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CALENDARSpring Term 2020
MEMBERS OF COUNCIL
Prof Verity Brown BSc, MBA, PhD, FRSE Chair
Mrs Carole Arnot
Mrs Victoria Collison-Owen MA
Mr Ken Dalton BSc (Hons) CEng
Mr Paul Dollman BSc (Hons) CA
Mr Neil Donaldson MSc
Mr William Goldsmith BA (Hons) MSc FCCT FRSA
Mrs Laura Jacks JD
Mr Alistair J Lang BLE (Hons), LLB, Dip LP
Col Martin Passmore MA GCGI FRSA
Mr Philip Petersen BSc MBA
Mrs Heidi Purvis BA PGCE
Mr Sandy Richardson MA MBA FRSA
Mrs Fenella Taylor BA (Hons)
Ms Charlie Wilson BSc FCCA
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SCHOOL MOTTO:
Ad Vitam – we are preparing boys and girls for life
SCHOOL MISSION:
Wider options, deeper learning, richer minds
SCHOOL AIM:
We are educating all pupils to learn effectively, communicate articulately, respect others and participate with purpose
TERM DATES
Senior School day students return to school by 8.25 am and Junior School pupils return to school by 8.40 am on the first day of each term
SPRING 2020
Monday 6 January Staff Inset Boarders return. Boarding Houses open from 9.00 am 6.00 pm Supper for Boarders
Tuesday 7 January 8.30 am Term begins
Friday 7 February 4.15 pm Half-term begins 5.00 pm Boarding Houses close
Sunday 16 February Half-term ends 1.00 pm Boarding Houses open 6.00 pm Supper for Boarders
Monday 17 February 8.30 am Term resumes
Friday 27 March 12.00 Term ends 5.00 pm Boarding Houses close (Easter Sunday: 12 April)
(UK clocks go forward 29 March)
SUMMER 2020
Thursday 16 April Staff Meetings/INSET – Day 1 of 2
Friday 17 April Staff Meetings/INSET – Day 2 of 2
Sunday 19 April Boarders return. Boarding Houses open from 9.00 am 6.00 pm Supper for Boarders
Monday 20 April 8.30 am Term begins
Friday 22 May 4.15 pm Half-term begins 4.15 pm IB Diploma course ends. Yr 13 students return for Leavers’ Speeches and Prizegiving on Wednesday 17 June 5.00 pm Boarding Houses close
Sunday 31 May Half-term ends 1.00 pm Boarding Houses open 6.00 pm Supper for Boarders
Monday 1 June 8.30 am Term resumes
Wednesday 17 June Prizegiving Ceremony4
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Thursday 25 June 4.15 pm Senior School Term ends
Friday 26 June 11.00 am Junior School Prizegiving 12.00 Boarding Houses close 12.00 Term ends for Junior School
AUTUMN 2020
Thursday 20 August New Staff Induction
Friday 21 August INSET/Staff Meetings
Saturday 22 August Boarding Houses open from 10.00am for all new Boarders
Sunday 23 August Boarding Houses open for all returning Boarders Start of Year Family BBQ
Monday 24 August Staff Meetings / INSET Boarding Houses: Outing with Resident House Tutors
Tuesday 25 August Staff Meetings / INSET Yr 12 – Diploma Programme Induction
Wednesday 26 August 8.30am Term begins
Friday 9 October 4.15 pm Half-term begins 5.00 pm Boarding Houses close
Sunday 25 October Half-term ends 1.00 pm Boarding Houses open 6.00 pm Supper for Boarders ( UK clocks go back 25 October )
Monday 26 October 8.30 am Term resumes
Friday 11 December 12.00 pm Term ends 5.00 pm Boarding Houses close
SPRING 2021
Monday 4 January Staff INSET Boarders return. Boarding Houses open from 9.00am 6.00 pm Supper for Boarders
Tuesday 5 January 8.30 am Term begins
Friday 5 February 4.15 pm Half-term begins 5.00 pm Boarding Houses close
Sunday 14 February Half-term ends 1.00 pm Boarding Houses open 6.00 pm Supper for Boarders
Monday 15 February 8.30 am Term resumes
Friday 19 March 12.00 pm Term ends 5.00 pm Boarding Houses close Easter Sunday: 4 April (UK clocks go forward 29 March)
SUMMER 2021
Thursday 8 April Staff INSET – Day 1 of 2
Friday 9 April Staff INSET – Day 2 of 2
Sunday 11 April Boarders return Boarding Houses open from 9.00 am 6.00 pm Supper for Boarders
Monday 12 April 8.30 am Term begins
Friday 28 May 4.15 pm Half-term begins IB Diploma course ends. Yr13 students return for Leavers Speeches and Prizegiving in June (date tbc) 5.00 pm Boarding Houses close
Sunday 6 June Half-term ends 1.00 pm Boarding Houses open 6.00 pm Supper for Boarders
Monday 7 June 8.30 am Term resumes
Wednesday 23 June 4.15 pm Senior School and Yr 12 Term ends
Thursday 24 June 11.00 am St Leonards Junior School Prizegiving 12.00 pm Boarding Houses close 12.00 pm Term ends for Junior School
Prizegiving Ceremony: Wednesday 16 June (tbc)
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ACADEMIC STAFF
Headmaster
Michael Carslaw BSc Hons (Newcastle), MBA (Nottingham), PhD (London)
Connie Williams - Headmaster’s PA
Deputy Headmaster & Deputy Head (Pastoral)
Geoffrey Jackson-Hutt BSc Hons, PhD (Southampton)
Deputy Head (Academic)
Dawn Pemberton-Hislop BA Hons (Sheffield), MBA (Keele)
Alison Abubaker Dip HE (Dundee) - Deputy Heads’ PA
Head of Sixth Form
Aileen Rees MA Hons (Cambridge)
Diploma Programme & CAS Co-ordinator
Ben Seymour BSc Hons (UEA, Norwich)
Head of Yr 10 and Yr 11 and Pre IB
Andrew Durward BEd Hons (Edinburgh)
Head of Yr 8 and Yr 9
Dan Barlow MA Hons (St Andrews)
Middle Years Programme Co-ordinator
Kathryn McGregor BA Hons (Southampton)
Art & Design
Donna Rae MA (Glasgow), BFA (Chicago)
Margaret Behrens BA Hons (Edinburgh)
Camilla Fyfe BA Hons (Oxford)
Winsome Hardie BA Hons (DJCAD) PGDE (Dundee)
Linda Jackson BA Hons (DJCAD)
William Clark MA (Winchester), BA Hons (Dundee)
Classics
Andrew Lang MA Hons (St Andrews)
Computer Science
Gus Ferguson MBChB (Cape Town), MSc (Heriot Watt)
Economics and Business Management
John Lambert MA Hons (Dundee)
Paula Prudencio-Aponte MA Hons (Bolivia), MSc (Manchester), PGDip (St Andrews)
English
Alfonso Iannone MA Hons (Edinburgh)
Nafeesa Abdul-Karim MA (St Andrews), MPhil (Cambridge)
Rupert Crisswell BA (York), MEd (Cambridge)
Katharine Gilbertson MA Hons (St Andrews)
Denise Johnston BA Hons (Cardiff )
Vanessa Samuel MA Hons (Cambridge)
Geography
Amy Henderson MA Hons (Dundee)
Jill White BSc Hons (Aberdeen)
Susannah Adrain MA Hons (Dundee)
History
Jan Fulton BA Hons (Stirling), MA (Durham)
Lorna Greenwood MA Hons (Edinburgh)
Jennifer Murray-Turner BEd (British Columbia), BA Hons (Toronto)
Learning Support
Gillian Greenwood MA Hons (Cambridge)
Rebecca Cornwell BSc Hons (Dunelm), PGCE (Exeter), MRes(St Andrews), MPhil (Dundee), MinistP, CPhys
Lisa Donald BEd (Manchester)
Ann Stephens BEd (Dundee)
James Turner BEd (Toronto), BSc Hons (Nottingham Trent), MSc (Brunel)
Library
Angela Tawse MA (St Andrews), MA (UCL), MCLIP
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Mathematics
Russell Hall BSc Hons (St Andrews)
Jonathan Edwards BEd Hons (Wales)
Bryce Graham BA Hons (OU), BSc (Glasgow)
Paul McDonald BSc (OU), MSc (Edinburgh Napier), PhD (Glasgow), CMath
Stuart Reilly BSc Hons (OU), BA Hons (OU)
Kristina Struck State Exam MA (Berlin)
Modern Languages (Language and Literature) A
Irene Kretschmann BA (Bonn)
Anne Bavaj First State Examination MA (Bonn), Second State Examination (Aachen)
Anna Beck BA (Columbia), MBA (Cornell)
Mizuki Morisaki BSc (St Andrews)
Andrea Morris MA Hons (Glasgow)
Rasa Ruseckiene MA Hons (Vilnius), PhD (Moscow)
Christina Steele MA Hons (St Andrews)
Haiyan Wang BA MA (Sichuan, Chengdu), MSc (Dundee)
Modern Languages (Language Acquisition) B
Ignazio Pompeo BA (Genoa), MA (Genoa)
Rie Adya BA MA (Rissho), MPhil PhD (Delhi)
Susana Aranzana-Gonzalez BA MA CAP (Valladolid)
Yulia Barlow BA (Yaroslavl), MA Hons (St Andrews)
Tania Bermejo-Vazquez BA (Granada)
Dawn Cremonese MA Hons (St Andrews), MA, TESOL (Leicester)
Nora Gannon MA (Aix-Marseilles)
Elena Germanino MA (Torino), BA (Torino)
Nicola Greener BA Hons (Newcastle)
Louise Lacaille MA Hons (St Andrews), MSt (Oxford)
Jorien Smulders
Music
Fiona Love BMus Hons (Glasgow)
Marjorie Cleghorn LGSM (Napier), Music School Secretary
Robin Bell BMus Hons (Glasgow), ARCO (London), ARSCM (Salisbury)
Kate Chisholm GRNCM, PG Dip (RSAMD)
Douglas Clark Dip Mus Ed (RSAMD)
Martin Dibbs MA MLitt, PhD (St Andrews), DMS (ARMC)
Darryl Dick BMus Hons (Birmingham)
Kenneth Cormack BMus Hons (RCS)
Winston Emmerson BSc Hons (Rhodes), MSc, PhD (UPE)
Stuart Foggo
Ruth Irons GDJ (St Andrews), MA Hons (Oxford)
Jessica Long MA Hons (St Andrews), Dip ABRSM, PGDip (RCS)
Dorothy McCabe GRSM, ARCM, ATCL, Cert.Ed. (London)
Mairi McCabe BMus Hons (Napier), ATCL, Dip ABRSM
Melanie O’Brien Dip TCL (TCM London), ALCM, LLCM (Napier)
Megan Read MA (Glasgow), PGDipMus (RSAMD)
Suzannah Rice BA Hons (Southampton), PGDip (TCM)
Lynne Ruark DRSAM, LRAM, (Glasgow)
Toni Russell BA Hons (Strathclyde)
Paul Shiells BEd Hons (Aberdeen)
Sally Shiells BEd Hons (Aberdeen), MMus (Aberdeen)
Dorine Sorber MA (RC Brussels)
Physical Education
Mark Baxter BEd Hons (Edinburgh)
Fintan Bonner BA (Ireland)
Louise Carroll BEd Hons (Edinburgh)
Rosie Dawson BA Hons (Bangor)
Neil Hislop BEd Hons (Jordanhill)
Duncan McIntyre BSc (Robert Gordon), PGDE (Edinburgh)
Callum Parsons BSc (Abertay), HNC (Fife), UKCC Level 2 Coaching (SRU)
Neil Ronaldson Dip PE (Jordanhill)
Andrew Turnbull BSc (Napier)
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Psychology
Lin Maclean BSc Hons (OU), MEd (Sheffield), PhD (St Andrews), Cert (TESOL), CPsychol
Science
Sophie Pollard BSc Hons (Plymouth) MRSC
Patrick Smith BSc (Glasgow)
Rachel Deegan BA (Oxford)
Mary Kennovin BSc Hons (Portsmouth Polytechnic), PhD (St Andrews)
Charlotte Kirby BSc Hons (St Andrews)
Robert MacGregor BSc Hons (Edinburgh)
Craig Martin BSc Hons (St Andrews)
Anna Radons-Harris BSc Hons (Lancaster)
Sara Tedesco MSc (Taranto), PhD (Cork)
Mark Arnold HNC (Dundee)
Alison Hill MSc (Glasgow), BSc Hons (Aberdeen), PhD (Belfast)
Aaron Strong BSc (St Andrews)
Theatre
Nichola McQuade-Powell BEd Hons (London RCSSD)
Emily Arbuthnott BA Hons (Durham)
Christian Olliver BA (London RCSSD), BA Hons (Birmingham Trent), MA (London City)
Laura Stewart MA Hons (Kent)
THE JUNIOR SCHOOL OF ST LEONARDS
Acting Headmistress
Julianne Pennycook BEd Hons (Jordanhill)
Alison Dewar, Junior School Secretary
Acting PYP Co-ordinator
Kathryn McGregor BA Hons (Southampton)
Duncan Barrable BCOM (South Australia) GDTO (South Australia) - Head of Outdoor Learning
Claire Boissiere MA Hons (Dundee) - Lower School Co-ordinator
Nicola Arkwright BEd Hons (Coventry)
Marina Barclay PDA - Classroom Assistant
Ailsa Beebee BEd (Dundee)
Catherine Brannen MEd (Aberdeen), MA (Universidad Camilo Jose Cela)
Dianne Cormack BSc Hons (St Andrews) - Maths & Science Co-ordinator
Anna Fisher MA Hons (Dundee)
Teresa Fynn MA Hons (Edinburgh)
Elena Germanino MA (Torino), BA (Torino)
Andrew Lang MA Hons (St Andrews)
Annabel Lindsay BA Hons (Oxford Brookes)
Georgina Majcher BSc Hons (Northumbria)
Alexina Maxton BA Hons (Maastricht)
Kathleen McKimmon BCom (Edinburgh)
David McLeish MA History (Dundee)
Adele Neave BA Hons (Glasgow School of Art)
Billie Paterson Herd, NC Childcare & Education - Classroom Assistant
Caroline Soutar - Classroom Assistant
Laura Stewart MA Hons (Kent)
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SUPPORT STAFF
Boarding Houses
Rupert Crisswell BA (York), MEd (Cambridge)Nicole Johnson BA (Robert Gordon)Jennifer Murray-Turner BEd (British Columbia), BA Hons (Toronto)Johanna Banks HNC (Elmwood)Jane Barclay Dip Com (Caledonian University), Grad Sec Dip (London Metropolitan University)Yulia Barlow BA (Yaroslavl), MA Hons (St Andrews)Anna Dutch BA Hons (Central Lancashire) Eva HoodcampRachel HoodcampAlexina Maxton BA Hons (Maastricht)Annaleigh Milne BSc Hons (St Andrews)Sean Pennycook BA Hons (Napier)
Chief Operating Officer
Andrew Maitland BSc Hons (Warwick), ICAS Linda Knight – Chief Operating Officer’s PA
Catering
Darren Tonge Thomas Cuthbert
Domestic Services
Colin Knight HNC (Adam Smith)Joan ArmourAnn Ball
Iain Cantlie NDipM (Plymouth), MISM, MIExpE, City & Guilds Aeronautical Engineering Pt 1
Irene Crichton
Sunya Crichton BSc (Abertay)
Andy Crowe
Jean Cunningham
Marna Cunningham
Fil Dearie
Debbie Fyfe
Bob Griffiths SVQ Level 2 Info Technology
Miranda Kempton
Wilma Keenan
Barbara Kirk
Carol-Ann Kirk
Caz McIntee
Joanne McLaren
Eileen O’Flaherty
Angela Small
Estates
John Doig
Graham McKenzie
Tommy Burns
Colin Laing
Lynsey Marr BA Hons (Abertay)
Angela McPherson Scotvec Travel Services, Levels 2 & 3
Bill Peat
Jonjay Reid
Kevin Smith SVQ Levels 2 & 3
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External Relations
Sarah Proudfoot MA Hons (Edinburgh)
Rachel Foster-Kelly MA Hons (Glasgow)
Katie Mitchell
Sophie Sanders MA Hons (St Andrews)
Anna Stephenson BA Hons (Nottingham), PG Dip (Robert Gordon)
Finance and Administration
Elizabeth Baird
Renata Balasinska HND Accounting (Dundee and Angus College)
Charlie Bannan BA (Strathclyde)
Coral Craik MA (St Andrews)
Yvonne Golden
Lynne Macbride
Iona Stevenson MA (Aberdeen)
Carol Tyler
Human Resources
Gill Morgan BA Hons (Open University) Assoc CIPD
ICT Services
Calum Race HND (Dundee and Angus)
Stuart Buckett SVQ Level 4 Management,Comp TIA A+N
Huw Price BSc Hons (N.Staffordshire)
Medical Centre
Lara Young BA (Abertay), Dip HE Nursing (Dundee)
Louisa Duffus RGN (Abertay)
Susan Duncan
Karen Hepburn RGN (Abertay)
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JUNIOR SCHOOL
JUNIOR SCHOOL ADVISORY SUB-COMMITTEE
Prof Verity Brown, Acting Chair
Miss Claire Boissiere
Mr Duncan Barrable
Dr Michael Carslaw
Mr Mark Fleming
Mr Wayne Hogg
Mrs Jane Manifold
Mrs Kate McGregor
Miss Alix Meekison
Dr Panna Muqit
Mrs Julianne Pennycook
Mr Neil Rafferty
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SPRING TERM 2020
Alterations to calendar items will be publicised in the Junior School Weekly Mailing
January Learner Profile Focus – Thinkers
WEEK 1 (6 January)
6 Mon 9.00 am All day Staff Meetings/INSET 7 Tues TERM BEGINS No Assembly After-School Activities start8 Wed 8.45 Headmistress’ Welcome Assembly10 Fri 8.30 - 9.30 am Second Hand Uniform Shop open 8.45 am Lower School Assembly
WEEK 2 (13 January) Beach School this week Years 1, 2, 3
13 Mon 8.45 am Headmistress’ Celebration Assembly Year 6 Loch Eil Residential departs 14 Tues Eco Club meeting15 Wed 8.45 am Learner Profile Assembly - Thinkers led by Julianne Pennycook 2.30pm U11 Girls Hockey v Clifton Hall (H) 2.30 pm U11 Boys Football v Clifton Hall (H)17 Fri 8.45 am Lower School Assembly
WEEK 3 (20 January) Beach School this week Years 4, 5, 6
20 Mon 8.45 am Celebration Assembly, led by members of Year 7 2.30 pm U10 & U12 Girls Hockey v Riley House (A) 2.30 pm U11 & U12 Boys Hockey v Riley House (A) 3.30 - 5.00 pm Second Hand Uniform Shop open22 Wed No Assembly 8.40 - 10.00 am & 4.30 - 5.30 pm Maths Workshop led by D Cormack, J Pennycook and C Boissiere in St Katharines Hall 2.30 pm U12 Girls Hockey v ESMS (H) 2.30 pm U12 Boys Hockey v ESMS (H)24 Fri 8.45 am Burns Celebration Assembly – Children may wear kilts
February Learner Profile Focus – Open-Minded
WEEK 4 (27 January) Beach School this week Years 1, 2, 3
27 Mon 8.45 am Headmistress’ Celebration Assembly 2.30 pm U10 & U12 Girls Hockey v High School of Dundee (H) 2.30 pm U11 & U12 Boys Rugby v High School of Dundee (H)
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28 Tues Eco Club meeting 29 Wed 8.45 am Assembly - Chinese New Year 9.00 - 10.00 am Headmistress’ Coffee Clinic, Atrium: Focus on PE &
Sport 2.30 pm U9 & U11 Boys Hockey v Ardvreck (H)30 Thur 2.30 pm Kilgraston Girls Junior Swimming Gala (A)31 Fri 8.30 - 9.30 am Second Hand Uniform Shop open 8.45 am Lower School Assembly 5.30 - 7.30 pm Year 7 Pizza Pals, St Rule
WEEK 5 (3 February) Beach School this week Years 4, 5, 6
3 Mon 8.45 am Celebration Assembly, led by members of Year 7 12.40 pm School Council Meeting, Room 4 4 Tues All day Staff First Aid Course, Room O 4.30 pm SLJS Advisory Committee Meeting 5 Wed 8.45 am School Assembly: House Points update 2.30 pm U9/10 & U11 Girls Hockey v Ardvreck (A) 4.30 pm Years 4 - 6 Parents Evening, St Katharines Hall6 Thur 8.50 am Years 4 - 7 Informal Concert in Auditorium7 Fri 8.50 am Years 1 - 3 Informal Concert in Auditorium pm House Shout No After-school Clubs & Activities 4.10 pm HALF TERM starts 4.30 pm School Buses depart 8 Sat HALF TERM9 Sun HALF TERM
WEEK 6 (10 February)
10 Mon HALF TERM11 Tues HALF TERM12 Wed HALF TERM13 Thur HALF TERM 14 Fri HALF TERM 15 Sat HALF TERM 16 Sun HALF TERM
WEEK 7 (17 February) Beach School this week Years 1, 2, 3
17 Mon 8.30 am Term resumes 8.45 am Headmistress’ Celebration Assembly 3.30 - 5.00 pm Second Hand Uniform Shop open18 Tues Eco Club meeting19 Wed 8.45 am Learner Profile Assembly - Open-minded, led by Mr Duncan
Barrable & Year 5 2.30 pm U12 Girls Hockey v ESMS (H) 2.30 pm U9, U10, U11 & U12 Boys Hockey v Fettes (H)
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21 Fri 8.45 am Lower School Assembly Winning House may wear home clothes
March Learner Profile Focus - Inquirers
WEEK 8 (24 February) Beach School this week Years 4, 5, 6
24 Mon 8.30 am Parents Association Coffee and Meeting, Restaurant 1877 8.45 am Celebration Assembly, led by members of Year 7 26 Wed 8.45 am School Assembly 2.00 pm U10 & U12 Girls Hockey v Riley House (H) 2.30 pm U12 Boys Football v Clifton Hall (A) 3.15 pm U11 & U12 Boys Hockey v Riley House (H)27 Thur 4.00 pm Deadline for Summer Term Calendar entries 7.30 pm GCSE Concert, Auditorium28 Fri 8.30 - 9.30 am Second Hand Uniform Shop open 8.45 am Lower School Assembly1 Sat 2.30 pm Boys and Girls Belhaven Prep Schools X-Country (A)
WEEK 9 (2 March) Beach School this week Years 1, 2, 3
2 Mon 8.45 am Book Week 12.40 pm School Council Meeting, Room 43 Tues 9.00 am - 12.30 pm Year 7 Pupil Led Conference 3.00 pm Summer Term Calendar Planning Meeting in Council Room, QML4 Wed No Assembly 2.00 pm Cross Country Event, Lathallan (A) 2.00 - 6.00 pm Year 7 Pupil Led Conference 5 Thurs World Book Day 8.30 am Parents Association Coffee and Meeting, Restaurant 1877 9.45 am Book Aid International Assembly and Character Parade 4.00 - 5.30 pm Headmistress’ Afternoon Tea Clinic, Atrium 7.30 pm Piano Concert, Auditorium6 Fri Lower School Assembly 4.30 - 7.00 pm Fish, Chip and Film Night
WEEK 10 (9 March) Beach School this week Years 4, 5 ,6
9 Mon 8.45 am Assembly led by Claire Boissiere ABRSM Exams start 3.30 - 5.00 pm Second Hand Uniform Shop open11 Wed 8.45 am Year 1 Assembly 2.30 pm U12 Girls Hockey v Clifton Hall (A) 2.30 pm U12 Boys Hockey v ESMS (H)12 Thur 7.30 pm Wind and Brass Concert, Auditorium
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13 Fri 8.45 am Lower School Assembly 4.30 pm U12 Cluster Primary Football Tournament (H)
15 Sun Parents Association Great St Leonards Egg Hunt
WEEK 11 (16 March) Beach School this week Years 1, 2, 3
16 Mon 8.45 am Celebration Assembly17 Tues Eco Club meeting 4.30 pm Junior Strings Concert in Auditorium18 Wed 8.45 am School Assembly Year 3 Trip to Camperdown Park 4.20 - 7.00 pm Years 1 - 3 Parents’ Evening19 Thurs 8.50 am Years 4 -7 Informal Concert in Auditorium 7.30 pm Spring Concert, Auditorium20 Fri 8.45 am Lower School Assembly 1.20 - 4.10 pm Junior School Play Rehearsal, Auditorium
WEEK 12 (23 March) Beach School this week Years 4, 5 ,6
23 Mon Egg Decorating Competition Yrs 4 - 7 commences (judging and competition close on Thursday)
9.30 am - 12.00 pm Junior School Play Rehearsal in Auditorium24 Tues 1.30 - 4.10 pm Junior School Play Dress Rehearsal, Auditorium 7.00 pm Junior School Play in Auditorium25 Wed 8.45 am Year 2 Assembly 7.00 pm Junior School Play in Auditorium 27 Fri 8.30 - 9.30 am Second Hand Shop open 8.40 am Years 1 - 3 Easter Bonnet Parade, St Katharines Hall followed by Years 4 - 7 Egg Decorating Competition 10.00 am Junior School Play in Auditorium 12 noon TERM ENDS 12.15 pm School buses depart28 Sat Yrs 5 - 10 Ski Trip to Sauze d’Oulx, Italy departs
APRIL
4 Sat Yrs 5 - 10 Ski Trip returns
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SENIOR SCHOOL & SIXTH FORM
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SENIOR SCHOOL & SIXTH FORM
GLOSSARY Year Group Section of Description Names the School
Year 13 Sixth Form Second year of Diploma Programme/BTEC Programme
Year 12 Sixth Form First year of Diploma/BTEC Programme
Year 11 Senior School 11: Second year of the two year GCSE/IGCSE programme; Pre-IB: The only year of the one year, largely IGCSE, programme
Year 10 Senior School GCSE/IGCSE programme
Year 9 Senior School Middle Years Programme (MYP)
Year 8 Senior School Middle Years Programme (MYP)
Year 7 Junior School Middle Years Programme (MYP)
IB = International BaccalaureatePYP = Primary Years ProgrammeMYP = Middle Years ProgrammeDP = Diploma ProgrammeCP = Career related ProgrammeTOK = Theory Of KnowledgeEE = Extended EssayCAS = Creativity, Activity, ServiceII = Individual InvestigationIA = Internal AssessmentIOP = Individual Oral PresentationIOC = Individual Oral Commentary
BTEC = Business and Technical Education Council
GCSE = General Certificate of Secondary EducationIGCSE = International General Certificate in Secondary Education
Other: UCAS = Universities and Colleges Admissions ServiceESOL = English as a Second or Other LanguageWIDA = World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment
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SPRING TERM 2020
Parents & Guardians are most welcome to attend any of the events highlighted in blue. Changes to fixtures will be announced in the Weekly BulletinsJanuary Learner Profile Focus – Thinkers
WEEK 1 (6 January)
6 Mon 9.00 am - 4.15 pm INSET/Staff Meetings 9.00 am Boarding Houses open 6.00 pm Boarders evening meal7 Tues TERM BEGINS 8.35 am Tutor Registration 8.55 am Lessons begin 4.30 - 5.30 pm Activities start 8 Wed Yr 13 Business Management HL Research Project Final Submission due 8.35 am Yrs 8 - 12 Assembly, School Hall 8.35 am Yr 13 Assembly, Auditorium Girls Yr 9 & others HPV 2nd dose immunisation in The Leonard 4.30 - 9.00 pm Drama rehearsals in School Hall9 Thur Yr 11 Mock Exams start in Room O (end 21 Jan) 10 Fri Yr 13 Theatre Solo Report due 8.30 - 9.30 am Second Hand Uniform Shop open 11 Sat 9.15 - 10.30 am Y8 - 13 Girls Lacrosse Training (H) S1/S2 SLM Blues Boys Rugby v Robert Gordons (A) S3/U18 SLM Blues Boys Rugby v Robert Gordons (H)12 Sun
WEEK 2 (13 January)
13 Mon 11.00 am - 5.30 pm Celebrations at Fingask for Russian students 14 Tues 15 Wed 8.35 am Yrs 8 - 13 Assembly: Rotary Young Photographer, led by
Donna Rae, School Hall 4.30 - 9.00 pm Drama Rehearsals in School Hall 16 Thurs 8.35 am Yrs 8 - 10 Day House Meetings at Tutor Time in Boarding
Houses Yr 11 Mock Exams in School Hall until Tuesday Yr 13 Mock Exams start in Room O (end Wed 29 Jan) 17 Fri Deadline for return of Yr 9 GCSE Options Deadline for return of Yr 11 Sixth Form Option choices18 Sat 9.15 - 10.15 am Girls Yrs 8 - 9 Lacrosse (Dave Best Coaching Session) (H) 10.15 am - 11.45 pm Yrs 10 - 13 Girls Lacrosse (Dave Best Coaching
Session) (H) Boarders Outing/Activity: Go Karting19 Sun
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WEEK 3 (20 January)
20 Mon 3.30 - 5.00 pm Second Hand Uniform Shop open21 Tues Yr 11 Mock Exams end (School Hall) 4.30 - 5.30 pm HODs Meeting in EN1 22 Wed No Yrs 8 - 11/PreIB or Sixth Form Assemblies 4.30 - 9.00 pm Drama rehearsals in School Hall23 Thur Yr 11 GCSE Art & Design Externally Assessed Assignment/Test paper
issued 1.00 pm Pupil Council Meeting in QML (lunch provided) 2.45 - 4.15 pm Yr 12 EE Fair in School Hall 24 Fri Yr 13 Visual Arts Studio Work deadline 8.30 am Parents Association Coffee and Meeting, Restaurant 1877 8.35 am Yrs 8 - 13 Burns Assembly, School Hall (Burns Day - All may wear a splash of tartan (ties, bows, hairbands) Boys may wear kilts; girls may wear non-uniform kilts) 5.30 - 6.30 pm Yrs 8 - 13 Burns Ceilidh, School Hall 25 Sat 9.15 - 10.30 am Yrs 8 - 10 & Seniors Inter-House Lacrosse Tournament
(H) SLM Blues Boys Rugby v Lathallan26 Sun Golf Monthly Medal (New Course)
February Learner Profile Focus – Open-Minded
WEEK 4 (27 January)
27 Mon Yr 13 Visual Arts Process Portfolio Screens deadline begins28 Tues 5.00 pm Yr 11 Parent/Teacher Meeting in School Hall29 Wed 8.35 am Yrs 8 - 11/PreIB Assembly, School Hall 8.35 am Yr 12 Assembly, Auditorium Yr 13 Mock Exams end in Room O 4.30 - 9.00 pm Drama rehearsals in School Hall30 Thur PreIB English Language Paper 1 (Non-Fiction) Practice31 Fri 8.30 - 9.30 am Second Hand Uniform Shop open 5.30 - 7.30 pm Boarders Chinese New Year Celebrations, Restaurant 18771 Sat 9.30 am Girls Yrs 8, 9 ,10 & Senior Hockey v Madras (H) 10.30 am U14 Boys Hockey v Robert Gordons (H) 11.30 am 1st XI Boys Hockey v Robert Gordons (H) Boarders Outing/Activity: Edinburgh Shopping2 Sun
WEEK 5 (3 February)
3 Mon Pre-IB IGCSE Geography Human Fieldwork (during class)4 Tues Pre-IB IGCSE Geography Human Fieldwork (during class) All day Staff First Aid Course, Room O 3.00 pm Girls U14/U15 Lacrosse v Fettes (H)
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5.00 pm Yr 13 Parent/Teacher Meeting in School Hall5 Wed 8.35 am Prefect Announcement Assembly (Yrs 8 - 13) in School Hall 8.55 - 9.35 am Yr 13 Oxford Study Course Coached Revision Session in
Auditorium 1.30 pm New Prefects Briefing Meeting in Room O 2.00 - 2.40 pm Yr 12 Oxford Study Course Extended Essay introduction
session in Auditorium 4.30 - 9.00 pm Drama rehearsals in School Hall 6 Thur Yr 11/PreIB English Coursework Piece 1 completion Yr 10 Boys and Girls & some others Men ACWY/DTP Booster
vaccination in The Leonard pm Yrs 10 and 11 Inter House Maths Challenge as part of UKMT Intermediate Maths Challenge 7.30 pm Yrs 8 and 9 Concert, Auditorium7 Fri Yr 13 English A Language and Literature - Final Submission of Written
Task(s) and Rationale Outline Yr13 English A Literature - Final Submission of Written Assignment and
Reflection Yr 13 Economics Third Written Commentary draft due Yr 13 Musical Investigation final due 3.30 - 4.15 pm Yrs 8 - 10 Inter House Battle of the Bands in Auditorium 4.15 pm HALF TERM BEGINS 4.30 pm School Buses depart 5.00 pm Boarding Houses close 8 Sat HALF TERM9 Sun HALF TERM
WEEK 6 (10 February)
10 Mon HALF TERM11 Tues HALF TERM 12 Wed HALF TERM13 Thur HALF TERM14 Fri HALF TERM15 Sat HALF TERM16 Sun HALF TERM 10.00 am - 5.00 pm Rehearsal for Yrs 11-13 Theatre Production in School
Hall From 1.00 pm Boarding Houses open 6.00 pm Boarders Supper
WEEK 7 (17 February)
17 Mon Term resumes Yr 13 All Languages A (except English) Written Assignments due Yr 13 deferred TOK Essay draft deadline Pre-IB IGCSE Geography Human Fieldwork (class time)(reserve date)
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10.00 am - 1.00 pm Technical set up in Byre Theatre 2.00 pm All Cast rehearsal in Byre Theatre 3.30 - 5.00 pm Second Hand Uniform Shop open18 Tues Pre-IB IGCSE Geography Human Fieldwork (class time)(reserve date) 2.00 - 5.00 pm All cast rehearsal in Byre Theatre 6.00 - 9.00 pm Dress rehearsal in Byre Theatre19 Wed 8.30 - 8.50 am Teaching Staff Development Time, Room O 8.35 am Yrs 8 & 9 Assembly, Auditorium 8.35 am Yrs 10 - 13 Assembly (Edward Pollock, RGU ‘Innovation and the
future of work’), School Hall 7.30 - 10.00 pm Yrs 11 - 13 Performance ‘Dr Faustus’ in Byre Theatre 20 Thur 8.35 am Yrs 8 - 10 Day House Meetings (Quiz Teams) at Tutor Time in Boarding Houses Yr 10 Boys and Girls & some others Men ACWY & DTP Booster Vaccinations in The Leonard 7.30 - 10.00 pm Yrs 11 - 13 Performance ‘Dr Faustus’ in Byre Theatre21 Fri Yr 12 Extended Essay Title deadline Yr 13 English B Oral 1.00 - 3.00 pm Girls Yr 8 Fife Schools Hockey Tournament (H) 7.30 - 10.00 pm Yrs 11 - 13 Performance ‘Dr Faustus’ in Byre Theatre 22 Sat 9.30 am Girls Lacrosse Training (H) U14 Boys Hockey v Strathallan (H)23 Sun Golf Monthly Medal (Eden)
March Learner Profile Focus - Inquirers
WEEK 8 (24 February)
24 Mon Yr 13 Economics Third Written Commentary final due25 Tues 4.30 - 5.30 pm HODs Meeting in EN1 26 Wed 8.30 - 8.50 am Teaching Staff Development Time, Room O 8.35 am Yrs 8 - 11/PreIB Assembly, School Hall 8.35 am Sixth Form Assembly (Relationship Education), Auditorium 27 Thur Yr 13 Languages B (except English B) and Ab Initio Orals Y12 History IA Day (from 11.30am, out of class) 9.00 - 10.00 am Yr 11/PreIB Parents Coffee Morning 4.00 pm Deadline for Summer Term Calendar entries 7.30 pm GCSE Concert, Auditorium28 Fri Yr 13 Languages B (except English B) and Ab Initio Orals cont. Yr 13 Visual Arts Process Portfolio Screens deadline Yr 13 Third CAS Interview deadline 8.30 - 9.30 am Second Hand Uniform Shop open 6.00 pm Supper for Yrs 8 - 11 Boarders in Boarding Houses 6.00 pm Sixth Form Burns Supper in Restaurant 1877 followed by Ceilidh
in School Hall
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29 Sat 10.30 am Girls Yrs 9 & 10 Lacrosse v Glenalmond College (H) 10.30 am Girls Yr 8 and Seniors Lacrosse v Glenalmond College (A) Boarders Outing/Activity: Escape Rooms1 Sun
WEEK 9 (2 March)
2 Mon Yr 13 deferred TOK Essay final deadline Yr 13 Visual Art Exhibition Installation/Visual Arts Curatorial Rationale/Exhibition Screens start Yr 11 IGCSE Drama Devised Piece from pre-released material performed
this week 4.30 - 5.20 pm Yrs 8 - 10 Inter House Hockey, Astroturf 3 Tues Pre-IB Mock Exams begin in Room O (end Friday) 9.00 am - 12.30 pm Yrs 8 and 9 Student Led Conferences 3.00 pm Summer Term Calendar Meeting in Council Room, QML 3.00 pm Girls Senior Lacrosse v Fettes (H)4 Wed 8.35 am Yrs 8 -11/PreIB Assembly, School Hall: 8.35 am Sixth Form Assembly (InvestIN Education), Auditorium 2.00 - 2.40 pm Yr 12 TOK Talk (Session 1) by St Andrews University
Research Ambassador 2.00 - 6.00 pm Yrs 8 and 9 Student Led Conferences5 Thur Non-Uniform day 8.30 am Parents Association Coffee and Meeting, Restaurant 1877 1.00 pm Pupil Council Meeting in QML (lunch provided) 7.30 pm Piano Concert, Auditorium6 Fri Pre-IB Mock Exams end 11.15 am - 1.30 pm Rotary Schools Seminar on Democracy for some Yr 12 in Auditorium 7.30 - 9.30 pm Yrs 8 - 9 Social in School Hall 7 Sat Stanza Event, Green Room 10.30 am Girls Senior, U14 & U15 Lacrosse v Loretto (H) S1/S2 SLM Blues Boys Rugby v Howe of Fife (H) S3/U18 SLM Blues Boys Rugby v Howe of Fife (A)8 Sun 12.00 - 4.00 pm Trinity Guildhall Rehearsal, School Hall
WEEK 10 (9 March)
9 Mon ABRSM Exams start Yr 8 Inter House Drama 3.30 - 5.00 pm Second Hand Uniform Shop open 10 Tues 2.45 pm - 4.45pm Yr 13 Economics Mock Exam in Room O 7.30 - 9.30 pm Trinity Guildhall performance to Yrs 8 and 9 Parents in School Hall 11 Wed 8.30 - 8.50 am Teaching Staff Development Time, Room O 8.35 am Yrs 8 -11/PreIB Assembly, School Hall: 8.35 am Sixth Form (SAAS) Assembly, Auditorium
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Girls Yr 8 & some Yr 9 HPV 1st dose vaccinations in The Leonard 2.00 - 2.40 pm Yr 12 TOK Talk (Session 2) by St Andrews University
Research Ambassador, Room O 7.30 - 9.00 pm Trinity Guildhall performance to Yrs 10 - 12 Parents in School Hall12 Thur Y11 English Final Language/Literature Exam Practice All day Trinity Guildhall Exams in Hall 2.45 - 4.15 pm Yr 12 TOK Talk by St Andrews University Research
Ambassador, Room O 4.30 - 5.30 pm HODs Meeting in EN1 7.30 pm Wind and Brass Concert, Auditorium13 Fri Yr 13 Visual Art Exhibition Installation ends Yr 12 Economics First Written Commentary draft due All day Trinity Guildhall Exams in Hall 7.30 pm LGBT Concert, Auditorium14 Sat 9.30 am Girls Yr 8 and 1st XI Hockey v High School of Dundee (A) 9.30 am Girls Yr 9 Hockey v High School of Dundee (H) 10.30 am Girls Yr 10 Hockey v High School of Dundee (H) S1/S2 SLM Blues Boys Rugby v High School of Dundee (H) S3/U18 SLM Blues Boys Rugby v High School of Dundee (A) Boarders Outing/Activity: Paintball15 Sun Parents Association Great St Leonards Egg Hunt
WEEK 11 (16 March)
16 Mon Yr 13 Theatre HL/SL Research Presentations completed this week Yr 13 Visual Arts Curatorial Rationale/Exhibition Screens start IGCSE French/Spanish/German orals week begins Yr 8 Inter House Geography 2.00 - 3.00 pm Lecture by Prof Katharine Hayhoe on ‘Climate Change, Facts, Fictions and our Faith’ for invited pupils in Auditorium17 Tues 1.45 pm Girls Scottish Lacrosse Tournament Beginners at Fettes College
(A) (tbc) 5.00 pm Yr 10 Parent/Teacher meeting in School Hall German Exchange students arrive 18 Wed Yr 12 History IA draft due Yr 12 Extended Essay 1st Reflection due 8.35 am Yrs 8 - 11/PreIB Assembly: The Leveson Bowl Creative Writing Competition, School Hall 8.35 am Sixth Form Assembly: Leavers Assembly, Auditorium 8.50 - 9.35 am Yrs 8 - 10 Inter House Quiz in School Hall19 Thur 9.00 - 10.00 am Yr 13 Parents Coffee Morning in Bishopshall U16/1st XI Boys Hockey v Strathallan (A) 7.30 pm Spring Concert, Auditorium20 Fri All day (5 hrs) Yr 11 GCSE Art & Design Externally Assessed Assignment
(Day 1 of 2)
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21 Sat 9.15 - 10.30 am Girls Yrs 8 - 13 Easter Lacrosse (H) S1/S2 SLM Blues Boys Rugby v Edinburgh Academy (H) S3/U18 SLM Blues Boys Rugby v Edinburgh Academy (A)22 Sun Golf Monthly Medal (Jubilee)
WEEK 12 (23 March)
23 Mon All day (5 hrs) Yr 11 GCSE Art & Design Externally Assessed Assignment (Day 2 of 2)
Yrs 8 - 10 Inter House Physics 2.00 pm Council Meeting and AGM, QML24 Tues German Exchange students depart 5.00 pm Pre-IB and Yr 12 Parent/Teacher meeting in School Hall
including Boarder Parents of any Year Group 25 Wed 8.35 am Yrs 8 - 13 Assembly and part Lesson 1: Sports Colours, School
Hall Yr 12 Geography Iceland Trip departs 26 Thur Yr 11/PreIB English Coursework Piece 2 completion Yrs 8 and 9 Glasgow Hockey Tour departs27 Fri Yr 13 Visual Art Curatorial Rationale/Exhibition Screens deadline Yr 12 Visual Art Project 2 deadline Yr 12 Economics First Written Commentary final due Yr 12 2nd CAS Interview deadline 8.30 - 9.30 am Second Hand Uniform Shop open 12 noon TERM ENDS 12.15 pm School buses depart 5.00 pm Boarding Houses close28 Sat Yrs 8 and 9 Glasgow Hockey Tour returns Yr 12 Geography Iceland trip returns Yrs 5 - 10 Ski Trip to Sauze d’Oulx, Italy departs
APRIL
4 Sat Yrs 5 - 10 Ski Trip returns
GCSE AND IGCSE DEADLINES 2019-20
SUBJECT DEADLINE DETAILSGeography Yr 10 IGCSE Geography Physical Fieldwork Days Wed 22 Apr
2020 (Thur 23 Apr 2020 reserve date) PreIB IGCSE Geography Physical Fieldwork Mon 30 Sep 2019
and Tues 1 Oct 2019 (class time) (reserve dates: Mon 7 Oct 2019 and Tues 8 Oct 2019)
IGCSE Geography Human Fieldwork Mon 3 Feb 2020 and Tues 4 Feb 2020 (class time) (reserve dates: Mon 17 Feb 2020 and Tues 18 Feb 2020)
Yr 11 IGCSE Geography Human Fieldwork Day Tues 5 Nov 2019 (reserve date: Thur 7 Nov 2019)
Music Composition & Performance 1st piece: To be presented and recorded at GCSE Concert Thur 14 Nov 2019
Composition & Performance 2nd piece: To be presented and recorded in GCSE Concert in February 2020
Art & Design Yr 10 Skills Based Workshops Deadline: Fri 19 Jun 2020 Yr 11 Unit 1, Project Deadline: Fri 6 Dec 2019 Externally Assessed Assignment /Test paper issued: Thur 23 Jan 2020 Externally Assessed Assignment : Fri 20 Mar and Mon 23 Mar 2020 Deadline for Coursework: Fri 24 Apr 2020 GCSE Exhibition Installation : Mon 27 Apr - Fri 8 May 2020 GCSE Internal Marking: Mon 11 May - Fri 22 May 2020 Exhibition Opening: Fri 12 Jun 2020
English Yr 11 and Pre IB: Coursework Piece 1 complete: Thur 6 Feb 2020; Coursework Piece 2 complete : Thur 26 Feb 2020 Y11: Final Language/Literature exam practice: Thur 12 Mar 2020 Pre IB: Language Paper 1 (non fiction) practice: Thur 30 Jan 2020
French/German Spanish IGCSE Orals : Week beg Mon 16 March 2020
PE Yr 10 GCSE PE PEP deadline: Fri 11 Oct 2019
Drama IGCSE Individual Acting Pieces recorded week beg Mon 9 Sept 2019 Final IGCSE Group devised piece recorded and marked week beg
Mon 4 Nov 2019 IGCSE Material released for Paper 1 Mon 9 Dec - Tues 10 Dec 2019 IGCSE Devised piece from pre-released material performed week
beg. Mon 2 Mar 2020
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YR 12 & YR 13 IB DIPLOMA PROGRAMME DEADLINES 2019-20(Subjects are listed in order of their group)YR 12
AUTUMN: Assessments: Mid – November
Creativity, Activity, Service First CAS Interview before deadline of Fri 11 Oct 2019
Computer Science Internal Assessment Project proposal due Fri 29 Nov 2019
Environmental Systems Compulsory fieldtrip to Millport and Societies Fri 27 Sep – Sun 29 Sep 2019
Group 4 (compulsory for all Introduction Assembly Mon 23 Sep 2019 Yr 12 IBDP students)
Plans due: Fri 27 Sep 2019
Practical Day: Tues 26 Nov 2019
Presentations: Wed 4 Dec 2019
Music Performance Deadlines: Autumn Concert Thur 31 Oct 2019 and concerts throughout Easter term
Visual Arts Project 1 due Fri 13 Dec 2019
SPRING:
Creativity, Activity, Service 2nd CAS Interview completed by Fri 27 March 2020
Extended Essay Title Deadline Fri 21 Feb 2020
1st Reflection: Wed 18 March 2020
Economics First Written Commentary draft due Fri 13 Mar 2020
Final due Fri 27 Mar 2020
History Internal Assessment Day (from 11.30am - out of class) : Thurs 27 Feb 2020
Internal Assessment draft due Wed 18 March 2020
Visual Arts Project 2 due Fri 27 Mar 2020
Theatre Yrs 11,12,13 Theatre Production Week Mon 17 Feb 2020 – Fri 21 Feb 2020
Final performance Fri 21 Feb 2020
SUMMER: Exams: Before Half-Term
Creativity, Activity, Service 3rd CAS Interview completed by Fri 26 April 2020. Final, overall reflections of each learning outcome required
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Biology Compulsory fieldtrip to Millport Fri 5 Jun – Sun 7 Jun 2020
BTEC Separate arrangements for BTEC Business and BTEC Sport
Business Management HL Research Proposal (500 words) First Draft due Fri 8 May 2020
Final Submission due Fri 22 May 2020
SL Research Proposal – show documentation to teacher Fri 8 May 2020
Extended Essay Evidence of Research Wed 22 April 2020 (length required determined by Supervisor)
Extended Essays Day Wed 6 May 2020, Mon 15 June 2020
First Draft due and 2nd Reflection/RPPF form completed Mon 15 June 2020
Final version handed in Thur 11 Sep 2020
3rd Reflection: Thur 11 Dec 2020
Environmental Systems Individual Investigation Practical Day Wed 3 Jun 2020 and Societies
Individual Investigation First draft due Wed 10 Jun 2020
Individual Investigation Final deadline Tues 23 Jun 2020
Geography Internal Assessment: Introduction: Fri 8 May 2020; Data Collection Fri 15 May 2020
Draft Deadline due Fri 22 May 2020; Feedback Mon 1 June 2020
Final due Fri 19 June 2020
History Internal Assessment Final due Mon 27 Apr 2020
Music Musical Investigation: agree title by end of Summer Term
Psychology Internal Assessment Draft due Mon 1 Jun 2020
Internal Assessment Final due Fri 5 Sep 2020
Sports Exercise & Health Science Individual Investigation draft due Mon 15 June 2020
Visual Arts Project 3 due Thur 25 Jun 2020
Theatre Solo Theatre piece decided week beg. Mon 27 April 2020
Students involved with Senior School productions Mon 11 May – Fri 15 May 2020 and Thur 4 - Fri 5 Jun 2020
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HL/SL Collaborative Project performed week of Tues 2 Jun 2020 or 16 Jun 2020
HL/SL Director’s Notebook introduced for research Tues 2 Jun 2020 or 16 Jun 2020
Theory of Knowledge Presentations start Mon 27 April 2020 and conclude before half-term
YR 13
AUTUMN:
Extended Essay Final version handed in (hard copy and Managebac) Fri 6 Sep 2019
Third Reflection interview to be conducted and recorded on RPPF form Thur 12 Dec 2019
Economics Internal Assessment No. 2 draft due Fri 29 Nov 2019; final due Fri 13 Dec 2019
Business Management HL Research Project draft due Fri 29 Nov 2019; Feedback Fri 13 Dec 2019
SL Written Commentary draft due Fri 11 Oct 2019; Feedback Tues 29 Oct 2019; Final Submission due Fri 29 Nov 2019
BTEC Separate arrangements for BTEC Business
Computer Science Internal Assessment Project draft due Thur 26 Sep 2019; Final due Fri 22 Nov 2019
English A Literature Written Assignment: first draft due Fri 4 Oct 2019; final due Mon 9 Dec 2019
IOC week beg Mon 25 Nov 2019
English A Language HL/SL Written Task 1(3) draft due: Fri 13 Sep 2019 & Literature
HL Written Task 2 first draft due: Fri 4 Oct 2019; final draft due Mon 9 Dec 2019
IOC week beg Mon 25 Nov 2019
Languages A (except English) German Written Assignment final due Thur 29 Aug 2019
IOCs (except English) Fri 8 Nov 2019
Maths HL, SL Internal Assessment draft due Mon 7 Oct 2019; Final due Mon 2 Dec 2019
Maths Studies SL Internal Assessment draft due Mon 7 Oct 2019; Final due Mon 2 Dec 2019
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Physics Individual Investigation: Practical Day Tues 17 Sep 2019
Draft due Thurs 31 Oct 2019
Final due Fri 29 Nov 2019
Biology Individual Investigation: Practical Day Tues 17 Sep 2019
Draft due Wed 9 Oct 2019
Final due Mon 25 Nov 2019
Music Performance Deadlines: Autumn Concert Thur 31 Oct 2019 and Thur 21 Nov 2019; & concerts throughout Spring term
Psychology Internal Assessment final draft due Fri 13 Sep 2019
Sports Exercise Health Science Individual Investigation Practical Investigation on Tues 17 Sep 2019;
Draft due Mon 23 Sep 2019; final due Mon 28 Oct 2019
Theatre Process Portfolio handed in Thur 26 Sep 2019
Directors’ Notebook handed in Thur 10 Oct 2019
Solo Piece recorded week of Mon 2 Dec 2019
Theory of Knowledge Essay Essay Focus Trip: Sat 9 Nov - Sun 10 Nov 2019
Draft due Mon 11 Nov 2019
Final version due to be uploaded Fri 6 Dec 2019
Visual Arts Comparative Study completed Fri 13 Dec 2019
SPRING: Mock Examinations in January/February
Creativity, Activity, Service Third CAS Interview before deadline of Fri 28 Feb 2020
English A Language Final Submission of Written Task(s) and Rationale/Outline and Literature due Fri 7 Feb 2020
English A Literature Final Submission of Written Assignment and Reflection due Feb 7 Feb 2020
English B Oral Fri 21 Feb 2020
Languages A (except English) Written Assignment final version due Mon 17 February 2020
Other Languages B Orals Thurs 27 Feb 2020 and Fri 28 Feb 2020 and Ab Initio
Economics Third Written Commentary draft due Fri 7 Feb 2020; final due Mon 24 Feb 2020
Business Management HL Research Project Final Submission due Wed 8 Jan 2020
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Music Musical Investigation: final due Fri 7 Feb 2020
Performance: record other pieces in concerts throughout term
Theatre Solo Report handed in Fri 10 Jan 2020
Yrs 11- 13 Production Week Mon 17 Feb 2020 – Fri 21 Feb 2020
Final performance Fri 21 Feb 2020
HL/SL Research Presentations completed week beg Mon 16 Mar 2020
Visual Arts Studio Work deadline: Fri 24 Jan 2020
Process Portfolio Screens deadline: Mon 27 Jan – Fri 28 Feb 2020
Exhibition Installation: Mon 2 Mar – Fri 13 Mar 2020
Curatorial Rationale/Exhibition Screens: Mon 16 Mar – Fri 27 Mar 2020
SUMMER: Final Exams - May
Visual Arts Art Exhibition opening Fri 12 Jun 2020
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OFFICE BEARERS:
Head Boy: Ruaridh AngusHead Girl: Emma Rubidge
Deputy Head Boys: Alex Call, Kim Whatmore Deputy Head Girls: Francesca Livesey-Stephens, Johanna Woitke
SENIOR PREFECTS:
Millie Costa-Sa, Lauren Denton, Rachel Gibbins, Francesca Pellini, Georgia Robertson, Sze Yiu Wong, Jeffrey Buerke, Tom Glen, Jack Headon, James Robertson, Alexander Voytinskiy
PREFECTS:
Ellen Caton, Nerea Gomez-Martin, Jia Ru Guo, Selina Handoll, Jemima Lindsay, Kathryn Matthews, Yasmine Millar, Sreeridhi Yemireddy, Aman Choudhury, Andrew Fleming, Andrew Ford, Kit McCarthy, Peter Matthews, Johannes Schaeff, Ole Specht, Bernat Tortajada
DAY HOUSE LEADERS:
Bishopshall Day House (BHD): Ms L CarrollOllerenshaw Day House (OLD): Mr M BaxterSt Rule Day House (SRD): Mr P Shiells
MONITORS:
Art Monitor: Jemima LindsayDrama Monitors: Kim Whatmore and Andrew FordStage Manager: Jemima LindsayDance Monitor: Rachel GibbinsDebating Monitor: Ruaridh AngusEnglish Monitor: Francesca Livesey-StephensMusic Monitor: Lauren HastieHead Chorister: Ella VincentOrchestra Leader: Johanna Woitke
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CAPTAINS OF SPORT:
Captains of School Sport: Rachel Gibbins and Jack Headon Football: Alexander VoytinskiyHockey: Millie Costa-Sa and Finlay SkinnerLacrosse: Georgia RobertsonRugby: Matthew Forrest
HEADS OF HOUSES:
Bishopshall: Francesca Pellini, Carlotta Simon, Sze Yiu Wong, Anna Ranocha Deputies: Lani Nawrot, Jiaao YuOllerenshaw: Arseniy OleynikovDeputies: Johannes Schaeff and Saimonas Rakauskas
ST LEONARDS SCHOLARSAcademic Duncan Bouchard Bernat Tortajada Helena OldroydRudy Newton Attila Newey Johanna WoitkeZac Kunwar Grace Adam David de WolffArchie Clarke Thomas Laland-Brown Oscar MorrisSonika Jaiganesh Catherine Fleming Lexie McGregorHugo Müller Nicolas Müller Emma RubidgeEllen Caton Lauren Denton Francesca Livesey-StephensJames Robertson Georgia Robertson Niamh HeadonCharlotte MacFadyen Martin Dandalov Eilidh JarrettMark Doherty Zachary Sewell Anna BlackKathryn Walmsley Eva Smeddle Sophie ClarkeCorinne Dumbreck James Bruins Cole ToomanLily Driscoll Ella Gracie Malakai MacKenzieFaith Mackenzie Page Emma Ylitalo Emma DuckworthValentin Trenkwalder Nerea Gomez-Martin Saimonas Rakauskas
Art Isla Thomson Nerea Gomez-Martin Harry BeatonColette Johnson Jemima Lindsay Eilidh JarrettFrancesca Livesey-Stephens Sam Gosmore Evie RhodesChristopher Barker Esme MacMillan-Doran Iona TurnerEmma McBarron Lucy Tabberer Jamie PennycookHenry Wedderburn Isobel Williams Anna BlackZoe Lay David de Wolff Corinne DumbreckCatherine Fleming
Drama Kim Whatmore Freddie Clarke Alfred LoveOlivia Turnbull-Smith Zoe Meacham Yasmine MillarFaye Thomson Grace Adam Niamh HeadonRory Miles Sophie Clarke Davy WhatmoreCameron Adams Cathine Fleming Angus GrahamClova Angus Andrew Fleming Jack Gettinby-AndersonIngrid Moreno-Faulds Paddy Pennycook Esme MacMillan-DoranJackson Fraser Andrew Ford
Golf Ellen Caton Ole Specht Music Lauren Hastie Emma McBarron Johanna WoitkeKit McCarthy Attila Newey Zac KunwarDavid de Wolff Cole Tooman Beth PurvisCharlotte MacFadyen Nicholas Muller Ben ClarkEmma Duckworth Eva Smeddle Piping Alfred Love Hamish Wood
Bagpipes Eilidh Jarrett Sport Jack Headon Helena Oldroyd Libby ClarkTristan Bruce Francesca Calder Lauren Hastie
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ST LEONARDS CONTACT LIST
JUNIOR SCHOOL [email protected]
Acting Headmistress: Mrs J Pennycook (01334) 460470
Secretary: Mrs A Dewar (01334) 460470
SENIOR SCHOOL [email protected]
Reception/Switchboard: (01334) 472126
(fax) (01334) 476152
Headmaster: Dr M Carslaw (01334) 472126
Chief Operating Officer: Mr A Maitland (01334) 472126
Domestic Bursar: Mr C Knight (01334) 460523 / 07498 530105
SECTION HEADS
SENIOR SCHOOL
Head of Sixth Form (Yr 12 and Yr 13) Mrs A Rees [email protected]
Diploma Programme & CAS Co-ordinator Mr B Seymour [email protected]
Head of Yr 10, Yr 11 & Pre IB Mr A Durward [email protected]
Head of Yr 8 and Yr 9 Mr D Barlow [email protected]
Middle Years Programme Co-ordinator Mrs K McGregor [email protected]
Activities Co-ordinator Ms N Johnson [email protected]
MEDICAL CENTRE [email protected]
School Lead Nurse Mrs L Young (01334) 460495 / 07939 902114
School Nurse Mrs L Duffus
Mrs S Duncan
Mrs K Hepburn
MUSIC [email protected]
Director of Music Ms F Love (01334) 472126
Music School Secretary Mrs M Cleghorn (01334) 460499
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SPORT [email protected]
Director of Sport Mr M Baxter (01334) 460508 / 07837 748826
PARENTS ASSOCIATION [email protected]
OTHERS
WILLIAMSON’S TAXIS: (01334) 476787
ST ANDREWS EXECUTIVE TRAVEL: (01334) 470080 [email protected]
AITKEN & NIVEN/STEVENSONS [email protected]
(School Outfitters) (01738) 637843
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BOARDING HOUSES
Bishopshall: Duty Room (01334) 460473 x 211 [email protected] 07495 033744 (out of office hours)
Housemistress: Ms J Murray-Turner
Resident House Tutor Mrs Y Barlow
Resident House Tutor Miss A Milne
Resident House Tutor Miss R Hoodcamp
Ollerenshaw: Duty Room (01334) 460471 x 285 [email protected] 07508 809792 (out of office hours)
Housemaster: Mr R Crisswell
Resident House Tutor Mr S Pennycook
Resident House Tutor Miss E Hoodcamp
Non Resident House Tutor Mrs J Barclay
St Rule: Duty Room (01334) 460472 x 212 [email protected] 07789 831809 (out of office hours)
Acting Housemistress: Ms N Johnson
Resident House Tutor Miss J Banks
Resident House Tutor Miss A Dutch
Non Resident House Tutor Miss A Maxton
Boarder Pupil Travel (term start/end [email protected] incl. half term) 07538 407249
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ACTIVITIES: SPRING 2020
After-school Activities are subject to minimum numbers
JUNIOR SCHOOL (Please note if an activity is oversubscribed the group will be divided into two and will do the activity on alternate weeks – parents will be advised of the dates)
Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
12.40 – 1.10
String Club (MOB)
*Ballet Y1-3 (YG Dance)
*POM Dance Y4-7
(YG Dance) Brass Ensemble
(RI)
*Ballet (Y4-7)(YG Dance)
Chamber Choir (FL)
*Sewing Y5-7 (KH)
Boys Choir (PSh)
*Cheerleading (Y1-7)
(YG Dance) Bible
Unwrapped (CK)
Instrumental Ensemble/Orchestra
(compulsory for instrumentalists)
(Y5-7) (SSh) *Street Dance
(Y4-7) (YG Dance)
4.15 – 5.15
* there is a charge for this activity
Film Club Y4-7 (CBB) Gardening
Club (Y4-7)(AF)
Mindfulness/Colouring (Y1-4)(AB)
*Golf Beginners Y4-7 (NR) Girls Choir
(FL) *Yoga (Y1-7) Supervised
Prep/Afterschool
Care
Drama Y7-8 (LS)
Drama (Y4-6)(DM)
*Art Club (Y4 - 7) (AN) Junior Games (Y1-3)(DC) *Junior Golf (Y4-7)(NR)
Running Club (Y4-7)(DB) Supervised
Prep/Afterschool
Care
*Art Club (Y4-7) (AN) *Craft Club (Y1-3) (NA) *Gymnastics
Club (Club level only) (LR)
*Taekwondo (Y4-7) (BW)Computer/
Coding Club (DM)
Supervised Prep / Afterschool
Care
Football (Y5-7) (NH) Swimming
Development (Y4-5) and (Y6-7)(alt
weeks)(MB) Lego Club
(Y1-7) (CB) Bushcraft
(Y4-7) (DB) Chinese for
Beginners Club (CAS student)
Supervised Prep/
Afterschool Care
Pipe Band (WE/KH)
*Judo (Y1-7) (Dest.Judo) Supervised
Prep/Afterschool
Care
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Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
1.25 – 1.55
Concert Band (SS)
Music Theory Group (RB)
Love’s Angels (11.05 – 11.25)
(FL)
11.05 – 11.25 Daemon
Barbers (PSh) String
Ensemble (MOB) Clarinet
Ensemble (MD)
Eco Club Y8 - 13 (BS)
St Leonards Choir (FL)
4.30 – 5.30 Sport
Y11-13 Senior Girls Lacrosse
(LC) Y10-13 Boys
Basketball (IP) Swimming Y8 -
13 (RD) *Rifle Shooting
Y8-13 (alt weeks)
(DBw)
Y8 -10 Girls Lacrosse
(RD/LC) Y11 – 13
Senior Boys Football (MB)
Y8-13 Badminton (JBanks)
U13-U15 SLM Blues Rugby (AT/DMc)
*Gymnastics Club
(Club level only) (LR)
SLM Blues Rugby (AT/
DMc) (18.00 hrs for non-choir pupils)
Y8-10 Equestrian
(JW) Running Club
(ARH/KS)
Y8 – 10 Mixed Football (SPc) Y11-13 Girls Football (SC) *Taekwondo Y8-12) (BW)
4.30 – 5.30
Golf Shuttle bus to Links (Driver JF)
Golf Shuttle bus to Links (Driver JE)
Golf Shuttle Bus to Links (Driver RH)
Golf Shuttle Bus to Links
(Driver RMac)
Golf Shuttle Bus to Links
(Driver JMT)
4.30 – 5.30
Y11-13 Duke of Edinburgh
Award (D of E) (CM)
4.30 – 5.30
Music Drama
Drama Y9-10 (NMP)
Music Practice
Dance Drama Y11-13 (NMP) Drama/Sport (alt weeks)Y8
(NMP) Music Practice
Jazz Band (KI) Drama Y11-13
(NMP/FL) Music Practice
St Leonards Choir (FL) (priority)
Music Practice
St Leonards Orchestra (FL)
Pipe Band (WE/SF)
Drama Y9 - 10 (NMP) (priority)
Music Practice
SENIOR SCHOOL INC. SIXTH FORM (Please note that Music takes priority at lunchtime) Any pupil in the Senior School who is travelling by school bus at 5.30 pm is expected to attend an activity from 4.30 – 5.30 pm or to be in Supervised Prep at that time. (There is a charge for Activities marked *)
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SENIOR SCHOOL INC. SIXTH FORM (continued)
4.30 – 5.30
Others
*Art Y12-13 only (DR) Chess Club
(PMcD) University/
Option choices drop in clinic
Y11-13 (The Leonard)
(AR) Supervised
Prep
Crime Club Y8-13
(NGr/LG) Bee Club Y8-13 (DBa/JG)
Computer Club (GF) Supervised
Prep
Debating Y8 - I2 (NAK)
Model United Nations Y9-13
(VS) *Art Activity Y8 -11 (DR)
Creative Writing Y8-13
(DJ) Science
Club (PSm) Supervised
Prep
Investment Club Y10-13
(AL) Supervised
Prep
Cooking Club Y8-13 (NJ)
Mandarin Club (HW)
Supervised Prep
5.30 – 6.30
*Yoga (8-13)
Young Enterprise Y12
only (PPA/NJ)
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GIRFEC: Getting It Right For Every ChildThe Well-being Indicators
Safe Protected from abuse, neglect or harm at home, at school and in the community.
Healthy Having the highest attainable standards of physical and mental health, access to suitable healthcare and support in learning to make healthy and safe choices.
Achieving Being supported and guided in their learning and in the development of their skills, confidence and self-esteem at home, at school and in the community.
Nurtured Having a nurturing place to live, in a family setting with additional help of needed or, where this is not possible, in a suitable care setting.
Active Having opportunities to take part in activities such as play, recreation and sport which contribute to healthy growth and development, both at home and in the community.
Respected Having the opportunity, along with carers, to be heard and involved in decisions which affect them.
Responsible Having opportunities and encouragement to play active and responsible roles in their schools and communities and, where necessary, having appropriate guidance and supervision and being involved in decisions that affect them.
Included Having help to overcome social, educational, physical and economic inequalities and being accepted as part of the community in which they live and learn.
GIRFEC: The Five Well-being QuestionsGIRFEC requires that at all stages of supporting our pupils, teachers are asked to keep the following five questions uppermost in their minds:
1. What is getting in the way of this young person’s wellbeing?2. Do I have all the information I need to help this young person?3. What can I do now to help this young person?4. What can the school do to help this young person?5 What additional help, if any, may be needed from others?
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St Leonards SchoolSt Andrews, Fife, Scotland KY16 9QJTel : +44 (0) 1334 472126
Communicators, Principled, Open-minded,
PUPILS AT ST LEONARDS ASPIRE TO BE: