7th September 2023
Dear Parent/Guardian
Key achievement dates for the 2023-2024 academic year
This document confirms the key dates for Parents’ Evenings, our termly Progress Checks and, where relevant, formal assessments such as mock exams for the forthcoming academic year.
Full details of Parents’ Evenings will be shared ahead of each evening. No additional software is required and the conferencing works well on smartphones and computers with a webcam and microphone.
Year 7
Individual photographs |
Monday 11th September |
Meet the Tutor Evening (using video conferencing) |
Tuesday 12th September |
1st Progress Check available on Go4schools |
Wednesday 6th December |
2nd Progress Check available on Go4schools |
Tuesday 19th March |
Year 7 Parents’ Evening (using video conferencing) |
Thursday 21st March |
Year 7 assessments in English, Maths, Science & MFL |
Monday 3rd- Friday 7th June |
3rd Progress Check available on Go4schools |
Wednesday 17th July |
Year 8
1st Progress Check available on Go4schools |
Wednesday 6th December |
2nd Progress Check available on Go4schools |
Tuesday 19th March |
Year 8 Parents’ Evening (using video conferencing) |
Wednesday May 22nd |
Year 8 assessments in English, Maths, Science & MFL |
Monday 15th April- Friday 19th April |
3rd Progress Check available on Go4schools |
Wednesday 17th July |
Year 9
1st Progress Check available on Go4schools |
Wednesday 6th December |
Year 9 Parents’ Evening (using video conferencing) |
Wednesday 27th March |
Year 9 Options Evening |
Thursday 25th January |
2nd Progress Check available on Go4schools |
Tuesday 19th March |
Year 9 assessments in English, Maths, Science & MFL |
Monday 5th February- Friday 9th February |
3rd Progress Check available on Go4schools |
Wednesday 17th July |
Year 10
1st Progress Check available on Go4schools |
Wednesday 6th December |
Y10 Parents’ Evening (using video conferencing) |
Thursday January 18th |
2nd Progress Check available on Go4schools |
Tuesday 19th March |
Mock exams |
Monday 17th June – Friday 5th July |
3rd Progress Check available on Go4schools |
Wednesday 17th July |
Year 11
Y11 Parents’ Information Evening |
Thursday 21st September |
Y11 Parents’ Evening (using video conferencing) |
Thursday 28th September |
1st Progress Check available on Go4schools |
Wednesday 6th December |
Mock exams |
Thursday 4th -Wednesday 31st January |
2nd Progress Check available on Go4schools |
Tuesday 19th March |
2nd Y11 Parents’ Evening (using video conferencing) |
Tuesday 13th February |
Exams begin |
Week commencing 13th May – 26th June |
Prom |
Thursday 4th July |
GCSE results |
Thursday 22nd August |
Yours faithfully,
Dr K Geall
Head of School
Samuel Ward Academy