DIARY Lent 2008 For next term's diary click here JANUARY
5 Sat
9.00 am Staff Inset Meetings (Octagon)
Hockey Pre-Season training
1.00 pm Athletics: Somerset Schools Indoor (H)
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6 Sun EPIPHANY
Hockey v OAs
Home 10.30 am: 1st
1.00 pm South West Cross-Country Championships
(Exmouth)
1.30 pm Football Pre-Season training
7.30 pm Term begins for boarders
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7 Mon
8.30 am Term begins for day pupils
8.50 am School Assembly (Chapel)
9.10 am 6.2 'Meet the Challenge' (Woodard Room)
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8 Tue
7.00 pm 6th Form Seminar (Conference Centre)
‘The Fabric of Reality’ SB Gray
8.40 pm Oasis
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9 Wed
8.45 am College Eucharist
A Level Module Exams start (Theatre)
Netball v West Somerset Community College
Away: 2nd, 3rd, 15A, 14A
5.00 pm Head of Departments Meeting
(Conference Centre)
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10 Thu
A Level Module Exams (Theatre)
6.45 pm Junior Debating Society (Conference Centre)
8.00 pm Phoenix Society Quiz (Conference Centre)
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11 Fri
A Level Module Exams (Theatre)
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12 Sat
Hockey v Cheltenham College
Home: JCA, JCB, 14A, 14B, 14C
Away: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, SCA, SCB
Netball v Wellington School
Home: 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Away: 15A, 15B, 14A, 14B
Football v Clifton College
Home: 3rd, U16
Away: 1st, 2nd
School Disco (Convent)
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13 Sun
10.30 am Chapel
6.1 English Trip to Arts Theatre, London ‘The Tempest’
10.30 am Haywood Scholarships
Cross-Country League (Dorchester)
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14 Mon
GCSE Trial Run Exams start (Theatre)
A Level Module Exams (Woodard Room)
6.00 pm Indoor Hockey
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15 Tue
GCSE Trial Run Exams (Theatre)
A Level Module Exams (Woodard Room)
8.40 pm Oasis
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16 Wed
8.45 am Chapel
GCSE Trial Run Exams (Theatre)
A Level Module Exams (Woodard Room)
9.30 am Visit of RAF Liaison Officer
Football v Exeter School
Home: 1st
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17 Thu
GCSE Trial Run Exams (Theatre)
A Level Module Exams (Woodard Room)
6.45 pm Senior Debating Society (Conference Centre)
8.00 pm Jacobian Society
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18 Fri
GCSE Trial Run Exams (Theatre)
A Level Module Exams (Woodard Room)
7.30 pm English Society 6.2 ‘Chaucer Evening’ (Octagon)
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19 Sat
GCSE Trial Run Exams (Theatre)
11+ Scholarships Morning
Hockey v Queen’s College
Home: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, SCB
Away: JCA, JCB, 14A, 14B
Netball v Queen’s College
Home: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
Away: 15A, 15B, 14A, 14B
Football v Millfield School
Away: 1st, 2nd, U16
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20 Sun
Hockey U14 National County Cup
2.30pm Team Show Jumping Training
(Drakes Farm Riding Centre, Ilton)
5.30 pm Chapel Worship
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21 Mon
A Level Module Exams (Woodard Room)
6.00 pm Indoor Hockey
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22 Tue
A Level Module Exams (Woodard Room)
5.10 pm 6.1 Centigrade (Woodard Room)
7.00 pm 6th Form Seminar (Conference Centre)
‘The Irish Troubles’ AP McKegney
8.40 pm Oasis
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23 Wed
8.45 am College Eucharist
A Level Module Exams (Woodard Room)
9.30 am 6.1 Study Skills 4 (Theatre)
‘Your life in your hands’
Hockey v Millfield School
Home: JCA, JCB, 14C
Away: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, SCA, 14B
Hockey U14 National County Cup Final
Netball v Castle School
Away: 3.45 pm: 3rd, 15B, 14B
Football v West Somerset School
Home: 1st, U16
3.00 pm Cross-Country: Taunton Area Schools (H)
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24 Thu
A Level Module Exams (Woodard Room)
9.30 am Visit of Army Liaison Officer
6.00 pm English Speaking Union competition
(Queen’s College)
8.00 pm Phoenix Society (Conference Centre)
‘China - Threat or Opportunity?’ Martin Zacherl
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25 Fri The Conversion of Paul
A Level Module Exams (Convent)
4.30 pm Business Studies Lecture Mr A Nash (Room ML1)
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26 Sat Timothy and Titus
Science Society RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch
11.00 am South of England Cross-Country (London)
Hockey v Exeter School
Home: 1st, JCA, 14A
Away: 2nd, 3rd, 14B
Football v Blundell’s School
Away: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, U16
Bishop Fox Burns Night (6.2)
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27 Sun
Science Society RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch
Ten Tors Training - 35 and 45 mile teams (Quantocks)
Orienteering (Buckland Wood)
5.30 pm Chapel Worship
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28 Mon
A Level Module Exams (Woodard Room)
13+ Music Scholarships
8.45 am 5th Form Careers meeting (Chapel)
8.50 am 3rd Form Learning Strategies Briefing
'Writing Skills' (Theatre)
9.30 am Visit of RN Liaison Officer
1.30 pm Rainforest workshop (Milverton Primary School)
4.15 pm Cross-Country: Primary Schools Race
6.00 pm Indoor Hockey
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29 Tue
A Level Module Exams (Woodard Room)
1.00 pm 6.1 Geography Field Trip (Mendips)
7.00 pm 6th Form Geography Association Lecture
‘Urban Regeneration’ (Wellington School)
8.00 pm Octagon Concert
9.00 pm Oasis
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30 Wed
8.45 am College Eucharist
A Level Module Exams (Woodard Room)
8.00 pm Prefects’ Dinner (Dining Hall)
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31 Thu
6.1 Interim Report and self-assessment
13+ Creative Arts Scholarships
1.30 pm Cafeteria Committee meeting
(Conference Centre)
Netball v Taunton School
Home: 15A, 15B, 14A, 14B
Away: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
Football v Wellington School
Home: 2nd
Carpenter and Woodard Trip to ’Mama Mia’ (Bristol)
8.00 pm Jacobian Society
FEBRUARY
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1 Fri
11.15 am 3rd Form Space Odyssey Experience
(Woodard Room)
4.00 pm 5th Form Interim Report Tutorial
4.30 pm 4th / 5th form Science Lecture ’Sharks’
Alison Hood (Theatre)
7.00 pm 3rd Form Parents Supper
(Woodard Room and Dining Hall)
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2 Sat
King’s Hall Year 5 Visit
1.00 pm Somerset Schools Cross-Country
(Taunton Racecourse)
Netball v Millfield School and West Buckland School
Away: 1st, 2nd, 15A, 14A
Football v QEH
Home: 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Away: U16
Junior Riding event JAS (Millfield)
7.00 pm Woodard 6.2 Chinese New Year Dinner
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3 Sun
Hockey U18 and U16 National County Cup
Senior Riding event JAS (Millfield)
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4 Mon
1.00 pm King’s Hall Year 6 Science Workshop
6.00 pm Indoor Hockey
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5 Tue
6.2 Interim Report and self-assessment
6.2 Latin trip to London
1.00 pm Jazz Band trip to Salisbury Cathedral School
7.00 pm 3rd / 4th Form Quiz (Taunton School)
7.00 pm 6th Form German Film Evening (Theatre)
8.40 pm Oasis
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6 Wed Ash Wednesday
8.45 am College Eucharist
6.1 Work Scrutiny
6.2 DT trip to Numatic Factory (Chard)
Hockey U18 and U16 National County Cup Finals
Netball v Richard Huish College
Home: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
Football v Wells Cathedral School
Away: 3.15 pm: 2nd
5.00 pm Head of Departments Meeting
(Conference Centre)
8.00 pm GCSE Concert (Octagon)
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7 Thu
8.50 am Intermediate Mathematical Challenge
(Woodard Room)
6.15 pm OA AGM and Committee meeting
(Conference Centre)
6.45 pm Junior Debating Society (Room ML2)
8.00 pm Phoenix Society (Woodard Room)
‘Climate Change’ Amy Higgs
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8 Fri
The Centenary of the Dedication of the Chapel
2.00 pm 4th Form GCHQ Lecture (Theatre)
4.00 pm 3rd and 4th Interim
Report Tutorial and self-assessment
4.30 pm 5th Form Careers (Theatre)
'What's the World of Work Really Like?'
7.30 pm Music Roadshow (Exeter)
8.35 pm Keegan History Society
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9 Sat
Hockey v Sherborne School
Home: 1st, SCA, SCB, 14A, 14B
Away: 2nd, 3rd, JCA, JCB, 14C
Netball v Canford School
Home: 15A, 15B, 14A, 14B
Away: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
Football v Sherborne School
Home: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, U16
1.00 pm South West Schools Cross-Country Championships (Cheltenham)
7.30 pm Taylor House 'Valentine’s Dinner' (Dining Hall)
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10 Sun
10.30 am Confirmation and First Communion
Bishop Peter - Bishop of Taunton
Ten Tors Training - 35 and 45 mile teams (Dartmoor)
11.30 am South West Indoor Athletics Championships
(Paignton)
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11 Mon
1.00 pm King’s Hall Year 7 Science Workshop
6.00 pm Indoor Hockey
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12 Tue
9.30 am Visit of Royal Navy and
Royal Marines Liaison Officer
7.00 pm 6th Form Seminar (Conference Centre)
'Latin America’ G Fagan
8.40 pm Oasis
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13 Wed
8.45 am College Eucharist
Football v Sexey’s School
Away: 1st, 2nd
7.30 pm English Society
8.00 pm Jacobian Society
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14 Thu
4.00 pm King's Cup Cross-Country (Blackdowns)
8.00 pm Valentine Cabaret Evening (Woodard Room)
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15 Fri
12.30 pm 5th Form Parents’ Meeting (Theatre)
12.30 pm Half Term begins
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16 Sat
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17 Sun
1.00 pm Cross-Country League (Yeovil)
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18 Mon
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19 Tue
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20 Wed
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21 Thu
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22 Fri
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23 Sat
National AA Championships (Alton Towers)
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24 Sun
Ten Tors Training - 35, 45 and 55 mile teams (Dartmoor)
9.30 pm Half Term ends
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25 Mon
Summer timetable begins
13+ Scholarship Exams (Woodard Room)
Orienteering: Inter-Section CCF Competition
6.00 pm Indoor Hockey
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26 Tue
13+ Scholarship Exams (Woodard Room)
12.35 pm 5th Form Work Experience Briefing
(Theatre)
4.00 pm Cross-Country Somerset Year 7 and 8
Championships (H)
8.40 pm Oasis
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27 Wed
8.45 am College Eucharist
13+ Scholarship Exams (Woodard Room)
Netball v Stoodley Knowle School
Away: 3.15 pm: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 15A, 14A, 14B
Football v Bristol Cathedral School
Home: 2nd, U16
5.00 pm Staff Meeting (Woodard Room)
8.00 pm Taylor Musical Evening (Dining Room)
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28 Thu
9.00 am 'Maths to Challenge you' competition
(Bruton School for Girls)
1.45 pm Sports Team Photographs
4.00 pm Cross-Country Wellington School Trophy
(Culm Davy)
8.00 pm Phoenix Society (Conference Centre)
‘Is Fate Just an Illusion?’ Ben Taylor and Lee Paisley
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29 Fri
2.15 pm 3rd / 4th Form Anti-Bullying Lecture (Theatre)
7.00 pm 4th Form Parents Supper
(Woodard Room and Dining Hall)
MARCH
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1 Sat
1.00 pm Cross-Country (Wiveliscombe)
Hockey v Canford School
Home: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, JCA, JCB
Away: SCA, SCB, 14A, 14B
Netball v King's School Bruton
Home: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
Away: 15A, 15B, 14A, 14B
Football v Bristol Grammar School
Away: 1st, 2nd, 3rd
8.00 pm Taylor and Woodard ‘P’ Party (Dining Hall)
8.00 pm Carpenter and Bishop Fox Karaoke Evening
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2 Sun
10.00 am Orienteering Somerset Inter-Service Cadet
Championships
Hockey U18 and U16 National Cup Regional Finals
Rugby Taunton 7s (U18, U16)
Cross-Country League (Ringwood)
Orienteering (Ham Hill)
5.30 pm Chapel
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3 Mon
4.15 pm Primary Schools Cross-Country Relay
6.00 pm Indoor Hockey
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4 Tue
Ofsted Boarding Inspection
Hockey v Taunton School
Home: 14B
Away: 14A, 14C
7.00 pm 6th Form Seminar (Conference Centre)
'Magistrates Courts' Mrs C Cavaghan-Pack
8.00 pm Octagon Concert
9.00 pm Oasis
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5 Wed
Ofsted Boarding Inspection
8.45 am Chapel
Hockey v Taunton School
Home: SCA
Away: SCB
Netball U19 Rossholme Cup at Taunton School
Away: 1st
Netball Deacon Cup at Taunton School
Away: 15A
Football v Richard Huish College
Home: 2nd, 3rd
2.30 pm Cross-Country: Quantock Relays (Lydeard Hill)
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6 Thu
World Book Day
Ofsted Boarding Inspection
Hockey v Taunton School
Home: 1st, 2nd
Away: 3rd
6.00 pm OA London Reception (HMS Belfast)
6.45 pm Senior Debating Society (Conference Centre)
7.00 pm 6th Form Geography Association Lecture
‘The Hazards of Snow Avalanches’ (Wellington School)
8.00 pm Jacobian Society
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7 Fri
2.15 pm 6.1 Study Skills 5 (Theatre)
7.00 pm 6th Form Science Lectures 'Evolution' (Theatre)
Prof M Majerus (Cambridge) and Prof T Naylor (Exeter)
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8 Sat
8.50 - 10.45 am 6th Form Science Workshops
11.00 am Cross-Country English Schools Championships
(Liverpool)
Hockey v King’s School, Bruton
Home: JCA, JCB, 14A, 14B
Away: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, SCA, SCB
Netball v Clifton College
Home: 15A, 15B, 14A, 14B
Away: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
8.00 pm The Carpenter Ball (Dining Hall)
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9 Sun
Boys' Hockey 14B Tournament (Millfield)
Ten Tors Training - 35, 45 and 55 mile teams (Dartmoor)
5.30 pm Chapel Worship
6.00 pm Choir and Strings Concert (Wiveliscombe)
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10 Mon
Chindit Orienteering Competition (Vivary Park)
4.30 - 5.30 pm GCSE Art Exam
5.00 pm Rugby Rosslyn Park National 7s (U18) departs
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11 Tue
Rugby Rosslyn Park National 7s (U18)
Hockey v Taunton School
Away: JCA, JCB
Hockey v Wellington School
Home: 14A, 14B
5.00 pm Rugby Rosslyn Park National 7s (U16) departs
6.45 pm Debating Society Balloon Debate
(Woodard Room)
8.40 pm Oasis
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12 Wed
8.45 am Chapel
Rugby Rosslyn Park National 7s (U18 and U16)
Netball v Blundell’s School
Home: 15A, 15B, 14A, 14B
Away: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
Football v Colyton Grammar School
Home: 1st
Football v Castle School
Home: 3.45 pm: U16
2.00 pm Cross-Country: Exmouth to Budleigh Cliff Run
5.00 pm Head of Departments Meeting
(Conference Centre)
6.00 pm Rugby Rosslyn Park National 7s (U18) returns
7.00 pm 6.1 and 6.2 Play Technical Rehearsal (Theatre)
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13 Thu
Rugby Rosslyn Park National 7s (U16)
8.00 am A Level Module Exam results released
Intermediate Maths Olympiad
6.00 pm Rugby Rosslyn Park National 7s (U16) returns
7.00 pm 6.1 and 6.2 Play Dress Rehearsal (Theatre)
8.00 pm Phoenix Society (Woodard Room)
‘Should the legal age for drinking alcohol be raised?’
Tom Danaher and Tom Halliday
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14 Fri
8.30 am 5th Form Independent Schools Careers Convention
(Wellington School)
11.00 am - 3.00 pm Choir Workshop
4.30 - 5.30 pm GCSE Art Exam
6.30 pm Choir Concert (Chapel)
7.30 pm Choir Dinner (Dining Hall)
8.35 pm Keegan History Society
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15 Sat
11.15 am Centenary Celebration Eucharist
Hockey v Clifton College
Home: JCA, JCB, 14A, 14B
Away: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, SCB
Netball v Sherborne School
Home: 1st, 2nd, 15A, 14A
Football v OAs
Home: 1st, 2nd
2.00 pm Cross-Country: Somerset Primary Schools (H)
7.00 pm School Disco (Convent)
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16 Sun Palm Sunday
House Golf Competition
Orienteering (Blackborough)
5.30 pm Chapel Worship
7.00 pm 6.1 and 6.2 Plays (Theatre)
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17 Mon
2.30 - 5.30 pm GCSE Art Exam
CCF Inter-Section Orienteering Competition
7.00 pm 6.1 and 6.2 Plays (Theatre)
8.00 pm Celebrity Organ Recital Nicholas Shaw (Chapel)
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18 Tue
7.00 pm Spring Concert Dress Rehearsal (Chapel)
9.00 pm Oasis
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19 Wed Joseph of Nazareth
8.00 am 6.1 UCAS HE Convention at Exeter
8.45 am College Eucharist
8.00 pm Spring Concert (Chapel)
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20 Thu Maundy Thursday
11.00 am 4th Form Parents' Meeting (Theatre)
11.00 am Term ends
Gold DOE Practice Expedition departs (Lake District)
(Returns 24th March)
CCF Adventure Training Camp departs (Lake District)
(Returns 28th March)
4-12 April Ski Trip
6-11 April 6.2 French Study Trip
7-14 April 4th Form and 6.1 German Exchange trip
7-10 April CTT Self Sufficiency Course
8-13 April 4th Form Spanish Exchange trip