SENIOR SCHOOL CALENDAR Summer Term 2019 Term Dates

SUMMER TERM 2019

Staff In Service Training Friday 26 April Boarders Return Sunday 28 April Summer Term Begins Monday 29 April May Day Bank Holiday Monday 6 May Half Term Begins (after classes) Friday 24 May Boarders Return Sunday 2 June Classes Begin Monday 3 June Summer Term Ends (after classes): Friday 5 July

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 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

Head of Boarding & Mrs J Leite 07850 709881 Girls' Housemistress

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

Email [email protected]

Website www.ratcliffecollege.com Senior School - Positions Of Responsibility

HEAD BOY: Toby Snell HEAD GIRL: Alicia Boothroyd

DEPUTIES

Matthew Garcia Olivia Delargy Krishan Gupta Megha Patel George Morgan-Jones Nicole Spencer

HEADS OF HOUSE

ARUNDEL: Molly Edwards, George Morgan-Jones EMERY: Sarah Astill, Oliver Foulds DE LISLE: Anna Williams, Harry Ainscough LEETHAM: Grace Clark, Daniel Bastock

SPORTS AMBASSADORS

Jenna Pole Matthew Lindley

CRICKET CAPTAIN: Toby Snell TENNIS CAPTAIN: Sarah Astill

SENIOR BOARDING PREFECTS

Annabel Walsh

Senior School - Before School Activities

ACTIVITY YEAR GROUP TIME VENUE STAFF TUESDAY Senior Orchestra Years 7-13 8.15am-9.00am Music Hall EMc/RAR THURSDAY Brass Ensemble Years 7-13 8.15am-9.00am Music Hall KV FRIDAY Newman Orchestra Years 5-8 8.00am-8.30am Newman Hall MM/CMC/KV

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ACTIVITY YEAR GROUP TIME VENUE STAFF

MONDAY Library Years 7-13 1.15pm-2.15pm Library MW St. Vincent de Paul Society Years 9-10 1.30pm-2.00pm Preparatory School PJS Kubb Years 7-13 1.30pm-2.10pm South Terrace MN Croquet Club Years 7-13 1.30pm-2.10pm Fountain Lawn JN/KR/JR/CD Cool Maths Years 7-13 1.35pm-2.10pm Maths Hexagon SKC French Club Year 11 1.40pm-2.10pm Languages Block DC Senior Choir Years 7-13 1.40pm-2.10pm Music Hall RAR TUESDAY Library Years 7-13 1.15pm-2.15pm Library MW Greek Club Years 7-13 1.20pm-2.10pm L5 SPA St. Vincent de Paul Society Years 9-10 1.30pm-2.00pm Preparatory School PJS The Enquiry Club Years 7-8 1.30pm-2.00pm Media Studies 2 JDA Croquet Club Years 7-13 1.30pm-2.10pm Fountain Lawn JN/KR/JR/CD Kubb Years 7-13 1.30pm-2.10pm South Terrace MN Cool Maths Years 7-13 1.35pm-2.10pm Maths Hexagon ESE/ MS Chess Club Years 7-11 1.40pm-2.10pm M4 MD Clarinet Choir Years 7-13 1.40pm-2.10pm Music Hall KV Gospel Choir Years 7-13 1.40pm-2.10pm Mu1 RAR French Games Club Years 7-9 1.45pm-2.10pm L4 ACR Spanish Games Club Years 7-9 1.45pm-2.15pm Languages Block WZ Pet's Corner Years 7-13 1.45pm-2.05pm Back of SFC DJD/DGA

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ACTIVITY YEAR GROUP TIME VENUE STAFF

WEDNESDAY Library Years 7-13 1.15pm-2.15pm Library MW St. Vincent de Paul Society Years 9-10 1.30pm-2.00pm Preparatory School PJS Kubb Years 7-13 1.30pm-2.10pm South Terrace MN Croquet Club Years 7-13 1.30pm-2.10pm Fountain Lawn JN/KR/JR/CD Film Club Years 7-13 1.35pm-2.10pm MS1 CHB Cool Maths Years 7-13 1.35pm-2.10pm Maths Hexagon GH French Club Year 11 1.40pm-2.10pm Languages Block DC Wind Ensemble Years 7-11 1.40pm-2.10pm Davis GH Book Club Years 7-8 1.40pm-2.10pm Emery Library VH/MW Kahoot Club Years 7-13 1.40pm-2.10pm CR1 EA Food Prep and Nutrition Year 11 1.50pm-2.10pm FS KB THURSDAY Library Years 7-13 1.15pm-2.15pm Library MW St. Vincent de Paul Society Years 9-10 1.30pm-2.00pm Preparatory School PJS Art Club Years 7-13 1.30pm-2.10pm Art Room 4 DB Kubb Years 7-13 1.30pm-2.10pm South Terrace MN Croquet Club Years 7-13 1.30pm-2.10pm Fountain Lawn JN/KR/JR/CD Guitar Ensemble Years 7-13 1.30pm-1.55pm Messiaen Room JB Puzzle Club Years 7-9 1.35pm-2.05pm M3 ESE/HS DofE drop in session Years 9-13 1.40pm-2.10pm CR2 CMC Public Speaking and Debating Society Years 7-13 1.40pm-2.10pm SFC Lower Lounge SAT Swing Band Years 7-13 1.40pm-2.10pm Music Hall PB FRIDAY St Vincent de Paul Society Years 9-10 1.30pm-2.10pm Preparatory School PJS Sixth Form Book Club and Enrichment Years 12-13 1.30pm-2.10pm Newman Building LS/LW (Week 1) Kubb Years 7-13 1.30pm-2.10pm South Terrace MN Croquet Club Years 7-13 1.30pm-2.10pm Fountain Lawn KR Cool Maths Years 7-13 1.35pm-2.05pm Maths Hexagon SJ School Photographers' Club Years 12-13 1.35pm-2.10pm MS1 DS Chamber Ensemble Invitation 1.40pm-2.00pm Music Classroom EMc/CMC French Club Year 11 1.40pm-2.10pm Languages Block DC Pets' Corner Years 7-11 1.45pm-2.05pm Back of SFC SKF

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ACTIVITY YEAR GROUP TIME VENUE STAFF

MONDAY Drama Club Juniors (Priority Activity) Years 7-8 4.30pm-5.20pm Theatre AMC Drama Club (Priority Activity) Years 9-10 4.30pm-5.20pm Drama Studio JEM D of E Bronze Award (Priority) Year 10 4.40pm-6.10pm R1 CMC/PT/PR/SPA Musical Theatre (Priority Activity) Years 7-10 5.20pm-6.10pm Music Hall JEM/RAR Film Club Screening Years 7-13 4.20pm-6.10pm MS2 CHB The Ratcliffe Spitfire Years 7-13 4.30pm-6.10pm Art Department DB Swimming Years 7-13 4.40pm-5.45pm Pool AST/SF Senior Cricket Year 11-13 4.40pm-6.00pm Fields EW/PG/DM Fitness Suite Years 10-13 4.40pm-6.00pm Fitness Suite MBO Art Club Years 7-13 4.40pm-6.10pm Art Room 3 AW Senior Tennis Training Years 10-13 4.40pm-6.10pm Courts EB Athletics Years 7-13 4.40pm-6.10pm Track PG/MB/DW/LG Go4SET (March) Year 9 4.40pm-6.10pm P2 AC TUESDAY CCF (Priority Activity) Years 9-13 4.40pm-6.10pm Square MBA/MR/AD/CP/HG Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award (Priority) Year 12 6.45pm-8.30pm CR1/R1 CMC/PC Creative Writing Club Years 7-11 4.40pm-5.40pm E3 SAT Girls' Tennis Years 7 & 8 4.40pm-6.00pm Courts LG/CM Rounders Years 9 & 10 4.40pm-6.00pm Fields EB/TK Cricket Years 11-13 4.40pm-6.00pm Fields EW Cricket Years 7 & 8 4.40pm-6.00pm Fields MLA/MBO/DW/MLU Fitness Suite Years 10-13 4.40pm-6.10pm Fitness Suite DM

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ACTIVITY YEAR GROUP TIME VENUE STAFF WEDNESDAY Choir (Priority Activity) Years 6-13 4.40pm-5.20pm Music Hall RA Mother Teresa (Week 1) Years 12 & 13 4.20pm-5.20pm Emery Library SKC/KB Boys' Tennis Years 7-13 4.40pm-6.10pm Courts PMC/MLA Ftiness Suite Years 10-13 4.40pm-6.10pm Fitness Suite TK Boys' Rugby Year 10 4.40pm-6.10pm Fields MK Athletics Years 7-13 4.40pm-6.10pm Track MBO/MB/MLU Fencing Years 7-13 5.30pm-6.20pm Newman Hall *RS THURSDAY Duke of Edinburgh Silver Award Year 11 4.40pm -6.10pm R1 CMC (Priority) Girls' Tennis Years 9 & 10 4.40pm-6.00pm Courts EB/LG Rounders Years 7 & 8 4.40pm-6.00pm Fields AST/CM/BH Cross-Country Years 7-13 4.40pm-6.00pm Field/track MB Art Club Years 10-13 4.40pm-6.10pm Art Room 4 DB Cricket Years 9 & 10 4.40pm-6.10pm Fields DW/MK/EW/DM FRIDAY Drama Production Rehearsal Years 10-13 4.20pm-6.10pm Theatre JM (Priority Activity) Senior Orchestra (Priority Activity) Years 7-13 4.40pm-6.10pm Music Hall EMC Basketball Years 7-13 4.40pm-6.10pm Sports Hall MSE Golf Club Years 7-13 4.40pm-6.10pm Beedles Lake PG/JR/SJ Golf Course Swimming Years 7-13 4.40pm-6.10pm Pool SF/MLA

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APRIL 24 Wed AS Information Technology Practical Paper Examination – 9.00am The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Gold Practice Expedition, Brecon Beacons, departs 7.30am (until 27th April)

26 Fri Staff Inset Day

27 Sat The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Gold Practice Expedition, Brecon Beacons, returns 6.00pm

28 Sun Second Sunday of Easter Boarders return

29 Mon Week 2 Classes begin Year 10 School Examinations begin (until Wednesday 8th May) Year 11 GCSE PE Moderation Year 13 A Level Information Technology Examination, CR2 – 9.00am-12.15pm

30 Tue Junior UKMT Challenge (Years 7 and 8) Year 13 A Level Art Examination – 9.00am-4.10pm Year 13 A Level Spanish Oral Examinations – 9.30am-11.30am Parents’ Association Tea for Parents/Guardians and Uniform Sale, Newman Hall – 3.30pm-5.30pm Girls’ Aegon Tennis v Leicester Grammar School (H) – 4.15pm Media Studies Mastermind, Music Hall – 4.40pm-6.10pm Golf Tour to Norfolk Information Evening, Rosmini Sixth Form Centre – 6.30pm MAY 1 Wed Mothers’ Prayers, Nursery – 8.30am Year 13 A Level Art Examination – 9.00am-4.10pm Year 11 GCSE Art Examination – 9.00am-4.10pm Years 8 & 9 Carnegie Shadowing Group visit to Moat Community College – 12.15pm-2.15pm ICT Steering Group Meeting, Conference Room – 4.20pm Year 7 Parents’ Evening, Old Library – 6.10pm, Sports Centre – 6.30pm Sixth Form Social – 7.00pm-8.30pm

2 Thur Year 13 A Level Art Examination – 9.00am-4.10pm Year 11 GCSE Art Examination – 9.00am-4.10pm Year 13 A Level French Oral Examinations – 9.00am-3.00pm Year 13 A Level German Oral Examinations – 9.00am-11.00am Cricket v XL Club, 1st XI (H) – 1.00pm Cricket v Abbotsholme, 2nd XI (H) – 2.45pm Senior Sports Tour Information Evening, Old Library– 6.00pm

3 Fri Saints Philip and James, Apostles (Feast) A Level PE Moderation – 9.00am-4.00pm Year 11 GCSE French, German and Spanish Oral Examinations, Languages Block – 9.00am-4.30pm Sixth Form Academic Achievers’ Lunch with the Headmaster, Old Library – 1.15pm

4 Sat The English Martyrs (Feast) CCF RAF Section VGS Gilding Day, RAF Syerston GCSE/IGCSE Cantonese and Mandarin Oral Examinations – 10.00am-3.00pm Cricket v Mount St Mary’s, U15 & U12 (A) – 10.30am, U14 & U13 (H) – 10.30am Cricket v Welbeck College, 1st XI (H) – 1.30pm, 2nd XI (A) – 1.30pm Rounders v Maidwell Hall – U13 & U12 (A) – 3.00pm Boarding Community Mass – 5.00pm

5 Sun Third Sunday of Easter Mass, The College Chapel – 9.30am Boarding Community Trip to Twycross Zoo Senior School - Calendar Dates

6 Mon Week 1 May Day Bank Holiday (School Holiday) Boarding Community In-House Activities/Local Trip

7 Tue Year 13 A Level ICT Theory Examinations, Conference Room – 9.00am Years 7-11 Academic Achievers’ Lunch with the Headmaster, Old Library – 1.15pm Science Department, Geneva/Cern Trip Information Evening, Sixth Form Centre Lounge – 6.30pm Parents’ Association Meeting, Old Library – 7.30pm

8 Wed Mothers’ Prayers, Nursery – 8.30am Area Athletics, Saffron Lane – 10.00am-2.00pm Year 12 A Level Geography Urban Fieldwork Day, Birmingham – 8.30am-4.30pm Year 8 HPV Vaccinations, Conference Room – 12.00pm Boys’ Aegon Tennis v Twycross (H) – 4.15pm Faculty Chairs’ Meeting, Conference Room – 4.20pm House Square Races – 4.30pm

9 Thur Annual Religious Education Day PSHCE, Period 3 (Mental Health Awareness) Cricket v MCC, 1st XI (H) – 11.30am Cricket v QE, 2nd XI (H) – 2.00pm Pastoral Meeting, Conference Room – 4.20pm Girls’ Tennis v St Jonathan North Community College, U13 (A) – 4.45pm

10 Fri Year 13 Leavers’ Assembly – 8.35am Year 12 A Level Geography Urban Fieldwork Day, Leicester – 9.00am-4.00pm Year 11 BBQ, South Terrace – 1.15pm Year 13 Hog Roast, Lockhart Garden – 1.15pm Year 13 Leavers’ Mass – 3.15pm-4.10pm, Year 13 Reception, Refectory – 4.00pm-5.00pm Year 8 and Year 9 Spanish Workshop, Onatti Productions, Theatre – 3.15pm-4.10pm Year 11 and Year 13 Study Leave begins after classes

11 Sat Cambridge English Examinations FCE Examinations A Level Cantonese and Mandarin Oral Examinations – 10.00am-3.00pm The Duke of Edinburgh’s Bronze Award Practice Expedition, departs 9.45am (until 12th May) Cricket v Derby Grammar School U15 & U13 (H) – 10.30am, U14 & U12 (A) – 10.30am Cricket v Welbeck, 1st XI (A) – 1.30pm, 2nd XI (H) – 1.30pm Girls’ Tennis v Wellingborough School, 1st & 2nd (A) – 10.00am, U15A & U15B (H) – 10.00am Rounders v Formarke Hall, U13, U13/U12 & U12 (H) – 1.30pm Boarding Community Mass – 5.00pm

12 Sun Fourth Sunday of Easter Mass, The College Chapel – 9.30am Boarding Community Charity Event for Cancer Research, ‘Pretty Muddy’ Boarding Community In-House Activities The Duke of Edinburgh’s Bronze Award Practice Expedition, returns 3.30pm

13 Mon Week 2 GCSE Examinations begin A Level Examinations begin Faculties Meetings (week commencing) Mixed Doubles Tennis v Welbeck College, 1st & 2nd (H) – 4.30pm

14 Tue St Matthias, Apostle (Feast) Student E-Safety Meeting, Conference Room – 1.15pm Whole School Staff Meeting, Old Library – 4.30pm – 6.00pm

15 Wed Mothers’ Prayers, Nursery – 8.30am ABC Committee Meeting, Geography Classroom 4 – 1.30pm Staff E-Safety Meeting, Old Library – 4.20pm Sixth Form Social – 7.00pm-8.30pm Senior School - Calendar Dates

16 Thur Girls’ Aegon Tennis v Twycross School, U15A (H) – 4.15pm Grace Dieu Science Taster Day at Ratcliffe College, Conference Room – 8.30am-1.30pm Year 10 GCSE Drama Production Rehearsal, Theatre – 4.30pm-8.00pm (Class 10W) The Ratcliffian Golf Shield, Old Ratcliffians v Staff and Students, Rothley Park Golf Club – 5.00pm

17 Fri Casuals Day in aid of ‘Faith in Families’ CCF, RAF Section, Flying Experience Day, RAF Cranwell Year 10 GCSE Drama Production Rehearsal, Theatre – 4.30pm-6.10pm (Class 10X) Senior School Council Meeting, Conference Room – 1.15pm

18 Sat Cambridge English Examinations PET Examinations KET Examinations Cricket v Birkdale, U15 & U13 (H) – 10.30am, U12 (A) – 10.30am

19 Sun Fifth Sunday of Easter Mass, The College Chapel – 9.30am Year 10 GCSE Drama Production Technical Rehearsal, Theatre – 10.00am-6.00pm Ballet Examinations, Newman Hall – 9.00am-2.00pm Boarding Community Cinema Trip

20 Mon Week 1 Years 7-9 School Examinations begin Sports Committee Meeting, Conference Room – 1.00pm Pastoral, Boarding and Child Protection Committee Meeting, Conference Room – 2.00pm Education Committee Meeting, Conference Room – 3.30pm Year 10 GCSE Drama Production Dress Rehearsal, Theatre – 4.10pm-8.30pm Staff Teaching and Learning Forum, Media Studies Classroom 2 – 4.20pm-5.10pm

21 Tue Rounders v Loughborough High School, U15 & U14 (H) – 4.30pm Aegon Girls’ Tennis v Loughborough High School, U13 (H) – 4.30pm

22 Wed Mothers’ Prayers, Nursery – 8.30am Heads of Department Meeting, Conference Room – 4.20pm Staff v Students Golf, Rothley Park Golf Club – 5.00pm Aegon Boys’ Tennis v Leicester Grammar School (A) – 5.00pm Year 10 GCSE Drama Production, Devised Pieces, Theatre – 5.30pm Boarding Council Meeting, Conference Room – 7.00pm

23 Thur Pastoral Meeting, Conference Room – 4.20pm Year 10 GCSE Drama Production, Devised Pieces, Theatre – 7.00pm

24 Fri PSHCE, Period 4 Half-term begins after classes

25 Sat The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Silver Practice Expedition, departs 8.30am (until 27th May)

26 Sun Sixth Sunday of Easter

27 Mon St Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop, Apostle of England (Feast) The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Silver Practice Expedition, returns 3.30pm CCF Inskip Visit departs (until 30th May)

29 Wed Year 12 and Year 13 A Level Drama Trip to London – 9.00am-12.35am

30 Thur Ascension of The Lord (Solemnity) CCF Inskip Visit returns

31 Fri Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Feast) Senior School - Calendar Dates

JUNE 2 Sun Seventh Sunday of Easter Boarders arrive

3 Mon Week 2 Classes begin Year 12 Internal Assessments Week Year 10 Progress and Attainment Review available to Parent Year 7 and Year 8 Squad Photographs

4 Tue Year 10 Trip to the Holocaust Centre, Newark – 8.30am-4.00pm Cricket v Loughborough Grammar School, U14 (A) – 2.30pm

5 Wed Mothers’ Prayers, Nursery – 8.30am Key Stage 3 Debate, Theatre – 3.15pm Boys’ Tennis v Bosworth, U15 (H) – 4.15pm Preparatory School and Senior School Transition meetings, Prep School – 4.30pm-5.30pm Year 10 Parents’ Evening, Old Library – 6.10pm, Sports Centre – 6.30pm Sixth Form Social – 7.00pm-8.30pm

6 Thurs Salter’s Chemistry, Leicester University – 8.30am-4.10pm (4 students from Year 8 and Year 9 to compete) OPro mouthguard fitting, Boarders’ Lounge – 12.45pm-2.45pm Girls’ Aegon Tennis v Loughborough High School, U15A (A) – 4.30pm Rounders v Loughborough High School, U13 & U12 (A) – 4.30pm Staff v Parents and Students’ Golf Match, Beedles Lake – 5.00pm

7 Fri Year 10 GCSE Drama Mock Assessment, Computer Room 2 – 8.40am-10.30am CCF, RAF Section Flying Experience Day, RAF Cranwell Technical Rehearsal for ‘A Night at The Oscars’, Theatre – 9.00am-7.00pm Confirmation Class, College Chapel – 4.20pm-5.15pm Year 12 Drama Trip, ‘One Night in Miami’, Nottingham Playhouse – 6.20pm-10.30pm

8 Sat Cambridge English Examinations FCE Examinations PET Examinations KET Examinations County Athletics Final, Saffron Lane – 9.00am-5.00pm Cricket v Princethorpe, U15 & U12 (A) – 10.00am, U14 & U13 (H) – 10.00am Girls’ Tennis v Denstone College, U15A, U15B, U13A & U13B (A) – 2.00pm Boarding Community Mass – 5.00pm

9 Sun First Holy Communion Mass and Pentecost Sunday Mass, The College Chapel – 9.30am Boarding Community Trip to Rutland Water (Giant Inflatables)

10 Mon Week 1 STEP University Admission Tests, Sports Centre Year 10 GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition Practical Examination – 9.00am-12.00pm Cricket v Twycross House, U13 (A) – 2.30pm Years 11-13, Media Studies Department presents ‘A Night at the Oscars’, Music Hall and Theatre – 7.00pm-9.30pm (set-up at 2.00pm)

11 Tue St Barnabas, Apostle, Patron of the Cathedral (Feast) Year 8 School Examinations results available to Parents Year 10 GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition Practical Examination – 9.00am-12.00pm Cricket v Loughborough Grammar School, U15 (H) – 2.15pm

Senior School - Calendar Dates

12 Wed Mothers’ Prayers, Nursery – 8.30am Gaddesby Primary School Science Taster Day at Ratcliffe College, Conference Room – 11.00am-3.30pm Year 10 GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition Practical Examination – 9.00am-12.00pm Pastoral Meeting, Old Library – 4.20pm ICT Steering Group Meeting, Conference Room – 4.20pm

13 Thur Our Lord Jesus Christ, Eternal High Priest (Feast) Year 10 GCSE Drama Assessment, Computer Room 2 – 8.40am-10.30am Years 9 and 10 French Theatre Workshops, Theatre – 2.15pm-3.30pm Health & Safety Committee Meeting, Conference – 4.30pm Year 8 Parents’ Evening, Old Library – 6.10pm, Sports Centre – 6.30pm

14 Fri PSHCE, Period 5 Confirmation Class, Fr President’s Office – 4.20pm-5.15pm House Golf Matches, Beedles Lake Golf Club – 5.00pm

15 Sat The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Bronze Expedition, departs 9.30am (until 16th June) Girls’ Tennis v Princethorpe, U15A (H) – 10.00am Rounders v Princethorpe, U14A, U14B, U12A & U12B (H) – 10.00am Cricket v Wisbech, U15, U14, U11A & U11B (A) – 11.00am, U13 & U12 (H) – 11.00am Boarding Community Mass – 5.00pm

16 Sun Trinity Sunday and Confirmation Mass, Bishop Patrick McKinney, The College Chapel – 9.30am The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Bronze Expedition, returns 3.30pm Boarding Community Trip to Harry Potter World

17 Mon Week 2 Year 9 End of Year Progress and Attainment Review available to Parent Cricket v Loughborough Grammar School, U12 (H) – 2.30pm House Rounders Year 7 – 2.30pm and Year 8 –11.45am Years 7-10 Athletics Meeting v Nottingham High School (H) – 4.10pm Faculty Chairs’ Meeting, Conference Room – 4.20pm Information Evening for parents of children new to the Nursery and Preparatory School, Newman Hall – 6.30pm

18 Tue Years 8 & 9 Carnegie Shadowing Group Celebration with Moat Community College, Music Hall – 12.15pm-1.45pm Year 9 and Year 10 Squad Photographs House Rounders, Year 10 – 11.45am, Year 9 – 2.30pm Governors’ Finance and General Purpose Committee Meeting, Conference Room – 4.00pm The Duke of Edinburgh’s Gold Award Pre-Expedition Check – 6.30pm-8.30pm (to be confirmed)

19 Wed Mothers’ Prayers, Nursery – 8.30am Year 12 Mathematics Trip to Oxford University – 7.00am-7.00pm Safeguarding Training Session, Conference Room – 5.00pm-6.00pm Sixth Form Social – 7.00pm-8.30pm Year 9 Parents’ Evening, Old Library – 6.10pm, Sports Centre – 6.30pm

20 Thur Cricket v Emeriti CC, 1st XI (H) – 11.30am Picnic Concert Rehearsals (from 1.30pm) Years 6 and 7 French Theatre Workshop, Theatre – 2.15pm-3.15pm JCL Meeting with parents of new LS students starting in September 2019, Conference Room – 6.00pm Years 11-13 Art & Design Exhibition, Old Library – 4.30pm-7.00pm Information Evening for parents of students new to the Senior School (Year 7 and above), The College Chapel – 6.30pm

21 Fri Year 8 End of Year Progress and Attainment Review available to Parent Year 12 A Level PE Oral Assessments – 9.00am-4.00pm Year 10 Morrisby Profiling, Sports Hall – 9.30am-1.00pm Picnic Concert Rehearsals (all day) Farewell Presentation to departing Staff – 7.00pm

Senior School - Calendar Dates

22 Sat Saints John Fisher, Bishop and Thomas More (Feast) Cambridge English Examinations PET Examinations KET Examinations Cricket v Bablake, 1st XI, U14 & U13 (H) – 10.00am, U15 & U12 (A) – 10.00am Rounders v Kimbolton, U15A, U15B, U14A, U14B & U13/U12 (H) – 11.00am, U13A, U13B, U12A & U12B (A) – 11.00am Picnic Concert, Marquee – 6.00pm

23 Sun Corpus Christi, (Solemnity) The College Chapel – 9.30am LAMDA Examinations, Nottingham CCF Trip to Swynnerton, Field Craft and Leadership Training departs (until 25th June) Boarding Community Trip to Alton Towers Boarding Community Mass – 7.00pm

24 Mon Week 1 Birthday of John the Baptist Senior School Mass – 8.55am-9.55am Year 12 Progress and Attainment Review available to Parent Cricket v Loughborough Grammar School, U13 (A) – 2.15pm House Tennis Year 7 – 11.45am and Year 8 – 2.30pm Governors’ Meeting, Conference Room – 4.00pm Heads of Department Meeting, Old Library – 4.20pm

25 Tues Exhibition Day Rehearsals Cricket v Colston Bassett, 1st XI (H) – 2.00pm House Tennis, Year 10 – 2.30pm, Year 9 –11.45am CCF Trip to Swynnerton, Field Craft and Leadership Training returns Year 12 Parents’ Evening, Old Library – 6.10pm, Sports Centre – 6.30pm

26 Wed Mothers’ Prayers, Nursery – 8.30am Public Examinations Contingency Date Senior School Exhibition Day, Guest of Honour, Dr Maureen Glackin, General Secretary of Catholic Independent Schools’ Conference - 2.30pm-5.00pm Years 6-9 Art Exhibition, Art Department – 2.15pm-5.00pm

27 Thur Year 7 End of Year Progress and Attainment Review available to Parent Year 9 Go4Set Celebration and Assessment Day, Pride Park, Derby – 8.30am-4.10pm Senior School Sports Day Years 7-13 – 1.30pm Staff v 1st XI Cricket (H) – 5.00pm

28 Fri The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (Solemnity) Headmaster’s Assembly – 8.35am-8.55am Cricket v Loughborough Grammar School, 1st XI (A) – 11.00am Year 7 Drama Production rehearsal, Theatre – 2.00pm-4.00pm Sixth Form Ball – 7.00pm-11.30pm

29 Sat FCE Examinations Rounders v Nottingham High School, U15, U14, U13A, U13B, U12A & U12B (H) – 10.00am The Duke of Edinburgh’s Gold Award Expedition departs 9.00am (until 4th July)

30 Sun St Peter and St Paul, Apostles (Solemnity) and Deceased Old Ratcliffians Mass, College Chapel – 10.30am Boarding Community In-House Activities Ratcliffian Association Council Meeting, Conference Room – 11.30am The Grand Match, Old Ratcliffians v 1st XI, Ratcliffe College – 11.30am Ratcliffian Association Annual General Meeting, Conference Room – 12.00pm-1.00pm Girls’ Tennis – 12.00pm The Ratcliffian Association Annual Reunion Lunch, Marquee – 12.30pm Boarding Community Mass – 5.00pm followed by a Summer BBQ – 6.00pm Senior School - Calendar Dates

JULY 1 Mon Week 2 Feast of Blessed Antonio Rosmini Activities Week Year 8 Mathematics Trip to Drayton Manor Park, departs 8.30am Year 10 Leicester Outdoor Pursuits Trip, departs 8.30am Year 12 UCAS Workshops and Team Building – 8.30am-4.10pm Year 10 GCSE Geography Field Trip, Peak District, departs 9.30am (until 4th July) 1st XI Cricket Festival, Rydal Penrhos School, departs 7.00am (until 3rd July) Year 7 ‘Play in a Day’ rehearsals – 8.30am-4.10pm 2 Tue Year 10 and Year 12 Art Trip to Coventry Cathedral and Herbert Gallery departs 8.30am Years 7 ‘Play in a Day’ rehearsals – 8.30am-4.10pm Year 9 and Year 10 First Aid/CPR Training Day – 8.30am-4.10pm Year 8 Science Trip to the National Space Centre, Leicester departs 9.00am Year 9 History Department Battlefield Trip, departs 4.30am (until 4th July) GCSE and A Level Physics Trip, CERN, Geneva, departs 7.00am (until 5th July) Year 7 Drama Production, ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’, Theatre – 5.00pm and 8.00pm 3 Wed St Thomas, Apostle (Feast) Mothers’ Prayers, Nursery – 8.30am Year 7 Orienteering and Team Challenge, Beaumanor Hall departs 8.30am Year 12 Leicester Outdoor Pursuits departs 8.30am Year 9 and Year 10 Outdoor Water Pursuits, Holme Pierrepoint, departs 8.30am Year 8 Shakespeare Workshops, ‘Macbeth – A Shakespeare Play in A Day’, SLATS Theatre Company – 9.00am-4.10pm Year 7 Drama Production, ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’, Theatre – 7.00pm 1st XI Cricket Festival, Rydal Penrhos School, returns 8.00pm Sixth Form Social – 7.00pm-8.30pm

4 Thur Year 10 Educational Visit to Alton Towers departs 8.00am Year 6 Transition Day, Old Library, Fitness Suite, Music Hall, Music Classroom, 8.25am-3.50pm Year 7 Art Trip to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park departs 8.30am Year 8 First Aid/CPR Training Day – 8.30am-4.10pm Year 12 ‘Ratcliffe in the Community Day Cambridge University Open Day (details to be confirmed) Year 10 GCSE Geography Field Trip, Peak District, returns 4.00pm The Duke of Edinburgh’s Gold Award Expedition returns 4.00pm Year 9 History Department Battlefield Trip, returns 8.00pm 5 Fri GCSE and A Level Physics Trip, CERN, Geneva, returns 12.00pm Senior School Thanksgiving Liturgy – 9.00am-10.00am Term ends after classes 6 Sat CCF, RAF Section, Summer Camp departs (until 13th July) 7 Sun Golf Tour to the NorthWest of England, departs (until 10th July) 10 Wed Golf Tour to the North West of England, returns (times to be confirmed) 13 Sat CCF, RAF Section, Summer Camp returns 26 Fri HCPT Lourdes Pilgrimage, departure time to be confirmed (until 2nd August) 27 Sat FCE Examinations AUGUST 2 Fri HCPT Lourdes Pilgrimage arrival time to be confirmed – 10.00pm 15 Thur A Level results available after 10.00am in the Rosmini Sixth Form Centre 22 Thur GCSE results available after 10.00am in the Rosmini Sixth Form Centre