - 09:40 13:30 19:00 - 20:30
Choral Assembly Rugby v Hunter Hall: U9 (d12:15) Music Scholars' Concert at The Witham (rehearsals from 15:30)
Tuesday 10 October 2023 10:30 14:30 15:00 16:10 18:00 - 20:00
Hockey: U14 Sub Area Final (d08:30) Netball v RGS Newcastle: U15 (d13:00) Rugby v Sedbergh: U15 (H) School Council Meeting Sixth Form Information Evening (Sixth Form Centre)
Wednesday 11 October 2023 Year 4 Trip to Vindolanda Roman Fort & Roman Army Museum 13:40 English Schools Cross Country (d12:15) 14:00 - 17:00 Year 12 DT Visit to 3M (Newton Aycliffe) 15:00 Hockey v Durham High at Norton Astro (d13:45) 16:00 National Cup Rugby v King's School Macclesfield: 1st (H) 19:00 - 22:00
Theatre Studies & Music Trip - Frantic Assembly's "Metamorphosis" at York Theatre Royal
Thursday 12 October 2023 09:00 - 17:00 14:00 15:30 - 16:15
CCF Biennial Inspection Day Sixth Form Ancient History Trip to Chesters and Vindolanda Cross Country at Aysgarth: U11, U9 (d12:45) Prep School Teatime Concert
Friday 13 October 2023 13:00 13:15 - 13:45 14:15 18:00
HMC U10 Hockey & Rugby Festival @ Bradford GS (d10:30) Lunchtime Concert Rugby & Hockey v St Peter's: U11 (d12:45) Rugby Tournament to Merchiston departs: 1st
Saturday 14 October 2023 Year 11 Silver Duke of Edinburgh's Award Training Expedition Teesdale (Option 2) departs Rugby Tournament at Merchiston: 1st 12:30
New York Barnardian Lunch (Boulevard Room, Quality Bistro,120 W 55th St, New York, NY 10019, United States)
12:15 Hockey v Dame Allan's: 1st (H) 13:15 Hockey v Yarm: U13 (d12:15) 13:15 Hockey v Dame Allan's: 2nd (H) 14:15 Rugby v Ampleforth: U16, U13 (d12:15) 14:15 Rugby v Ampleforth: U15, U14 (H) 14:15 Rugby v Aysgarth: U12 (H) 14:15 Hockey v Yarm: U14 (d12:15) 14:15 Hockey v Dame Allan's: U15 (H) 14:40 Hockey v Dame Allan's: U12A (d12:15) 14:40 Hockey v Dame Allan's: U12B (d12:15) 17:00 CCF Exercise First Look (Year 9 Cadets) departs Sunday 15 October 2023 CCF Exercise First Look (Year 9 Cadets) Year 6 London trip departs
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Week 7 Balliol Monday 16 October 2023 Year 11 Silver Duke of Edinburgh's Award Training Expedition Teesdale (Option 2) returns Year 6 London trip 14:00 Rugby Tournament at Dame Allan's: U9 (d12:30) 16:00 CCF Exercise First Look (Year 9 Cadets) returns Tuesday 17 October 2023 Year 6 London trip 14:30 Hockey v Cundall Manor: U14 (d13:15) 16:10 - 17:30 House Singing Dress Rehearsals (Big School) 17:30 - 19:30 Year 7-13 Parent-Tutor Online Meetings Wednesday 18 October 2023 Deadline for Year 12 & 9 Scholarship Applications Year 6 London trip returns 14:00 Rugby Tournament at Mowden Hall: U10 (d12:30) 16:00 - 17:00 Junior House Singing (Big School) 17:00 - 19:30 Senior House Singing (Big School) Thursday 19 October 2023 11:30 14:30 17:00 17:10
South West Durham Schools' District Cross Country Championships (Years 7-11) (H) Prep School Harvest Festival Service (Chapel) Half Term begins Buses depart
Friday 20 October 2023 Half Term Saturday 21 October 2023 Half Term Sunday 22 October 2023
Half Term
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Week 8 Flounders Monday 23 October 2023 Half Term Tuesday 24 October 2023 Half Term Wednesday 25 October 2023 Half Term Thursday 26 October 2023 Half Term Year 11 Geography Trip to Iceland departs Glasgow Airport Friday 27 October 2023 Half Term Saturday 28 October 2023 Half Term Sunday 29 October 2023 Half Term
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Week 9 Balliol Monday 30 October 2023 Tuesday 31 October 2023 16:00 - 20:00
Half Term Half Term Year 11 Geography Trip to Iceland returns Boarders' return
Wednesday 01 November 2023 08:30 Second half begins 09:00 - 09:40 House Meetings 16:05 Barney Bash practice Thursday 02 November 2023 13:45 - 17:00 Year 9 & 12 Entry Drama Scholarship Assessments 13:55 Year 12 Professional Development talk (Big School) 14:30 - 15:30 Afternoon Tea and London Presentation for Year 6 Parents (Atkinson Hall) 18:30 London Barnardian Drinks (Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, 145 Fleet Street) Friday 03 November 2023 13:15 - 13:45
Lunchtime Concert
15:00
Year 12 Gold Duke of Edinburgh's Award Training Expedition Dufton (Option 2) departs
Saturday 04 November 2023 18:30 - 20:30 Year 7&8 Halloween Disco Sunday 05 November 2023 Year 12 Gold Duke of Edinburgh's Award Training Expedition Dufton (Option 2) returns
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Week 10 Flounders Monday 06 November 2023 09:15 Prep School Height and Weight Screening 09:30 - 14:00 Year 12 Entry Sport Scholarship Testing & Entrance Interviews 14:15 - 17:00 Year 9 Entry Sport Scholarship Testing 15:30 Barney Bash: Senior and Inters Tuesday 07 November 2023 09:00 - 13:30 Year 9 Entry Music Scholarship 11:35 Barney Bash: Juniors 13:15 Hockey v Scarborough College: U15 (H) 14:00 - 17:00 Year 9 Entry Academic Scholarship Wednesday 08 November 2023 Sixth Form Art Trip to London Prep School Scholastic Book Fair arrives 09:30 - 13:30 Year 12 Entry Academic Scholarship Testing 10:30 Area Hockey Tournament: U18 (d08:30) 14:00 - 17:00 Year 12 Entry Music Scholarship Testing 14:00 Hockey v Mowden Hall: U9 (d12:15) 14:00 Squash v Ampleforth: 1stV (H) 14:00 Hockey & Rugby @ Mowden Hall: U9 (d12:15) 14:30 Rugby v St Peter's: U16 (H) 16:15 Hockey v Cundall Manor: U12 (H) Thursday 09 November 2023 Sixth Form Art Trip to London 09:00 - 13:00 Year 11 Rotary Mock Interviews 14:30 English Schools Cross Country (d12:00) 15:30 - 16:15 Prep School Teatime Concert (Atkinson Hall) 16:10 School Council Meeting (Nicholson Room) Friday 10 November 2023 10:30 13:15 - 13:45 13:30 14:00 - 17:00 17:00 19:30 - 22:00
School Ceremony of Remembrance (School Fields) Lunchtime Concert (Music School) Rugby Festival at Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation: U11 (d12:30) Year 9 & 12 Entry Art Scholarship Testing CCF 'Barney Remembers' Weekend (Stainton Camp) Music Trip to the Sage Gateshead: Beethoven 5th Symphony
Saturday 11 November 2023 CCF 'Barney Remembers' Weekend (Stainton Camp) 12:15 Hockey v Queen Marys: U12 (H) 13:30 Hockey v St Peter's: U15 (H) 13:45 Hockey v St Peter's: 1st (d12:00) 14:30 Hockey v St Peter's: U15 B (H) 14:30 Rugby v St Peter's: 1st, 2nd, U15 (d12:15) 14:30 Rugby v St Peter's: U14 (H) 14:30 Rugby v Mowden Hall: U13 (H) 14:45 Hockey v St Peter's: 2nd (d12:15) Sunday 12 November 2023 10:45 Remembrance Service in Chapel followed by Civic Ceremony at the War Memorial 13:00 'Barney Remembers' Weekend
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Week 11 Balliol Monday 13 November 2023 09:10 - 09:40 Choral Assembly 19:15 Hockey v Darlington: U16 (d18:15) Tuesday 14 November 2023 09:00 - 17:00 Year 12 Chemistry Trip to Science Live 14:30 Hockey v Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation: U15, U14 (d13:30) 18:00 - 18:30 The Recital Room Concert Series: Organ (Music School) Wednesday 15 November 2023 Prep School Scholastic Book Fair collected National Schools Squash: Senior Girls, U14 (d09:00) 09:45 - 16:05 Senior School Flu Vaccination Session 11:30 - 12:10 HeadSpace Lecture (Years 11-13): Everyone's Invited (Big School) 14:45 Rugby v Yarm: U16 (d13:15) 15:00 Hockey v Mount St Mary's: 1st (d12:15) Thursday 16 November 2023 Prep and Senior LAMDA examinations 09:00 Hockey Area Finals at Maiden Castle: U16 13:15 Hockey v Dame Allan's: U13 (H) Friday 17 November 2023 13:15 - 13:45 14:15 14:15
Prep School 'Children in Need' Day Lunchtime Concert (Music School) Rugby & Hockey v Yarm: U10 (H) Rugby & Hockey v Yarm: U11 (d13:00)
Saturday 18 November 2023 10:00 - 12:00 Post-18 Clinic (Sixth Form Centre) 13:00 Hockey v Giggleswick: U13, U12 (H) 13:15 Hockey v Giggleswick: 2nd (H) 13:30 Rugby v Pocklington: U15, U14 (H) 13:30 Touch Rugby v Pocklington: U15/14 (H) 14:15 Hockey v Giggleswick: U15 (d12:00) 14:15 Hockey v Giggleswick: 1st (H) 14:30 Rugby v Pocklington: 1st, 2nd, U13, U12 (d12:15) 14:30 Touch Rugby v Pocklington: U13/12 (d12:15) 15:15 Hockey v Giggleswick: U14 (d14:15) Sunday 19 November 2023
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Week 12 Flounders Monday 20 November 2023 Reception Parent/Teacher Meetings 13:30 Netball v GSAL: U19 (d11:45) 19:30 - 22:00 Accidental Death of an Anarchist - Senior Play (Big School) Tuesday 21 November 2023 Year 1, 3 & 5 Parent/Teacher Meetings 09:00 - 13:00 Year 12 National Apprenticeship Show (Newcastle) 14:30 Rugby v Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation: U15, U14 (d13:15) 15:00 Hockey v Cundall Manor: U15 (d13:45) 19:30 - 22:00 Accidental Death of an Anarchist - Senior Play (Big School) Wednesday 22 November 2023 Year 2, 4 & 6 Parent/Teacher Meetings RAF Flying Day at RAF Leeming (d07:30) 14:15 Hockey v Yarm: 1st (H) 14:15 Hockey v Yarm: 2nd (d13:15) 16:00 Rugby & Hockey v Hunter Hall: U11 (H) 19:30 - 22:00 Accidental Death of an Anarchist - Senior Play (Big School) Thursday 23 November 2023 13:30 Rugby Festival at Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation: U9 (d12:15) 14:30 Rugby v Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation: U13, U12 (H) 15:30 Hockey v Sedbergh: U13 (d13:45) 19:30 - 22:00 Accidental Death of an Anarchist - Senior Play (Big School) 19:00 The Barnardian Society Launch Event (Northern Counties Club, Newcastle) Friday 24 November 2023 Prep Boarders' Parent/Teacher Meetings 13:15 - 13:45 Lunchtime Concert (Music School) 14:00 Rugby & Hockey at Yarm: U11 (d12:45) 18:00 19:30
19:30 - 22:00
Rugby v Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation at Mowden Park, Darlington: U16 (d16:30) Rugby v Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation at Mowden Park, Darlington: 1st (d16:30)
Music Trip to the Sage Gateshead: YolanDa Brown (d17:00)
Saturday 25 November 2023 Exeat Weekend Sunday 26 November 2023 Exeat Weekend RFCA CCF Indoor Shooting Competition (Gateshead)
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Week 13 Balliol Monday 27 November 2023 11:00 - 12:55 The Barney Run (Prep & Senior) 15:25 School Council Meeting 15:30 Senior School Play: Spamalot Cast Introductory Meeting 18:00 - 20:00 Year 12 Hybrid Parents' Evening (SchoolCloud 17:30 - 18:00) Tuesday 28 November 2023 09:30 - 17:00 Autumn Concert Rehearsals (Big School) 13:00 Hockey v Trent College: U15A (09:00) 13:30 - 16:30 Art Mock Exams 14:45 Hockey v RGS Newcastle: U15B 19:00 - 21:00 Autumn Concert (Big School) Wednesday 29 November 2023 13:30 - 16:30 Art Mock Exams 13:30 Drama & Music Scholars' Performance and Workshop with The Three Inch Fools (Big School) 18:30 Manchester Barnardian Drinks (Impossible Bar & Theatre) Thursday 30 November 2023 13:30 - 16:30 Art Mock Exams 15:30 - 16:15 Prep School Teatime Concert (Atkinson Hall) 19:00 - 22:00 Pear Tree Ball (Big School) Friday 01 December 2023 11:30 - 12:55 13:15 - 13:45 14:30 19:00
Prep School Christmas Colouring Competition Opens Art Mock Exams Lunchtime Concert (Big School) Prep School House Singing (Big School)
Dubai Barnardian Evening (Folly, Souk Madinat Jumeriah - Unit 27 - 27th St - Al Sufouh 1 - Dubai - UAE)
Saturday 02 December 2023 RFCA CCF indoor TriClimb (South Shields) 13:00 U14 National Cross Country (dFriday pm) 14:00 Squash v Ampleforth: 1st (H) Sunday 03 December 2023
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Week 14 Flounders Monday 04 December 2023 09:00 - 17:00 09:10 - 09:40 11:30 12:30 19:00 - 21:30
Prep School Christmas Post Box Opens CCF Skill at Arms Field Day (Year 9 & 10) Choral Assembly Senior Team Photos Netball Regional Cup: 1st VII (d11:00) Lectern Club 2 - "Ho, ho...oh?" (Dining Hall)
Tuesday 05 December 2023 09:30 - 15:30 Prep School Winter Concert Rehearsals (Big School) 11:30 Junior Team Photos 18:15 - 20:30 Year 7 Hybrid Parents' Evening (SchoolCloud 17:30 - 18:15) 18:30 - 20:00 Prep School Winter Concert (Big School) Wednesday 06 December 2023 Prep School Christmas Jumper Sale (Atkinson Hall) 14:30 Rugby v RGS Newcastle: 1st, U16 (H) 16:00 Rugby v Yarm: 2nd @ Billingham RFC (d14:00) Thursday 07 December 2023 11:30 Inter Team Photos 13:00 - 14:00 Pre-Prep Nativity Dress Rehearsal (Chapel) 16:30 - 17:00 Parent Workshop with Mrs Leonard - 'Understanding your child's School Report' 18:30 London Barnardian Christmas Party (The Atlas, Fulham) Friday 08 December 2023 13:30 - 17:00 14:00 - 15:00 14:00 19:00 - 21:30
The Bowes Museum Christmas Concert Rehearsals (The Bowes Museum) Pre-Prep Nativity (Chapel) Hockey v Cundall Manor: U11, U10 (H) The Bowes Museum Christmas Concert (The Bowes Museum)
Saturday 09 December 2023 12:30 Hockey v Ashville: U15 (H) 13:30 Hockey v Ashville: 1st (H) 13:30 Rugby v Yarm: U13 (H) 14:00 Hockey v Mowden Hall: U13, U12 (d12:15) 14:00 Hockey v Ashville: 2nd (d12:15) 14:15 Rugby v Yarm: U12 (H) 14:15 Rugby v Yarm: U14 (d12:15) Sunday 10 December 2023 13:30 - 16:00 17:00 19:00
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Old Courts Christmas Day Chapel Choir rehearsal for Carol Services (Chapel) Boarders' Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols (Chapel) Boarders' Christmas Dinner (Dining Hall)
Week 15 Balliol Monday 11 December 2023 11:30 12:15 16:00 - 17:00 18:00 - 19:00
Prep School Christmas Colouring Competition Closes Rugby v The King's School, Australia: 1st XV (H) Bowes & Marwood Christmas Dinner Mariah-thon! (Central Hall) Year 3 - 6 Carol Service (Chapel)
Tuesday 12 December 2023 Prep School Wellbeing Day 12:15 Dale & Durham Christmas Dinner 19:30 Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols (Chapel) Wednesday 13 December 2023 08:45 - 13:45 Sixth Form Physics lecture (Durham University) 09:00 Reception visiting Father Christmas (Raby Castle) 09:00 - 11:30 GSK Early Careers Open Day 14:00 Prep School Pantomime Trip (Darlington Hippodrome) 14:00 - 16:00
14:30 19:30
Chamber Choir sing for Teesdale Luncheon Club Christmas Dinner at Headlam Hall (d13:15)
Rugby v Durham School: 2nd XV (H) Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols (Chapel)
Thursday 14 December 2023 12:15 Tees House Christmas Dinner 19:30 Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols (Chapel) Friday 15 December 2023 09:00 10:30 - 11:10 12:00 - 13:00 13:00 - 15:30 14:00 - 15:00 15:30 17:00 17:10
Christmas Jumper Day for Prep & Senior School Prep School End of Term Gathering (Chapel) House Time Prep School Christmas Dinner Year 6 Carol Singing at Care Homes Pre-Prep Christmas Party (Atkinson Hall) Nailing-up (Chapel) Term ends Buses depart
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Term Dates Michaelmas Term 2023 Tuesday 5th September Senior School New Pupils' Induction Day Wednesday 6th September Term begins (Boarders return 5th September 16:00-20:00) 23rd - 24th September Exeat Weekend Thursday 19th October Half term begins Wednesday 1st November Second half begins (Boarders return 31st October 16:00-20:00) 25th - 26th November Exeat Weekend Friday 15th December Term ends
Lent Term 2024
Trinity Term 2024
Wednesday 10th January Term begins (Boarders return 9th January 16:00-20:00)
Tuesday 16th April Term begins (Boarders return 15th April 16:00-20:00)
27th - 28th January Exeat Weekend
4th, 5th & 6th May Exeat Weekend including May Day
Friday 16th February Half term begins
Friday 24th May Half term begins
Monday 26th February Second half begins (Boarders return 25th February 16:00-20:00)
Monday 3rd June Second half begins (Boarders return 2nd June 16:00-20:00)
Friday 22nd March Term ends
Saturday 6th July Term ends (Prep School term ends 5th July 16:00)