Events Calendar 2011 / 2012
Find below the Walsall Academy calendar of events for the academic year 2011/2012. Please note that these dates may be subject to change.
September 2011
5th - Staff Training Day
6th - Autumn Term Begins
6th - 15th - ROA Evenings
12th - Sporting and Performing Arts Session 3 Activities Commence
14th - Drama Visit to Shrewsbury Theatre Severn
19th - All Other Session 3 Activities Commence
20th - Year 10 History Visit to Ironbridge
20th - Samba Soccer School Sessions Commence
26th - Ski Academy - Snowdome
27th - Parents Advisory Council AGM at 6:00pm
27th - Parents Advisory Council Meeting at 6:15pm
28th - Sixth Form - English Visit to Sheffield Crucible - Othello
28th - History Squad Visit Years 7 & 9
30th - Sixth Form Art Visit to Yorkshire Sculpture Park
30th - Simon Ayre - Bugman Visit in Humanities for Year 8
October 2011
3rd - Year 13 Drama Visit to Old Vic London
3rd - History Squad Visit Years 7 & 9
4th & 5th - Year 7 History visit to Wroxeter
4th - Year 7 Information Evening
5th - Year 8 - HPV
6th - Year 10 Art Visit to Walsall Gallery
7th - Jeans For Genes Day
10th - Ski Academy – Snowdome
10th - Drama Shakespeare in Schools
11th - Year 7 ICT Information Evening
11th - Module Report Home
13th - Encore Evening of Swing
13th - Year 10 Visit to Asda
14th - 16th - Year 7 Outward Bound – Aberdovey
15th - Octaves Rehearsal – Theatre – all day
16th - Octaves Performance – Theatre – all day
18th - Year 7 – Information Evening
19th - Year 13 Geography visit to Cwm Idwall-Llanberis
21st - Half Term Ends
24th - 28th - Half Term – Total School Closure
31st - Staff Training Day
November 2011
1st - Staff Training Day
2nd - School Re-opens
7th - Ski Academy – Snowdome
7th / 8th - Year 12 English Visit to London
8th - Year 10 Music Visit to O2 Arena Music Live
9th - Year 13 Art Visit to Walsall Gallery
12th - Year 7 Admissions Testing
15th - Governing Board Meeting
15th - Year 7 – Catch up Testing
15th - Module Report Home
15th - Year 11 Presentation Evening
17th - Walsall Secondary Schools Mass Choir Event (All day and Evening)
21st - Ski Academy – Snowdome
22nd - Year 11 into Sixth Form Information Evening
23rd - Year 8 – HPV
28th - 30th - Year 9 – EDS Outward Bound Course
W/C 28th - Year 11 Mocks
29th - External Sixth Form Information Evening
December 2011
1st - Public Speaking Competition – Sandwell Academy
1st - Christmas Dance Extravaganza
1st - Business Trip - Star City
3rd - Tomorrow's Achievers
4th - Silver D of E
5th - Ski Academy – Snowdome
5th - Module 3 Ends
6th - Module 4 Starts
6th - Romeo & Juliet, Theatre 7p.m.
6th - Academy Christmas Dinner
6th - Year 7 Additional Admission Testing
7th - Millfield Nursery - Theatre (rehearsal a.m. & p.m.)
8th - Millfield Nursery - Theatre (performance a.m. & p.m.)
8th - Session 3 Activities for Autumn Term End
10th - Teddy Bears Nursery in Theatre
12th - Celebration of Christmas
13th - Year 7 English Visit to Panto Snow White at Wolverhampton Grand
13th - Module Report Home
14th - Outward Bound Catch Up Day, Year 7 Students
15th - Year 10 Trip to BHam Art Gallery
16th - Autumn Term Ends
21st - 30th - Total School Closure
January 2012
2nd - Total School Closure
3rd - Spring Term Begins
9th - 13th - Year 8 EDS Group Outward Bound
9th - 31st - External Exams
16th - Module 4 Ends
17th - Module 5 Starts
17th - External - Sixth Form Information Evening
18th - BTEC Music Performance Evening at 5.15pm
24th - Module Report Home
24th - Parents Advisory Council Meeting at 6.15pm
30th - 31st - Sixth Form Apprentice Course – Aberdovey
February 2012
1st-3rd - External Exams
1st-3rd - Sixth Form Apprentice Course
1st - Year 12 – Geography Visit to Mailbox Birmingham
6th - Music Academy Showcase
6th - Inter Academies Tournament –Swimming/Hockey at Thomas Telford
6th – 7th – P.E. visit to London Olympics
10th - Half Term Ends
11th Family Day – Parents Advisory Council – Hospitality (Sunday subject to Demand)
11th-18th - Ski Trip/Snow Board 2012 – Wildcat, New Hampshire USA
13th-17th - Half Term
20th - Term Begins
24th - Sixth Form Visit to Saatchi Gallery in London
26th – Bronze D of E Practical Training Day
28th - Year 8 Information Evening
28th - Module Report Home
March 2012
2nd – 5th - Year 12 Geography Visit to Whitby
5th-9th - Year 10 Exams
8th -Dance Choreography Showcase
9th-11th - Year 9 Outward Bound
11th - Bronze D of E – Church Stretton
12th - Year 10 Booster Course – Ullswater
14th – Inter Academies Netball/ Badminton Tournaments- WA Hosting
16th - Staff Training Day
19th - Governing Board Meeting
23rd-25th - Sixth Form Travel &Tourism Visit to Paris
24th - Show – all day rehearsal 10.00am – 4.00pm
25th - Possible all day rehearsal 10.00am – 4.00pm
25th - Silver D of E – Church Stretton
26th - Musical Production – Dress Rehearsal
27th - Dress Rehearsal & Matinee – Show Evening
27th - Module Report Home
28th - Show – Evening – We Will Rock You!
29th - Show – Evening– We Will Rock You!
30th - Spring Term Ends
April 2012
6th-13th - Total School Closure
16th - Summer Term Begins
17th - Parents Advisory Council Meeting at 6.15pm
18th - Year 11 Information Evening
20th-23rd - Sixth Form Biology – Rhyd y creau
25th - Year 8 HPV
25th – Year 7 & Year 8 visit from Flying Theatre – Performance in French at 1.30 pm
27th - Year 8- WIC- Geography Visit to Carding Mill Valley
27th - Parents’ Advisory Council Quiz
30th - Year 10 – DTP
30th - Year 13 Biology Visit to Twycross Zoo
May 2012
1st - Sixth Form Biology Visit to Twycross Zoo
1st – Evening Dress Charity Fashion Show Year 11 and 6.2 Girls
1st – Parents’ Advisory Council Sub Committee Meeting
4th - Year 8- BLOX- Geography Visit to Carding Mill Valley
5th-7th - Gold D of E
7th - Bank Holiday Total School Closure
8th - Year 10 Geography Visit to Cannock Chase
8th - Module Report Home
9th - Year 7 History Visit to Warwick
11th-13th - Year 8 – Outward Bound Aberdovey
14th - Year 7 History Visit to Warwick
14th-31st - External Exams
24th - Battle of the Bands
26th-27th - Bronze D of E – Stokes Barn, Munch Wenlock
31st - BTEC Dance Recital
31st - Ballet Central Performance
June 2012
1st - External Exams
1st - Year 11& Sixth Form ROA Home
1st - Half Term Ends
4th-8th - Half Term
4th-5th - Bank Holidays – Total School Closure
11th - Term Begins
11th-27th - External Exams
12th - Module Report Home
12th - Dance Festival
18th - Academy’s Got Talent
19th – Inter Academies Tournament – Rounders/Tennis at Madeley Academy
20th - Sports Day
22nd - Year 8 History Visit to Black Country Museum
23rd-24th - Bronze D of E – Llandrino
W/C 25th - Year 9 Exams
26th - Year 7 Parents Induction
27th - New Sixth Form Induction Day
28th-29th - Year 7 – Induction Days
28th - Sixth Form Leavers Ball
29th - Year 10 T& T Visit to Alton Towers
29th-30th - Silver D of E
July 2012
1st - Silver D of E
2nd-20th – Sixth Form Work Placement (3 weeks)
3rd - ROA
4th - Reserve Sports Day
5th - Summer Sizzler
9th - Achievement Evening Rehearsal
10th - Governing Board Meeting
10th - Achievement Evening
11th - Year 7 Visit to Dovedale
13th-15th - Silver D of E
13th-15th - Year 10 Geography Visit to Blencathra
14th-17th - Year 9 History Visit – Battlefields Tour
20th – ROA
20th - Summer Term Ends
22nd-26th - Gold D of E
23rd-27th - Staff Training Days
30th/31st - Summer Break – Total School Closure
August 2012
1st-10th - Total School Closure
15th - A Level Results
16th - A Level Results
22nd - GCSE Results
23rd - GCSE Results
27th - Bank Holiday – Total School Closure