Bedwas High School

Parent/Carer Calendar

INSET / Professional Learning Days for 2025/26

• Monday September 1st 2025 - Results analysis, wellbeing update, school priorities, and curriculum preparation
• Tuesday September 2nd 2025 - Self-evaluation / Professional Standards Audit / Deaf Service / Skills
• Friday October 24th 2025 – Restorative Approaches (WRAP)
• Friday February 13th 2026 - National WJEC Curriculum for Wales GCSE planning
• Monday June 22nd 2026 - Teaching and Learning / Curriculum for Wales
• Monday July 20th 2026 - Teaching and Learning / Curriculum for Wales

September 2025

• Monday 1st September - INSET / Professional Learning Day 1
• Tuesday 2nd September - INSET / Professional Learning Day 2
• Wednesday 4th September - Return to School for all year groups
• Week commencing Monday 15th September - National Group Reading Tests for Years 8 and 9.
• Week commencing Monday 22nd September - CAT Tests  for Year 7 and National Group Reading Tests for Years 7 to 9.
• Wednesday 17th September - Year 11 Academic Information Evening
• Week Beginning the 22nd - September Wellbeing Survey
• Wednesday 24th September - Year 10 Academic Information Evening and Whole School Photographs
• Thursday 25th September - Year 7 Parents Meet the Form Tutor Evening
• Friday 26th September - European Day of Languages celebrations and Macmillan’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning
• Week commencing Monday 29th September - School Council Hustings

October 2025

• Wednesday 1st October - Year 5 and 6 Open Evening
• Week commencing Monday 6th October - Individual Assessment Points (Snapshots) Years 11, 12 and 13
• Week commencing Monday 6th October - Year 11 Options Assemblies
• Thursday 10th October - Year 11 Parents Option Evening, Year 7 Technology/DETACH Day and Year 11, 12 and 13 University and Apprenticeship Event
• Tuesday 15th October - Year 11 Parents' Evening, Yr 11 Music GCSE Practical and Shwmae Shwmae Day
• Wednesday 16th October - World Food Day and Yr 11 Music GCSE Practical
• Friday 17th October - Show Racism the Red Card Day and Yr 11 Music GCSE Practical
• Week commencing Monday 20th October - Year 11 GCSE Drama Coursework and Parent Survey
• Wednesday 22nd October - Year 12 / 13 Careers Fair and Year 12 & 13 Parents' Evening
• Thursday 23rd October - Parent Drop in SLT surgery to ask any question they wish (8 9am & 3 4.30pm)
• Friday 24th October - INSET/Professional Learning Day 3 - Half term begins

November 2025

• Monday 3rd November - all pupils return to school following half term. Numeracy week. Year 12 /13 Criminology NPAS trip this week
• Tuesday 4th November - GCSE and A level DT trip
• Week commencing Monday 10th November - IAPS for Years 7, 8 and 10
• Week commencing Monday 10th November - Anti bullying week and Year 8 mentoring week
• Tuesday 11th November - Armistice/Remembrance Day Assembly and service
• Wednesday 13th November - Year 7 Parents' Evening
• Monday 10th and Wednesday 12th of November - Year 11 GCSE Numeracy exams all Year 11
• Week commencing Monday 17th November - Year 11 GCSE English oracy , Report for Year 9, Pupil Survey and Parent Survey
• Wednesday 19th November - Year 9 Options Information Evening
• Thursday 20th November - Year 7 FSM engagement session
• Week commencing Monday 24th November - Year 9 Report to Parents/Carers
• Monday 24th November - Year 10 mentoring week, GCSE Science practical exams . Year 11, 12 and 13 Pre Public Exams (mocks) start
• Wednesday 26th November No Pens Day

December 2025

• All Month - Year 11, 12 and 13 Pre Public Exams (mocks)
• Thursday 4th December - School Awards Evening
• Thursday 4th December - Attendance initiative begins 12 days of Christmas
• Wednesday 10th December - Whole school flu immunisations
• Thursday 11th December - Year 11 Options Evening and Parent Drop in SLT surgery to ask any question they wish (8 9am & 3 4.30pm)
• Friday 12th December - Christmas Jumper Day and ‘Jack Frost’ The Musical trip
• Week commencing Monday 15th of December - Inter house Competitions and Rewards Trips
• Tuesday 16th December - Open Mic Night
• Thursday 18th December - Alice returns to Wonderland matinee trip
• Friday 19th December - Break up for Christmas Holidays

January 2026

• Monday 5th January - All pupils return for Spring Term
• Thursday 8th January - Year 11 Results from November exam and
• Week commencing Monday 12th January - Year 7 to 9 National Tests and Year 11 GCSE oracy
• Thursday 15th January - Parent Drop in SLT surgery to ask any question they wish (8-9am & 3-4.30pm)
• Week commencing Monday 19th January - GCSE/A level Science practical exams
• Friday 23rd January - Dydd Santes Dwynwen
• Week commencing Monday 26th January - Year 7, 8 and 9 A level taster lessons for Year 11
• Tuesday 27th January - Holocaust Memorial Day
• Thursday 29th January - Year 9 FSM parent engagement session

February 2026

• Week commencing Monday 3rd of February - Parent Survey and National Tests for Year 7, 8 and 9
• Thursday 5th February - Parent Drop in SLT surgery to ask any question they wish (8-9am & 3-4.30pm) and Year 7 Parents Evening
• Friday 6th February - Year 7, 8 & 9 Art Trip and Dydd Musig Cymru
• Week commencing Monday 9th February - Year 11 Reports to Parents/Carers, IAP for Year 1 and 13, Digital Week, GCSE PE trip to Pittville and French School visit
• Tuesday 10th February - Safer Internet Day
• Wednesday 11th February - Year 9 Parents’ Evening
• Week commencing Monday 16th February - Half Term
• Week commencing Monday 23rd February - All pupils return to school and Year 7 mentoring week. Year 11 and 8 reports go home.
• Thursday 26th February - Year 9 Booster vaccines and Year 10 FSM parent engagement session

March 2026

• Week commencing Monday 2nd March - PE Practical moderation, literacy week and Year 10 GCSE NEA. Year 12 & 13 reports to parents/carers
• Wednesday 4th March - Year 10 Parents Evening
• Thursday 5th March - World Book Day and Year 9 Options Evening
• Week commencing Monday 9th March - Science Week and Year 11 GCSE Welsh orals
• Week commencing Monday 16th March - Year 7 to 9 internal exams and Careers Week
• Thursday 19th March - Year 8 FSM parent engagement session
• Friday 20th March - Year 11 Music Exam
• Week commencing Monday 23rd March - Year 11 mentoring week and Year 7 to 9 internal exams
• Thursday 26th March - Inter house football and rugby. IAP3 go home for Years 11, 12 and 13
• Friday 27th March - Last Day of Spring Term

April 2026

• Monday 13th April - Start of Summer Term, Year 12 & 13 mentoring week
• Wednesday 22nd April - GCSE and A level Art Exam commence
• Week commencing Monday 27th April - PSE Week and Year 10 reports to parents/carers
• Thursday 30th April - Year 11 FSM parent engagement session

May 2026

• Monday 4th May - May Day Bank Holiday
• Tuesday 5th May - Year 10 Technology deadline
• Tuesday 5th May - Year 9 Parents' Evening
• Thursday 7th May - GCSE and A level exam season commences
• Week commencing Monday 18th May - Year 9 Mentoring Week and Year 9 IAP
• Thursday 21st May - Year 7 FSM parent engagement session
• Friday 22nd May - Break up for half term

June 2026

• GCSE and A level exams continue
• Monday 3rd June - Pupils return to school after half term
• Week commencing Monday 15th of June - Year 7 Reports to parents/carers
• Friday 19th June - Year 8 Boulogne Trip
• Monday 22nd June - INSET / Professional Learning Day 5
• Tuesday 23rd June - Year 8 Parents' Evening
• Thursday 24th of June - GCSE and A level exams finish. HPV Vaccines
• Week commencing Monday 29th June - Year 8 IAP goes home, Year 6 Transition Week and Year 12 Criminology Trip

July 2026

• Thursday 2nd July - Parent Drop in SLT surgery to ask any question they wish (8-9am & 3-4.30pm)
• Monday 6th July - Expressive Arts Summer Tour
• Tuesday 7th July - Year 5 Transition Day
• Week commencing Monday 7th July - Year 7 and 8 Snapshot sent home
• Tuesday 8th and Wednesday 9th July - Sports Day
• Friday 10th July - Eisteddfod
• Week commencing Monday 13th July - Activities Week various trips and visits being run
• Friday 17th July- Last Day of School Year
• Monday 20th July - INSET / Professional Learning Day 6

August 2026

• Thursday 13th August - A Level Results
• Thursday 20th August - GCSE Results