Staff Archived Bulletins
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Deadline for the Influenza Consent Form is this coming Monday, 15th September.
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Information regarding the increase in Influenza cases in our school community.
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Dedicare may need to contact you regarding missing documents or information.
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DBIS Student Influenza Vaccination date is 6th October 6th 2025. Please check your child’s backpack for the consent forms. Please see the notice for special considerations for our EYFS Students.
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Please see the attached flyer for details of the Auberge hotel’s 2025 offer for DBIS staff.
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Link t the ECA website and key dates/information about FS-2 ECAs in Term 1, 2025–26.
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Link to the ECA website and dates/key information about Term 1 sign-up.
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The PTSA will be hosting a 2nd-hand uniform sale at the Early Years Foundation Stage Campus on Thursday 5th March from 8.45am – 9.45am.
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We are excited to announce that our school is introducing Wellio, a new digital platform, as the foundation for our ‘Learning for Life’ lessons. This new program will serve as our Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) curriculum for students in Years 7 to 13.
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Activity passports and food/drink tokens are now on sale for this year’s DBIS International Food Fair, taking place on Saturday 7th March from 12pm till 3.30pm at our main campus!
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We will be running a second FOBISIA gymnastics trial, on Monday 3rd November from 3.30 pm – 4.30 pm in the school gym. More information can be found here about the trial and the trip.
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This year’s annual school photos (both class/form group and individual) will take place between Monday 8th and Thursday 11th September 2025.
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Discovery Bay International School PTSA are excited to announce that vendor stall applications are now open for the highly anticipated International Food Fair, scheduled for 7th March 2026. The event will run between 12pm & 4pm. This vibrant event is a cornerstone of our community calendar, drawing between 2,000 to 3,000 attendees eager to experience […]
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For Term 1, the programme will be open to children aged 22 to 36 months who are siblings of current DBIS students.
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Find key dates, events and links for DBIS Book Day, Friday 19th September 2025, and the days leading up to Book Day when we will celebrate the ability of books to transport us through time and space.
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Details of this year’s Box of Hope drive, providing useful and educational gifts to underprivileged children in Hong Kong and across Asia at Christmas time.
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Being READY for school – Information shared with students.
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Information on how to register for the 4th Dr Lister Cup – a scholastic chess tournament at Malvern College – on Sunday 1st March 2026.
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Our annual Christmas Jumper Day will take place on the last day of Term 1, Friday 12th December.
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The PTSA CNY flower market will take place from 3pm to 5pm on Wednesday 11th February.
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We are delighted to announce a milestone in our school’s growth, as we have recently been recognised as a COBIS Accredited Member, joining just three other schools in Hong Kong.
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Information about an opportunity to purchase DBIS Christmas cards designed for each house, incorporating students’ own artwork or a favourite family picture.
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This year’s DBIS Christmas Concert will be held on Tuesday 9th December 2025 in the ballroom at the Auberge Hotel, Discovery Bay.
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We are delighted to share with you that this year’s student and class photos are now available to order from our school portrait provider, Jenna Louise Potter Photography.
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A number of DBIS students will be performing in The Snow Queen at the Hong Kong Arts Centre in Wan Chai on 7th February. This bulletin contains further details, including the link to book tickets.
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Tickets are now on sale for the upcoming stage show of Oliver! Jr. by Faust International Youth Theatre. While this is not a DBIS event, a number of our students are among the cast.
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Early Years International Sports Week will run from Tuesday 18th to Friday 21st November.
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Information about the end-of-term musical performances by ECA groups.
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England, Ireland and France are on the hunt for some spirited volunteers to join their teams for the International Food Fair. Click for the sign-up link.
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Expression of Interest for Secondary Parent Focus Group
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Please note this important information regarding EYFS-specific arrangements for our 2025–26 whole-school photograph.
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The DBIS Head Prefects are hosting a Blood Drive and we are inviting our entire community to get involved! While the blood drive is open to individuals over the age of 16, our EYFS children are encouraged to show their support by focusing on heart health and ‘getting their blood pumping’.
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Information about the EYFS Student Council application process.
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Details on our 2026 Temple Fair, taking place on Wednesday 11th February between 1.30pm and 2.40pm, where every child will need an accompanying adult.
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The PTSA would love to hear your thoughts about December’s Snowflake Fiesta. Please complete the linked jotform to let them know what worked well, what didn’t, and any suggestions you have for the future.
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Please fill in the simple linked jotform if your family would be interested in accessing a basic first aid training course.
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DBIS is looking to enter a gymnastics team into the upcoming FOBISIA Gymnastics Competition hosted at Dulwich School Singapore in February.
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Please take the time during the Christmas break to enhance your child’s Chattertube.
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Information about our upcoming FS-1 family trip on Friday 21st November.
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Please email your class teacher a family photograph as part of our unit, ‘Our Class is a family’.
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Information about the PANTS programme in FS-1.
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Information about the FS-1 reading workshop that will take place on Thursday 26th February between 9.15 and 10.15am.
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A few reminders and housekeeping items to consider.
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We would like to invite our FS-2 children to join the end of term House Assembly at the Main Campus on the last day of term, Friday, 12th December.
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This year, our food stalls are going 100% paper and plastic free! Bring your own reusables and earn house points for your efforts!
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The DBIS Tsunami website will reopen on 29th September and remain open until 13th October. Deliveries will then be made to DBIS on or before 17th November.
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Links to our new ‘How to Get to DBIS’ guides. These are on the external drive so that they can be shared with visitors when needed.
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Please note that if you have not received a personal email to collect Christmas Concert tickets, your registration was not successful due to the extremely high volume of requests. The link to watch via livestream is included in this bulletin.
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Please find information here about our upcoming PANTS programme being delivered week commencing 13th October.
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Thank you to everyone who has signed up so far for the Food Fair. We have some stalls with volunteers but no team leaders – can you help out by running a stall or by supporting a stall leader?
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We are looking for junk modelling donations in Year 1!
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If you placed an order for a 2024–25 DBIS Yearbook but have not yet collected your copy, please could we kindly request that you pick it up from reception at the Main Campus by Friday 3rd October 2025.
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Bugsy Malone tickets – on sale now! The show runs from 9th – 11th February.
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Please note the finish times for each phase on Friday 12th December.
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This year’s annual school photo galleries will close for purchases on Friday 6th March. If you have not yet ordered photos but would like to do so, please use the details that have been emailed to you directly to access your child’s gallery.
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DBIS is committed to supporting the health, safety and wellbeing of our students as an essential part of their education. This is primarily delivered through our ‘Learning for Life’ (L4L) programme, which equips students with the knowledge and skills necessary for making safe and informed choices, both during their school years and beyond.
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Link to the DBIS communications style guide (internal document).
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It will be mandatory to wear seatbelts while travelling on buses in Hong Kong (including school buses) from 25th January 2026.
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Please join us in welcoming our new music coordinator.
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Temporary updated contact details for the music department.
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Dates for Tutor Drop- In Appointments (Optional) – Secondary School
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Come and sell your pre-loved items in one place at DBIS PTSA’s first pre-loved sale.
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This academic year’s Under 11 FOBISIA Games will take place at Pattana Sports Resort, Thailand, from 13th to 17th May 2026. Click for more details.
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We are delighted to announce that our annual International Sports Week will be held from Monday 10th November to Friday 14th November. This year, the theme will be the Olympic Games!
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Information about the activities students will take part in in Primary PE in Term 1.2.
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PTSA bid applications are open from 3rd to 17th October.
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We are seeking enthusiastic volunteers to cook traditional food from their home countries for the DBIS International Food Fair, taking place on Saturday 7th March 2026.
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e now on sale for our PTSA Quiz Night, taking place in the Globe Theatre at the Main Campus!
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Join us for the PTSA Snowflake Fiesta from 3pm till 6pm on Thursday 11th December.
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A big thank you to everyone who came to the second-hand uniform sale to help raise funds for the Tai Po Fund.
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DBIS PTSA and Tekkerz are thrilled to announce the welcome return of our 5-A-side football tournament on Sunday 2nd November 2025.
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Please could we kindly request that any annual school photo print orders that have not yet been collected are picked up by the end of January.
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We are looking for parent volunteers for our Year 1 Diwali morning.
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Revised school photo schedule due to T8 school closure on Monday 8th September.
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School photo print orders that were placed by 21st November 2025 will be available for collection from Thursday 10th December 2025.
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Link to the annual school photo schedule, plus links to book sibling photo sessions. The photos will take place from Monday 8th September to Thursday 11th September.
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Our second-hand uniform sale is back! Join us at the Globe Theatre, DBIS Main Campus.
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Information about the upcoming launch of Gemini AI, a powerful new tool from Google, which we are integrating into our educational resources to support our Sixth Form students.
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Our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with the families and communities affected by the recent devastating fires in Tai Po. We understand that many in our community are eager to offer support during this difficult time. Click to find out more.
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City Super will be running a promotion for DBIS families from 6th – 8th February 2026.
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Please find here the updated term dates for Year 1.
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The Day is a news website for students. Find a link to The Day’s feature stories and lessons for Monday 15/09/25.
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In accordance with the announcement from the Education Bureau (EDB) regarding the current track of Typhoon Ragasa, Discovery Bay International School will be closed for two days, on Tuesday 23rd September and Wednesday 24th September.
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Dates and information about the selection process for the U13 FOBISIA Games.
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Details of the University Fair at Discovery College on 22 September.
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In Year 1, we have some exciting events scheduled for Term 2. Please see the information here regarding our two upcoming trips.
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Please save these dates for our FS-1 festive family sing-alongs in December.
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This year’s team/ensemble group photos will take place after the Chinese New Year holidays, from Monday 23rd February to Friday 13th March. An email has been sent to parents whose children are due to take part in the photos.
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Rescheduled date for Coffee and Connect – this will now take place on Monday 15th September.
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Edited dates for our FS-1 Coffee and Connect events – Monday 8th September for parents and grandparents, Thursday 11th September for aunties and uncles.
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We have an exciting cultural event planned on Tuesday 10th February for our Year 11 students!
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Vendor stall applications are now open for the highly anticipated International Food Fair, scheduled for Saturday 7th March 2026.
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Please see more information about our upcoming Walking School Bus, taking place on the morning of Friday 31st October.
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Information about the 2026–27 Week Without Walls programme, including sign-up details.
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A welcome to Term 2 in Sixth Form, including key dates and important information for the term ahead.
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Welcome to the start of the Academic Year from Head of Year 10 – with key information for the upcoming term.
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Welcome to the start of the Academic Year from Head of Year 11 – with key information for the upcoming term.
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Welcome to the start of the Academic Year from The Head of Sixth Form & Head of Year 12 – with key information for the upcoming term.
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Welcome to the start of the Academic Year from Head of Year 7 – with key information for the upcoming term.
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Welcome to the start of the Academic Year from the Head of Year 8 – with key information for the upcoming term.
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Welcome to the start of the Academic Year from Head of Year 9 – with key information for the upcoming term.
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Information about the whole-staff and whole-school photos, taking place on Tuesday 6th January at the Main Campus.
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This year’s whole-school photo will take place on Tuesday 6th January 2026 during school hours. Students should wear full, formal school uniform for the photo.
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Winter uniform items are available at the uniform shop now.
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Parents are warmly invited to the Week Without Walls information session for the Year 8 Thailand trip on Tuesday 14th October from 6pm – 7pm via Google Meet.
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Parents are warmly invited to the Week Without Walls information session for the Year 9 Vietnam trip on Wednesday 15th October from 5–6pm via Google Meet.
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We invite parents of students in Years 10–13 to attend our Week Without Walls overseas trip parent presentations. These sessions will give an overview of each expedition’s itinerary, packing lists, travel logistics, learning objectives, and allow you to meet a representative from the trip provider and ask any questions.
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Link to access the Sixth Form meet-the-team slides.
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Information regarding the Year 1 and 2 Sports Morning that is taking place on Thursday 5th February 2026.
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Please find information here about our upcoming Year 1 Christmas Sing-Along.
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Year 1 will have their first Creative Arts Morning on Wednesday 15th October.
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Year 1 will have their next Creative Arts morning on Wednesday 3rd December 2025.
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Information about our upcoming open morning.
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Please find information here about our upcoming open mornings.
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Year 1 will be visiting the Space Museum on Friday 28th November 2025.
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Year 11 students and parents/guardians are encouraged to review the mock examination schedule and preparation materials to effectively support student revision.
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In celebration of our Year 12 Art students, we invite you to the upcoming open studio at the North Plaza campus on 12th March 2026. The afternoon offers an opportunity to see what the artists have been creating and to chat with them directly about their processes and ideas.
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Request for payment to cover the Class of 2026 Graduation Dinner.
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Information about the Year 3 and 5 Sports Day, taking place at Kwai Chung Sports Ground on Wednesday 14th January 2026.
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Link to the information pack for the Year 3 and 4 Sports Day (14th January).
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We are excited to invite you to our Year 5 Open Classroom morning on Friday 13th March from 8 am – 8:30 am.
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Students in Years 5 to 8, and those studying IGCSE Drama, will be participating in a workshop with Box House Theatre Company, who will be visiting DBIS from 29th to 30th September.
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We are looking forward to seeing you at the Year 5 to 8 House Sports Day at Kwai Chung Sports Ground on Thursday 26th February.
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As we approach the Year of the Horse, we have an exciting field trip planned for our Year 7 students!
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Year 7 PTSC will take place on Thursday 27th November. This is an opportunity for you and your child to meet with their subject teachers and share the progress they have made this year, as well as discuss future targets.
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Year 7 information session – Week Without Walls (online) – Tuesday 14th October at 5pm.
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Thank you to everyone who attended our recent (I)GCSE information session. We hope the evening provided valuable insight into how we can support your children as they prepare for their (I)GCSE qualifications. Please find the presentation slides attached to this bulletin.