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Parent Subject Consultation Days Years 11 and 13 & Years 10 & 12
Parents’ Subject Consultation Days
Years 11 & 13 Parents’ Subject Consultation Day on Friday, October 23rd
Years 10 & 12 Parents’ Subject Consultation Day on Monday, November 2nd
October 13th 2026
Dear Parents
Thank you for your continued support of the school and your daughter or son.
As per our school calendar, we will host a Parents’ Subject Consultation Day consisting of 5 minute video appointments with subject teachers for Years 11 & 13 students on Friday, October 23rd and for Years 10 & 12 on Monday, November 2nd.
Parents and students will also have the opportunity to meet with their Academy Guidance Manager to discuss their daughter or son’s daily school life:
Eden – Mrs Muddiman
Medway – Miss Gear
Rother – Mrs Wison
Stour – Mrs Hillier
Sixth Form – Ms Dunn
In addition, for relevant parents there will be the opportunity to meet with our SENCO, Mr Simpson, Ms Lewis, Deputy SENCO or Assistant SENCO, Mrs Negus and Mr Norton, Well-Being Coordinator, as well our Learning Support Assistant colleagues, who support students in classrooms or the Michael Palin Centre.
The appointments will give students and parents the opportunity to take stock of learning in school since September and to discuss next steps to secure the best possible performance in Public Examinations.
We are very much looking forward to ‘seeing’ all our students with their parents on these days. The Parents’ Consultation Days will run remotely with the School Cloud system.
Bookings will open tomorrow, Wednesday at midday and remain open until Wednesday, October 21st at 3pm. It will not be possible to book appointments thereafter.
Friday, October 23rd and Monday, November 2nd will run with work set in Google Classroom for all students. Students should stick to their normal timetable and work on those tasks through the day and submit all assignments at the end of the day.
Teachers will also set Homework Assignments as per the Homework Timetable. No online live lessons will take place with teachers.
No student should attend the school site on either Friday, October 23rd or Monday, November 2nd.
Please click the following link to make bookings:
Parents’ Guide – Parent Consultation Days – How to book and attend Video Appointments
Please also see our Term Dates 2026 – 27 below, also available of course on our website. There are no significant changes from since we last provided this. Term Dates
Charles Joseph
Executive Principal



