Assessment Overview See dates on calendar

September 2019 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

1

2 INSET 1

Week’s Theme – New Beginnings

Week’s Standard – Make Up/ Nails

3 4 Year 12 Induction Day

Years 7 and 12 School Photographs

5 6 7 8

9 Week’s Theme – Preparation Week’s Standard –Hair

10 Years 9 and 11 School

Photographs 11 Whole School Photograph

12 Year 12 Expectations

Evening 13 Year 11

Geography Trip 14 15

16 Week’s Theme – E-Safety Week’s Standard – Equipment

17 KS3 English Writing

Workshop 18 19 Open Evening

Year 10 Photography Trip to Ellesmere Port Library

20

21 60th

Anniversary Celebrations – School Open Day

22 Gold D of E Qualifier Leaves

Erasmus Earth Charter Visit Leaves

23 Week’s Theme – Love of Literature Week’s Standard – House Cards Year 7 House Competitions P3&4 Year 10 House Competitions P5&6

24

25 Year 8 House Competitions P1&2 Year 9 House Competitions P5&6

26 Year 7 Transition

Evening

Gold D of E Qualifier returns Big Maths Training Event Year 9 (15 students)

27 Year 12 Physical

Geography Fieldtrip

Big Maths Training Event Year 9 (15 students)

28 29

Erasmus Earth Charter Visit Returns

30 Week’s Theme – Mental Health and Well Being Week’s Standard – Uniform

Year 8 Food - Farm Visit 1

October 2019 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

1 Book Fair in Library

2 Junior High 4pm – 5.30pm

Year 11 Science Practical Day Book Fair in Library

3 Book Fair in Library

4 5 6 Erasmus

Emotional Wellbeing Visit to Dunkirk Leaves

Book Fair in Library

7 Week’s Theme – Inspirational People Week’s Standard – Coats in Buildings

8 Year 11 Humanutopia

9 Junior High 4pm – 5.30pm

Year 12 trip to Liverpool University

10 Year 11 School

Photograph 11 Year 11 Humanutopia

12 Erasmus

Emotional Wellbeing Visit to Dunkirk Returns

13

14 Week’s Theme – Human Rights

Week’s Standard – Litter

Year 13 History Houses of Parliament Trip

15 Year 13 History Houses of

Parliament Trip 16 Junior High 4pm – 5.30pm

Reserve Whole School Photograph

Year 11 Maths and English tests in Sports Hall p 1 & 2 Year 10 Photography Trip

17 18 19 20

KS5 Art and Design Trip to Liverpool

21 Week’s Theme – Celebration/House

Week’s Standard – Punctuality

KS5 Photography Trip

22 23 Junior High 4pm – 5.30pm

Year 10 Dance Assessment P.6 only until 4.30pm

24 Employerability Event Overpool Hall/Library 10.30 – 17.00

25

26 27

28 29 30 31

Holiday Holiday Holiday Holiday

November 2019 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

1 2 3

Holiday

4 Week’s Theme – Remembrance Week’s Standard - Footwear

Year 12 Health & Social Care Work Experience Week 1

5 6 Year 7 History Trip to

Caernarfon Castle 7 Presentation Evening

Blood Brothers Trip PM only Year 10 and 11

8 9 10

11 Week’s Theme – Anti-Bullying Week Week’s Standard – Make Up/Nails

History Walking Talking Mock AM

Geeography Walking Talking Mock PM

Dutch Cultural Visitors arrives

12

English Walking Talking Mock AM

Science Walking Talking Mock PM

Year 7 Author Visit Periods 5 and 6

13 Maths Walking Talking Mock AM

MFL Walking Talking Mock PM

14 Monitoring Day

15 INSET 2 16 17

Dutch Cultural Visitors leave

18 Week’s Theme – Grit and Resilience Week’s Standard – Hair

Year 11 Mocks in Sports Hall and Library + MFL Orals

19 Year 11 Mocks in Sports Hall and Library + MFL Orals

20 Year 11 Mocks in Sports Hall and Library + MFL Orals

21 Year 11 Mocks in Sports Hall and Library + MFL Orals

22 Year 11 Mocks in Sports Hall and Library + MFL Orals

23 24

25 Week’s Theme – Achievement Week’s Standard – Equipment

Year 11 Mocks in Sports Hall and Library + MFL Orals

26 A Level ‘Biology Live’ Trip to Manchester

Year 11 Mocks in Sports Hall and Library

27 Year 11 Mocks in Sports Hall and Library + MFL Orals

Cultural Visit to Kelsterbach Leaves

28 Year 11 Mocks in Sports Hall and Library + MFL Orals

29 Year 11 Mocks in Sports Hall and Library + MFL Orals

30

December 2019 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

1 Cultural

Visit to Kelsterbach Returns

2 Week’s Theme – Suffering Week’s Standard – House Cards

Year 13 Mocks in Sports Hall + MFL Orals

Year 11M Practical Food Exam

Year 11 GCSE Poetry Live Manchester

3 Year 13 Mocks in Sports Hall + MFL Orals

Year 11M Practical Food Exam

4 5 6 7 8

Year 13 Mocks in Sports Hall

Year 11M Practical Food Exam

Year 13 Mocks in Sports Hall

Year 11M Practical Food Exam

Year 13 Mocks in Sports Hall

Year 11M Practical Food Exam

9 Week’s Theme – Helping Others and Neighbourliness Week’s Standard – Hair

Year 12 Tests in Classrooms

Year 7 House Competitions P3&4 Year 10 House Competitions P5&6

10 11

Year 12 Tests in Classrooms Year 8 House Competitions P1&2 Year 9 House Competitions P5&6

12 Year 12 Tests in Classrooms

13 14 15

Year 12 Tests in Classrooms

Year 12 Tests in Classrooms

16 Week’s Theme – Christmas/Celebration/ House Week’s Standard – Uniform

Year 12 Biology/Psychology Zoo Trip

17 18 Christmas Concert and

Celebration

Year 10 Dance Assessment P. 5&6 until 4.30pm

19 20 21 22

Year 11 Mock Results Day

23 24 25 26 27 28 29

Holiday Holiday Holiday Holiday Holiday

30 Holiday

31 Holiday

January 2020 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

1 2 3 4 5

Holiday Holiday Holiday

6 Week’s Theme – Resolutions Week’s Standard – Coats in the Building Year 9 Practical Food Exam

7 Year 9 Practical Food Exam

8 Year 9 Practical Food Exam

9 Year 11 to 12

Information Evening Year 9 Practical Food Exam

Year 9 STEM taster Day Liverpool University (15 students)

10 Year 9 Practical Food Exam BTEC Retake Exam KS5 Performing Arts Exam

11 12

13 Week’s Theme – Martin Luther King /Peaceful Protest Week’s Standard – Litter

Year 12 ICT Exam week

14

15 16 Year 9 Option

Evening

17 18 19

20 Week’s Theme – Holocaust Remembrance

Week’s Standard – Punctuality

21

22 Junior High 4pm – 5.30pm

Year 11 Chester University English Lecture P Band

23 Year 9 History Trip

to Belgium 24 Year 9 History Trip to

Belgium

25 26

27 Week’s Theme – Student Voice/Democracy Week’s Standard – Footwear

Year 11 History Trip to Manchester

28 Year 10 History Trip to

Manchester 29 Junior High 4pm – 5.30pm International Conference Trip Leaves

Year 11 Maths and English tests in Sports Hall p 1 & 2

30 Year 9 Parents and

Carers Evening

31 Year 11 Science Live Trip to

Manchester (26 pupils)

February 2020 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

1 International Conference Trip returns

2

3 Week’s Theme – E-Safety Week’s Standard – Make Up/Nails

4 5 Junior High 4pm – 5.30pm

KS3 Author Visit P 5-6

6 Year 11 Parents and Carers

Revision Evening

KS5 Art and Design Trip to London

7

8 9

10 Week’s Theme – Celebration/House Week’s Standard – Hair

11 KS5 Food Controlled Assessment Day

12 Junior High 4pm – 5.30pm KS5 Food Controlled Assessment Day

Year 10 Dance Assessment P. 6 only until 4.30pm

13 Year 11 Parents and Carers

Evening

Africa Trip leaves

14

15 16

17 Holiday

18 Holiday

English Lit Masterclass 10am – 12pm

19 Holiday

20 Holiday

21 Holiday

22 Africa Trip returns

23

24 SLT

Week’s Theme – Optimism Week’s Standard – Equipment

Yrs 12 /13 Mock Exam Week and Year 11 WTMs in Sports Hall

25 Yrs 12 /13 Mock Exam Week and Year 11 WTMs in Sports Hall

26 Yrs 12 /13 Mock Exam Week and Year 11 WTMs in Sports Hall

27 Year 12 Geography Field Trip

Yrs 12 /13 Mock Exam Week and Year 11 WTMs in Sports Hall

28 Year 12 Geography Field Trip Yrs 12 /13 Mock Exam Week and Year 11 WTMs in Sports Hall

29

March 2020

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

1

2 Week’s Theme – Happiness and Enjoyment

Week’s Standard – House Cards

Year 11 Mocks – Ebacc Subjects in Sports Hall

Year 10 Work Experience

3 Year 11 Mocks – Ebacc Subjects in Sports Hall

Year 10 Work Experience

4 Year 11 Mocks – Ebacc Subjects in Sports Hall

Year 10 Work Experience

Year 9 Geography Fieldtrip

5 Year 11 Mocks – Ebacc Subjects in Sports Hall

Year 10 Work Experience

BIG Maths Primary Challenge Final at Civic Hall(15 Year 9 Students)

6 Year 11 Mocks – Ebacc Subjects in Sports Hall

Year 10 Work Experience

7 8

9 Week’s Theme – Motivation, Drive and Ambition Week’s Standard – Uniform Year 12 H & S Care Work Exp Week 2

Yr 11 GCSE Mock Orals

10 Yr 11 GCSE Mock Orals

11

Yr 11 GCSE Mock Orals

12 Yr 11 GCSE Mock Orals

13 INSET 3 14 15

16 Week’s Theme – Having a Growth Mindset Week’s Standard – Coats in the building

Year 8 Food - Farm Visit 2

Yr 11 GCSE Mock Orals

17 Year 9 Enterprise Pitch Day

18

19 KS5 Trip to Germany Leaves

20 21 Erasmus Earth

Charter visit to Lithuania leaves

Dutch Cultural Partnership visit

22 KS5 Trip to Germany Returns Kelsterbach visitors arrive

Year 12 H & S C visit to Chester Zoo

23 Week’s Theme – Anti-Bullying

Week’s Standard – Litter

Year 7 House Competitions P3&4 Year 10 House Competitions P5&6

24

25 Year 8 House Competitions P1&2 Year 9 House Competitions P5&6

26 Year 12/13 Parents and

Carers Evening 27 Dutch Cultural

Partnership visit returns

28 Erasmus Earth

Charter visit to Lithuania returns

Kelsterbach visitors leave

29 Erasmus

Emotional Wellbeing visit to Hungary leaves

30 Week’s Theme – Celebration/House Week’s Standard – Punctuality GCSE Photography Exam

31 GCSE Photography Exam

April 2020 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

1 GCSE Photography Exam

Year 10 Dance Assessment P.6 only until 4.30pm

2 Year 8 Parents and

Carers Evening

GCSE Photography Exam Year 9 GCSE 3D Design Exam Day 1

3 Deadline for Appraisal

Review and papers submitted. GCSE Photography Exam Year 9 GCSE 3D Design Exam Day 1

4 Erasmus

Emotional Wellbeing visit to Hungary returns

5

6 Holiday

AQA English Easter School

English Lit Masterclass 10am – 12pm

7 Holiday

8 Holiday

9 Holiday

10 Holiday

11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

Holiday Holiday Holiday Holiday Holiday

20 Week’s Theme – Patron Saints – St George Week’s Standard – Footwear GCSE Performing Arts Assessment week

21 GCSE MFL Speaking Exams

22 23 KS4 Parents and

Carers Review Evening GCSE MFL Speaking Exams

GCSE Photography Moderation

24 25 26 Bronze

D of E Girls Practice

GCSE MFL Speaking Exams GCSE MFL Speaking Exams

27 Week’s Theme – Forgiveness Week’s Standard – Make Up/Nails

A Level Photography Exam

GCSE MFL Speaking Exams

Year 11 English Lit AQA away day – Paper 1 GCSE Performing Arts Assessment week

28 A Level Photography Exam

29 Year 13 BTEC Photography Unit 1 Exam

BTEC Art & Design Exam GCSE Art Exam day 1

Year 11 Maths and English tests in Sports Hall p 1 & 2

30 Year 7 Parents and

Carers Evening

A Level Photography Exam GCSE Art Exam day 2 Year 11 English Lit AQA away day – Paper 2

May 2020 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

1 A Level Photography Exam

GCSE Art Exam Extra time P1-4

2 3 Bronze D of E Boys Practice

4 Week’s Theme – VE Day

Week’s Standard – Hair

Year 9 Young Shakespeare Company Performance AM only Year 10 Geography Trip Group 1

5 Year 10 Geography Trip Group 2

6 Year 10 Geography Trip Group 3

7 Year 10 Parents and

Carers Evening

8 May Day 9 10 Erasmus Emotional Wellbeing visit to Holland leaves

11 Week’s Theme – Pride Week

Week’s Standard – Equipment

Henrich Heine Schule visitors arrive

12 13 14 GCE Photography

Moderation

Year 12 BTEC Art & Design Unit 2 Exam

15 Henrich Heine Schule visitors leave

Year 12 Physical Geography Fieldtrip

16 Erasmus Emotional Wellbeing visit to Holland returns

17

18 Week’s Theme – Celebration/House

Week’s Standard – House Cards

19 20 21 GCSE Art Moderation 22 GCSE Art Moderation 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Holiday Holiday Holiday Holiday Holiday

June 2020 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

1 Week’s Theme – Staying Safe Week’s Standard – Uniform

2

3 Junior High 4pm – 5.30pm

4 Year 4/5 Info Evening

5

6 Erasmus Project Report Writing trip to Netherlands leaves

7

8 Week’s Theme – Reconciliation Week’s Standard – Litter Year 10 Mock Exam info shared with Form Tutors

9 10 Junior High 4pm – 5.30pm

Extended tutorial period 1

11 Bronze D of E Girls

Qualifier

12 Bronze D of E

Girls Qualifier

13 Erasmus

Project Report Writing trip to Netherlands returns

14

15 Week’s Theme – Caring for Others Week’s Standard – Punctuality

Bronze D of E Boys Qualifier

16 Bronze D of E Boys Qualifier

17 Junior High 4pm – 5.30pm 18 19 20 21

Year 10 and 12 Exams in Sports Hall

Year 10 and 12 Exams in Sports Hall

22 Week’s Theme – Leadership Week’s Standard –Footwear Year 10 and 12 Exams in Sports Hall

Year 7 Menai

23 Year 10 and 12 Exams in Sports Hall Year 7 Menai

24 Junior High 4pm – 5.30pm Year 10 and 12 Exams in Sports Hall

Year 7 Menai

25 Year 10 and 12 Exams in Sports Hall Year 8 History Trip to the Slavery Museum

26 INSET 4

27

28

29 S

Week’s Theme – High Standards Week’s Standard – Make Up/Nails

Sports Day

30 Year 6 Intake Evening

Year 10 Drawing Trip

July 2020 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

1 Year 6 Visit Day

2 Year 6 Visit Day

3 Year 11 Prom 4 5

Year 10 Food Practical Food Day

Year 12 Biology Field Trip

6 SLT

Week’s Theme – High Standards Week’s Standard – Make Up/Nails Year 10 Reward Trip to Alton Towers

Year 9 Science Day

7 D of E Silver and Gold direct entry practice

Year 10 Food Practical Food Day

Year 8 Geography Fieldtrip

8

D of E Silver and Gold direct entry practice

Year 10 Food Practical Food Day

Year 10 Dance Assessment P.6 only until 4.30pm

9 D of E Silver and Gold direct entry practice

Year 10 Food Practical Food Day

10 Year 10 Food Practical Food Day

Year 7 Zoo trip

11 12

13 SLT

Week’s Theme – Celebration/House

Week’s Standard – Equipment

KS3 Science Trip to London

14 Staff Meeting

D of E Silver Qualifier D of E Gold Practice Reserve Sports Day KS3 Science Trip to London

15 D of E Silver Qualifier D of E Gold Practice KS3 Trip to Germany Leaves

16 D of E Silver Qualifier D of E Gold Practice

17 18 19

KS3 Trip to Germany Returns

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

INSET 5 (Not in school) Holiday Holiday Holiday Holiday

27 28 29 30 31

Holiday Holiday Holiday Holiday Holiday