Community connect events

Community connect events are a great opportunity to visit the academy, meet members of the senior team and find out about important dates and events during the academic year.

Each session is tailored to your child’s year group and includes information about key dates, assessment preparation, trips, visits and other important updates.

If you have attended a community connect event before, we still encourage you to attend. New information will be shared each year to help you understand what to expect and how you can support your child.

By working together, parents, carers and the academy can help children make positive progress and support their wellbeing throughout the year.

Open evenings

Autumn term open evenings give parents, carers and students the opportunity to visit the academy, meet staff and students, and find out more about what we offer.

Parent consultation evenings

This year, we are offering two types of parent consultation evenings. This gives you the opportunity to speak to teachers face-to-face, while also offering the flexibility of online appointments for some year groups.

  • In person: Meet with your child’s teachers in the main hall. Appointments can be booked through Weduc.
  • Online: Appointments can be booked through Weduc and will take place online using the Weduc system.

Autumn term

Term one: Thursday 3 September – Friday 13 October

Half term: Monday 19 – Friday 30 October

Term two: Monday 2 November – Friday 18 December (INSET on Friday 27 November)

DateYear groupEventTime
Wednesday 16 September 13Community connect evening5-6pm
Wednesday 23 September 12Communit connect evening5-6pm
Thursday 24 September 5 and 6Open evening5-6.30pm
Wednesday 30 September 10Community connect evening5-6pm
Wednesday 30 September 11Community connect evening (online)5-6pm
Wednesday 7 October 8Community connect evening5-6pm
Wednesday 14 October9Year 9 community connect and pathways information evening5-6pm
Thursday 15 October11Sixth form open evening5-6.30pm
Thursday 12 November 9Pathways evening for curriculum options and parents evening for English, maths and science.5-6.30pm
Tuesday 8 December 12 and 13Parent consultation evening (in person)3.30-6.30pm

Spring term

Term one: Monday 4 January – Friday 12 February

Half term: Monday 15 February – Friday 19 Febraury

Term two: Monday 22 February – Thursday 25 March

DateYear groupEventTime
Tuesday 12 January11Parent consultation evening (in person)3.30-6.30pm
Tuesday 2 February 8Parent consultation evening (online / Weduc)3.30-6.30pm
Tuesday 2 March 7Parent consultation evening (in person)3.30-6.30pm
Wednesday 20 January11Prepare to perform evening5.30-6.30pm

Summer term

Term one: Monday 12 April – Friday 28 May (public holidays on 3 May)

Half term: Monday 31 May (bank holiday) – Friday 4 June

Term two: Monday 7 June – Thursday 25 March – Friday 23 July (INSET days 26, 27 and 28 July)

DateYear groupEventTime
Wednesday 14 April10Prepare to perform evening5.30-6.30pm
Tuesday 27 April 10Parent consultation evening (online)3.30-6.30pm