See below for school events. Please use the menu on the left to see the school day times, holidays and visits.
Key
DAY TIME EVENTS / TRIPS / VISITS EVENING EVENTS EXAMS / TESTS / CONTROLLED ASSESSMENTS
Staff Training Days: Thursday 29th and Friday 30th August 2019
September 2019
| WEEK A Mon 2 |
All students return to school |
| Tues 3 | 6pm: Full Governing Body Meeting |
| WEEK B Mon 9 | Year 7 Roald Dahl Week |
| WEEK A Mon 16 |
Year 6 Coffee Morning Year 12 Welcome Evening |
| Tues 17 | Year 12 Roadster Day (in-house) 7.30pm: Jack Petchey Awards’ Evening at Foakes Hall |
| Wed 18 | Year 6 Coffee Morning Year 8 Girls & Boys HPV1 vaccinations |
| Thurs 19 | PE Colours’ Evening |
| Fri 20 | Year 6 Coffee Morning Year 7 Road Safety Play during assembly |
| WEEK B Mon 23 |
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| Tues 24 | Year 8 Girls & Boys HPV1 vaccinations Year 13 T&T trip to Buckingham Palace |
| Thurs 26 | Travelling Book Fair (all week) |
| Sat 28 | OPEN MORNING |
| WEEK A Mon 30 |
Year 11 Assembly – Post 16 Talk Part 1 |
October 2019
| WEEK A Tues 1 |
Year 6 Coffee Morning |
| Thurs 3 | Year 6 Coffee Morning Year 7 Welcome Evening |
| Fri 4 | Year 11 Sixth Form Speed Dating Event |
| WEEK B Mon 7 |
Year 11 Assembly – Post 16 Talk Part 2 Year 6 Coffee Morning |
| Tues | Year 9 Settling In Evening |
| Wed 9 | Year 11 Sixth Form Speed Dating Event Year 6 Coffee Morning 5-8pm: Uttlesford Schools Apprenticeship Evening – Joyce Frankland Academy |
| Thur 10 | Year 12 & 13 Settling In Evening (invite only) |
| Fri 11 | Author G B Strong visit to Year 7 Year 6 Coffee Morning Year 11 Core Mock Exams until 16th |
| WEEK A Mon 14 |
Year 13 Drama Component 1 Tech Rehearsal |
| Tues 15 | Year 6 Coffee Morning Year 13 Geography trip to central Cambridge 6pm: Year 13 Drama Component 1 Performance |
| Wed 16 | Essex Book Award Launch |
| Thurs 17 | Year 6 Coffee Morning Year 11 Geography trip to Sorento until 20th |
| Fri 18 | 3.30pm: School Production Rehearsal Unit 1 |
Half Term Holiday: Saturday 19 October to Sunday 3 November 2019 inclusive
November 2019
| WEEK B Mon 4 |
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| Wed 6 | Year 9 Settling In Evening Year 9 Road Safety Play – Period 1 |
| Fri 8 | School’s Internal UCAS deadline 3.30pm: School Production rehearsal Unit 3 |
| WEEK A Mon 11 |
Year 12 Geography trip to London Stratford |
| Tues 12 | Sixth Form Open Evening |
| Fri 15 | 3.30pm: School Production rehearsal Unit 4 |
| Sat 16 | Nepal World Challenge training expedition, Peak District until 17th |
| WEEK B Mon 18 |
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| Wed 20 | Year 13 T&T trip to Hatfield Forest |
| Thurs 21 | Year 9 – 13 Drama trip to the Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon |
| Fri 22 | 3.30: School Production Act 1 (Main Hall) |
| WEEK A Mon 25 |
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| Wed 27 | French Play to Year 8,9 & 10 French students – morning Year 13 Parents’ Evening |
| Fri 29 | 3.30: School Production Act 1 (Main Hall) |
| Sat 30 | 10am-4pm: Tech get in – for school production Morocco World Challenge training expedition until 1st Dec |
December 2019
| Sun 1 | 10am-4pm: Tech Rehearsal |
| WEEK B Mon 2 |
3.30-6.30: School Production Dress Rehearsal |
| Tues 3 | 2pm: Year 6 School Production Performance Year 11 Parents’ Evening |
| Wed 4 | 7pm: School Production |
| Thurs 5 | 7pm: School Production |
| Fri 6 | Applications to Sixth Form Closing Date Year 12 Geography visit to Stratford, London 7pm: School Production |
| WEEK A Mon 9 |
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| Wed 11 | 7pm: Presentation of Certificates |
| Thurs 12 | Christmas Music Concert |
| Fri 13 | Year 9 – 13 Media trip to Warner Bros. Studio Tour |
| WEEK B Mon 16 |
Year 7 Carol Service at Dunmow St Mary’s Church Year 11 Drama Component 1 Tech Rehearsal |
| Tues 17 | 5pm: Year 11 Drama Component 1 Performance |
| Thurs 19 | Early school closure at 12.45pm |
Christmas Holiday: Friday 20 December 2019 to Sunday 5 January 2019 inclusive
January 2020
| WEEK A Mon 6 |
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| WEEK B Mon 13 |
Year 13 Mock Exams until 24th |
| Wed 15 | UCAS Deadline |
| WEEK A Mon 20 |
Year 13 Mock Exams until 24th Year 11 Mock Exams – all subjects until 7th Feb |
| Tues 21 | Year 10 Poetry Live! trip, Cambridge |
| Thurs 23 | Year 8 Parents’ Evening (Lukin) |
| WEEK B Mon 27 |
Year 11 Mock Exams – all subjects until 7th Feb
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| Wed 29 | Year 8 Parents’ Evening (Wells) |
February 2020
| WEEK A Mon 3 |
Year 11 Mock Exams – all subjects until 7th Feb |
| Tues 4 | Macbeth Schools Tour |
| Wed 5 |
World Challenge Morocco pre-departure meeting
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| Thurs 6 |
Year 10 History trip to Berlin until 8th
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| WEEK B Mon 10 |
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| Fri 14 | INSET DAY |
Half Term Holiday: Saturday 15 February to Sunday 23 February 2020 inclusive
February 2020
| WEEK A Mon 24 |
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| Thurs 27 | Y10 & 11 H&SC visit to V&A Museum of Childhood |
March 2020
| WEEK B Mon 2 |
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| Tues 3 | Year 9 Girls Diphtheria, Tetanus & Polio and Meningitis ACWY vaccinations |
| Wed 4 | 6pm: Year 8 Options Evening |
| Thurs 5 | World Book Day |
| WEEK A Mon 9 |
Choreographic Dress Rehearsal Year 11 into Year 12 Guidance Discussions |
| Tues 10 | Year 11 into Year 12 Guidance Discussions Year 9 & 11 Choreographic Competition |
| Wed 11 | Year 11 into Year 12 Guidance Discussions Year 7 & 8 Choreographic Competition Yr 9-13 theatre trip to the Old Vic, London |
| Thurs 12 | Year 10 Art Mock Exam Year 11 into Year 12 Guidance Discussions Choreographic Dance Show |
| Fri 13 | Year 10 Art Mock Exam |
| Sat 14 | Bronze DofE Navigational Walk |
| WEEK B Mon 16 |
3.30pm-6.30pm: Year 13 Drama Comp 2 – Tech Rehearsal |
| Tues 17 | Year 11 Component 1 Dance Exam Year 6 Parents and Student Information Evening |
| Wed 18 | Essex Book Award Ceremony, St John Payne School Year 12 Parents’ Evening |
| Fri 20 | Year 12 Geography trip to Walton-on-the-Naze 5.30pm: Year 13 Drama Comp 2 – Performance |
| Sat 21 | English Literature trip to see ‘When an Inspector Calls’, Cambridge |
| WEEK A Mon 23 |
Year 11 English Lit Mock Exams x 2 (dates tbc) Year 9 Boys Diphtheria, Tetanus & Polio and Meningitis ACWY vaccinations 3.30pm-6.30pm: Year 11 Drama Comp 2 – Tech Rehearsal |
| Fri 27 | Year 12 T&T trip to Freeport Harry Potter Event (Year 8 – by invitation only) – POSTPONED |
| WEEK B Mon 30 |
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| Tues 31 | Year 11 Component 1 Dance Exam |
April 2020
| Thurs 2 | World Challenge trip to Morocco until 9th |
| Fri 3 | Last day of term |
Easter Holiday: Saturday 4 April to Sunday 19 April 2020 inclusive
| WEEK A Mon 20 |
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| Sat 25 | Bronze DofE Practice Expedition (until 26th) |
| WEEK B Mon 27 |
Creative Arts Showcase Tech Rehearsal |
| Tues 28 | 6pm: Creative Arts Showcase |
| Wed 29 | Year 8 Girls & Boys HPV2 vaccinations |
| Thurs 30 | Year 11 Art Exam |
May 2020
| Fri 1 | Year 11 Art Exam Sixth Form May Ball |
| Sat 4 | Year 7 & 8 Netball & Rugby trip to Bath until Sun 5 |
| WEEK A Mon 4 |
MFL Speaking Exams this week – dates tbc |
| Wed 6 | Year 13 Art Exam |
| Thurs 7 | Year 13 Art Exam |
| Fri 8 | BANK HOLIDAY |
| WEEK B Mon 11 |
External GCSE and GCE exams start Year 10 RPL Full Course paper 1 (Beliefs & Practices) |
| Wed 13 | Year 8 Girls & Boys HPV2 vaccinations |
| Thurs 14 | Year 10 Parents’ Evening |
| Fri 15 | Year 13 Last Day in School |
| WEEK A Mon 18 |
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| Tues 19 | Year 10 RPL Short Course Exam Year 10 RPL Full Course Paper 2 (Themes) |
| Wed 20 | Year 9 Parents’ Evening |
| Fri 22 | Lunchtime Music Concert |
Half Term Holiday: Saturday 23 May to Sunday 31 May 2020 inclusive
Saturday 23 May: English pre-exam sessions
June 2020
| WEEK B Mon 1 |
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| Tues 2 | Year 10 assembly briefing for occupational talks event |
| Sat 6 | Bronze DofE Assessment Expedition until 7th |
| WEEK A Mon 8 |
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| Wed 10 | Year 10 Citizenship Exam Year 7 Parents’ Evening (Lukin) |
| WEEK B Mon 15 |
Year 10 Citizenship Paper 2 Year 10 MFL Mock Speaking Exams (Fr/Sp) – dates tbc Year 9 Geography trip to Walton-on-the-Naze |
| Tues 16 | |
| Wed 17 | Year 6 Parents’ Transition Evening |
| Thur 18 | Year 12 Geography trip to Walton-on-the-Naze Year 7 Parents’ Evening (Wells) |
| WEEK A Mon 22 |
Year 10 End of Year Exams – all subjects until 3rd July |
| Tues 23 | Last day of GCSE and GCE external exams Year 9 Geography trip to Walton-on-the-Naze |
| Thurs 25 | Year 6 Induction Day |
| Fri 26 | Year 6 Induction Day |
| WEEK B Mon 29 |
Sixth Form Induction Day Year 10 End of Year Exams – all subjects until 3rd July Year 12 Mock Exams until 10th July Year 10 Drama Component 1 Tech Rehearsal |
| Tues 30 | 5pm: Year 10 Drama Component 1 Performance |
July 2020
| Wed 1 | Year 5 Taster Day Year 11 Prom |
| Thurs 2 | Year 5 Taster Day Year 10 Food Practical Mock Practical (2 hours) date to be moved |
| Fri 3 | Year 5 Taster Day Year 9 Art Mock Exam |
| WEEK A Mon 6 |
Year 12 Mock Exams until 10th July Silver Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Practice Expedition to White Peak and Bakewell until 8th |
| Tues 7 | Year 7 Awards’ Evening |
| Wed 8 | Year 10 Awards’ Evening |
| Thurs 9 | SPORTS DAY |
| WEEK B Mon 13 |
Year 12 Work Experience until 17th |
| Tues 14 | Summer Music Concert |
| Wed 15 | Year 8 Awards’ Evening Silver DofE Assessment Expedition, Peak District (Yr 10) until 17th World Challenge depart for Nepal until 6th August |
| Thurs 16 | Year 9 Awards’ Evening |
| WEEK A Mon 20 |
REWARDS TRIPS |
| Tues 21 | Year 8 – 10 MFL trip to Paris until 24th |
| Wed 22 | Early School Closure: 12.45pm |
Summer holiday begins: Thursday 23 July 2020
NOTES:
A LEVEL RESULTS: Thursday 13th August 2020
GCSE RESULTS : Thursday 20th August 2020
