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CalendarMichaelmas 2016
Front cover artwork by Ursula Aitchison
Term Dates 2016–17
Michaelmas 2016Staff Inset Thursday 1 and Friday 2 September Staff Inset and Pupil Induction Friday 2 September Start of Term Monday 5 September Upper Open Day Saturday 1 October Half Term Friday 21 – Monday 31 October
inclusive*Sixth Form Open Evening Wednesday 2 NovemberEnd of Term Thursday 15 December
Lent 2017Staff Inset Wednesday 4 January 2017 Start of Term Thursday 5 January Upper Entrance tests Saturday 14 January Half Term Monday 13 – Friday 17 FebruaryEnd of Term Friday 31 March
Summer 2017Start of Term Wednesday 19 April May Bank Holiday Monday 1 MayHalf Term Monday 29 May – Friday 2 June
End of Term Wednesday 5 July (12.30 finish)
* We operate an eleven day October half term to allow for school trips and a break for pupils and staff during the long Michaelmas term.
Deputy Head (Pupils):
Mr Ed Wiseman
Overall responsibility for the welfare
of pupils. Responsible for Child
Protection alongside the Assistant Head –
Welfare and Admissions.
Assistant Head – Welfare and
Admissions: Mrs Gail Hague
Offers guidance and support to
individual pupils in all year groups.
Responsible for Child Protection
alongside the Deputy Head (Pupils).
Head of Pupil Support and
Counselling: Mr Gareth Machin
Oversees pupil well-being strategy
and counselling team.
School counsellors: Miss Laura
Martin and Mrs Susan Wilson
Provide confidential support for
pupils who might not want to
approach a teacher.
School Nurses: Mrs Penny
Elbourn, Mrs Katy Clark
and Mrs Maria Brightwell
Provide medical care throughout the
school day and during sports fixtures.
Pupil Voice Co-ordinator:
Mrs Katie Banks
Works with the School Council to give
pupils an insight and input into the
running of the School.
Helping pupils stay healthy and well in mind and body is our
top priority. The tutor is usually the first point of contact for any
questions or concerns pupils or their parents may have. Here are
the other members of staff with specific well-being responsibilities.
Pupils or parents can also talk to their Head of Year or Section.
Pupil well-being
Perse Online Services
Parent servicesUse the parent log in on our website: www.perse.co.uk to access
all parent services including:
PersePost www.persepost.co.ukThis is a mailbox based system for communications between the
School and parents and pupils. Users receive a notification email
to their preferred email address when there is a message for them.
The system is used to publish all newsletters, reports and parents’
evenings details.
ParentPayOnline Payments www.parentpay.com
WisePayFor anniversary events and memorabilia,
and for music events www.perse.co.uk/box-office
Sports KitOrder kit and equipment www.perseschoolkit.co.uk
Help with Perse Online ServicesIT Support: [email protected]
Pupil servicesUse the pupils and staff sign in link on our website
www.perse.co.uk to access your email, the School Portal
(SharePoint), Schoology and PersePost.
Online calendar available on our website www.perse.co.uk
Deputy Head (Pupils):
Mr Ed Wiseman
Overall responsibility for the welfare
of pupils. Responsible for Child
Protection alongside the Assistant Head –
Welfare and Admissions.
Assistant Head – Welfare and
Admissions: Mrs Gail Hague
Offers guidance and support to
individual pupils in all year groups.
Responsible for Child Protection
alongside the Deputy Head (Pupils).
Head of Pupil Support and
Counselling: Mr Gareth Machin
Oversees pupil well-being strategy
and counselling team.
School counsellors: Miss Laura
Martin and Mrs Susan Wilson
Provide confidential support for
pupils who might not want to
approach a teacher.
School Nurses: Mrs Penny
Elbourn, Mrs Katy Clark
and Mrs Maria Brightwell
Provide medical care throughout the
school day and during sports fixtures.
Pupil Voice Co-ordinator:
Mrs Katie Banks
Works with the School Council to give
pupils an insight and input into the
running of the School.
Helping pupils stay healthy and well in mind and body is our
top priority. The tutor is usually the first point of contact for any
questions or concerns pupils or their parents may have. Here are
the other members of staff with specific well-being responsibilities.
Pupils or parents can also talk to their Head of Year or Section.
SeptemberThursday 1stStaff INSETFriday 2nd Staff INSET and Pupil Induction (Y7, Y9 and L6 pupils)Saturday 3rd1100 Second Hand Uniform Shop (MG Pavilion)Bisham Abbey Pre Season: Boys’ and Girls’ U14Rugby v Shiplake College: 1st XVSunday 4th Rugby v Bedford Prep School: U13
1st Week – Week AMonday 5thTERM STARTS – pupils return to SchoolTelephone Campaign (Margaret Stubbs) (until Monday 19th September)Wednesday 7th0900 “like it or not... The law applies to you” Visiting Speaker – Russell Robinson, Solicitor Advocate, Lower Sixth (Lecture Theatre)Thursday 8thInternational Literacy Day1600 Second Hand Uniform Shop (MG Pavilion)1800 Y7 Parents’ Welcome Drinks (Main Hall)Friday 9th0900 Y7 Parents’ Association Coffee Morning (Shelford Delicatessen)1320 The 42: “Trapped in a brain without myelin: How one substance has enabled human brain complexity and is a target in childhood neurological disease”. Professor Rowitch, Head of Paediatrics, University of Cambridge (Lecture Theatre)
Saturday 10th1400 OP Sports DayBoys’ Hockey v Stowe School: U14Girls’ Hockey v Ipswich School 1st XI, 2nd XI, U16, U15, U14Girls’ Hockey v Old Buckenham Hall: U13, U12Rugby v New Hall School: 1st XV, U16, U15, U13, U12 Rugby v Oakham School: 2nd XV, 3rd XV
2nd Week – Week BMonday 12th Deadline for enquiries on results and return of scripts from summer public exams0900 Y7 Lucid Testing (forms GLM) 1100 Visiting Speaker – Jonathan Taylor: Social Media Profile: Upper Sixth (Lecture Theatre)1320 The 42: “Encircling Africa: Around Africa by Public Transport”, Ian Packham, Adventurer (Lecture Theatre)1930 PPA Committee Meeting (Margaret Stubbs)Tuesday 13th Y7 English – Roald Dahl Day0900 Y7 Lucid Testing (forms NRT)0900 Y10 Parents’ Association Coffee Morning (Cambridge Cookery School, Homerton Business Centre)1615 Concerto Auditions for West Road Concert (M2)1800 Y9 Parents’ Welcome Drinks (Main Hall)Wednesday 14th 1800 U6 Tutorial Evening (Main Hall)1930 Perse Book Club (Margaret Stubbs)Rugby v Felsted Prep School: U13, U12Thursday 15th 1320 The 42: “The origins of human malaria”, Professor Ranjan Ranasamy at Anglian Ruskin University (Lecture Theatre)
Girls’ Hockey v St Mary’s School: U16Friday 16th Non School Uniform Day0830 Y8 Parents’ Association Coffee Morning (Shelford Delicatessen)0900 Y11 Parents’ Association Coffee Morning (Scotsdales Garden Centre Café)1400 U6 UCAS Day 3 1700 PES Peak Silver (DofE) Practice Expedition to the Norfolk Broads (until Monday 19th September)Saturday 17th 0900 Wind band Rehearsal (M4)1100 Second Hand Uniform Shop (Second Hand Uniform Shop)1130 Y11 Relay for Life charity event for Cancer Research UK (Wilberforce Road)Boys’ Hockey v Stamford School: U14Girls’ Hockey v Greshams/Norwich: 1st XI, 2nd XI, 4th XI, U15, U14Girls’ Hockey v Kimbolton School: U13, U12Girls’ Hockey v Brandeston Hall: U13Football v Felsted School: 1st XI, 2nd XIRugby v Wymondham College: 1st XV, 2nd XV, U16, U15
3rd Week – Week A Monday 19th 1320 Julia Frape and Jill Morton Violin and Piano Recital (M4)Tuesday 20th 0900 Y9 MidYis Testing (forms GHJL)1900 Y11 Morrisby Evening (Main Hall)Wednesday 21st SAGE Conference (until Saturday 24th September)0835 Physics at Work Y10 (Cavendish Laboratory, Madingley Road, Cambridge)0835 L6 LUCID and Study Skills (ICT Suites, New Work Room, Lecture Theatre)
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Girls’ Hockey v Saffron Walden County High School: U12Girls’ Hockey v Bishop’s Stortford College: U13Rugby v Bedford Prep School: U13, U12Thursday 22nd 0830 U6 Parents’ Association Coffee Morning (Waitrose Café)0900 Y9 MidYis Testing (forms MNRT)Friday 23rd Y7 Geography Trip to Hunstanton1400 Y9 Parents’ Association Coffee Afternoon (Gog Magog Farm Shop Café)Saturday 24th CCF Field WeekendBoys’ Hockey v The Leys: U14Girls’ Hockey v Oundle School: 1st XI, 2nd XI, U16Girls’ Hockey v Ipswich School: U13Girls’ Hockey v Ipswich School/Queenswood: U12Rugby v Framlingham College: 1st XV, 2nd XV, 3rd XV, U16, U15Sunday 25th Internal deadline for submission of UCAS forms with UCAS 15 October deadline except medics, vets, dentistsDeadline for application for BMAT and university additional tests on SharePoint
4th Week – Week BMonday 26th 0900 Y7 MidYis Testing1320 The 42: “Bullet proof custard: Fluids that stop flowing when you push them too hard”. Professor Cates, Lucasian Professor of Mathematics and Royal Society Research Professor (Lecture Theatre)Tuesday 27th 1800 Battlefields Tour Information Evening (Lecture Theatre)Girls’ Hockey v Oundle School: U14
September
Wednesday 28th GCSE Music Gamelan Trip to Cambridge Faculty of Music0900 L6 Parents’ Association Coffee Morning (Gog Magog Farm Shop Café)1830 Outdoor Pursuits’ Annual Review (Main Hall)Thursday 29th GCSE Art Workshop1900 Music Scholars’ Concert (Stapleford Granary)Girls’ Hockey U18 County Tournament: 1st XIFriday 30th 0830 Small Ships Race (Gosport/Cowes)1330 School finishes in preparation for Open Morning
OctoberSaturday 1stUPPER SCHOOL OPEN MORNING (all pupils attend)Internal deadline for submission of UCAS forms with UCAS 15 October deadline medics, vets, dentistsGirls’ Hockey v Haileybury College: 1st XI, 2nd XI, U16, U15, U14Rugby v Royal Hospital School: 1st XV, 2nd XV, 3rd XV, U16, U15, U13, U12Sunday 2nd Rugby Finborough Tournament: U12
5th Week – Week AMonday 3rd L6 Geography fieldwork day (London)National Children’s Book WeekInternational School Library Day1320 The 42: ”Success, lessons from top athletes in how to perform at your peak”, Adam Morris (Lecture Theatre)
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Tuesday 4th 1615 Solo Strings Masterclass with Professor Jo Cole, Head of Strings Royal College of Music (M4)Girls’ Hockey U12 County TournamentGirls’ Hockey v Oundle School: U15Wednesday 5th 0910 L6 Visiting Speaker – John Hoskinson: Life Choices (Lecture Theatre)1800 Concert Voices Choral Evensong (St John the Evangelist, Hills Road)1800 PES Summer 11 & 12 Expedition Launch EveningBoys’ Indoor Hockey v Cambridge University: U18Girls’ Indoor Hockey v Cambridge University: U18Girls’ Hockey v Bishop’s Stortford College: U12Rugby v Wellingborough School: U13, U12Thursday 6th International Poetry DayY11 Languages in the Workplace dayGirls’ Hockey v Hills Road Sixth Form College: 4th XIGirls’ Hockey U14 County TournamentBoys’ Indoor Hockey League: U18Friday 7th Girls’ Hockey v Saffron Walden County High School: U13Saturday 8th 1100 Second Hand Uniform Shop (MG Pavilion)Boys’ Hockey v Oundle School: U14Girls’ Hockey v Felsted Prep School: U13, U12Girls’ Hockey v Felsted School: 1st XI, 2nd XI, U16, U15, U14Football v Ipswich School: 1st XI, 2nd XIRugby v Ipswich School: 1st XV, 2nd XV, U15
September/October
6th Week – Week BNational Biology Week
Monday 10th 1345 U6 Visiting Speaker: Jonathan Taylor, former Met police Officer and founder of besafeonline, Social Media Profile1930 PPA Committee Meeting (Margaret Stubbs)Boys’ Indoor Hockey v Bedford School: U16Girls’ Hockey v St Mary’s School: 4th XITuesday 11th 0830 Y8 Parents’ Association Coffee Morning (Balzanos, 204 Cherry Hinton Rd)0930 Y9 Parents’ Association Coffee Morning (Gog Magog Farm Shop Café)1320 The 42: “Precision medicine (or what we need you to develop to make it happen).” Matthew Hoare, CRUK Clinician Scientist & Honorary Consultant in Hepatology Cancer Research (Lecture Theatre)1615 Informal Concert (M4)1800 L6 Tutorial Evening (Main Hall)Girls’ Indoor Hockey v Coopers Coborn: U18, U16Girls’ Hockey v The Stephen Perse Foundation: U14Girls’ Hockey v St Mary’s School: U14Wednesday 12th 1400 Governors’ Upper Education Committee (Barry Room)1600 Y11 Play Dress Rehearsal (Loft)1900 Y7 Parents’ Association Drinks (The Grain & Hop Store, Regent Terrace, CB2 1AA)Rugby v King’s College School: U13, U12Thursday 13th 0900 Y11 Parents’ Association Coffee Morning (Scotsdales Garden Centre Café)1400 Y9 and Y12 French Exchange to Paris (until 19 October)1900 Y11 Play (Loft)
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Girls’ Indoor Hockey v Haileybury: U18Girls’ Hockey v The Stephen Perse Foundation: U15Rugby v Uppingham School: U15Rugby v Oakham School: U16Friday 14th 0830 U6 Parents’ Association Coffee Morning (Waitrose Café)1100 Y10 Parents’ Association Coffee Morning (Gog Magog Farm Shop Café)1315 Mini Rugby Tour to Hertfordshire: U12 (until Saturday 15th October)1330 Girls’ Mini Hockey Tour to Rutland: U12 (until Saturday 15th October)1900 Y11 Play (Loft)Saturday 15th Upper School Taster Day0700 PES Summit 12 Field Weekend 1 to the Peak District (until Monday 17th October)0800 PES Summit 11 Field Weekend 1 to Fritton Lake (until Monday 17th October)1600 Second Hand Uniform Shop (MG Pavilion)Boys’ Hockey v Whitgift School: U14Girls’ Hockey v Bishop’s Stortford College: U15, U14
7th Week – Week AMonday 17th Enrichment DayU6 UCAS Day 41800 Y9 Tutorial Evening (Main Hall)Tuesday 18th 0800 Student Council: Whole School Meeting (Margaret Stubbs and Pavilion)
October
1320 The 42: “How does one write the history of the sea?” Professor Abulafia, Professor of Mediterranean History and Cambridge University Papathomas Professorial Fellow, Gonville and Caius College (Lecture Theatre)1700 Evening Seminar for Governors and Senior Staff (Loft and Rouse Library)Girls’ Hockey U16 County Tournament: U16AGirls’ Hockey v New Hall School: U16B, U16CRugby County Tournament: U16Wednesday 19th 0900 Sixth Form Research Lecture 1 (Lecture Theatre)1615 PMOTY Percussion Final (M4)1715 Chamber Choir Evensong (St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle)1800 Y7 Tutorial Evening (Rouse Library)1930 Perse Book Club (Barry Room)Girls’ Hockey v King’s College School: U13Netball U18 County Tournament: 1st VIIThursday 20th 0900 L6 Parents’ Association Coffee Morning (Gog Magog Farm Shop Café)1600 Second Hand Uniform Shop (MG Pavilion)1615 Woodwind Masterclass with Shaun Thompson (Main Hall)1700 PES Ascent Group Winter Camp - Advance Party (Stonewall Park, Kent)Boys’ Indoor Hockey League: U18Friday 21st HALF TERM 21st October to 31st October (inclusive)0600 Y11 Battlefields Tour 2016 (until Tuesday 25th October)0900 Art trip to Yorkshire (until Sunday 23rd October)0900 PES Ascent Group Winter Camp - Main Party to Stonewall Park, Kent (until Monday 24th October)
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Friday 28th 0900 PES Wilderness Group Hibernation Camp to Stonewall Park, Kent (until Monday 31th October)
November8th Week – Week B
Tuesday 1st MICHAELMAS TERM RESUMESStudy Leave for University Medicine Additional Tests1615 PMOTY Singing Final (M4)Boys’ Hockey v Uppingham School: U14Girls’ Hockey v Saffron Walden County High School: U14Wednesday 2nd 0900 University Medicine Additional Tests1800 Sixth Form Open EveningGirls’ Indoor Hockey County Tournament: U16Girls’ Hockey v The Stephen Perse Foundation: U12Netball Reserve County Tournament: 1st VIIThursday 3rd 1600 Second Hand Uniform Shop (MG Pavilion)1615 PMOTY Brass Final (Main Hall)1700 Governors’ Audit Committee1800 Perse Business Network Reception, UBS, LondonFriday 4th Internal deadline for submission of UCAS forms with UCAS 15 January deadline1830 Outdoor Pursuits Fireworks Display (Upper School)Saturday 5thGirls’ Hockey v Bedford Girl’s School: 1st XI, 2nd XI, U16, U15, U14, U13C, U12C
October/November
Girls’ Hockey v The Stephen Perse Foundation/Kimbolton: U13, U12The Perse School Rifle Club: British Schools 50m open (Lord Roberts Centre, Bisley)
9th Week – Week AMonday 7th 1600 U6 Play Dress Rehearsal (Lecture Theatre)1800 L6 Parents’ Evening 1 (Main Hall)Boys’ Indoor Hockey v Bedford School: U16Girls’ Hockey v Saffron Walden County High School: U16Tuesday 8th 0900 Y11 Parents’ Association Coffee Morning (Scotsdales Garden Centre Café)1320 The 42: “How 3D printing is going to transform how we make medicines, food, planes, cars, .. and just about everything else”, Dr Tim Minshall, Reader in Technology and Innovation Management Cambridge University (Lecture Theatre)1400 Y7 Parents’ Association Coffee Afternoon (Scotsdales Garden Centre Café)1615 Informal Concert (M4)1630 Greek and Latin Senior Reading Competition (Classics Faculty, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge)1800 Y9 Astronomy Trip to the Institute of Astronomy1900 U6 Play (Lecture Theatre)Rugby v Bedford School: U16, U15Wednesday 9th 0900 Sixth Form Research Lecture 2 (Lecture Theatre/The Loft)1615 PMOTY Woodwind Final (M4)1900 U6 Play (Lecture Theatre)2000 Y8 Parents’ Association Drinks (The Green Man, 55 Trumpington High Street)Girls’ Indoor Hockey County Tournament: U18Girls’ Hockey v King’s Ely: U13, U12
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Girls’ Hockey v New Hall School: U13, U12Rugby v New Hall School: U13, U12Thursday 10th 1400 CCF Remembrance Trip to Cambridge Cemetery1800 Y11 Careers Convention and Tutorial Evening (Main Hall)1900 Y10 Parents’ Association Drinks (Green Man, Trumpington)Boys’ Indoor Hockey League: U18Friday 11th Special Assembly for Remembrance Day1320 The 42: “A Personal View from Westminster from the world’s first Minister for Life Sciences”, Rt Hon. George Freeman MP of Mid Norfolk (Lecture Theatre)Girls’ Hockey v The Stephen Perse Foundation: U13Saturday 12th 1000 Wind Band 1 Rehearsal (M4)1100 Second Hand Uniform Shop (MG Pavilion)Boys’ Hockey v Oundle School: U14Girls’ Hockey v Bedford Girls’ School/New Hall School: U13, U12Girls’ Hockey v New Hall School: 1st XI, 2nd XI, 4th XI, U15, U14Netball County Tournament: U16, U14Rugby v Bishop’s Stortford College: 1st XV, 2nd XV, 3rd XV, U16, U15, U13, U12Sunday 13th 0930 Act of Remembrance Service, War Memorial, Hills Road
10th Week – Week BMonday 14th 1930 PPA Committee Meeting (AGM) (Margaret Stubbs)Girls’ Hockey v Saffron Walden County High School: 4th XITuesday 15th 1320 The 42: “The art of spin”, James Hutchinson (Lecture Theatre)1320 Informal Concert (M4)
November
1800 U6 Parents’ Evening 1 (Main Hall)Boys’ Hockey v Uppingham School: U14Wednesday 16th 0930 Y9 Parents’ Association Coffee Morning (Gog Magog Farm Shop Café)1930 Perse Book Club (Barry Room)Boys’ Indoor Hockey County Tournament: U16Girls’ Hockey v St Mary’s School: U13Thursday 17th 1700 Governors’ Finance and General Purpose Committee (Margaret Stubbs)1830 Ensemble Concert (Main Hall)Boys’ Indoor Hockey League: U18Rugby v Bishop’s Stortford College: U13, U12Friday 18th 1700 PES Peak Gold (DofE) Practice Expedition to the Peak District (until Monday 21st November)Saturday 19th Inaugural Perse Model United Nations Conference1800 OP Music Reunion Boys’ Hockey v Uppingham School: U14Girls’ Hockey v Stamford School: 1st XI, 2nd XI, U16, U15, U14, U13, U12Football v Felsted School: 1st XI, 2nd XIRugby v Norwich School: 1st XV, 2nd XV, 3rd XV, U16, U15, U13, U12Sunday 20th 1000 Orchestra and Full Choir Rehearsal (Main Hall)
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11th Week – Week AMonday 21st 1800 Y10 GHJL Parents’ Evening (Main Hall)Tuesday 22nd 1500 Y9 Visiting Speaker - Julie Johnson: The Party Scene (Lecture Theatre)1615 Junior Chamber Music Concert (M4)1900 PPA Talk - Julie Johnson: The Party Scene (Lecture Theatre)Rugby v Bedford School: U16, U15Wednesday 23rd Debating Matters Competition0845 U6 Visiting Speaker - CASUS: Drugs and Alcohol Talk (Lecture Theatre)0900 Sixth Form Research Lecture 3 (Lecture Theatre)1830 Y7 Arts Festival (Main Hall)Boys’ Indoor Hockey County Tournament: U18Girls’ Hockey v Bishop’s Stortford College: U13D, U12DGirls’ Hockey v New Hall School: U13C, U12CThursday 24th 1320 The 42: “Making power from the sea: is tidal power the answer to a sustainable future?”, Dr Anna Young, Fellow in Gas Turbine Aerodynamics Faculty of Engineering Cambridge University (Lecture Theatre)1600 Second Hand Uniform Shop (MG Pavilion)1830 Rotary Club Youth Speaks event (Lecture Theatre and Old Gym)Girls’ Hockey v Hills Road Sixth Form College: 4th XIBoys’ Indoor Hockey League: U18Friday 25th 0830 U6 Parents’ Association Coffee Morning (Waitrose Café)0900 L6 Parents’ Association Coffee Morning (Gog Magog Farm Shop Café)1315 Rugby Mini Tour to Surrey: U13 (until Saturday 26th November)
November
1930 Ensemble Concert (Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden)Saturday 26th Boys’ Hockey v Stamford School: U14Football v Norwich School: 1st XI, 2nd XI
12th Week – Week BMonday 28th Y11 French Mock Orals (until Friday 2nd December)0800 Student Council: Whole School Meeting (Margaret Stubbs and Pavilion)Tuesday 29th0900 Y8 Parents’ Association Coffee Morning (Gog Magog Farm Shop Café)1800 Y10 MNRT Parents’ Evening (Main Hall)Wednesday 30th Y10 French Exchange in Cambridge (until Wednesday 7th December)0830 Y10 Parents’ Association Coffee Morning (Balzanos, 204 Cherry Hinton Rd)1900 Senior Chamber Music Concert (Stapleford Granary)Girls’ Hockey v St Faith’s School: U13, U12Rugby v St Faith’s School: U13, U12
DecemberThursday 1st Sixth Form Sports Scholarship Assessments1400 Governors’ Full Board (Barry Room)1400 Y9 Parents’ Association Coffee Afternoon (Gog Magog Farm Shop Café)1600 L6 Play Dress Rehearsal (Loft)
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1800 Y8 MNR Parents’ Evening (Main Hall)Boys’ Indoor Hockey League Finals: U18Friday 2nd 0900 Y7 Parents’ Association Coffee Morning (Balzanos, 204 Cherry Hinton Rd)1320 The 42: “Acting Controller BBC Drama”, Lucy Richer (Lecture Theatre)1900 L6 Play (Loft)Saturday 3rd Sixth Form Entrance Tests and Art Scholarship AssessmentBoys’ Hockey v The Leys School: U14Girls’ Hockey v The Leys School: 1st XI, 2nd XI, U16, U15, U14Football v Kimbolton School: 1st XI, 2nd XIRugby v The Leys School: 1st XV, 2nd XV, U16, U15The Perse School Rifle Club: British Schools 50m challenge (Lord Roberts Centre, Bisley)1900 L6 Play (Loft)Sunday 4th 1230 Wind Band 1 Christmas Performance (Scotsdales Garden Centre)Boys’ Indoor Hockey Regional Tournament: U16Girls’ Indoor Hockey Regional Tournament: U16
13th Week – Week AMonday 5thSixth Form Music Scholarship Assessment (Until Tuesday 6th December)Tuesday 6th1210 Maths Enrichment Event with David Spiegelhalter, Steven Mould and Colin Wright1800 Y8 LT Parents’ Evening (Main Hall)
November/December
Wednesday 7th0900 Y11 Parents’ Association Coffee Morning (Scotsdales Garden Centre Café)1630 Wind Band 1 Christmas Performance (Grand Arcade)Rugby v Bedford Prep School: U13, U12Thursday 8th1600 Second Hand Uniform Shop (MG Pavilion)Friday 9th1400 Lower School Carol Service (St John the Evangelist, Hills Road)1600 PPA Christmas Fair (Main Hall)Saturday 10th1000 Carol Service Rehearsal (M4)1800 Senior Rugby Dinner (Main Hall)Boys’ Hockey v Stowe School: U14Sunday 11th Boys’ Indoor Hockey Regional Tournament: U18Girls’ Indoor Hockey Regional Tournament: U18Rugby v The Lambs: 1st XV
14th Week – Week BTuesday 13th 1930 Carol Service (St John’s College Chapel)Wednesday 14th Non School Uniform DayChristmas Lunch for Pupils and Staff1930 Perse Book Club (Barry Room)Thursday 15th 1600 END OF SCHOOL TERM
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Friday 16th 0700 Outdoor Pursuits to the Lake District (until Monday 19th December)School Christmas Closure (22nd December to 2nd January inclusive)
JanuaryWednesday 4th0900 Netball Pre-Season Session: U15, U141100 Netball Pre-Season Session: U13, U12
December/January
Online Calendar available at www.perse.co.uk/calendar
Sports Department Information
Please refer to the Parent Information pages on SharePoint for latest fixture details https://portal.perse.co.uk/SiteDirectory/
departments/sport/Pages/Fixtures.aspx
Director of Sports and Head of Tennis: Mr Simon Ball
Mobile: 07979 601726
Assistant Director of Sport and Head of Hockey: Mr Jon PeckettMobile: 07939 269007
Head of Girls’ Games: Miss Emma BlackmoreMobile: 07827 964618
Sports and Transport Administrator: Mrs Sarah Grady01223 403914
Head of Rugby: Mr Liam St JohnMobile: 07779 121943
School Nurses
Office: 01223 403826 Mobile: 07802 196085
In the event of illness or other emergency on a Friday night, making you unavailable for a match on Saturday, you must contact the appropriate Head of Sport. Please do not send a message via a third party, do not leave a message on the sports office answering machine and do not send an e-mail.
All pupils are expected to attend teas in school uniform, and to play matches wearing appropriate school games kit.
Parents are warmly invited to watch home matches and to have tea in the Old Gym afterwards. For those parents travelling to away fixtures, there are links to the websites of opposition schools on Perse Post.
Playing Fields at Little AbingtonThese are located 10 minutes south of the School. Take the A1307 over the Gog Magog Hills; cross the A11 and then take the first right. At the roundabout go straight across onto the old Newmarket Road. The turning to the playing fields is on the left just after the Bourn Bridge Road to Little Abington. The postcode for sat nav is CB21 6AN.
General Principles of Fire SafetyThe following guidelines must be followed to prevent a fire occurring on site and to ensure the safety of pupils in the event of emergency evacuation.
• Pupils must familiarise themselves with the fire escape routesfrom the classrooms in which they are taught, to the fire assemblypoint (a plan showing this route is displayed in each room).
• Pupils must familiarise themselves with the fire evacuationprocedure (see below).
• Smoking is not allowed on or around the school site.
• Fire doors are kept closed (i.e. not propped open with bagsor wedges).
• Fire escapes routes and exit doors are kept clear and free fromobstruction (including pupil bags).
• Fire fighting equipment (fire extinguishers, blankets) is freefrom obstruction.
What to do if you discover a fire• Raise the alarm by operating the nearest break glass point
– these are usually found adjacent to fire exits.• Follow the evacuation procedure.• Please note fire fighting equipment is only to be used by
trained members of staff.
What to do if the fire alarms are activated (evacuation procedure)• Leave the building by the nearest safe exit.• Do not stop to collect belongings.• Go to the fire assembly point and line up with your form.• Wait quietly for the roll call to be taken.• Do not re-enter the buildings until instructed to do so.
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General Principles of Fire SafetyThe following guidelines must be followed to prevent a fire occurring on site and to ensure the safety of pupils in the event of emergency evacuation.
• Pupils must familiarise themselves with the fire escape routesfrom the classrooms in which they are taught, to the fire assemblypoint (a plan showing this route is displayed in each room).
• Pupils must familiarise themselves with the fire evacuationprocedure (see below).
• Smoking is not allowed on or around the school site.
• Fire doors are kept closed (i.e. not propped open with bagsor wedges).
• Fire escapes routes and exit doors are kept clear and free fromobstruction (including pupil bags).
• Fire fighting equipment (fire extinguishers, blankets) is freefrom obstruction.
What to do if you discover a fire• Raise the alarm by operating the nearest break glass point
– these are usually found adjacent to fire exits.• Follow the evacuation procedure.• Please note fire fighting equipment is only to be used by
trained members of staff.
What to do if the fire alarms are activated (evacuation procedure)• Leave the building by the nearest safe exit.• Do not stop to collect belongings.• Go to the fire assembly point and line up with your form.• Wait quietly for the roll call to be taken.• Do not re-enter the buildings until instructed to do so.
The Perse Upper SchoolHills RoadCambridgeCB2 8QF
Telephone: 01223 403800Email: [email protected]: www.perse.co.uk