ACADEMIC YEAR – SEPTEMBER 2020 – JULY 2021
AUTUMN TERM
Academy Opens: Tuesday 1st September 2020
Training Day: Tuesday 1st September 2020
Students return: Wednesday 2nd September 2020
Early Closure: Friday 11th September 2020 (12:00 Finish for students)
HALF-TERM
Academy Closes: Friday 23rd October 2020
Academy Opens: Monday 2nd November 2020
Students Return: Monday 2nd November 2020
CHRISTMAS
Academy Closes: Friday18th December 2020 (12.45pm finish for students)
Academy Opens: Monday 4th January 2021
Students Return: Monday 4th January 2021
HALF-TERM
Academy Closes: Thursday 11th February 2021
Training Day: Friday 12th February 2021
Academy Opens: Monday 22nd February 2021
EASTER
Academy Closes: Thursday 1st April 2021
Academy Opens: Monday 19th April 2021
HALF-TERM
Bank Holiday: Monday 3rd May 2021
Academy Closes: Friday 28th May 2021
Academy Opens: Monday 7th June 2021
SUMMER TERM
Training Day: Monday 5th July 2021
Academy closes: Monday 19th July 2021, students finish at 12:45
Training Day: Tuesday 20th July 2021
Training Day: Wednesday 21st July 2021
Autumn term 2021
- Term starts: Thursday 2 September 2021
- Training day: Thursday 2 September 2021
- Induction day: Friday 3 September 2021 (Year 7 and Year 11 students in attendance only)
- Monday 6 September 2021 (all students return)
- Half-term holiday: Monday 25 October 2021 to Friday 29 October 2021
- Term ends: Friday 17 December 2021
- Christmas holidays: Monday 20 December 2021 to Monday 3 January 2022
Spring term 2022
- Term starts: Tuesday 4 January 2022
- Training day: Tuesday 4 January 2022
- Students return: Wednesday 5 January 2022
- Half-term holiday: Monday 21 February 2022 to Friday 25 February 2022
- Term ends: Friday 8 April 2022
- Easter holidays: Monday 11 April 2022 to Friday 22 April 2022
Summer term 2022
- Term starts: Monday 25 April 2022
- May Day Bank Holiday: Monday 2 May 2022
- Half-term holiday: Monday 30 May 2022 to Friday 3 June 2022
- Term ends: Wednesday 20 July 2022
- Training Day: Thursday 21 July 2022 and Friday 22 July 2022
Please note a further training day will be arranged during the term in line with our Trust, this will be communicated with parents once agreed.
Important
Please note that following the latest amendments to The Education (Pupil Regulation) (England) Regulations 2006, Principals may not grant any leave of absence during term-time unless there are exceptional circumstances.
Any unauthorised leave of absence will be referred to the Attendance and Prosecution Service. This may lead to a Fixed Penalty Notice being issued. Please be advised that parents/guardians who fail to ensure their child’s regular attendance can be fined £60 (per parent/guardian, per child).
Please see the Parents leaflet from Sandwell MBC below :
Examination Periods
Year 7 – April – May
Year 8 – April – May
Year 9 – April – May
Year 10 – April – May – GCSE Mock Examinations
Year 11 – November GCSE Mocks and May / June Examinations
Please note: Modular examinations, Controlled Assessments AND Key Assessment tasks go on throughout the year for students in ALL YEAR GROUPS.
Please contact the Academy to check specific modular dates.