Any problems or questions – email me on tom.pankhurst@kedst.ac.uk 

Urgent Notices

• Please email me to sort out timetables!

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Term dates

Autumn Term 2026

• Teaching starts: Monday 7 September 2026 (Y12 only)
• Half term: Monday 26 October 2026 to Friday 30 October 2026
• Last day of teaching: 11 December 2026

Spring Term 2027

• Term starts: Tuesday 5 January 2026
• Half Term: Monday 15 February 2027 to Friday 19 February 2027
• Term ends: Thursday 25 March 2027

Summer Term 2027

• Term starts: Monday 12 April 2027
• Half Term: Monday 31 May 2027 to Friday 4 June 2027
• Year 13 Study Leave Starts: Monday May 10th
• Term ends for Year 12 students: Wednesday 7 July 2027

Teaching disrupted by timetable changes, study from home, closure or exams

• Thursday 15 October – Condensed Timetable for Open Evening
• Thursday 26th November – Music Students: Jesus Christ Superstar at Theatre Royal in London – , 19.30 (travel by coach leaving at 12.30)
• Mon 7 – 16 Dec Y13 not onsite mock exams & study leave
• Friday 16 October All students Independent Study at home before open day
• Monday 19 October College closed to students & staff – Lieu day for open day
• Mon 14 – 17 Dec Y12 Virtual 1-1’s and Y13 mocks (ends 16th)
• Mon 26 Apr – Fri 7 May Y12 not onsite exams (Fri 7 Y12 ISD)
• Monday 4 January All student IS Day for Staff CPD

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Information on Course

Performance Assessment Deadlines

Note there is no requirement for contrast of styles or anything else for the performance any more. You just get marks for the pieces you play. The STUDENT PLAYING TIME of the programme must be AT LEAST 10 minutes.

Year 12

• Friday 2nd October – Deadline: Year 12 Prog. Submission and scanned copies for Initial Performance (in November)
• w/c 9^th November – Year 12 Initial Performances
• Monday 1^st March – Deadline for Year 12 Internal Performance Exam programmes and photocopies
• w/c 28th June TBC – Year 12 Internal Performance Exams and Rehearsal

Year 13

• • Friday 25^th September – programme and scanned music for practical assessments
  • w/c 11^th January – Performance Assessment Mocks
  • March / April – 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: ideally this wants to be the same programme as for Year 13 Performance so we can tweak where necessary.
• Year 13 Performance: 10-11 minute performance / three or more pieces CAN BE IN ANY STYLE (this is a change to the specification)