Assemblies KS3 launch assemblies
HOY Assembly on school value focus
HOY Assembly on school value focus
GH introductory Assembly
House Assembly
Personal Development and Careers Induction EDGE
Black History Month
European Day of languages
Tutor time European Day of Languages- 26th
September
Black History Month1st to 31st October
World Mental Health Day - 10th Oct Literacy
British Values and the Parliament System
House Assembly
Remembrance
Careers in the Curriculum and LMI
Anti Bullying Week
End of Term
Celebration Assembly
Y13 Buddies assigned to each form
Remembrance Day-
School to mark this on 11th Nov
Anti-Bullying Week10th to 14th
November
HOY Assembly on school value focus
Assembly on Personal Development and recording skills EDGE
HOY Assembly
House Assembly
HOY Assembly on school value focus
HOY Assembly on Careers / Study Skills
World Book Day
House Assembly
End of Term
Celebration Assembly
HOY Assembly on school value focus
HOY Assembly on Mental Health
HOY Assembly
House Assembly Personal Development and recording and reflecting on skills EDGE
HOY Assembly on school value focus
Assembly on Pride Month
LGBTQ+ Awareness
HOY Assembly
House Assembly
End of Term
Celebration Assembly
Holocaust Memorial Day - 27th Jan
Sexual Abuse and Violence Awareness Week- 3rd-9th
February
Safer Internet DayTuesday 10th
February
National Careers
Week- Monday 2nd to Friday 6th March
World Book DayThursday 5th March
Autism Acceptance
Week- first week in April
Revision Skills
Mental Health
Awareness MonthFriday 1st to Friday 31st May
Literacy
National School
Sports Week - 16th to 22nd June Literacy
Personal Development Events
/ Community Hour
Personal Education Development
Curriculum
Community Hour - whereby we stop the timetable for a lesson, on 5 occasions during the year to support the coverage of inclusion and personal development.
Community HourBlack History Month Community HourAnti Bullying Week
HourCareers
Personal Development Event
Programme of Study Personal Development PHSRE Programme | The Crypt School
Social media – FOMO, cyber bullying, online safety.
Well-being & mental health & how to self-soothe.
Mind/body connection - the effects of sugar; the importance of sleep; the benefits of physical exercise.
Sexualisation, stereo types, influences, pornography, sexual bullying, grooming, impact of negative experiences, exploitation. Healthy relationship – respect & equality, contraception & STIs. An awareness of how viewing habits & listening habits can affect mood & mental health. Exploring happiness and its meaning.
Drugs - County Lines. Positive emotions, gratitude & fulfilment.
CPR, Knife crime, Role models, Misogyny, Values, Democracy.
Community Hour- PD recording of skills EDGE
Community HourLGBTQ+
Y8 Personal Development Event
Human rights,Equality and Diversity, Children’s rights, Extremism. Health checkpersonal hygiene, dental hygiene, sun safety, prevention of infection, self-examination. Peer & other influences linked to gambling.
House Events
(examples of events that take place annually. Actual events may vary)
Sport Table Football Dodgeball Halloween Maths Paper Aeroplane
Leadership Opportunities Form Captains
Sports Clubs and Fixtures and Extracurricular activities
Student Voice / Student Parliament
Clubs, including music: see Clubs & Societies | The Crypt School Societies include Debating, LGBTQ+ and multicultural society
Year 8 Student Panel regular meetings
HOY and tutor interviews
Student Parliament Meetings to be held for Teaching and Learning, Pastoral and Personal Development
Year 8 Student Panel regular meetings
Year 8 online student survey
Year 8 Student Panel regular meetings
Y8 Focus group meeting
Student Parliament Meetings to be held for Teaching and Learning, Pastoral and Personal Development
Curriculum Days/ Opportunities GirlsGetSET programme throughout T1-6 Challenge Week Careers in the Curriculum Literacy- Reading Intermediate Maths
Fixtures: See https://www.cryptsport.co.uk/
Year 8 Student Panel regular meetings
Year 8 Student Panel regular meetings
Y8 Focus group meeting
Student Parliament Meetings to be held for Teaching and Learning, Pastoral and Personal Development
Year 8 Student Panel regular meetings
Year8 End of Year Survey - student and parent Y8 Parents Evening Survey
Junior Maths challenge Literacy- Writing
Careers Settling in conversations
Opportunities on School Parliament
Careers
Induction-EDGE
Exploring the Local Labour Market (LMI)
Careers in the Curriculum
Careers in PeD lessons
National Careers Week activities
Employability Conference National Apprenticeship Week Activities
Hear from an employer/ employee
Careers Community hour
Careers in the Curriculum
Careers in PeD lessons
Hear from an employer/ employee
GE Aerospace Rethink event
HE Conference - Could University be for me?
Careers in the Curriculum
Reporting home
EDGE
Academic Y8 Progress grade Y8 Mid-Yr Test Window
Y8 Test grades reported home
Y8 Reports & test grades go home
Y8 Parents Evening23rd April 2026 (virtual)
Y8 Exams
Subjects’ Programmes of Study
Pastoral support - in school and external
Our Curriculum | The Crypt School
The school employs a School Counsellor who is in school twice a week offering pupils regular appointments and working with specific year groups or groups of students to support them through challenges they may encounter, eg: exam stress. Likewise, we have weekly visits by the School Nurse. The school also employs an Educational Welfare Officer to provide support on all issues to do with student attendance and wellbeing.
Each Year Group of the school is overseen by a dedicated member of the pastoral team (Hannah Attwood) who can be found in the Pastoral Support room where students can visit whenever they need to.
Wellbeing & Pastoral Care | The Crypt School
Pastoral contacts Tutors:
8JC: Mrs L Lapham llapham@crypt.gloucs.sch.uk
8WEH: Mrs N McAvoy nmcavoy@crypt.gloucs.sch.uk
8RR: Miss L Shaw lshaw@crypt.gloucs.sch.uk
8JM: Miss E Chilman echilman@crypt.gloucs.sch.uk
8DW: Mr T Farmer tfarmer@crypt.gloucs.sch.uk
Head of Year 8: Mr Germaine cgermaine@crypt.gloucs.sch.uk
Pastoral Support Worker: Mrs Lowe slowe@crypt.gloucs.sch.uk
Designated Safeguarding Lead: Mrs G Hargraves ghargraves@crypt.gloucs.sch.uk