Bedford School Upper School Key Academic Dates 2020-21 Term Dates
Start of Term Exeat Half Term Exeat End of Term Thursday 3 Saturday 26 – Saturday 21 September 2020 Friday 16 October Autumn Sunday 27 – Sunday 22 Friday 11 (New Boy Day – Monday 2 Term 2020 September November December 2020 Wednesday 2 November 2020 2020 2020 September 2020) Saturday 23 – Friday 12 February Saturday Spring Tuesday 5 January 13– Sunday Friday 26 March Sunday 24 – Monday 22 Term 2021 2020 2021 January 2021 February 2021 14 March 2021 Saturday 1 Friday 28 May – Summer May – Tuesday 20 April Monday 7 June - Saturday 3 July Term 2021 2021 Monday 3 2021 2021 May 2021
Parents’ Evenings & Other Academic Events
Date Event Attendees Venue Saturday 19 September Sixth Form Parents (online) & Classrooms/ Fifth Form Information Morning 2020 boys (in school) online 11.00 a.m. (IB & A Level) Tuesday 3 November Parents’ Evening Parents & boys Fourth Form 2020 with Subject (online) Online 6.00 p.m. Teachers Monday 23 November Parents’ Evening Parents & boys Remove Form 2020 with Subject (online) Online 6.00 p.m. Teachers Monday 18 GCSE Options Fourth Form Parents & boys January 2021 Evening Online 6.30 p.m. Monday 1 Parents’ Evening Fifth Form February 2021 with Subject Parents & boys Online 6.30 p.m. Teachers
Wednesday 10 Higher Education Lower Sixth Parents & boys February 2021 Evening Online 7.00 p.m. Wednesday 24 Parents’ Evening Upper Sixth February 2021 with Subject Parents & boys Online 6.30 p.m. Teachers Parents’ Evening Monday 1 March 2021 Lower Sixth with Subject Parents & boys 6.30 p.m. Online Teachers
Remove, Fifth Tuesday 9 March 2021 Revision Seminar Parents & boys Online & Sixth Form 6.00 p.m. (optional event)
All boys Music Parents’ learning Monday 8 March 2021 Evening with musical Parents & boys 6.30 p.m. Instrumental Online instruments in Teachers all year groups
Thursday 13 Revision Workshop Fourth Form Parents & boys May 2021 for Exams Online 6.00 p.m. School Internal Exam Dates N.B. Start and end dates will be confirmed nearer the time
Date Exams Venue Tuesday 5 – Saturday 5th Form Preparation Online 16 January 2021 Assessments Preparation Upper Sixth Tuesday 5 – Saturday 16 January 2021 Assessments Online (A Level) Upper Sixth Monday 15 March – Preparation Saturday 20 April Assessments Memorial Hall (IB) In lessons/classrooms Fourth Form Monday 24 May - Fourth Form Tuesday 15 June End of Year Assessments Remove Form Monday 7 – Saturday 12 Remove Form Great Hall/Recital June 2021 End of Year Exams Hall/EMH/Old Theatre Lower Sixth Monday 7 – Tuesday 15 IB & A Level Great Hall/Recital (A Level & IB) June 2021 End of Year Exams Hall/EMH/Old Theatre
Public Examination Results’ Days
Results’ Day Upper Sixth Monday 5 July 2021 (IB2) Upper Sixth Tuesday 10 August 2021 (A Level) Fifth Form Thursday 12 August 2021 (GCSE)
Reporting Cycle Details of when parents can expect to receive Grade Cards, Full Reports & Trial Exam Results for their son(s) can be found on Firefly here under Upper School > Supporting Learning > Reports
Timetable Changes (for internal School use)
Saturday Morning Timetables Friday 16 October 2020 Tuesday 8 December 2020 Thursday 21 January 2021 Wednesday 24 March 2021 Thursday 29 April 2021 Friday 28 May 2021 Citizenship Mornings Wednesday 23 September 2020 Thursday 19 November 2020 Tuesday 9 February 2021 Friday 5 March 2021 Wednesday 16 June 2021
S Baldock Deputy Head (Academic) Updated March 2021