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OSCA - 2018/2019 Calendar

We operate by the following principles: 1. Additions to the calendar may only be made with notice of at least half a term. 2. An update will be published every half term, this will be updated on the website, outlook and on sims. 3. Notice of staffing implications / cover for trips must be with Andy Morgan at least 4 weeks before a trip leaves and all

trips must be approved thought the online Evolve System from this point onwards, an addition here is not necessarily approval for your trip.

4. Fully completed Evolve Trip Packs, which have approval for cover from Andy Morgan, have to be with Sue Bowron 2 weeks before a trip leaves. Unless it is a residential when it must be submitted at least 4 weeks prior to departure. Please be advised if these timings are not adhered to the trip itself will not take place.

5. It is recognised that students qualifying for the next round of a competition (or similar) may have to be treated as an exception to principle 1. It is recognised that some opportunities come up that we would not wish our students to miss out on. These will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis and the appropriate member of the SLT will decide upon this.

Autumn Term 2018 Training Days Monday 3rd September and Tuesday 4th September 2018 Term starts Y7 & 11 Wednesday 5th September 2018 Term starts Y8-10 Thursday 6th September 2018 Half term holiday Monday 29th October to Friday 2nd November 2018 Term ends Friday 21st December 2018 Spring Term 2019 Training Day Monday 7th January 2019 Term starts Tuesday 8th January 2019 Half term holiday Monday 18th February to Friday 22nd February 2019 Term ends Friday 12th April 2019 Easter holiday Monday 15th April to Friday 26th April 2019 Summer Term 2019 Training Day Monday 29th April 2019 Term starts Tuesday 20th April 2019 Half term holiday Monday 27th May to Friday 31st May 2019 Training Day Monday 1st July 2019 Term ends Friday 19th July 2019 Summer holiday From Monday 22nd July 2019 Bank Holiday Monday 6th May 2019

PCE Y7 4/12/18 Y11 15/1/19 Y8 12/3/19 Y10 7/5/19 Y9 16/7/19

LGB Progress Board 7/11/18 10/10/18 6/3/19 5/12/18 15/5/19 6/2/19 10/4/19 5/6/19

Saturday Detentions 6th October 2018 10th November 2018 8th December 2018 2nd February 2019 2nd March 2019 11th May 2019 15th June 2019 13th July 2019

Autumn Term 1

Week 1 All Y11 Compulsory Trips to be undertaken in the Autumn Term

Mon 3/9 Training Day

Tues 4/9 Training Day

Wed 5/9 Y7 & 11 Term Starts with Induction Day Learning and Achievement

Thurs 6/9 All year groups in the academy – Period 1 L4S

Fri 7/9

Week 2

Mon 10/9 Results 2017 SON starts ELT

Tues 11/9

Wed 12/9 Y11 and Y7 photographs (KA) EAS – Subject Specific CPD & MESH and

Thurs 13/9 New Staff Induction 3.15pm – 4.00pm (KA)

Fri 14/9

Sat 15/9

Week 3

Mon 17/9 Y11 Compulsory Geography Fieldwork x 40 students (AJK)

Tues 18/9 Y11 Achievement Conference (KA) Girls Network Assembly Y10 & Y11 Girls (TS)

Wed 19/9 House Meeting – Curriculum Leaders Forum


Fri 21/9

Week 4

Mon 24/9 Y11 Compulsory Geography Fieldwork x 40 students (AJK) Y7 Effort Data Opens Girls Network application deadline (TS)

Tues 25/9 Y6 Open Day and Evening (GG)

Wed 26/9 Y6 Open Morning (GG) CPD Menu

Thurs 27/9 NPQSL @ OSCA

Fri 28/9 Y11 History Trip to Kenilworth Castle x 30 students (SO) Y7 Effort Data Closes Macmillan Coffee Morning (KA)

Week 5

Mon 1/10 Y7 Team Building Day 1 Dahl and Shakespeare (GG) ELT

Tues 2/10 Y7 Team Building Day 2 Da Vinci and Picasso (GG) NPQML @ Forge

Wed 3/10 House meeting – CPD Menu


Fri 5/10 Y11 Computer Science Trip to Stone x 40 students (PB)

Sat 6/10 Saturday Detention

Week 6

Mon 8/10 Y11 RS Fieldtrip x 30 students (BR/GG)

Tues 9/10 Y7 Settling in Morning & Settling in afternoon (GG)

Wed 10/10 EAS – Subject Specific CPD & MESH and Progress Board OAT– possible heath check

Thurs 11/10 OAT – possible heath check Girls Network Induction OSCA Conference Suite (TS) New Staff Induction 3.15pm – 4.00pm (KA)

Fri 12/10 Diamond Jubilee OAT – possible heath check

Week 7

Mon 15/10 Target Setting Day Appraisal Documents Deadline

Tues 16/10 Y11 Mocks Start – Core only this week DC1 Y11 Mocks and Full Y11 report opens

Wed 17/10 Dept. business briefing – Learning and Achievement

Thurs 18/10 New Staff Induction 3.15pm – 4.00pm (KA) Girls Network Meeting (TS)

Fri 19/10

Week 8

Mon 22/10 Y11 Mocks continue ELT Invictus Games Week in PE

Tues 23/10

Wed 24/10 EAS – Subject Specific CPD & MESH and

Thurs 25/10 Y10 Photography Trip to Twycross Zoo x 40 students (DLM)

Fri 26/10 Y11 Mocks end Appraisal 1 observation Deadline

Autumn term 2 Y11 QLA/Exam Scrutiny Week 9

Mon 5/11 ELT

Tues 6/11 NPQSL @ Forge

Wed 7/11 Dept. business Briefing – Curriculum Leaders Forum LGB

Thurs 8/11 New Staff Induction 3.15pm – 4.00pm (KA) NQT Event (KA) Girls Network Session 1 Birmingham 5pm-8pm (TS)

Fri 9/11


Week 10

Mon 12/11

Tues 13/11 NPQML @ OSCA

Wed 14/11 House Meeting – Steering Groups


Fri 16/11

Week 11 Y11 QLA in class this week

Mon 19/11

Tues 20/11

Wed 21/11 EAS –Subject Specific CPD & MESH and


Fri 23/11

Week 12 Learning Walks/Work Scrutiny – 2 wks

Mon 26/11 DC1 Y11 Mock & Full report closes ELT

Tues 27/11

Wed 28/11 Dept. Business Briefing – CPD Menu

Thurs 29/11 New Staff Induction 3.15pm – 4.00pm (KA) Girls Network Session 2 (TS)

Fri 30/11

Sat 1/12

Week 13

Mon 3/12

Tues 4/12 Y7 PCE

Wed 5/12 Learning and Achievement Progress Board

Thurs 6/12 NPQSL @ OSCA New Staff Induction 3.15pm – 4.00pm (KA)

Fri 7/12 ADP RAG Rating Breakfast Y7-10 Rewards Trip (LHB)


Week 14

Mon 10/12 DC1 7-10 Opens & Y9 Full report opens Y11 SON Fortnight

Tues 11/12 Y7 Assembly “Smoke Free Lives” assembly (SK)

Wed 12/12 House Meeting – CPD menu


Fri 14/12 L4S day 1 (SK/CC)

Week 15

Mon 17/12 ELT

Tues 18/12

Wed 19/12 EAS – Subject Specific CPD & MESH and

Thurs 20/12 Girls Network Session 3 (TS)

Fri 21/12 Y11 SON ends

Spring Term 1

Week 17


Tues 8/1 Period 1 L4S Y8 Exams Start

Wed 9/1 Dept. business briefing – Subject Specific CPD & MESH and

Thurs 10/1 OAT Return 1

Fri 11/1 PAPA Residential to Ingestre Hall departs OSCA @ 3.00pm x60 students – all years (BB)

Sat 12/1

Sun 13/1 PAPA Residential to Ingestre Hall returns to OSCA x60 students – all years (BB)

Week 18

Mon 14/1 DC1 Y7-10 & Y9 Full Report Closes ELT Y8 Exam results and Y8 Full Report opens

Tues 15/1 Y11 PCE

Wed 16/1 Steering Groups


Fri 18/1 Y8 Exams End

Week 19 Y8 QLA/Exam Scrutiny

Mon 21/1 BBL Cup Finals Week in PE OAT – POSSIBLE HEATH CHECK DATES

Tues 22/1 OAT – POSSIBLE HEATH CHECK DATES

Wed 23/1 OAT – POSSIBLE HEATH CHECK DATES Dept. business briefing and CL Forum

Thurs 24/1

Fri 25/1

Week 20

Mon 28/1


Wed 30/1 House meeting – CPD Menu Y11 Mocks Set 2 start

Thurs 31/1

Fri 1/2



Mon 4/2 ELT Y11 Mocks Set 2 continue

Tues 5/2 NPQML @ OSCA

Wed 6/2 EAS – subject specific CPD & MESH and Progress Board

Thurs 7/2 Y9 & Y10 Intermediate Mathematical Challenge x 60 students (SA) Girls Network Session 5 (TS)

Fri 8/2

Week 22

Mon 11/2 Y11 DC2 & Mock 2 Results opens

Tues 12/2

Wed 13/2 Dept. business briefing – Steering Groups Y11 Mock Set 2 ends

Thurs 14/2 Y11 Curriculum Enhancement

Fri 15/2 Y8 Exam Results and Full report closes Y11 Curriculum Enhancement Proposed Science Visit to Cern (JLS/JRO)

Spring Term 2

Week 23 Y11 QLA/Exam week scrutiny

Mon 25/2 ELT Production week

Tues 26/2 Production week

Wed 27/2 Dept. Business Briefing – CPD menu

Production week

Thurs 28/2 Production week

Fri 1/3

Week 24 Learning walks/Work Scrutiny – 2 wks

Mon 4/3 Rugby Six Nations week in PE Y11 Speaking Mock Exams All week (ADB)

Tues 5/3

Wed 6/3 EAS – Subject Specific CPD & MESH and LGB


Fri 8/3 Y11 Speaking Exams end (ADB)

Week 25

Mon 11/3 Y11 DC2 & Mock Set 2 Results closes Y11 QLA in class this week DC2 Y7-9 opens

Tues 12/3 Y8 PCE & Pathways

Wed 13/3 Learning and Achievement

Thurs 14/3 EAL trip to Macbeth at the Grand Wolverhampton x 10 students (CCH/SKS)

Fri 15/3 ADP RAG Rating Breakfast

Week 26

Mon 18/3 ELT Y10 Mock Exams Start

Tues 19/3

Wed 20/3 Dept. business briefing - CPD menu

Thurs 21/3 NPQSL @ OSCA

Friday 22/3

Week 27

Mon 25/3 Y10 Mock Exams Continue DC2 Y7-9 closes. DC2 Y10, Full report and Mock opens

Tues 26/3

Wed 27/3 House meeting – CL Forum

Thurs 28/3

Fri 29/3 Y10 Mock Exams end

Week 28 Y10 QLA/Exam scrutiny

Mon 1/4 Y10 Speaking Mock Exams All week (ADB)

Tues 2/4 NPQML @ Forge

Wed 3/4 Dept. Business Briefing – Steering Group

Thurs 4/4 OAT Return 2 Girls Network Session 7 (TS)

Fri 5/4 Y10 Speaking Mock Exams end (ADB) L4S Day 2 (SK/CC)

Week 29

Mon 8/4 ELT External Art Exams start


Wed 10/4 EAS – CPD menu Progress Board Geography residential to Morocco departs to OSCA

Thurs 11/4 Y7-10 Rewards Trip (LHB)

Fri 12/4

Tues 16/4 Geography residential to Morocco returns to OSCA

Summer Term 1

Week 30


Tues 30/4 Period 1 L4S DC2 Y10, Full report and Mock closes & DC3 Y11 Opens Y7 & Y8 Junior Mathematical Challenge x 60 students (SA)

Wed 1/5 Dept. Business Briefing – CL Forum

Thurs 2/5

Fri 3/5

Week 31

Mon 6/5 Bank Holiday

Tues 7/5 Y10 PCE. Y10 SON starts

Wed 8/5 Learning and Achievement


Fri 10/5 D of E Bronze Practice Expedition Departs OSCA 9.00am (ADX)

Sat 11/5 D of E Bronze Practice Expedition Returns to OSCA 4.00pm (ADX) Saturday Detention

Week 32

Mon 13/5 ELT DC3 Y11 Closes Y10 QLA in class this week External Exam Season Starts

Tues14/5

Wed 15/5 EAS – Subject Specific CPD & MESH and LGB

Thurs 16/5

Fri 17/5

Week 33

Mon 20/5 Year 10 SON closes OAT – POSSIBLE HEATH CHECK DATE

Tues 21/5 OAT – POSSIBLE HEATH CHECK DATE

Wed 22/5 Dept. Business Briefing – CPD menu Y8-10 French Residential to the Cote D’Azur Departs OSCA x40 students (ADB/MAL/MS/AEB)

Thurs 23/5 OAT Return 3

Fri 24/5

Sat 26/5

Sun 27/5 Y8-10 French Residential to the Cote D’Azur Returns x40 students (ADB/MAL/MS/AEB)

Summer Term 2

Week 34 Learning Walks/Work scrutiny – 2 wks

Mon 3/6 ELT Y7 Exams Week – classrooms only

Tues 4/6

Wed 5/6 House meeting – Steering groups Progress Board

Thurs 6/6

Fri 7/6 D of E Bronze Expedition Departs OSCA 9.00am (ADX)

Sat 8/6 D of E Bronze Expedition Returns to OSCA 4.00pm (ADX)

Week 35 Y7 QLA/Exam scrutiny

Mon 10/6 Cricket World Cup Week in PE DC3 Y7 & 8, 10 and Y7, Exam Results and Y7 Full report opens

Tues 11/6

Wed 12/6 Dept. Business Briefing – CPD Menu

Thurs 13/6

Fri 14/6 OSCA Leadership Weekend (TBC)

Sat 15/6 OSCA Leadership Weekend (TBC) Saturday Detention

Week 36

Mon 17/6 Women’s Football World Cup Week in PE Y9 Exams start– to be set up around external exams

Tues 18/6

Wed 19/6 EAS – subject specific CPD & MESH and

Thurs 20/6 External Exam Season Ends

Fri 21/6 Provisional Date for Sports Day


Mon 24/6 ELT Y9 Exams Continue DC3 Y7 & 8, 10 Exams Results and Y7 Full report closes DC3 Y9 exams opens

Tues 25/6 PAPA Dance Festival (LG) – Great Hall in use for this all day (no exams in the Great Hall today)

Wed 26/6 Dept. Business briefing – CPD menu

Thurs 27/6 Y9 Exams End PAPA Paris Residential departs OSCA today Girls Network Session 9

Fri 28/6

Sat 29/6

Sun 30/6 PAPA Paris Residential returns to OSCA today

Week 38 Y9 QLA/Exam Scrutiny


Tues 2/7 Training Day

Wed 3/7 Learning and Achievement Y6 New Intake Day and Evening (GG)

Thurs 4/7 Y6 New Intake Day 2 (GG)

Fri 5/7 ADP RAG Rating Breakfast Y10 Rewards Trip (LHB) French Ambassador Reward Trip

Week 39 Appraisal Observation 2 deadline

Mon 8/7 World Cup Netball and Wimbledon Week in PE Y11 Leavers Assembly Y7-10 finish 1.10pm DC3 Y9 exams closes Y10 Curriculum Enhancement

Tues 9/7 Y10 Curriculum Enhancement Academy Awards

Wed 10/7 CPD menu Y10 Curriculum Enhancement

Thurs 11/7 Y10 Curriculum Enhancement NQT Event (KA) Girls Network Session 10 (TS)

Fri 12/7 Y10 Curriculum Enhancement L4S Day 3 (SK/CC) Y11 Prom


Week 40

Mon 15/7 ELT Y10 WEX and Unifest Y9 QLA in class this week

Tues 16/7 Y9 PCE

Wed 17/7 EAS

Thurs 18/7 Y7-9 Reward Trip (LHB)

Fri 19/7