Academic Year Plan 2024/25

Autumn term
Days Taught
Week Commencing Notes
(12.8 Teaching Weeks)
1 2 September Ind Ins Ind
2 9 September Enr T W Th F
3 16 September M T W Th F
4 23 September M T W Th F TA01
5 30 September M T W Th F TA02
6 7 October M T W Th F
7 14 October M T W Th F TA03
8 21 October M T W Th F TA04
9 28 October Half Term
10 4 November M T W Th F TA05
11 11 November M T W Th F
12 18 November M T W Th F TA06
13 25 November M T W Th F TA07
14 2 December M T W Th F
15 9 December M T W Th F
16 16 December Christmas

Fri 6 September Induction day for new students

Fri 6 September Student Council helping during new student induction
Tue 10 September Teaching starts for all students
Tue 10 September GCSE sport starts at the Leys, 1:00-1:45
Fri 13 September Optional football starts with 1.00-2.00 pm sessions at the Leys
Mon 16 September Parental logins issued for iSams (provisional)
Mon 16 September Enrichment starts: 2:00-4:00 for non-GCSE groups, lower sixth compulsory
Mon 16 September Student Council invitation to join sent out via email
Tue 17 September Mooncake festival starts
Wed 18 to Wed 25 September Student Council Interviews
Mon 23 September Autumn term TAs start.
Wed 25 September Year 11 and above Maths Olympiad for girls
Tue 1 to Thu 31 October Black History Month
Fri 27 September First Student Council Meeting
Tue 1 October A level Senior Maths Challenge
Fri 25 October Reports go online for parents and students
Fri 25 October Count of 5 Cs awards and presentation of PT prizes
Mon 25 October Reports announced and mailed or emailed to relevant parents and guardians
Mon 28 October to Fri 1 November Half term
Thu 31 October to Fri 1 November Diwali
Thu 7 November GCSE parents evening; years 10 and 11
Fri 8 November A level Physics Olympiad
Wed 13 November Student social evening – 5.00 till 7.00 pm (provisional)
Fri 15 November Children in Need
Mon 11 to Fri 15 November Anti-Bullying Week
Mon 18 November Charities vote – Student Council
Wed 20 November A level Senior Kangaroo and Maths Olympiad
Fri 6 December Last session for optional football
Mon 9 December Enrichment ends
Mon 9 December Count of 5 Cs awards and presentation of PT prizes

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 Tue 10 December GCSE sport ends
Thu 12 December Christmas jumper day with student council distributing chocolates
Thu 12 December Café offering Christmas lunch
Thu 12 December Recognition awards are presented
Fri 13 December Reports go online for parents and students
Fri 13 December Term ends
Mon 16 December Reports announced and mailed or emailed to relevant parents and guardians
Wed 25 December to Thu 2 January Hannukah
Wed 25 December Christmas Day

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 Spring term
Days Taught
Week Commencing Notes
(11.0 teaching weeks)
17 23 December Christmas
18 30 December Christmas
19 6 January M T W Th F
20 13 January M T W Th F TA08
21 20 January M T W Th F TA09
22 27 January M T W Th F
23 3 February M T W Th F
24 10 February M T W Th F TA10
25 17 February Half Term
26 24 February M T W Th F TA11
27 3 March M T W Th F
28 10 March M T W Th F MOCKS
29 17 March M T W Th F
30 24 March M T W Th F
31 31 March Easter
32 7 April Easter
33 14 April Easter

Mon 6 January First day of term

Mon 6 January January-June and 18-month induction for new students
Mon 6 January Enrichment starts: 2:00-4:00 for lower sixth, upper sixth, pre-programme and NCUK
Mon 6 to Fri 10 January Class tests for Year 11, Year 13- and one-Year students
Mon 6 to Fri 10 January NCUK end of semester 1 mock exams
Tue 7 January January-June and 18-month courses start
Tue 7 January GCSE sport starts, 1 till 2 pm
Mon 13 January Spring term TAs start
Mon 13 January Deadline for GCSE students to submit Art Coursework
Mon 13 to Fri 17 January Potential date for MPW photo Olympiad (Student Council to decide)
Wed 15 January Possible date for MPW hoodies promotion (Student Council to decide)
Wed 29 January Lunar New Year
Wed 29 January GCSE Intermediate Maths Challenge
Fri 31 January Student deadline for submission of A level Art coursework
Sat 1 to Fri 28 February LGBTQI+ month
Mon 3 to Fri 7 February NCUK end of semester 1 exams
Tue 4 February World Cancer Day
Sat 8 February IELTS mock at MPW (mandatory for all students studying EAP)
Fri 14 February Reports go online for parents and students
Fri 14 February Count of 5 Cs awards and presentation of PT prizes
Mon 17 to Fri 21 February Half term
Mon 17 February Reports announced and mailed or emailed to relevant parents and guardians
Fri 28 February GCSE Intermediate Physics Challenge
Wed 5 March Student social evening - 5.00 till 7.00 pm (tbc)
Fri 7 March Year 12 Senior Physics Challenge
Mon 10 to Fri 13 March Mock exams for students facing A level, GCSE and FSMQ external exams in the summer
Sat 8 March International Women’s Day
Thu 20 March GCSE Pink Kangaroo
Fri 28 February Ramadan predicted to start
Sat 23 March Full IELTS test for UKVI at a SELT centre (mandatory for all students studying EAP)
Mon 24 March Enrichment ends

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 Mon 24 March to Thu 8 May English as a second language oral exams window
Tue 25 March GCSE sport ends
Thu 27 March Deadline for A level and GCSE Art students to submit Art competition entries at 10:00 am
Fri 28 March Student council hand out Easter chocolates
Fri 28 March Count of 5Cs awards and presentation of PT prizes
Fri 28 March Reports go online for parents and students
Fri 28 March Term ends
Mon 31 March Reports announced and mailed or emailed to relevant parents and guardians
Mon 31 March A level and GCSE Easter Revision courses start
Sun 30 March Eid al-Fitr predicted to start
Mon 7 April to Wed 8 May A level modern languages speaking exam window
Mon 9 Apr to Wed 8 May GCSE modern languages speaking exam window
Fri 18 April Good Friday
Mon 14 April Vaisakhi
Sun 20 April Easter Sunday

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 Summer term
Days Taught
Week Commencing Notes
(7.4 teaching weeks)

34 21 April BH T W Th F TA12

35 28 April M T W Th F TA13

36 5 May BH T W Th F Y12 Rev TA

37 12 May M T W Th F

38 19 May M T W Th F

39 26 May BH T W Th F End of Year L6 Tests

40 2 June M T W Th F

41 9 June M T W Th F Year 10 Week

Mon 7 Apr to Fri 23 May A level modern languages speaking exam window
Sat 12 to Sun 20 April Passover
Mon 21 Apr Easter Monday Bank Holiday – no college lessons.
Tuesday 22 Apr Deadline for EPQ students to submit their coursework
Tue 22 Apr First day of term
Tue 22 Apr Summer term TAs start
Tue 22 Apr GCSE sport starts, 1 till 2 pm
Sat 12 to Sun 20 April Passover
Mon 28 Apr Enrichment starts: 2:00-4:00 for lower sixth and pre-programme; 2:00-3:00 other years
Tues 29 April to Wed 30 April 10-hour GCSE Art Exam
Thu 1 Fri 2 May & Tue 6 May 15-hour exam across three days for UVI Photography students
Mon 5 May Bank holiday (college open for support tuition)
Wed 7 to Fri 9 May 15-hour exam across three days for Fine Art UVI students
Thu 8 May External exams begin
Mon 12 to Fri 16 May NCUK mocks
Mon 12 to Sat 17 May Mental health awareness week
Tue 13 May GCSE sport ends
Mon 19 May Enrichment ends
Fri 23 May EAL tuition ends for upper sixth and one-year courses
Fri 23 May Lower-sixth teaching now stops for two weeks
Fri 23 May NCUK teaching finishes
Mon 26 May Bank holiday (college open for support tuition)
Tue 27 to Fri 30 May Lower sixth end-of-year tests in most subjects, including Art and Photography, but not Double Maths.
Wed 28 May to Fri 6 June NCUK exams
Thu 29 to Fi 30 May 5-hour Year 12 Art assessment
Mon 2 to Fri 6 Jun Lower sixth university application week 1: PT meetings
Mon 9 to Fri 13 Jun Lower sixth university applications week 2: teaching for all lower sixth courses -feedback, Pags and tasters
Mon 9 to Fri 13 Jun Year 10 enrichment week
Mon 9 to Fri 13 Jun Lower sixth end-of-year letter sent to parents and guardians
Wed 25 June Exam Contingency date
Fri 13 Jun Term ends for all except courses with exams pending in weeks commencing 14 & 21 June
Tue 24 Jun External exams end
Wed 11 and 25 June Exam contingency day
Thu 14 Aug A level results day
Thu 21 Aug GCSE results day

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