Assembly 2025/26
Each year g
roup attends one face-to-face assembly per week, held in the main hall. These assemblies are led by the Head of Year (HOY), a member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), or other relevant staff members. On occasion, assemblies may be delivered online if the hall is unavailable.
The assembly programme is guided by national and international events and themes, alongside school-led initiatives and priorities.
Three core themes underpin assemblies:
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School Values - Kindness, Fairness, Aspiration |
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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion |
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Personal Development - Health and Wellbeing, Relationships and Living in the Wider World |
Assembly days
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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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Year 11 |
Year 10 |
Year 9 |
Year 8 |
Year 7 |
Assemblies - Termly Plan
Term 1
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Week Beginning |
Theme/Event |
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1/9/25 |
Introducing Head Students and Prefects |
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8/9/25 |
Behaviour Expectations |
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15/9/25 |
JLT Launch |
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22/9/25 |
European Day of Languages |
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29/9/25 |
School Values - Aspiration Year 11 Careers talk |
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6/10/25 |
Mental Health and Wellbeing World Mental Health Day - October 10th Year 11 STEPs launch |
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13/10/25 |
Year 7-10 Black History month The theme for 2025 is “Standing Firm in Power and Pride”. Year 11 Careers talk |
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20/10/25 |
Year 7-10 Diwali Diwali Monday 20th October |
Term 2
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Week Beginning |
Theme/Event |
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3/11/25 |
Year group priorities |
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10/11/25 |
Anti-Bullying Week - Theme is ‘Power for Good’ Remembrance Day Tuesday 11th November 11am - LIVE event by the JLT |
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17/11/25 |
Maths Week England 2025 - 15th to 23rd November |
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24/11/25 |
COP29 - Climate Change UN Climate Change Conference 10th - 21st November |
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1/12/25 |
Student Engagement Update |
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8/12/25 |
International Men’s Day Wednesday 19th November |
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15/12/25 |
End of term - Celebrations |
Term 3
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Week Beginning |
Theme/Event |
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5/1/26 |
Headteacher assembly |
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12/1/26 |
School Values - Fairness |
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19/1/26 |
Blue Monday - Mental Health Awareness |
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26/1/26 |
Holocaust Memorial Day Tuesday 27th January “Thou shalt not be a victim, thou shalt not be a perpetrator, but, above all, thou shalt not be a bystander.” Yehuda Bauer |
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2/2/26 |
2026 Winter Olympics - School Values - Aspiration Opening ceremony Friday 6th February |
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9/2/26 |
Online Safety Safer Internet Day - Tuesday 10th February In 2026, the theme is “Too good to be true? Keeping yourself and others safe from scams online,” focusing on raising awareness about online scams and how to protect oneself and others from them. |
Term 4
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Week Beginning |
Theme/Event |
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23/2/26 |
Chinese New Year 2026 Tuesday 17th February |
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2/3/26 |
World Book Day - Thursday 5th March |
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9/3/26 |
International Women's Day - Sunday 8th March |
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16/3/26 |
British Science Week 6th-15th March The theme for British Science Week 2026 is "Change and Adapt." This theme encourages exploration of how science helps us understand and respond to changes in the world around us, from environmental shifts to technological advancements. |
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23/3/26 |
Neurodiversity Celebration Week - 17th to 23rd March World Autism Awareness Day – Thursday, 2 April |
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30/3/26 |
End of term - Celebrations Year 10 - Prefect Launch |
Term 5
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Week Beginning |
Theme/Event |
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20/4/26 |
Headteacher assembly St George’s Day is on 23 April and celebrates St George, England’s patron saint. |
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27/4/26 |
School Vales - Aspiration - Prize Giving 6th May (CSET Awards TBC) |
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4/5/26 |
Victory in Europe, VE Day - Friday 8th May |
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11/5/26 |
Mental Health Awareness Week - 11th to 17th May |
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18/5/26 |
Student Engagement Update |
Term 6
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Week Beginning |
Theme/Event |
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1/6/26 |
Headteacher assembly |
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8/6/26 |
Pride month |
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15/6/26 |
National School Sports Week - 15th to 21st June |
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22/6/26 |
School values - The Ripple Effect of Kindness |
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29/6/26 |
Armed Forces Day - 27th June |
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6/7/26 |
Wellbeing Staying safe in the holidays |
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13/7/26 |
End of year reflections and celebrations |
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20/7/26 |
No assembly Monday 20th - Castlefest Tuesday 21st July - No assembly |
