Highfields School
Issue 36:
8 July 2022
Newsletter Key dates 2021-22 academic year Term Term Term Term Term Term
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INSET days (no students in school)
1 September 2021* to 22 October 2021 Monday 27 September 2021 1 November 2021 to 22 December 2021* Friday 3 December 2021 10 January 2022 to 18 February 2022 Wednesday 22 December 2021 28 February 2022 to 8 April 2022 Monday 4 July 2022 25 April 2022 to 27 May 2022 Friday 22 July 2022 * dates that differ from DCC’s published term dates. 6 June 2022 to 22 July 2022 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) Y12 parents evening (4-7pm) Y9 parents evening (4-7pm) Y11 parents evening (4-7pm) Y8 parents evening (4-7pm) Y10 parents evening (4-7pm) Y7 parents evening (4-7pm)
Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday
16 November 2021 – at school (not virtual) 30 November 2021 – at school (not virtual) 18 January 2022 1 February 2022 18 February 2022 8 March 2022 22 March 2022
2021-22 provisional school events (tbc - further details will be issued prior to each event) Success in the Sixth Form evening Y6 open evening 12-15yr old immunisations – COVID-19 Y7 & 8 Halloween Disco Autumn series GCSE exams opens Sixth form open evening 12-15yr old Flu vaccinations Y11 mock exams (1) A Level Certificates Christmas Concert Y9 virtual options evening Y9 virtual options evening (repeat event) Evening of Theatre (7-10pm) Y9 Teenage Booster & Meningitis ACWY Vaccinations Y7 Valentine Movie Night 12-15yr old immunisations – 2nd dose COVID-19 Y10 Health day Y11 mock exams (2) /Y13 mock exams Y8/Y9 immunisations - HPV Y10 internal exams GCSEs / A level exam series Music Concert (7-10pm) Sports Leaders Awards Evening Y8 end of year internal exams Y12 internal exams Y7 end of year internal exams Y9 internal exams Exam contingency day Y10 work experience week Y6 visit Starkholmes Y7 sponsored walk, Y8 visit Lumsdale, Y9 enterprise day Y6 parents' evening School Musical (7.30-10pm and Saturday matinee)
14 September 2021 7pm (Wheeldon Hall, Lumsdale) 22 September 2021 (times as per website) 19 October 2021 21 October 2021 (7-9pm, Bowler Hall, Starkholmes) 1 November 2021 11 November 2021 7pm (Wheeldon Hall, Lumsdale) 17 & 18 November 2021 (both sites) 22 November – 2 December 2021 (Sports Hall, Lumsdale) 21 December 2021 (Wheeldon Hall, Lumsdale) postponed 21 December virtual event – details to follow 13 January 2022 (6.30pm - virtually) 17 January 2022 (6.00pm - virtually) 26 & 27 January 2022 (Bowler Hall, Starkholmes) 8 February 2022 14 February 2022 4-6pm (Bowler Hall, Starkholmes) 15 February 2022 (both sites) 3 March 2022 (during school day) 7-18 March 2022 (Sports Hall) 26 April 2022 (Starkholmes/Lumsdale during school day) 3-13 May 2022 (Sports Hall) From 16 May 2022 (Sports Hall) 25 May 2022 (Wheeldon Hall, Lumsdale) 26 May 2022 6-8pm (Wheeldon Hall) 6-10 June 2022 (in lessons) 6-17 June 2022 (classrooms) tbc 13-17 June 2022 (in lessons) 27-28 June 2022 (in lessons) 29 June 2022 4-8 July 2022 6 July 2022 6 July 2022 6 July 2022 6pm (Bowler Hall, Starkholmes) 13 July-16 July 2022 (Wheeldon Hall, Lumsdale)
2022 exam results days: A Level exam results: Thursday 18 August 2022
Be the best you can
GCSE exam results: Thursday 25 August 2022
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