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Friday 12th October
Dear parents and carers This week has been action packed. Thank you to all the parents who attended the Year 9 & 10 information evening and made it such a success. We had standing room only and parents told me they found the revision tips so helpful. It was also a fantastic opportunity to remind everyone of our record exam results and the high expectations we continue to have for all students. As part of the Island Literary Festival we hosted a visiting author who worked with Year 7 and really enthused them with his creativity and fresh perspective. A great example of the enriching opportunities we provide for our students. The University of Southampton came in on Wednesday evening to talk to, not only our Sixth Formers, but young people from across the island. They gave an informative talk helping students with their study habits and really driving home the high expectations universities have for independent learners. As you may be aware, there has been an island- wide consultation about extending the October 2019 half term to two weeks and as an academy we have the freedom to set our own term dates. The local governing body of Cowes Enterprise College met on October 4th to consider this proposal. We are fully supportive of Councillor Brading and Island leaders and their desire to find creative solutions to improving pupil outcomes across the Island. At this juncture however our governors have decided to wait and see the initial outcomes of this change before deciding on our next steps.
Term dates 2019-2020 Autumn Term 2019 starts on Monday 2 September 2019 and ends on Friday 20 December 2019 (Half term from Monday 28 October to Friday 1 November 2019) Spring Term 2020 starts on Monday 6 January 2020 and ends on Friday 3 April 2020 (Half term from Monday 17 February to Friday 21 February 2020) Summer Term 2020 starts on Monday 20 April 2020 and ends on Friday 17 July 2020 (Half term from Monday 25 May to Friday 29 May 2020) Inset days to follow. Thank you for all your efforts as this half term draw to a close and next week also holds some very significant events for us, including the Physics Festival where we are lucky to welcome Year 5 and 6 students from across the island and we hope to impress our prospective cohorts. With best wishes, Rachel Kitley