Key Dates

Dates are correct at the time of going to print.

2019-20 academic year: 2019-20 bank holidays (school closed): Term 1 -3 September 2019 to 25 October 2019 25 and 26 December 2019 Term 2 - 4 November 2019 to 20 December 2019 1 January 2020 Term 3 - 6 January 2020 to 14 February 2020 10 April 2020 (Good Friday) Term 4 - 24 February 2020 to 3 April 2020 13 April 2020 (Easter Monday) Term 5 - 20 April 2020 to 22 May 2020 8 May 2020 (Friday) Term 6 - 1 June 2020 to 21 July 2020 25 May 2020 (spring bank holiday) 2019-20CPD days (school closed to students): Tuesday 3 September 2019 Friday 6 December 2019 Friday 3 July 2020 Monday 20 July 2020 Tuesday 21 July 2020 2019-20 Parents’ consultation evenings: Year 13: Tuesday 19 November 2019 Year 12: Tuesday 3 December 2019 Year 9: Tuesday 14 January 2020 (including GCSE option choices for year 10) Year 11: Tuesday 28 January 2020 Year 8: Tuesday 11 February 2020 Year 10: Tuesday 3 March 2020 Year 7: Tuesday 17 March 2020 2019-20school events (further details will be issued prior to each event along with confirmation of times): Year 12 success in the sixth form (for year 12 parents/carers) Tuesday 17 September 2019 (7-8.30pm Wheeldon Hall) Year 6 open afternoon & evening Thursday 19 September 2019: 2-4pm both sites for tours 6.30-8.30pm Starkholmes only for presentation/tours Year 7 induction Tuesday 24 September 2019 (during the school day) Wednesday 25 September 2019 (during the school day) PTFA Annual General Meeting Wednesday 9 October 2019 (6.30pm Lumsdale, L6) Starkholmes Disco Thursday 24 October 2019 (7-9pm Bowler Hall, Starkholmes) Sixth form open evening Thursday 7 November 2019 (6-8.30pm Wheeldon Hall) Careers evening Thursday 14 November 2019 (6pm Sports Hall) Year 11 mock exams (1) Monday 25 November-Thursday 5 December 2019 Christmas concert Tuesday 10 December 2019 (7-9pm Wheeldon Hall) Year 13 certificates evening Monday 16 December 2019 (7pm Wheeldon Hall) Autism Interest Group Wednesday 15 January 2020 (6.30-8pm Lumsdale) EveningsofTheatre Wednesday 22 January 2020 (7pm Bowler Hall, Starkholmes) Thursday 23 January 2020 (7pm Bowler Hall, Starkholmes) Highfields Got Talent Thursday 13 February 2020 (7pm Bowler Hall, Starkholmes) Year 11 mock exams (2) w/c Monday 24 February 2020 Evening of Dance Wednesday 18 March 2020 (7pm Bowler Hall, Starkholmes) Year 9 non-core exam weeks Monday 23 March – Friday 3 April 2020

2019-20school events cont/… Sports Leaders awards evening Thursday 2 April 2020 (6-8pm Wheeldon Hall) Autism Interest Group Wednesday 22 April 2020 (6.30-8pm Lumsdale) Year 10 exam weeks Monday 27 April-Thursday 7 May 2020 GCSE/A level exams start Monday 11 May 2020 Year 8 exams Monday 1 June – Friday 5 June 2020 Year 12 exams Wednesday 3 June-Tuesday 9 June 2020 Year 7 exams Monday 8 June – Friday 12 June 2020 Y12 higher education evening Wednesday 10 June 2020 (7-8.30pm Wheeldon Hall) Autism Interest Group Wednesday 17 June 2020 (6.30-8pm Lumsdale) Year 9 core exams Monday 22 June – Tuesday 23 June 2020 (sports hall) Y11 Prom Friday 19 June 2020 GCSE/GCE exam contingency day Wednesday 24 June 2020 School musical* *please note the musical is earlier this year Thursday 25 June – Saturday 27 June 2020 (7.30pm Wheeldon Hall) Y10 work experience day Friday 26 June 2020 (during school day) Y10 work experience (2 weeks) Monday 29 June - Friday 10 July 2020 New year 12 induction days Monday 29 June 2020 and Tuesday 30 June 2020 (during school day) Year 6 visit Starkholmes Wednesday 1 July 2020 (during school day) Year 7 sponsored walk / year 8 visit Lumsdale Wednesday 1 July 2020 (during school day) Year 9 enterprise day Wednesday 1 July 2020 (during school day) Year 6 parents evening Thursday 2 July 2020 (6.00pm, Starkholmes) Year 7, year 8 & year 9 sports day Thursday 9 July 2020 (during school day at Lumsdale)

2020 exam results days: A Level exam results: Thursday 13 August 2020 GCSE exam results: Thursday 20 August 2020

2019-20 academic year

Term dates:  3 September 2019 - 25 October 2019  4 November 2019- 20 December 2019  6 January 2020 - 14 February 2020  24 February 2020 - 3 April 2020  20 April 2020 - 22 May 2020  1 June 2020 - 21 July 2020

INSET days (no students in school):  Tuesday 3 September 2019  Friday 6 December 2019  Friday 3 July 2020  Monday 20 and Tuesday 21 July 2020

Bank holidays:  25 and 26 December 2019  1 January 2020  10 April 2020 (Good Friday)  13 April 2020 (Easter Monday)  Friday 8 May 2020*  25 May 2020 (spring bank holiday)  31 August 2020 (summer bank holiday)

* Change to May Bank Holliday: Next year's early May bank holiday has been moved back by four days for the whole of the UK to coincide with the 75th anniversary of VE Day. May Day was scheduled to be held on Monday 4 May but will be put back to Friday 8 May for 2020 only.

2020-21 academic year

Term dates:  1 September 2020** to 23 October 2020  2 November 2020 to 17 December 2020**  4 January 2021 to 12 February 2021  22 February 2021 to 1 April 2021  19 April 2021 to 28 May 2021  7 June 2021 to 22 July 2021 INSET days (no students in school): 1 September 2020

Remaining dates to be confirmed

** From 2015 schools have been able to consider variations to term dates provided they meet the statutory requirements. With this in mind we have taken the decision to return to school one day earlier for the start of the new academic year (Tuesday 1 September 2020) and finish the autumn term one day earlier (Thursday 17 December 2020). This is to ensure a smooth start to the academic year rather than students starting back with a staggered start on Thursday or Friday.

The start of the 2020-21 academic year is as follows:

Tuesday 1 September 2020 - Staff will return to school on Tuesday that will be designated as an INSET day (no students in school). Wednesday 2 September 2020 – students in years 7 and 9 only return to school Thursday 3 September 2020 – all studentsreturn to school

School to home communication

In order to improve communication with parents/carers and to reduce the substantial cost and environmental impact associated with the amount of paper and photocopying involved in school mailings all correspondence is sent to parents/carers via email only.

Our aim is that only students’ data sheets, and of course, confidential or personal mail will be posted home. We fully understand that some parents/carers may wish to continue to have paper copies sent home rather than to receive communication by email and we will make arrangements to ensure that it is possible for this to continue upon request.

Please contact the relevant year managers at school to update your details if you do not currently receive email communications from Highfields:

Lower school site (Starkholmes):

Mrs Green Year Manager (year 7) tgreen@highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk

Mrs Weightman-Edge Year Manager (year 8) Hweightman-edge@highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk

Upper school site (Lumsdale):

Miss Esposito Year Manager (year 9)

aesposito@highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk

Mr Allsobrook Year Manager (year 10) callsobrook@highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk

Mr Tidmarsh Year Manager (year 11) dtidmarsh@highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk

Mrs Bumby Year Manager (sixth form) pbumby@highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk

ParentView Survey

We would like to remind you that you have the opportunity to give your views of school through the Ofsted Parent View survey below.

https://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk/

The survey is designed by Ofsted and is used by Inspectors when making decisions about which schools to inspect and when.