Spring Term Diary 2025
Front Cover: Sir Patrick Abercrombie (1879 - 1957), Pioneer of Town & Country Planning and former pupil of Uppingham School
UppinghamCairo NEWGIZA
KM22Cairo-AlexRoad
First6thofOctober
GizaGovernorate
SchoolOffice schooloffice@uppinghamcairocom
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Website https://uppinghamcairocom
The School Diary
Please note that items in italics are either staff events, included for your information, or further details provided for sports fixtures Whilst every effort will be made to adhere to the published diary, it is possible that there may be some changes over the course of the term Thisparticularlyappliestofixtureswhichmaybechangedbythehostingschool
Parents will receive direct communication in the event that a diary entry is changed for any reason
GovernanceandLeadership
TheBoard
DrTamerTammam
MrMohamedSerry
DrRichardMaloney
MrTonyPuri
MrKeithBudge
MsBarbaraMatthews
TheBoardcanbecontactedthroughtheDirectorofPeopleand Cultureatthefollowingaddress:
UppinghamCairo
NewGiza
KM22Cairo-AlexRoad
First6thOctober
GizaGovernate
Term Dates
Winter Term 2024
Term Starts: Sunday 8th September
Public Holiday: Monday 16th September
Public Holiday: Sunday 6th October
Half Term: Sunday 20th October to Thursday 24th October
Term Ends: Thursday 19th December, 12 noon
Spring Term 2025
Term Starts: Sunday 12th January
Half Term: Sunday 16th February to Thursday 20th February
Term Ends: Thursday 27th March, 12 noon
Summer Term 2025
Term Starts: Tuesday 22nd April
Public Holiday: Thursday 1st May
Eid al-Adha Holiday: Sunday 8th June to Tuesday 10th June
Term Ends: Thursday 26th June
To whom should I speak if my child is in the Junior School?
Parents may contact members of staff by telephone, through the School Office, or by email The first point of contact for any concerns should be the Form Teacher or Personal Tutor, who can also be contacted via their son or daughter’s diary, then as follows:
Ifyouhaveaspecificenquiry foraspecialistteacher,for exampleaboutcurriculum content SPECIALIST TEACHER
Ifyouhaveaseriousconcern aboutspecialistteachingor curriculumcontent
Ifyouhavegeneralenquiries aboutyourchild’sschooling (pastoral,academicor co-curricular)
Ifyourchildislate,illorifyou needtopassonamessage duringtheschoolday
Ifyouhaveaqueryorconcern aboutanaspectof co-curricularprovision
Ifyouhaveaseriousconcern aboutanaspectofacademic provisionorageneralenquiry aboutacademicmatters
Anychildprotection (safeguarding)concerns
Ifyouhaveaseriouspastoral/ disciplinaryconcernora generalenquiryaboutpastoral matters
PUPIL
To whom should I speak if my child is in the Senior School?
Parents may contact members of staff by telephone, through the School Office, or by email The first point of contact for any concerns should be the Personal Tutor, who can also be contacted via their son or daughter’s diary, then as follows:
Ifyouhaveaspecificenquiry foraspecialistteacher,for exampleaboutcurriculum content SPECIALIST TEACHER
Ifyouhaveaseriousconcern aboutspecialistteachingor curriculumcontent
Ifyouhavegeneralenquiries aboutyourchild’sschooling (pastoral,academicor co-curricular)
Ifyourchildislate,illorifyou needtopassonamessage duringtheschoolday
Ifyouhaveaqueryorconcern aboutanaspectof co-curricularprovision
Ifyouhaveaseriousconcern aboutanaspectofacademic provisionorageneralenquiry aboutacademicmatters
Anychildprotection (safeguarding)concerns
Ifyouhaveaseriouspastoral/ disciplinaryconcernora generalenquiryaboutpastoral matters
PUPIL
Headmistress MrsEWebb MayonlybecontactedviaherPA,MrsGShaker
PAtothe Headmistress MrsGShaker gshaker@uppinghamcairocom
HeadofJuniorSchool MsJRhys-Evans jrhysevans@uppinghamcairo.com
DeputyHeadofJunior School MrsRdeWet rdewet@uppinghamcairocom
DirectorofSportand Enrichment MrLHucknall lhucknall@uppinghamcairocom
HeadofLowerSchool MissNAlexander nalexander@uppinghamcairocom
HeadofUpperSchool MrITrafford itrafford@uppinghamcairo.com
HeadofLearning Support&Masterof theScholars DrAFirkins afirkins@uppinghamcairocom
DirectorofAdmissions MrNdeWet nkdewet@uppinghamcairocom
Nursery
The Fours
The Fives
The Sixes
Mrs A Gordon agordon@uppinghamcairo com
Ms N Quinones nquinones@uppinghamcairo com
Mrs R de Wet rdewet@uppinghamcairo.com
Miss R Wilson rwilson@uppinghamcairo.com
The Sevens Miss H Mearns hmearns@uppinghamcairo.com
The Eights
The Nines
Mr M Lavoipierre mlavoipierre@uppinghamcairo com
Mrs L Lavoipierre llavoipierre@uppinghamcairo com
Top Year Mr G Manning gmanning@uppinghamcairo com 1st Form
Head of Lower School & Humanities Teacher
Head of Upper School & Head of English
Director of Sport and Enrichment
Head of Music
Contact details Specialist Teachers
Miss N Alexander nalexander@uppinghamcairo.com
Mr I Trafford itrafford@uppinghamcairo.com
Mr L Hucknall lhucknall@uppinghamcairo.com
Mr I Hockley ihockley@uppinghamcairo com
Teacher of French Miss M Simon msimon@uppinghamcairo com
Head of Classics
Teacher of Drama and Theatre Studies
Mr R Ciucciovè rciucciove@uppinghamcairo com
Mrs A Lawson alwason@uppinghamcairo com
Teacher of Art Mr T Von Broen tvonbroen@uppinghamcairo.com
Teacher of English
Mr M Lavoipierre mlavoipierre@uppinghamcairo.com
Head of Mathematics Mr R Rix rrix@uppinghamcairo.com
Teacher of Spanish Mrs L Lavoipierre llavoipierre@uppinghamcairo com
Head of Learning Support & Master of the Scholars
Dr A Firkins afirkins@uppinghamcairo.com
Head of Computer Science
Teacher of Science
Director of Admissions and Teacher of Biology
Head of Design and Technology
Head of Junior School
Arabic and Social Studies
Head of Senior School
Arabic and Religious Studies
Arabic & Religious Studies Teacher
Egyptian Social Studies and Christian Religion Teacher
Head of Early Years
Arabic
Librarian and Junior School Support Teacher
Contact details Specialist Teachers
Mr R Self rself@uppinghamcairo com
Mr G Manning gmanning@uppinghamcairo.com
Mr N de Wet nkdewet@uppinghamcairo com
Ms J Howell jhowell@uppinghamcairo com
Mr M Nagy mnagy@uppinghamcairo com
Mr A Yussef ayussef@uppinghamcairo.com
Miss B Samir Ali belshamy@uppinghamcairo com
Mr M Mikhail Melk mmikhailmelk@uppinghamcairo com
Mrs H Abdullah habdullah@uppinghamcairo com
Mrs J Trafford jtrafford@uppinghamcairo.com
Farleigh
Fairfield
Johnson’s
Brooklands
Mr I Trafford (Housemaster) itrafford@uppinghamcairo.com
Mrs A Gordon (Deputy Housemistress) agordon@uppinghamcairo.com
Mrs A Lawson (Housemistress) alawson@uppinghamcairo.com
Mr C Dean (Deputy Housemaster) cdean@uppinghamcairo.com
Mrs J Howell (Housemistress) jhowell@uppinghamcairo.com
Mr M Lavoipierre (Deputy Housemaster) mlavoipierre@uppinghamcairo.com
Mr T Von Broen (Housemaster) tvonbroen@uppinghamcairo.com
Miss H Mearns (Deputy Housemistress) hmearns@uppinghamcairo.com
Football Coach Mr J Domingos jdomingos@uppinghamcairo.com
Tennis Coach Mr T Prieto tprieto@uppinghamcairo.com
Swimming Coach Miss E Bainbridge ebainbridge@uppinghamcairo com
Basketball Coach Mr A Sabbagh asabbagh@uppinghamcairo com
Gymnastics Coach Miss T Andreeva tandreeva@uppinghamcairo com
Email Etiquette @ Uppingham Cairo
Themajorityofmoderncommunicationisnowelectronic,andatUppinghamCairowe recognisethatthisoffersustheopportunitytocommunicatewithparentsmoreefficiently andeffectivelyinmanycases
However,inordertoensureallparties(staffandparents)findthatemailusecontinuesto beeffectiveandnottooburdensometherearesomesimpleguidelineslistedbelow
Emailsshouldnotbeusedtocommunicatewiththeschoolregardingurgentorcritical matters ItisalwaysbesttospeakwiththeSchoolbytelephoneorinperson Please continuetocontacttheSchooltoarrangeameetingtodiscussurgentorcritical matterswiththeappropriatememberofstaff
Becauseofthenatureoftheirwork,teachersspendalmostalloftheirtimeinthe classroom Whentheyarenotteaching,theymaybeinstaffmeetings,intraining, planningormarking Inaddition,allteachersperformarangeofsupervisoryandcocurricularduties Becauseteachershavearangeofdutiestofulfil,itmaytakelonger thanaparentmightwishforthemtorespondtoanemail Generallyspeaking,teachers willacknowledgeanemailwithin24hoursandendeavourtorespondinfullwithin48 hours Morecomplexissuesandenquiriesmayrequirealongerresponsetime
Inthemajorityofcases,yoursonordaughter’sFormTeacherorPersonalTutorwillbe themostappropriatememberofstaffforyoutomakecontactwith
Whatsapp Groups
We understand that parents may wish to communicate with each other using Whatsapp groups,andweencouragethestrongsenseofcommunitythatthiscanbring
However, we do ask that parents communicate with the school directly should they have any concerns or questions It is all too easy for misinformation to inadvertently and quickly spread through the parent body via Whatsapp groups, which can cause confusion and unnecessaryupset
We are in the very best position to provide you with accurate information and professional support So,pleasejustaskus–weareheretohelp!
School Policies
ThefollowingpoliciesareavailableonUPPCNet:
AimsandEthos
SafeguardingandWhistleblowing
ComplaintsProcedure
FirstAidPolicy
MissingChildrenPolicy
BehaviourPolicy
SEND&LearningSupportPolicy
SupervisionofChildrenPolicy
UncollectedChildrenPolicy
DataProtectionPolicy
EYFSPolicy
Ifparentswishtohavepapercopiesofanyofthesepolicies,pleasecontacttheSchool Secretary
Week 1 12th - 16th January 2025
Sunday 12th January
7 30 am
Term starts for Day Boarders
8.20 am Term starts for Day Pupils
8 30am - 9 00am
Whole School (5s and Up) Gather: Mrs Webb (Theatre)
Monday 13th January
All Day Deadline for Scholarship Applications
Tuesday 14th January
8 30am - 9 00am 5s - 3rd Form: Big Sing (QEII Exhibition Hall)
9.30am - 10.00am Junior School Bank Open
Wednesday 15th January
8.30am - 9.30am
Parent’s Circle Committee Meeting, Thring Library: Mrs Webb and Ms Rhys-Evans (Parents’ Quiz / International Week)
Thursday 16th January
8 30am - 9 00am
Junior School Little Gather: New Beginnings, Ms Rhys-Evans: (QEII Exhibition Hall)
Week 2 19th - 23rd January 2025
Sunday 19th January
8.30am - 9.00am
Monday 20th January
All Day
Lower School Gather: Stepping Up, Miss Alexander (Lecture Hall)
Top Year Common Entrance 11+ Examinations
5.00pm - 6.00pm Maths Workshop for Nursery and 4s Parents
Tuesday 21st January
8 30am - 9 00am
9.30am - 10.00am
All Day
All Day
Wednesday 22nd January
5s - 3rd Form: Big Sing (QEII Exhibition Hall)
Junior School Bank Open
Top Year Common Entrance 11+ Examinations
3rd Form Trip to Museum of Islamic Art
6 00pm - 7 30pm
2nd & 3rd Form Parents: Head of Upper School, Head of Lower School & Senior School Heads of Department Presentation: GCSE Options (Lecture Hall)
Thursday 23rd January WELLBEING DAY
8 30am - 9 00am
Morning
Afternoon
Junior School Little Gather: Healthy Body, Healthy Mind, Mr Hucknall: (QEII Exhibition Hall)
Whole School: Healthy Eating Workshop
Junior School: Healthy Teeth Workshop
Senior School: Yoga Workshop
Week 3 PUBLIC SPEAKING WEEK 26th- 30th January 2025
Sunday 26th January
8 30am - 9 00am
All Day
Monday 27th January
All Day
All Day
Tuesday 28th January
8 30am - 9 30am
8 30am - 9 00am
9.30am - 10.00am
Wednesday 29th January
Morning Break / Buttery Break
BURNS NIGHT CELEBRATION
Lower School House Assemblies: Housemasters and Housemistresses (House Common Rooms)
House Reeling Competition. School Only.
Prep School Trip to Sitara Theatre
Academic Scholarship Assessment Day (External Candidates)
Pre-Prep Parents: Head of Junior School Coffee Morning (QEII Dining Room)
5s - 3rd Form: Big Sing (QEII Exhibition Hall)
Junior School Bank Open
Junior & Lower School Council Meeting, Charity Committee Meeting and Eco Committee Meetings
7.30pm - 9.00pm Parents’ Circle Parent Quiz Night
Thursday 30th January
8 30am - 9 00am
All Day
Junior School Little Gather: The Power of History, Mrs de Wet: (QEII Exhibition Hall)
Junior School: Journey Through Time Historical Quest
Week 4 2nd - 6th February 2025
Sunday 2nd February
8 30am - 9 00am
Monday 3rd February
Lower School Gather: Wellbeing, Dr Firkins (Lecture Hall)
6pm - 7pm
Tuesday 4th February
Parents & Academic Scholars: Ancient History Lecture: The Dawn of a New World: Alexander the Great father and son of the Hellenism
8 30am - 9 00am 5s - 3rd Form: Big Sing (QEII Exhibition Hall)
9 30am - 10 00am
Wednesday 5th February
8 30am – 9 30am
All Day
Thursday 6th February
8.30am - 9.00am
Junior School Bank Open
Parent’s Circle Committee Meeting (Dining Room): Mrs Webb and Ms Rhys-Evans (Summer Fun Day)
Music & Drama Scholarship Assessment Day
Junior School Little Gather: Wellbeing, Dr Firkins (QEII Exhibition Hall)
All Afternoon Whole School: House Competition (Sporting)
All Day
Friday 7th February
All Day
Music & Drama Scholarship Assessment Day (External Candidates)
Parents’ Circle Annual Golf Competition for Parents: New Giza Golf Club
Week 5 9th - 13th February 2025
Sunday 9th February
8 30am - 9 00am
All Day
Monday 10th February
8.30am - 9.30am
All Day
All Day
Lower School Gather: Design & Sustainability, Ms Howell (Lecture Hall)
Art, Fashion Design and Design & Technology Scholarship Assessment Day
Prep Parents: Head of Junior School Coffee Morning (QEII Dining Room)
Lower School Classics Trip to Museum of Egyptian Antiquities
Art, Fashion Design and Design & Technology Scholarship Assessment Day (External Candidates)
Tuesday 11th February SAFER INTERNET DAY
All Day
8 30am - 9 00am
Whole School: Safer Internet Day Workshops
5s - 3rd Form: Big Sing (QEII Exhibition Hall)
9.30am - 10.00am Junior School Bank Open
5 00pm – 6 00pm Safer Internet Workshop for Parents
All Day Sport / Thring Scholarship Assessment Day
Wednesday 12th February
All Day Sport / Thring Scholarship Assessment Day (External Candidates)
Thursday 13th February
8.30am - 9.00am
Junior School Little Gather: Celebrating Different Cultures, Miss Simon (QEII Exhibition Hall)
Week 6 16th - 20th February 2025
Sunday 16th February
All Day
Monday 17th February
All Day
Tuesday 18th February
All Day
TERM
Wednesday 19th February
All Day
TERM
Thursday 20th February
All Day
TERM
Week 7
INTERNATIONAL
Sunday 23rd February
8 30am - 9 00am
WEEK 23rd - 27th February 2025
Lower School Gather: Uppingham Traditions and Culture, Mr de Wet (Lecture Hall)
Monday 24th February
All Day 5s and 6s Day Trip
Tuesday 25th February
9.30am - 10.00am Junior School Bank Open
Wednesday 26th February
All Afternoon Whole School: International Week Celebration
Thursday 27th February
8.30am - 9.00am
Junior School Little Gather: Sustainability, Ms Howell (QEII Exhibition Hall)
4.30pm - 6.00pm Parents and Staff 5-a-Side House Football Competition
Week 8 2nd - 6th March 2025
Sunday 2nd March
8 30am - 9 00am
Whole School Gather: Welcoming Ramadan, Mr Yussef, Ms Abdullah, Ms Elshamy and Mr Nagy (Thring Theatre)
Monday 3rd March
Tuesday 4th March
8.30am - 9.00am 5s - 3rd Form: Big Sing (QEII Exhibition Hall)
9 30am - 10 00am Junior School Bank Open
5.30pm - 8.30pm Ramadan Iftar Gathering
Wednesday 5th March
Thursday 6th March
8.30am - 9.00am
All Day
Junior School Little Gather: World Book Day, Mrs Trafford: (QEII Exhibition Hall)
Junior School: World Book Day Celebration
Week 9
Sunday 9th March
BRITISH SCIENCE
WEEK 9th - 13th March 2025
8 30am - 9 00am
Lower School Gather: Artificial Intelligence, Mr Self (Lecture Hall)
Monday 10th March
Morning 9s and Top Year: Science and Engineering Workshop
Afternoon
Tuesday 11th March
Lower School: Science and Engineering Workshop
8 30am - 9 00am 5s - 3rd Form: Big Sing (QEII Exhibition Hall)
9.30am - 10.00am Junior School Bank Open
Wednesday 12th March
Morning Nursery & 4s: Science Workshop
Afternoon 5s, 6s, 7s and 8s: Science and Engineering Workshop
Thursday 13th March
8 30am - 9 00am
Junior School Little Gather: Science and Technology, Mr Manning (QEII Exhibition Hall)
Week 10 16th - 20th March 2025
Sunday 16th March
8.30am - 9.00am
Lower School Gather: Celebrating Different Cultures, Ms Simon (Lecture Hall)
4 00pm - 7 00pm Nursery - 3rd Form: Academic Parents’ Evening
Monday 17th March
9.30am - 10.00am
10.30am - 11.00am
All Day
Tuesday 18th March
8.30am - 9.00am
Junior School Council Meeting, Charity Committee and Eco Committee meetings
Lower School Council Meeting, Charity Committee and Eco Committee meetings
Nursery & 4s Day Trip
5s - 3rd Form: Big Sing (QEII Exhibition Hall)
9 30am - 10 00am Junior School Bank Open
Wednesday 19th March
4 00pm - 7 00pm Nursery - 3rd Form: Academic Parents’ Evening
Thursday 20th March
8 30am - 9 15am
Pre-Prep : Mothers’ Day Assembly, Mrs de Wet
Week 11 23rd- 27th March 2025
Sunday 23rd March
8 30am - 9 00am
Whole School: House Poetry Competition, Mr Trafford (Theatre)
Monday 24th March
Tuesday 25th March
8.30am - 9.00am 5s - 3rd Form: Big Sing (QEII Exhibition Hall)
9 30am - 10 00am Junior School Bank Open
Wednesday 26th March
9.30am - 10.00am
10.30am - 11.00am
Thursday 27th March
8 30am - 10 00am
Junior School Council Meeting, Charity Committee Meeting and Eco Committee Meeting
Lower School Council Meeting, Charity Committee Meeting and Eco Committee Meeting
LAST DAY OF TERM
Whole School Talent Show , Mrs Lawson (Theatre)
12.00pm (Noon) End of Term
