Dear Parents and Guardians of Year 12 and Year 13,
Welcome back to Term 3, which for our Year 13 students will sadly be their last with us as students at DBIS. This will be a very busy time for us in the Sixth Form as our Year 12 and Year 13 students prepare for and sit their final end-of-year examinations and we say farewell to our Year 13s and send them off on the next stage of their journey.
Although this is a busy and stressful time for our older students, they will be well supported by their subject teachers and the Sixth Form pastoral team, who are always ready to help and offer advice. Once students have gone on study leave, subject teachers will continue to be available to students to help them prepare for the examinations.
Our Year 12 students will return to us following their examinations, and work will begin on their Year 13 courses in the final weeks of the term.
As well as the formal examinations, we are greatly looking forward to celebrating our students’ many successes in this final term, with a number of exciting graduation and award events taking place.
The important dates for this term are listed below:
| Friday 28th April | Last day in school for Year 12
Half day for Year 13 (Staff CPD) |
| Monday 1st May | Year 12 Study Leave begins
Public Holiday |
| Monday 15th May | Year 13 Study Leave begins |
| Friday 26th May | Public Holiday |
| Monday 29th May | Year 12 return from Study Leave |
| Tuesday 30th May | Secondary Awards Ceremony |
| Wednesday 31st May – Friday 1st June | Year 12 Week Without Walls (details to follow) |
| Thursday 22nd June | Public Holiday |
| Friday 23rd June | Year 13 Graduation and Awards Ceremony |
Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or concerns.
Best wishes,
Louise Tyrrell
Head of Sixth Form