SENIOR SCHOOL CALENDAR Autumn Term 2019 Term Dates
AUTUMN TERM 2019
New Staff Induction Day Wednesday 28 August Staff In Service Training Day Thursday 29 August New Student Induction Day Friday 30 August Existing Boarders Return Sunday 1 September Autumn Term Begins Monday 2 September Half Term Begins (after classes) Friday 18 October Boarders Return Sunday 3 November Half Term Ends (classes begin) Monday 4 November Autumn Term Ends (after classes) Friday 13 December
SPRING TERM 2020
Staff In Service Training Friday 3 January Boarders Return Sunday 5 January Spring Term Begins Monday 6 January Half Term Begins (after classes) Friday 14 February Boarders Return Sunday 23 February Half Term Ends (classes begin) Monday 24 February Spring Term Ends (after classes) Friday 27 March
SUMMER TERM 2020
Staff In Service Training Friday 17 April Boarders Return Sunday 19 April Summer Term Begins Monday 20 April May Day Bank Holiday Friday 8 May Half Term Begins (after classes) Friday 22 May Boarders Return Sunday 31 May Classes Begin Monday 1 June Summer Term Ends (after classes): Friday 3 July Important Telephone Numbers
POSITION NAME TELEPHONE NUMBER
Senior School Reception 01509 817000
Preparatory School Reception 01509 817010
Headmaster Mr J Reddin Via Reception
Senior Deputy Head Mr K Ryce Via Reception
Deputy Head (Pastoral) Mr C Donegan Via Reception
Assistant Head Academic Ms J Davis Via Reception
Assistant Head & Mr J Neville Via Reception Head of Sixth Form
Head of Preparatory School Father C Cann Via Preparatory School Reception
Head of Nursery Miss R Green 01509 817088
Father President Father Philip Sainter 01509 817009
Bursar Mr C Bellamy Via Reception
Acting Senior Housemistress Mrs H Grant 07850 709881
Boys' Housemaster Mr P Gilchrist 07850 709882
Medical Centre Duty Sister 01509 817016
Registrar's Office Miss K Smith 01509 817031
01509 817072
School Fax 01509 817004
Absences [email protected]
Email [email protected]
Website www.ratcliffecollege.com Senior School - Positions Of Responsibility
HEAD BOY: Carter Walker HEAD GIRL: Eve Millward
DEPUTIES
Matthew Elton Charlotte Bailey Luke Millett Hattie Lawrie Edward Smellie Sophie Pole
HEADS OF HOUSE
ARUNDEL: Harry Culpin, Jade England DE LISLE: Dominic McKaig, Flora Colville EMERY: Kit Jackson, Holly Vinall LEETHAM: Alex Bown, Betsy Poll
SPORTS AMBASSADORS
Mia Atkinson Ollie Welch
RUGBY CAPTAIN: Alex Bown HOCKEY CAPTAIN: Mia Atkinson
SENIOR BOARDING PREFECTS
Matthew Egglenton Siri Sin
Senior School - Before School Activities
ACTIVITY YEAR GROUP TIME VENUE STAFF MONDAY Boys' Performance Squad Training Years 11-13 7.00am-7.45am Fitness Suite KH WEDNESDAY Girls' Performance Squad Training Years 11-13 7.00am-7.45am Fitness Suite KH FRIDAY Newman Orchestra Years 5-8 8.00am-8.30am Newman Hall BM/MM/KV/CMC
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ACTIVITY YEAR GROUP TIME VENUE STAFF
MONDAY
Girls' Performance Squad Training Years 11-13 1.30pm-2.15pm Fitness Suite Sports Coach
St Vincent de Paul Youth Group Year 9 1.35pm-2.10pm Prep School PJS
Cool Maths Years 7-13 1.40pm-2.10pm Maths Hexagon GH
Senior Choir Years 7-13 1.40pm-2.10pm Music Hall NDO
Pets Corner Years 7-13 1.40pm-2.10pm Pets Corner AR (wk1) DGA (wk2)
Netball - Shooting Club Years 7-13 1.45pm-2.10pm Sports Hall LG
TUESDAY
Girls' Development Group Training Years 9 and 10 1.30pm-2.15pm Fitness Suite KH
The Enquiry Club Years 7-8 1.30pm-2.10pm Media Studies 2 JDA
St Vincent de Paul Youth Group Year 9 1.35pm-2.10pm Prep School PJS
Puzzle Club Years 7-13 1.40pm-2.10pm Maths Hexagon CD
Clarinet Choir Years 7-13 1.40pm-2.10pm Music Classroom 1 KV
Junior Girls' Choir Years 7 and 8 1.40pm-2.10pm Music Hall KDO
WEDNESDAY
Boys' Performance Squad Training Years 11-13 1.30pm-2.15pm Fitness Suite KH
St Vincent de Paul Youth Group Year 9 1.35pm-2.10pm Prep School PJS
Cool Maths Years 7-13 1.40pm-2.10pm Maths Hexagon MS
Book Club - Week 2 Years 7 and 8 1.40pm-2.10pm Library VHO
Film Club Years 7-13 1.40pm-2.10pm MS1 CSI
Warhammer Figure Building Club Years 7-13 1.40pm-2.10pm CR2 LA
Wind Ensemble Years 7-11 1.40pm-2.10pm Music Hall Music Department
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ACTIVITY YEAR GROUP TIME VENUE STAFF
THURSDAY
Boys' Development Group Training Years 9 and 10 1.30pm-2.15pm Fitness Suite KH
'Green Team' Eco Group Week 2 Years 7-13 1.30pm-2.10pm MS2 JDA
Guitar Ensemble Years 7-13 1.30pm-2.10pm Music Classroom 2 JB
Art Club Years 7-13 1.30pm-2.10pm Art Room 4 DB
St Vincent de Paul Youth Group Year 9 1.35pm-2.10pm Prep School PJS
Cool Maths Years 7-13 1.40pm-2.05pm Maths Hexagon SKC
Public Speaking and Debating Society Years 7-13 1.40pm-2.10pm MS2 SAT
Swing Band Years 12-13 1.40pm-2.10pm Music Hall PB
DofE drop in session Years 9-13 1.40pm-2.10pm CR2 CMC
Music Theory Years 7-13 1.40pm-2.10pm Music Classroom 1 KT
FRIDAY
Sixth Form Book Club and Enrichment Years 12-13 1.30pm-2.10pm Newman Building LS/LW
St Vincent de Paul Youth Group Year 9 1.35pm-2.10pm Prep School PJS
School Photographers' Club Years 12-13 1.35pm-1.45pm MS1 DS
Cool Maths Years 7-13 1.40pm-2.10pm Maths Hexagon SJ
Composition Workshop Years 7-13 1.40pm-2.10pm Music Classroom 1 RF/KV
Chamber Ensemble Invitation 1.40pm-2.10pm Music Hall CMC
Kahoot Club Years 7-13 1.40pm-2.10pm CR1 EA
Pets Corner Years 7-13 1.40pm-2.10pm Pets Corner SKF
Netball - Shooting Club Years 7-13 1.45pm-2.10pm Sports Hall LG
This programme is accurate at the time of printing but may change. Please view the most current version at www.ratcliffecollege.com Senior School - After School Activities
ACTIVITY YEAR GROUP TIME VENUE STAFF
MONDAY The Duke of Edinburgh's Bronze Award Year 10 4.40pm-6.10pm R1/R2/R3 CMC/PT/PR/LC (Priority Activity) The Tempest Rehearsals Years 7-10 4.30pm-6.10pm Theatre JEM/CSI Musical Theatre Years 7-13 5.20pm-6.10pm Theatre SF Film and TV Club Years 7-13 4.20pm-6.10pm MS2 CSI Seniors Girls' Hockey Years 11-13 4.40pm-6.10pm Astroturfs MLY/PG/DM/HSt/MB Senior Boys' Rugby Years 11-13 4.40pm-6.10pm Fields MK/DM/MBO/MLU/HT Swimming Years 7 -13 4.40pm-6.10pm Pool AST/SF Years 8 and 9 Netball Training Years 7 -13 4.40pm-6.10pm Sports Hall/Courts EB/AG Fitness Suite Years 10 -13 4.40pm-6.10pm Sports Centre TBC Cross-Country Years 7 -13 4.40pm-6.10pm Fields/track MB Cooking Club Years 7-13 4.40pm-6.10pm Food Science KB/AMD School Photographers (Week 1) Years 12-13 4.40pm-6.10pm MS1 DS TUESDAY CCF (Priority Activity) Years 9-13 4.40pm-6.10pm Square MBA/MR/AD/HG The Duke of Edinburgh's Gold Award Year 12 6.45pm-8.30pm R1/CR1 CMC/PC (Priority Activity) Girls' Hockey U12/U13 Years 7-8 4.40pm-6.10pm Astroturfs MLY/EB/LG/CM Boys' Rugby U12/U13 Years 7 - 8 4.40pm-6.10pm Fields MK/MBO/DM/WB/HT Fitness Suite Years 10 -13 4.40pm-6.10pm Sports Centre TBC Creative Writing Club Years 7-13 4.40pm-5.20pm E3 SAT
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ACTIVITY YEAR GROUP TIME VENUE STAFF WEDNESDAY SSA Choir (Priority Activity) Years 6-13 4.40pm-6.10pm Chapel NDO Senior Orchestra Years 7-13 4.40pm-6.10pm Music Hall KV Mother Teresa (Week 1) Years 12-13 4.20pm-5.20pm Emery Library SKC/KB History Performance Squad Year 11 4.30pm-5.00pm H2 MN The Ratcliffe Spitfire Years 7-13 4.30pm-6.10pm Art Room 4 DB Senior Netball Years 10-13 4.40pm-6.10pm Sports Hall LG/AG Girls' Indoor Hockey (Before half term) Years 11-13 4.40pm-6.10pm Sports Hall HSt/EW Senior Boys' Hockey (After half term) Years 11-13 4.40pm-6.10pm Astro HSt/EW Senior Rugby Years 11 - 13 4.40pm-6.10pm Fields DM/MBO/MB Fitness Suite Years 10 -13 4.40pm-6.10pm Sports Centre TBC Young Enterprise Year 12 4.40pm-6.10pm Conference Room PS/CJ Warhammer Years 7-13 4.40pm-6.10pm MS2 LA INSPIRE - Guest Speaker Events (Week 2) Years 9-13 5.20pm SFC Lounge JN
Sixth Form Social (Week 2) Years 12-13 7.00pm-8.30pm SFC Café JN/MS/Sixth Form Tutors THURSDAY Duke of Edinburgh Silver Award Year 11 4.40pm-6.10pm R1/R2 CMC (Priority Activity) Girls' Hockey U14/U15 Years 9 - 10 4.40pm-6.10pm Girls Hockey AST/CM/MLA
Boys' Rugby U14/U15 Years 9 - 10 4.40pm-6.10pm Fields EW/DM/AS/MIJ/MLU/HT Cross-Country Years 7 -13 4.40pm-6.10pm Fields/track MB Year 7 Netball Year 7 4.40pm-6.10pm Sports Hall AG/LG Fitness Suite Years 10 -13 4.40pm-6.10pm Sports Centre TBC MUN Years 10-13 4.40pm-6.10pm H2 JCA/ML Art Club Years 10-13 4.40pm-6.10pm Art Room 4 DB VSU Years 12 - 13 7.00pm-9.00pm Syston NW FRIDAY Drama Production Rehearsal Years 7-13 4.20pm-6.10pm Theatre JEM (Priority Activity) Fitness Suite Years 10 -13 4.40pm-6.10pm Sports Centre TBC Basketball Years 7 - 13 4.40pm-6.10pm Sports Hall MSE Golf Years 7 -13 4.40pm-6.10pm Beadles Lake PG/JR/SJ Golf Club Swimming Years 7 - 13 4.40pm-6.10pm Pool SF
This programme is accurate at the time of printing but may change. Please view the most current version at www.ratcliffecollege.com Senior School - Calendar Dates
AUGUST 27 Tue Girls’ Hockey Pre-Season Training (All Years) – 10.00am-4.00pm Boys’ Rugby Pre-Season Training (All Years) – 10.00am-4.00pm 28 Wed New Staff Induction Day Safeguarding Training for New Staff/Volunteers – 9.00am-11.00am Girls’ Hockey Pre-Season Training Years 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 – 10.00am-1.00pm, Boys’ Rugby Pre-Season Training, Years 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 – 10.00am-1.00pm, 29 Thurs Staff INSET Day 30 Fri New Student Induction Day (New Boarders arrive for Induction Day) The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, Silver Final Expedition, departs 7.00am (until 1st September) SEPTEMBER 1 Sun Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass, College Chapel – 9.30am Existing Boarders arrive Welcome Tea for Boarding Parents, Students and Staff, Refectory – 4.00pm The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, Silver Final Expedition returns 6.00pm
2 Mon Week 1 Classes begin Whole School Photograph Individual Senior School Student Photographs, Old Library – 9.05am-4.00pm New Staff Induction Training, Chaplaincy & Spiritual Life of the College and DCI, Conference Room – 4.20pm-5.20pm 3 Tue St Gregory the Great, Feast Day Governors’ Annual General Meeting, Conference Room – 4.30pm (precede with Mass at 4.00pm) The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Reception Evening, Newman Hall – 7.30pm 4 Wed Mothers’ Prayer Group, Nursery – 8.30am Co-Curricular Activities Fair, Sports Hall – 1.40pm-2.10pm Parents’ Association Tea and Cakes and second hand uniform sale (all parents are welcome), Newman Hall, Preparatory School – 3.30pm-5.30pm Heads of Department Meeting Conference Room – 4.20pm 5 Thurs Talent Scholars Heads of Department Meeting, Conference Room – 1.15pm Boarding Community Meal (out of College) 6 Fri Senior School Mass for the Beginning of the Academic Year and for Benefactors, College Chapel – 8.50am CATS4 Testing for Year 7 and new students in Year 8, Year 9 and Year 10, Sports Hall, Periods 4, 5 and 6
7 Sat Rugby v King Edward, Birmingham, 1st XV, 2nd XV & U15 (H) – 10.30am, U14A, U14B, U13A, U13B, U12A & U12B (A) – 10.30am Girls’ Hockey v Denstone, 2nd XI & 3rd XI (H) – 1.30pm, U15A & U15B/U14B (A) – 1.30pm, 1st XI (H) – 2.45pm, U14A, U13A & U13B (A) – 2.30pm, U13C, U12A, U12B and U12C (A) – 3.30pm
8 Sun Birthday of Our Lady and Education Sunday Mass, College Chapel – 9.30am Ratcliffian Association, ‘The Taylor Mixed Hockey Cup’ v Ratcliffe – 2.00pm Boarding Community In-House Activities and BBQ
9 Mon Week 2 Senior School Teaching Staff Commissioning Service BSA Training for Housemistress, Housemaster and Staff new to Boarding, Conference Room – 9.00am-12.50pm New Staff Induction Training, ‘SEND, AG&T and EAL, Conference Room – 4.20pm-5.20pm The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Parents’ Information Evening for students new to the award, Theatre – 6.30pm Senior School - Calendar Dates
10 Tue ECO Team Committee Meeting, Old Library – 1.15pm-2.10pm Year 13 A Level English Literature Trip, ‘Margaret Attwood Live’, Loughborough Odeon Cinema – 6.30pm-9.30pm Ratcliffe and Grace Dieu Collegiate Summer Gathering at Grace Dieu – 6.30pm 11 Wed Mothers’ Prayer Group, Nursery – 8.30am Go4Set Launch Day hosted by Ratcliffe College, Conference Room and Old Library – 9.30am-12.00pm ICT Steering Group Meeting, Conference Room – 4.20pm INSPIRE – 5.20pm-6.10pm Sixth Form Social – 7.00pm-8.30pm
12 Thurs Ratcliffe Golf Day & Dinner at Rothley Park Golf Club, shotgun start at 1.30pm followed by dinner at 7.15pm O-Pro Mouth Guard Fitting, Boarders’ Lounge – 12.45pm 13 Fri Talent Scholars Lunch, Old Library – 1.15pm CCF AEF Flying Experience Day, RAF Cranwell Drama Department Musical Theatre Group Trip, ‘Hairspray’, Melton Theatre – 6.30pm-10.00pm 14 Sat Feast Day of The Exaltation of the Holy Cross Girls’ Hockey v Princethorpe, 2nd XI (A) – 9.30am, U15B/U14B & U14A (H) – 9.30am, 1st XI (A) – 10.30am, U12A & U12B (H) – 10.30am, U15A & U13B (H) – 11.30am, U13A (A) – 11.30am Girls’ Hockey v Uppingham, 3rd XI (H) – 2.00pm Rugby v Princethorpe, 1st XV, 2nd XV, U15A & U15B (A) – 10.30am, U14A, U13A, U13B, U12A & U12B (H) – 10.30am Boarding Community Mass, College Chapel – 5.00pm 15 Sun Our Lady of Sorrows, Feast Day Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass, College Chapel 9.30am Boarding Community Trip to Alton Towers 16 Mon Week 1 PSHCE, Period 5 E-Safety Meeting (Staff), Conference Room – 4.20pm New Staff Induction Training on Appraisal, Old Library – 4.20pm-5.20pm Headmaster’s Reception for Senior School Parents, Preparatory School Newman Hall – 7.30pm 17 Tue RCCR Meeting, Conference Room – 4.30pm-5.30pm Careers Information Evening for Year 11 Parents, Old Library – 6.30pm Parents’ Association AGM and Committee Meeting, Conference Room – 7.30pm 18 Wed Mothers’ Prayer Group, Nursery – 8.30am
19 Thurs Year 11 Careers Interviews begin (until 8th October) Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5 House Public Speaking Contest, Theatre – 8.35am-9.00am Faculty Chairs’ Meeting, Conference Room – 4.20pm Girls’ Hockey v Oakham, 1st XI (A) – 4.30pm Girls’ Hockey v Uppingham, 2nd XI & 3rd XI (H) – 3pm
20 Fri Senior School Harvest Festival, College Chapel – 8.35am Year 11 Careers Interviews 21 Sat Feast Day of St Matthew, Apostle, Evangelist World Gratitude Day Rugby v Bablake, 1st XV, 2nd XV & U15A (H) – 10.30am, U14A, U13A, U13B, U12A & U12B (A) – 10.30am Girls’ Hockey v Mount St Mary’s, 1st XI (A) – 10.30am, U15A, U13A & U13B (H) – 10.30am, 2nd XI (A) – 11.45am, U14A, U12A & U12B (H) – 11.45am Girls’ Hockey v Rugby, 3rd XI & U15B/U14B (A) – 2.30pm Senior School - Calendar Dates
22 Sun Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass, College Chapel – 9.30am Boarding Community Cinema Trip 23 Mon Week 2 Faculties Meetings (week commencing) Year 11 Careers Interviews Drama Company Workshop for Shakespeare Schools’ Festival, The Curve Theatre, Leicester, (selected students from Years 7-10) – 1.00pm-4.30pm Rugby v Welland Park, U12A (A) – 2.45pm Pastoral Meeting, Conference Room – 4.20pm 24 Tues Our Lady of Walsingham (Memorial) Year 11 Careers Interviews Rugby v Bablake, U14B (H) – 2.30pm Parent Café for Year 11 Parents, ‘Study Skills’, Elevate, Old Library – 5.30pm-6.30pm Girls’ Boarding Blessing of Rooms – 7.00pm 25 Wed Mothers’ Prayer Group, Nursery – 8.30am Year 11 Careers Interviews Senior School & Preparatory School Transition Meetings Scuba Diving Trip to Spain Information Evening, Old Library, 6.10pm Drama A Level Theatre Masterclass and Performance, Nottingham Playhouse – 4.15pm-10.00pm INSPIRE – 5.20pm-6.10pm Sixth Form Social – 7.00pm-8.30pm 26 Thurs Celebration of European Day of Languages Year 11 Careers Interviews ‘World’s Biggest Coffee Morning’ in aid of MacMillan Cancer Trust, Refectory – 9.00am onwards House Conkers Competition, South Terrace – 1.15pm-2.00pm Girls’ Hockey ISHC U19 1st Round, 1st X1 v King’s High,Warwick (A) – 3.30pm Health & Safety Committee Meeting, Conference Room – 4.20pm Boys’ Boarding Blessing of Rooms – 7.00pm The Ratcliffian Association Retreat to Calvario departs (until 1st October) 27 Fri Feast Day of St Vincent de Paul, Priest Year 11 Careers Interviews Senior School Council Meeting, Conference Room – 1.15pm Drama A level Trip, ‘The Lovely Bones’, Nottingham Theatre Royal – 6.30pm-10.30pm
28 Sat Rugby v Birkdale, 1st XV, U15A, U15B, U14A, U14B (A) – 10.30am, U13A, U13B, U12A & U12B (H) – 10.30am Girls’ Hockey v Wisbech, 2nd XV & U15A (H) – 11.00am, 1st XI & U15B/U14B (H) – 12.15pm, U13B & U12A (A) – 12.15pm, U14A & U13A (H) – 1.30pm, U12B (A) – 1.30pm Girls’ Hockey v Welbeck SFDC, 3rd XI (H) – 2.30pm Leicestershire and Rutland Schools’ Athletic Association Cross-Country League Race, Prestwold Hall – 10.30am Boarding Community Party
29 Sun Feast Day of St Michael, St Gabriel and St Raphael, Archangels Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass, College Chapel – 9.30am Boarding Community Bowling Trip The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Gold Training Day, Bradgate Park – 8.30am-5.00pm CCF Recruits Training/Leadership Course, Swynnerton Training Camp departs (until 30th September) 30 Mon Week 1 Year 11 Careers Interviews CCF Recruits Training/Leadership Course, Swynnerton Training Camp returns Individual School Photographs ‘mop up’ session, Old Library – 9.15am-1.15pm Girls’ Hockey U13 ISHC 1st Round, U13A v Notts High School (A) – 3.00pm Rugby v Oundle, U13A, U13B & U13C (H) – 2.30pm U14 County Netball Tournament at Leicester Grammar School – 2.00pm Senior School - Calendar Dates
OCTOBER 1 Tue The Ratcliffian Association Retreat to Calvario returns Year 11 Careers Interviews PSHCE, Period 2 Anti-Bullying Committee Meeting, Conference Room – 1.20pm Girls’ Hockey U18 Tier 4 County Tournament, 2nd XI v Leicester Grammar School (A) – 2.00pm Rugby v Welland Park, U15A (H) – 2.30pm Girls’ Hockey U15 ISHC 1st Round, U15A v Loughborough (A) – 2.30pm Parents’ Assocation Uniform Sale, Newman Hall – 3.30pm-5.30pm Year 7 Parent Café. ‘Supporting your child with transition’ followed by a Year 7 Parent Social, Sports Centre Fitness Studio – 5.30pm-7.30pm
2 Wed Feast Day of The Holy Guardian Angels Mothers’ Prayer Group, Nursery – 8.30am Year 11 Careers Interviews Year 8 HPV Vaccinations, Conference Room (times to be confirmed by the NHS) Higher Education Fair, Sports Centre and Sixth Form Centre – 6.30pm-8.00pm 3 Thurs Year 11 Careers Interviews 1st Round, U18 Girls’ Hockey Tier 2 England Hockey Cup v Grange School (venue and time to be confirmed) Examination Officers Meeting, Conference Room – 10.00am-12.00pm Rugby v Hill House, 1st XV & 2nd XV (H) – 3.00pm GCSE Lighting Workshop, Theatre – 4.15pm-6.15pm Years 11-13 Art Exhibition, Art Department – 4.30pm-7.30pm Music Department Instrumental Staff Parents’ Evening, Music Hall – 6.00pm-7.00pm Boarding Council Meeting – 7.00pm 4 Fri Feast Day of St Francis of Assisi Year 11 Careers Interviews Year 13 A Level Geography Fieldwork, Snowdonia, departs 8.45am (until 7th October) Years 10 and 11 Drama Department Trip, ‘War Horse’, The Curve Theatre, Leicester – 6.30pm-10.30pm Student E-Safety Meeting, Conference Room – 1.15pm Year 7 Studies Grades available to Parents
5 Sat Open Morning – 9.30am-12.00pm Boarding Community Mass, College Chapel – 5.00pm 6 Sun Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Boarding Community Trip to Oxford 7 Mon Week 2 Year 11 Careers Interviews Rugby v Oundle, U12A, U12B & U12C (H) – 2.30pm Year 13 A Level Geography Fieldwork, Snowdonia, returns 4.30pm Years 7-11 Future Chef Competition, Food Science & Nutrition Practical Room – 4.45pm-6.10pm Girls’ Hockey v Loughborough High School, 1st XI & 2nd XI (H) – 5.00pm Year 7 Informal Concert, Old Library – 5.00pm Year 7 Retreat to The Briars Information Evening, Old Library – 6.10pm Year 7 Parents’ Evening, Old Library – 6.10pm, Sports Centre – 6.30pm
8 Tue Year 11 Careers Interviews Years 7-13 Flu Vaccinations, Conference Room – 1.15pm U19 County Netball Tournament at Leicester Grammar School – 2.00pm Rugby v Welland Park, U14A (H) – 2.30pm Teaching and Learning Forum, Media Studies 2 – 4.30pm-5.10pm CCF Biennial Inspection commences at 2.40pm, followed by refreshments in the Theatre at 4.55pm Senior School - Calendar Dates
9 Wed Mothers’ Prayer Group, Nursery – 8.30am House Public Speaking Competition Year 7 Retreat to The Briars, departs 2.30pm (until 11th October) Governors’ Sports Committee Meeting, Conference Room – 1.00pm (tbc) Governors’ Pastoral, Boarding and Child Protection Committee Meeting, Conference Room – 2.00pm (tbc) Governors’ Education Committee Meeting, Conference Room – 3.30pm (tbc) INSPIRE – 5.20pm-6.10pm Sixth Form Social – 7.00pm-8.30pm 10 Thurs World Mental Health Day Year 11 Careers Interviews House Public Speaking Competition Girls’ Hockey U14 Tier 2 County Tournament (H) – 2.00pm 11 Fri Food Committee Meeting, Conference Room – 1.15pm Year 7 Retreat to the Briars, returns at 4.00pm 12 Sat Rugby v Wisbech, 1st XV, 2nd XV & U15A (A) – 11.00am, U14A, U13A, U13B, U12A & U12B (H) – 11.00am Girls’ Hockey v Bedford Modern, U13C & U12C (H) -11.00am Girls’ Hockey v Worksop, U13A, U13B, U12A & U12B (A) – 1.00pm, U15A (A) – 2.00pm, 1st XI & 2nd XI (H) – 2.15pm, U14A (H) – 3.30pm Girls’ Hockey v Rugby, U15B/U14B (A) – 2.30pm, 3rd XI (H) – 3.30pm New Zealand Exchange Trip, departs 11.00am (until 30th October) 13 Sun Twenty-Eight Sunday in Ordinary Time Boarding Community Mass, College Chapel – 9.30am Boarding Community Indoor Sky Diving Trip 14 Mon Week 1 15 Tue PSHCE, Period 3 Rugby v Loughborough Grammar School, U13A, U13B, U12A & U12B (H) – 4.30pm 16 Wed Mothers’ Prayer Group, Nursery – 8.30am 17 Thurs St Ignatius of Antioch, Feast Day Rugby v Carres, 1st XV (A) – 4.00pm Girls’ Hockey v Twycross School, U15A (H) – 4.30pm Girls’ Hockey v Loughborough High School, U14A (H) – 5.00pm Year 10 Parents’ Evening, Old Library – 6.10pm, Sports Hall – 6.30pm 18 Fri St Luke, Feast Day Casuals Day in aid of Lourdes Year 12 Biology Field Trip, FSC Malham Tarn, departs 10.00am (until 20th October) Senior School Diving Trip to Spain, departs 9.00am (until 24th October) Years 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 Studies Grades available to Parents Half term begins after classes (no College Masses during the half-term break)
19 Sat The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, Gold Training Expedition, departs 3.00pm (until 21st October) The Ratcliffian Association 5 year Reunion (Class of 2014) – 7.00pm
20 Sun Catenian Mass and Sunday Lunch 10.30am – 2.30pm Year 12 Biology Field Trip, FSC Malham Tarn, returns 3.00pm 21 Mon The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, Gold Training Expedition, returns 6.00pm 24 Thur CCF RAF Section AEF Flying Experience Day Senior School Diving Trip to Spain, returns 8.10pm 26 Sat Leicestershire and Rutland Schools’ Athletic Association Cross-Country League Race, Prestwold Hall – 10.30am Senior School - Calendar Dates
30 Wed New Zealand Exchange Trip, returns (time to be confirmed) University Admissions Tests, Conference Room – 9.00am NOVEMBER 1 Fri All Saints Day The Ratcliffian Association Past Presidents’ Dinner, Old Library – 7.00pm 2 Sat All Souls Day 3 Sun Boarders return 4 Mon Week 2 Classes begin Year 12 Internal Assessments (week commencing) Rugby v Lutterworth High School, U12A & U12B (A) – 2.45pm Staff Meeting, Old Library – 4.20pm 5 Tue PSHCE, Period 4 Eco Team Committee Meeting, Old Library – 1.15pm-2.10pm Rugby v Quinton House, U14B – 2.30pm Parents’ Assocation Uniform Sale, Newman Hall – 3.30pm-5.00pm
6 Wed Mothers’ Prayer Group, Nursery – 8.30am Sixth Form and A Level Options Information Evening, Theatre and Rosmini Sixth Form Centre – 6.30pm 7 Thur Senior UKMT Maths Challenge Rugby v West Bridgford, U16 (A) – 2.45pm Girls’ Hockey v Leicester Grammar School, U15A & U14A (H) – 5.00pm Boys’ Hockey U18 County Indoor Tournament, venue Leicester Grammar (A) – 2.00pm Years 8 and 9 Informal Concert, Old Library – 5.00pm 8 Fri Senior School Remembrance Day Service, College Chapel – 8.35am-9.15am Year 11 GCSE Modern Foreign Language Mock Oral Examinations Years 7-11 Academic Achievers’ Lunch with the Headmaster, Old Library – 1.15pm Dress Rehearsal for The Tempest, Theatre – 4.30pm-6.10pm 9 Sat The Dedication of the Lateran Bassilica Feast Rugby v Derby Grammar, U15B & U13B (H) – 10.30am Rugby v Lutterworth High School, U15A, U14A & U13A (A) – 10.30am Girls’ Hockey v Bilton Grange, U13A, U13B & U12A (H) – 2.30pm
10 Sun Feast Day of St Leo the Great Remembrance Sunday Mass, College Chapel – 9.30am Boarding Community Cinema Trip Drama Production Rehearsal, ‘The Tempest’, Theatre – 2.00pm-4.00pm
11 Mon Week 1 National Anti-Bullying Week Remembrance Day Year 11 GCSE Mock Examinations for Year 11 (until 20th November) Rugby v Quinton House, U13B (A) – 2.45pm Drama Company Rehearsal, ‘The Tempest’, Theatre – 4.30pm-6.10pm
12 Tue Year 13 A Level Art Mock Examination Parents’ Association Trip to Bicester Village – 8.45am-6.00pm Anti-Bullying Committee Meeting, Conference Room – 1.20pm Rugby v Quinton House, U15B (H) – 2.30pm Girls’ Hockey v Hillhouse School, 1st XI & 2nd XI (H) – 3.00pm U16 County Netball Tournament at Leicester Grammar School – 2.30pm Senior School - Calendar Dates
13 Wed Mothers’ Prayer Group, Nursery – 8.30am Year 13 A Level Art Mock Examination Drama Company Technical Rehearsal for Shakespeare Schools’ Festival, The Curve Theatre, Leicester, (selected student from Years 7-10) – 10.00am-1.00pm Faculty Chairs’ Meeting, Conference Room – 4.20pm Drama Company Performance, Shakespeare Schools’ Festival, The Curve Theatre, Leicester, (selected students from Years 7-10) – 7.00pm (depart at 5.15pm) Year 12 Parents’ Evening, Old Library – 6.10pm, Sports Centre – 6.30pm 14 Thurs Year 13 A Level Art Mock Examination Girls’ U18 County Indoor Hockey Tournament, venue Leicester Grammar (A) – 2.00pm Girls’ Hockey v Loughborough High School, U15A (H) – 5.00pm Senior School Parent Café – Anti-Bullying, Old Library – 5.30pm-6.30pm 15 Fri Sixth Form Academic Achievers’ Lunch with the Headmaster, Old Library – 1.15pm 16 Sat International Day for Tolerance Girls’ Hockey v Nottingham High School, 1st XI & U15A (A) – 9.00am, 2nd XI (A) – 10.00am, U13A, U13B, U12A & U12B (H) – 10.00am, U14A (A) – 11.00am Girls’ Hockey v Bedford Modern, 3rd XI (H) – 12.30pm Rugby v King Henry, 1st XV, 2nd XV, U15A, U15B & U14A (H) – 10.30am, U13A, U13B, U12A & U12B (A) – 10.30am Boarding Community Meal out 17 Sun Enrolment of all Candidates for First Holy Communion and Confirmation during Mass at 9.30am. Followed by an Introductory meeting for Candidates and Parents. Preparatory School Chapel Choir to Sing. Boarding Community In-House Activities The Ratcliffian Association Council Meeting, Conference Room – 10.30am 18 Mon Week 2 The Anniversary of the Beatification of Blessed Antonio Rosmini Mass, College Chapel – 8.35am-9.15am Years 7, 8, 11, 12 & 13 Squad Photographs – 1.15pm Faculties Meetings (week commencing) Girls’ Hockey v Leicester Grammar School, U12A, U12B & U12C (A) – 4.15pm Year 8 Drama Pantomime Rehearsal, Group 1 and Group 2, Theatre – 4.30pm-6.10pm 19 Tue Mothers’ Prayer Group, Nursery – 8.30am Advent Reconciliation and Confessions, College Chapel, Periods 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 Years 9 and 10 Squad Photographs – 1.15pm Senior School Council Meeting, Conference Room – 1.15pm PSHCE, Period 5 Governors’ Finance & General Purposes Committee Meeting, Conference Room – 4.00pm Teaching and Learning Forum, Media Studies 2 – 4.30pm-5.10pm Year 8 Drama Pantomime Rehearsal, Group 3 and Group 4, Theatre – 4.30pm-6.10pm Parents’ Association Meeting, Fitness Suite Studio – 7.30pm
20 Wed Mothers’ Prayer Group, Nursery – 8.30am Art Scholars’ Exhibition Opens, Art Department (until 29th November) INSPIRE – 5.20pm-6.10pm Presentation of GCSE Certificates to Year 12, College Chapel – 7.00pm, followed by Reception in the Refectory
21 Thurs Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Rugby v Kings Grantham, 1st XV & 2nd XV (A) – 2.45pm Girls’ Hockey v Oakham, 1st XI & 2nd XI (H) – 3.00pm, 3rd XI (A) – 3.00pm, U15A & U15B/U14B (H) – 4.45pm ICT Steering Group Meeting, Old Library – 4.20pm Year 9 Parents’ Evening, Old Library – 6.10pm, Sports Hall – 6.30pm 22 Fri Feast Day of St Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr Headmaster’s Assembly, College Chapel – 8.35am Senior School Council Meeting, Conference Room – 1.15pm Senior School - Calendar Dates
23 Sat Cambridge English Examinations (KET/PET) Leicestershire and Rutland Schools’ Athletic Association Cross-Country League Race, Prestwold Hall – 10.30am Girls’ Hockey v Northampton High School, 1st XI & U15A (H) – 9.30am, U14A & U13A (H) –10.30am Girls’ Hockey v Bedford Modern, 2nd XI (A) – 12.30pm, U15B/U14B (A) – 1.45pm Girls’ Hockey v Rugby, 3rd XI (H) – 2.15pm Rugby v Kings Grantham, U15A, U14A & U14B (A) – 10.30am, U13A, U13B, U12A & U12B (H) – 10.30am Boarding Community Mass, College Chapel – 5.00pm 24 Sun Feast of Christ the King and National Youth Sunday Boarding Community Trip to Birmingham Christmas Market Public Speaking Championship, Old Library and Refectory – 1.00pm-4.00pm 25 Mon Week 1 Year 13 Internal Assessments (week commencing) Rugby v Welland Park, U13A (A) – 2.30pm E-Safety Meeting (Staff), Conference Room – 4.30pm Year 8 Pantomime Dress Rehearsal, Theatre – 4.30pm-8.00pm 27 Wed Mothers’ Prayer Group, Nursery – 8.30am Senior School & Preparatory School Transition Meetings Year 8 Pantomimes, Theatre – 5.00pm 28 Thur Girls’ Hockey v Leicester Grammar School, 1st XI & 2nd XI (A) – 4.15pm Heads of Department Meeting, Conference Room – 4.20pm Year 11 Parents’ Evening, Old Library – 6.10pm, Sports Centre – 6.30pm 29 Fri Year 8 Pantomimes, Theatre – 7.00pm 30 Sat St Andrew, Apostle, Patron of Scotland (Feast) Cambridge English Examinations (CPE) Girls’ Hockey v Wellingborough, U15A & U15B/U14B (A) – 9.30am, 3rd XI & U14A (H) – 9.30am, 1st XI & 2nd XI (A) – 10.30am Girls’ Triangular Hockey v Maidwell Hall & Swanbourne, venue Swanbourne, U13A, U13B and U12A (A) – 2.15pm Rugby v Leicester Grammar School, 1st XV, 2nd XV & U15A (H) – 10.00am, U14A, U13A & U12A (A) – 10.00am
DECEMBER 1 Sun First Sunday of Advent Mass, College Chapel – 9.30am The Duke of Edinburgh’s Gold Award First Aid Training Day (details to be confirmed) Boarding Community Go-Karting Trip Boarding Community Advent Mass, 5.00pm, followed by Advent Dinner, 6.00pm
2 Mon Week 2 House Christmas Food Competition, Food Science and Nutrition Department Girls’ Hockey – Year 7 & 8 House Hockey Rugby v West Bridgford U12A (A) – 2.45pm House Drama Competition Rehearsals, De Lisle and Leetham, Theatre – 4.10pm-6.00pm
3 Tue Year 11 GCSE Mock Art Examination – 9.05am-4.10pm Rugby v West Bridgford, U14A (H) – 2.45pm Parents’ Assocation Uniform Sale, Newman Hall – 3.30pm-5.30pm Governors’ Meeting, Conference Room – 4.00pm Girls’ Hockey – Year 9 and Year 10 House Hockey Girls’ Hockey v Loughborough High School, U13A & U13B (H) – 5.00pm, U12A & U12B (A) – 5.00pm Senior School - Calendar Dates
4 Wed Mothers’ Prayer Group, Nursery – 8.30am PSHCE, Period 2 Year 11 GCSE Mock Art Examination – 9.05am-4.10pm Pastoral Meeting, Conference Room – 4.20pm The Ratcliffian Association London Christmas Drinks Party INSPIRE – 5.20pm-6.10pm Sixth Form Social – 7.00pm-8.30pm
5 Thurs Senior Girls’ House Hockey Rugby v Quinton House U16 (A) – 2.45pm House Drama Competition Rehearsals, Arundel and Emery, Theatre – 4.10pm-6.00pm Year 13 Parents’ Evening, Old Library – 6.10pm, Sports Hall – 6.30pm 6 Fri Rehearsal for the Ratcliffe College Christmas Concert (times to be confirmed) Year 13 A Level PE Mock Oral Examination – 9.00am-4.10pm Food Committee Meeting, Conference Room – 1.15pm Ratcliffe College Christmas Concert, College Chapel – 6.30pm 7 Sat Leicestershire and Rutland Schools’ Athletic Association Cross-Country League Race, (venue to be confirmed) – 10.30am Ratcliffe College Girls’ Hockey Tournament at Ratcliffe College U15A & U13A, 9.30am-2.30pm Ratcliffe College Girls’ Netball Tournament at Ratcliffe College 1st XI, U14A & U12A, 9.30am-2.30pm Rugby v Lawrence Sherriff, U14A, U13A & U12A (A) – 10.30am 8 Sun Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Our Lady Second Sunday of Advent Mass, College Chapel – 9.30am Boarding Community Cinema Trip VSU Syston Friendship Group Tea, Refectory – 2.30pm The Ratcliffe Community Carol Service, College Chapel – 4.00pm 9 Mon Week 1 Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Our Lady Senior School Mass, College Chapel – 8.45am-9.50am Rugby v West Bridgford, U13A (H) – 2.45pm Years 7, 8 & 9 Celebration for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Refectory & Theatre – 7.00pm-9.30pm 10 Tue Rugby v West Bridgford, U15A (H) – 2.45pm Senior School Council Meeting, Conference Room – 1.15pm Years 10 & 11 Celebration for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Refectory & Theatre – 7.00pm-10.00pm 11 Wed Mothers’ Prayer Group, Nursery – 8.30am Years 12 & 13 Celebration for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Refectory & Rosmini Sixth Form Centre – 7.00pm-10.30pm
12 Thurs House Drama Competition, Sports Hall – 2.00pm
13 Fri St Lucy, Feast Day Senior School Carol Service for Students and Christmas Blessing, College Chapel – 8.45am Years 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Studies Grades available to Parents Term ends after classes
14 Sat Parents’ Association Christmas Ball – 7.30pm (carriages at 12.30pm) 24 Tue Ratcliffe College Family Christmas Eve Vigil Mass, College Chapel – 5.00pm 25 Wed Christmas Day
College Chapel Masses resume from Monday 6th January 2020