The information provided on these pages is designed to provide students, parents and carers with strategies to support study at home. We feel it is crucial that we work collaboratively with our students and their families to ensure students are receiving consistency both inside and outside of school. This will help our students to reach their full potential during their time with us and during important assessment periods. We hope this information will prove useful to our students and their families.
Curriculum Support
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Key Stage 3 & 4 Curriculum Support Information
Autumn Assessment Fortnight – November 2025
The upcoming Year 7 Autumn Assessment Fortnight is taking place from Monday 17th November to Friday 28th November 2025.
Assessment Timetable
Assessment Preparation Booklet
Information Evening – October 2025
The purpose of this Information Evening was to introduce you to some key members of staff who will work with Year 7 throughout their time with us as Helsby High School Students. There was time for Year 7 students and their families to meet members of the Senior Leadership Team, Pastoral Team and SENDCO, to introduce yourself, and discuss any queries you may have had.
The evening was split into two sessions, the first being Curriculum, Teaching and Student Achievement, where the Year 7 curriculum, the importance of reading, target setting, and assessment and reporting was discussed. Parents/carers were guided through a typical lesson structure, and the process by which students are assessed and receive feedback. The other session covered key information about wider Personal Development and Support. This session covered the role of a Form Tutor, Pastoral care and support for students, supporting positive student behaviour, current reward and sanction schemes, and extracurricular and enrichment opportunities.
Link to Session 1 Presentation
Link to Session 2 Presentation
Spring Assessment Fortnight
The upcoming Year 8 Spring Assessment Fortnight is taking place from Monday 12th January to Friday 23rd January 2026.
Information Evening December 2025
The purpose of this evening was to give parents and carers insight into understanding target grades, student assessments and the purpose of academic progress reports, as well as the opportunity to hear about the support and guidance available for their child during the course of their KS3 studies. We feel it is crucial that we work collaboratively with our students and their families to ensure students are receiving consistency both inside and outside of school. This will help our students to reach their full potential during their time with us.
Spring Assessment Fortnight
The upcoming Year 9 Spring Assessment Fortnight is taking place from Monday 12th January to Friday 23rd January 2026.
Link to Assessment Timetable
Link to Supporting Booklet
Information Evening December 2025
The purpose of this evening was to give parents and carers insight into understanding target grades, student assessments and the purpose of academic progress reports, as well as the opportunity to hear about the support and guidance available for their child during the course of their KS3 studies. We feel it is crucial that we work collaboratively with our students and their families to ensure students are receiving consistency both inside and outside of school. This will help our students to reach their full potential during their time with us.
Autumn Assessment Fortnight – November 2025
The upcoming Year 10 Autumn Assessment Fortnight is taking place from Monday 17th November until Friday 28th November 2025.
Assessment Timetable
Assessment Preparation Booklet
Information Evening – October 2025
The purpose of this evening was to give parents and carers insight into understanding target grades, student assessments and the purpose of academic progress reports, as well as the opportunity to hear about the support and guidance available for their child during the course of their KS4 studies. We feel it is crucial that we work collaboratively with our students and their families to ensure students are receiving consistency both inside and outside of school. This will help our students to reach their full potential during their time with us.
KS4 Course Overview
The KS4 Course overview document aims to support students, parents and carers with information about their chosen KS4 courses. This document outlines useful information such as the course exam board, specification, assessment structure, and recommended revision materials.
PPE2 Assessment Information 2026
Link to Assessment Timetable
Link to Assessment Preparation Booklet
Information Evening
Please find below the supporting PowerPoint that accompanied our Information Evening in October.
Year 11 Information Evening PowerPoint
KS4 Course Overview
The KS4 Course overview document aims to support students, parents and carers with information about their chosen KS4 courses. This document outlines useful information such as the course exam board, specification, assessment structure, and recommended revision materials.
Key Stage 5 Curriculum Support Information
PPE Assessment Information – November 2025
The upcoming Year 12 Autumn Assessment week is taking place between Monday 17th and Wednesday 26th November 2025.
Link to Assessment Timetable
Link to Assessment Preparation Booklet
Information Evening – October 2025
This first term our focus has been on supporting students in their transition into KS5, developing study skills, and developing positive relationships between students and teachers, and building students’ confidence in their learning. This was an important stage as it sets the foundations for learning upon which we will build.
Moving forwards, it is important that we ensure our teaching and learning is tailored to meet the needs of all our students, so that their academic progress is sustained and students reach their full potential. Early in the next half term, we will conduct our first assessment week for students in Year 12 that will commence on Monday 17th November 2025. The purpose of this is to enable us to assess students’ attainment and progress across the curriculum, but also to inform us of any gaps in knowledge or understanding that can help us adapt our teaching and learning and student support moving forwards.
PPE Assessment Information – November 2025
The upcoming Year 13 Autumn Assessment week is taking place between Monday 10th and Friday 14th November 2025.
Link to Assessment Timetable
Link to Assessment Preparation Booklet
Information Evening – September 2025
Please find below a copy of the presentation from Mrs Cross and Dr Pritchard Roberts which took place on Tuesday 23rd Sept 2025 at Year 13 Information Evening.
The presentation details our assessment procedures in this important year and the support available to ensure students achieve well and are physically and mentally well in the process.
If you have any questions about the presentation please email sixthformadmin@helsbyhigh.org.
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