Key dates

2021-22 academic year INSET days (no students in school)

Term 1: 1 September 2021* to 22 October 2021 Monday 27 September 2021 Term 2: 1 November 2021 to 22 December 2021* Friday 3 December 2021 Term 3: 10 January 2022 to 18 February 2022 Wednesday 22 December 2021 Term 4: 28 February 2022 to 8 April 2022 Monday 4 July 2022 Term 5: 25 April 2022 to 27 May 2022 Friday 22 July 2022 Term 6: 6 June 2022 to 22 July 2022 * dates that differ from DCC’s published term dates. Queen’s Platinum Jubilee additional holiday – Thursday 21 July 2022

Legislation came into force on 1 June 2021 to reduce the number of school days by one day (for this academic year only) to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Thursday 21 July 2022 is in lieu of the additional bank holiday for the Platinum Jubilee falling during the June school holiday week.

2021-22 provisional virtual parent consultation evenings

Y13 parents evening (4-7pm) Tuesday 16 November 2021 – at school (not virtual) Y12 parents evening (4-7pm) Y9 parents evening (4-7pm) Tuesday 30 November 2021 – at school (not virtual) Tuesday 18 January 2022

Y11 parents evening (4-7pm) Y8 parents evening (4-7pm) Tuesday 1 February 2022 Tuesday 18 February 2022

Y10 parents evening (4-7pm) Y7 parents evening (4-7pm)

Tuesday 8 March 2022 Tuesday 22 March 2022 2021-22 provisional school events (tbc - further details will be issued prior to each event) Success in the Sixth Form evening 14 September 2021 7pm (Wheeldon Hall, Lumsdale) Y6 open evening 22 September 2021 (times as per website) 12-15yr old immunisations – COVID-19 19 October 2021 Y7 & 8 Halloween Disco 21 October 2021 (7-9pm, Bowler Hall, Starkholmes) Autumn series GCSE exams opens 1 November 2021 Sixth form open evening 11 November 2021 7pm (Wheeldon Hall, Lumsdale) 12-15yr old Flu vaccinations 17 & 18 November 2021 (both sites) Y11 mock exams (1) 22 November – 2 December 2021 (Sports Hall, Lumsdale) A Level Certificates 21 December 2021 (Wheeldon Hall, Lumsdale) postponed Christmas Concert 21 December virtual event – details to follow Y9 virtual options evening 13 January 2022 (6.30pm - virtually) Y9 virtual options evening (repeat event) 17 January 2022 (6.00pm - virtually) Evening of Theatre (7-10pm) 26 & 27 January 2022 (Bowler Hall, Starkholmes) Y9 Teenage Booster & Meningitis ACWY Vaccinations 8 February 2022 Y7 Valentine Movie Night 14 February 2022 4-6pm (Bowler Hall, Starkholmes) 12-15yr old immunisations – 2nd dose COVID-19 15 February 2022 (both sites) Y10 Health day 3 March 2022 (during school day) Y11 mock exams (2) /Y13 mock exams 7-18 March 2022 (Sports Hall) Y8/Y9 immunisations - HPV 26 April 2022 (Starkholmes/Lumsdale during school day) Y10 internal exams 3-13 May 2022 (Sports Hall) GCSEs / A level exam series From 16 May 2022 (Sports Hall) Music Concert (7-10pm) 25 May 2022 (Wheeldon Hall, Lumsdale) Sports Leaders Awards Evening 26 May 2022 6-8pm (Wheeldon Hall) Y8 end of year internal exams 6-10 June 2022 (in lessons) Y12 internal exams 6-17 June 2022 (classrooms) tbc Y9 internal exams (none core subjects) June (in lessons) tbc Y7 end of year internal exams 13-17 June 2022 (in lessons) Y9 internal exams (core subjects) 27-28 June 2022 (in lessons) Exam contingency day 29 June 2022 Y10 work experience week 4-8 July 2022 Y6 visit Starkholmes 6 July 2022 Y7 sponsored walk, Y8 visit Lumsdale, Y9 enterprise day 6 July 2022 Y6 parents' evening 7 July 2022 6pm (Bowler Hall, Starkholmes) Whole school sports day tbc School Musical (7.30-10pm and Saturday matinee) 13 July-16 July 2022 (Wheeldon Hall, Lumsdale)

2022 exam results days:

A Level exam results: Thursday 18 August 2022 GCSE exam results: Thursday 25 August 2022

2022-23 term dates and INSET days

2022-23 academic year

Friday 2 September 2022 – Staggered start only Y7, Y9 and Y12 in school Monday 5 September 2022 – all students in school

Term dates INSET days (no students in school)

Term 1: 1 September 2022 to 21 October 2022 Thursday 1 September 2022 Term 2: 31 October 2022 to 22 December 2022 Friday 21 October 2022 Term 3: 9 January 2023 to 17 February 2023 Monday 5 December 2022 Term 4: 27 February 2023 to 31 March 2023 Thursday 22 December Term 5: 17 April 2023 to 26 May 2023 Friday 30 June 2023 Term 6: 5 June 2023 to 21 July 2023