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Making a positive difference to students’ achievements and experiences, maintaining the highest expectations and inspiring self-belief. Making a positive difference to students’ achievements and experiences, maintaining the highest expectations and inspiring self-belief. It is great to have the children back. Let's keep it that way!...

  • Making a positive difference to students’ achievements and experiences, maintaining the highest expectations and inspiring self-belief.
  • Making a positive difference to students’ achievements and experiences, maintaining the highest expectations and inspiring self-belief.
  • It is great to have the children back. Let's keep it that way! Remember to wash your hands regularly and thoroughly, keep your distance and stay at home if you have a temperature, persistent cough or a change to your sense of smell or taste.
  • Year 9 Options for 2023
    10th January 2023
    Year 9 Options for 2023
    Year 9 Options Year 9 student have some important decisions to make about their futures. In...
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  • New Term!
    30th December 2022
    New Term!
    Happy New Year! Spring Term begins on Tuesday 3rd January 2023. School starts for students at 11:0...
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  • Royal College of Art: Young Art Competition
    30th December 2022
    Royal College of Art: Young Art Competition
    Thank you so much for all the fantastic entries and for helping us raise £80 towards Cancer...
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  • Insight (Autumn 2022)
    19th December 2022
    Insight (Autumn 2022)
    INSIGHT The Highgate Wood School magazine Please click here for the new issue of Insight ma...
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  • Winter Concert
    11th December 2022
    Winter Concert
    Please click here for a gallery of pictures from our Winter Concert Highgate Wood School Music Depa...
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Jan
Mon
Thought for the Week
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Jan 30 – Feb 4 all-day

It’s fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure. Bill Gates

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Week 1
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Jan 30 – Feb 4 all-day
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1
Feb
Wed
LGBT History Month
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Feb 1 – Feb 27 all-day
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6
Feb
Mon
Children’s Mental Health Week
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Feb 6 – Feb 11 all-day
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Media Studies Careers Week
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Feb 6 – Feb 11 all-day
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Thought for the Week
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Feb 6 – Feb 11 all-day

People of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things. Leonardo da Vinci

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Tu B’Shevat (Arbor Day) – Jewish Observance
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Feb 6 all-day
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Week 2
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Feb 6 – Feb 11 all-day
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SEND Provision – Parents Meeting
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Feb 6 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
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7
Feb
Tue
Safer Internet Day
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Feb 7 all-day
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Year 7 -Bowling/Trampolining/Ice-skating (PM)
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Feb 7 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
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Year 13 Parents Virtual Consultation Evening
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Feb 7 @ 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm
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8
Feb
Wed
Year 8 -Bowling/Trampolining/Ice-skating (PM)
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Feb 8 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
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9
Feb
Thu
Year 9 -Bowling/Trampolining/Ice-skating (PM)
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Feb 9 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
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10
Feb
Fri
INSET DAY
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Feb 10 all-day
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13
Feb
Mon
half term
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Feb 13 – Feb 17 all-day
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18
Feb
Sat
Isra and Mi’raj – Muslim Observance
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Feb 18 all-day
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Maha Shivaratri – Hindu Observance
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Feb 18 all-day
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20
Feb
Mon
Thought for the Week
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Feb 20 – Feb 25 all-day

Everything is hard before it is easy. Goethe

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Week 1
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Feb 20 – Feb 25 all-day
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21
Feb
Tue
Shrove Tuesday – Christian Observance
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Feb 21 all-day
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Condensed Tuesday
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Feb 21 @ 2:25 pm – 3:25 pm

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Anti-Racism Parental Engagement Evening
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Feb 21 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Anti-Racism Listening Campaign – Parental Engagement Evening

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Feb
Wed
Ash Wednesday – Christian Observance
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Feb 22 all-day
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Year 10 Life Skills Drop Down Day (3)
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Feb 22 all-day
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PSA AGM
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Feb 22 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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Feb
Mon
6th form interviews start
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Feb 27 all-day
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Fair Trade Fortnight
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Feb 27 – Mar 11 all-day
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History Careers Week
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Feb 27 – Mar 4 all-day
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Thought for the Week
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Feb 27 – Mar 4 all-day

What makes you different or weird, that’s your strength! Meryl Streep.

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Week 2
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Feb 27 – Mar 4 all-day
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Year 11 Mocks 2 (options blocks to be taken in lessons)
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Feb 27 – Mar 10 all-day
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2
Mar
Thu
World Book Day
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Mar 2 all-day
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6
Mar
Mon
6th Form Interviews
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Mar 6 all-day
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Thought for the Week
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Mar 6 – Mar 11 all-day

The most effective way to do it, is to do it. Amelia Earhart

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Week 1
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Mar 6 – Mar 11 all-day
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7
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Tue
Purim – Jewish Observance
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Mar 7 all-day
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Condensed Tuesday
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Mar 7 @ 2:25 pm – 3:25 pm

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Anti-Racism Parental Engagement Evening
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Mar 7 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Anti-Racism Listening Campaign – Parental Engagement Evening

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8
Mar
Wed
International Women’s Day
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Mar 8 all-day
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9
Mar
Thu
Full Governors Meeting @ In person
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Mar 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

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10
Mar
Fri
British Science Week
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Mar 10 – Mar 19 all-day
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13
Mar
Mon
Science Careers Week
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Mar 13 – Mar 18 all-day
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Thought for the Week
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Mar 13 – Mar 18 all-day

If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be. Maya Angelou

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Week 2
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Mar 13 – Mar 18 all-day
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14
Mar
Tue
School photographer (Years
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Mar 14 @ 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
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Year 8 Parents Virtual Consultation Evening
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Mar 14 @ 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm
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15
Mar
Wed
Reslient Me! Year 10 and 8
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Mar 15 all-day

Life Skills event

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17
Mar
Fri
Y7 Workshop As if by Magic (PM)
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Mar 17 all-day
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20
Mar
Mon
International Happiness Day
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Mar 20 all-day
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Pendarren
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Mar 20 all-day
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Thought for the Week
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Mar 20 – Mar 25 all-day

The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any. Alice Walker

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Week 1
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Mar 20 – Mar 25 all-day
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21
Mar
Tue
World Poetry Day
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Mar 21 all-day
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Condensed Tuesday
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Mar 21 @ 2:25 pm – 3:25 pm

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22
Mar
Wed
DTP and MenACWY Vaccination
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Mar 22 – Mar 23 all-day
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23
Mar
Thu
First Day of Ramadan
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Mar 23 all-day
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Ramadan Start (Tentative Date) – Muslim Observance
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Mar 23 all-day
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PSA Uniform sale and lost property collection
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Mar 23 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
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24
Mar
Fri
Rewards Assembly P5
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Mar 24 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
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27
Mar
Mon
Thought for the Week
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Mar 27 – Apr 1 all-day

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Wendy Mass

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Week 2
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Mar 27 – Apr 1 all-day
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Rewards Assembly P5
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Mar 27 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
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28
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Tue
Rewards Assembly P5
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Mar 28 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
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Year 12 Parents Virtual Consultation Evening
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Mar 28 @ 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm
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Mar
Wed
Year 11 Reports issued
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Mar 29 all-day
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Rewards Assembly P5
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Mar 29 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
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30
Mar
Thu
Non uniform day
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Mar 30 all-day
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Non Uniform day
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Mar 30 all-day
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Year 8 Easter Party
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Mar 30 all-day
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Rewards Assembly P5
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Mar 30 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
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Staff Appreciation Tea (PSA)
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Mar 30 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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31
Mar
Fri
House team non uniform day
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Mar 31 all-day
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Condensed Timetable for last dayof term
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Mar 31 @ 2:25 pm – 3:25 pm
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2
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Sun
Palm Sunday – Christian Observance
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Apr 2 all-day
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3
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Mon
Holidays
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Apr 3 – Apr 13 all-day
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6
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Thu
First day of Passover – Jewish Observance
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Apr 6 all-day
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Maundy Thursday – Christian Observance
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Apr 6 all-day
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13
Apr
Thu
Last day of Passover – Jewish Observance
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Apr 13 all-day
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14
Apr
Fri
Orthodox Good Friday – Orthodox Christian Observance
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Apr 14 all-day
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15
Apr
Sat
Orthodox Holy Saturday – Orthodox Christian Observance
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Apr 15 all-day
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16
Apr
Sun
Orthodox Easter – Orthodox Christian Observance
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Apr 16 all-day
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17
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Mon
Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) – Muslim Observance
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Apr 17 all-day
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Orthodox Easter Monday – Orthodox Christian Observance
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Apr 17 all-day
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Thought for the Week
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Apr 17 – Apr 22 all-day

Twenty years from now you?ll be more disappointed by the things you did not do than the ones you did. Mark Twain

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Week 1
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Apr 17 – Apr 22 all-day
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18
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Tue
Yom HaShoah – Jewish Observance
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Apr 18 all-day
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Condensed Tuesday
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Apr 18 @ 2:25 pm – 3:25 pm

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20
Apr
Thu
Year 10 Life Skills Drop Down Day (4)
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Apr 20 all-day
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22
Apr
Sat
Eid ul Fitr (Tentative Date) – Muslim Observance
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Apr 22 all-day
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Stephen Lawrence Day – Secular Observance
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Apr 22 all-day
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23
Apr
Sun
St. George’s Day – Christian Observance
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Apr 23 all-day
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24
Apr
Mon
Geography Careers Week
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Apr 24 – Apr 29 all-day
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Thought for the Week
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Apr 24 – Apr 29 all-day

The problem human beings face is not that we aim too high and fail, but that we aim too low and succeed. Michelangelo

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Week 2
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Apr 24 – Apr 29 all-day
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25
Apr
Tue
Year 7 Parents Virtual Consultation Evening
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Apr 25 @ 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm
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26
Apr
Wed
Year 10 geography trip to Walton on the Naze
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Apr 26 all-day
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Yom HaAtzmaut – Jewish Observance
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Apr 26 all-day
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27
Apr
Thu
Year 10 geography trip to Walton on the Naze
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Apr 27 all-day
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Bank holiday
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May 1 all-day
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    Congratulations to our amazing music department and fantastic students on an outstanding Winter Concert!
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    Congratulations and well done to @RealGDT on the Oscar nomination for Pinocchio. Our Spanish A Level students are major fans. It would be great if you could meet them when your in London!
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    Some fantastic entries for the RCA Young Artists 2023 "Everyday Life", also helping us raise £80 towards Cancer Research UK and Great Ormond Street Hospital. Well done All. Good luck with the competition! https://t.co/4wkY5quS6t
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    Happy New Year... and happy January 2023. Be inspired by @actionhappiness January calendar to be happier and kinder together!
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