Any problems or questions – email me on tom.pankhurst@kedst.ac.uk
Urgent Notices
- Please email me to sort out timetables!
Term dates
Autumn Term
- Teaching starts: Monday 8 September
- Half term: Monday 27 October
- Term ends: Thursday 18 December 2023 (Last day of teaching Friday 12 December)
Spring term
- Term starts for students: Tuesday 6 January
- Half Term: Monday 16 February
- Term ends Friday 27 March
Summer term
- Term starts: Monday 18 April 2024
- Half Term: Monday 25 May
- Teaching ends for Y13 students Friday 8 May
- Teaching ends for Y12 students Tuesday 7 July
Teaching disrupted by timetable changes, study from home, closure or exams
- Friday 17 October – students study from home
- Thursday 16 October – condensed timetable (all lessons squeezed in morning)
- Monday 20 October – college closed
- Monday 8 December to 17 – Year 13 mocks (they will be off timetable but can be taught by arrangement)
- Monday 5 January – students study from home
- Monday 27 April to Thursday 7 May – Year 12 exams (they will be off timetable but can be taught by arrangement)
- Friday 8 May Year 12 study from home
- Thursday 18 – Friday 19 June – Year 12 study from home
- 6-7 July – condensed timetable (all lessons squeezed in morning)
Information on Course
Performance Assessment Deadlines
Year 12
- Friday 3rd October – Deadline: Year 12 Prog. Submission and scanned copies for Initial Performance (in November)
- w/c 11th November – Year 12 Initial Performances
- Monday 2nd March – Deadline for Year 12 Internal Performance Exam programmes and photocopies
- w/c 29th June – Year 12 Internal Performance Exams and Rehearsal
Year 13
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- Friday 27th September – Year 13 programme and scanned music for practical assessments
- w/c 12th January – Year 13 Performance Assessment Mocks
- Friday 13th February – Year 13 Composition Portfolio Submission 3
- March / April – Year 13 Assessed performance (dates allocated by Eduqas in February)
Performance Assessment Information
Assessment Criteria (the criteria used by the external examiner to mark the recitals)
Assessments
- Year 12 Initial Assessment: 4-6 minutes / 1-2 pieces
- Year 12 Internal Performance: 7-10 minutes / 2 or more pieces
- Year 13 Performance: 10-11 minute performance / three or more pieces CAN BE IN ANY STYLE (this is a change to the specification)