On Thursday, we celebrated with our Y11 students and looked back on their journey with us. They were very respectful and had a wonderful afternoon reflecting on their time at Hope Valley College. We know they will work hard over the next week and be ready for their next exams.

As we go into the final summer term, I would ask that any uniform for the next term meets with our expectations of blue or black knee-length shorts or skirts.  I would also ask that you provide a water bottle for your young person so that they can fill these up at break and lunchtime.

We look forward to seeing Years 7-10 on their return to school on Monday 1 June.

What’s going on in school?

• Frozen – The Musical – Auditions - From Mrs Machan and Mrs Starbuck-Ahmed - Thank you to all 135 people who signed up to our upcoming show! We are delighted to announce auditions will take place W/C 15 June! Please see the attached document for all dates, times, venues and audition materials. All young people can also access these materials on teams as we've set up a Frozen Cast Group. 

• Students who are taking part in the Duolingo streak competition should send proof of their streak to Mr Barnes, as the prize draw will soon take place! A screenshot can be emailed to Mr Barnes, but it must show which language is being studied.

• Well done to our Sports Leaders, who helped to run another successful event for our local primary schools. Nearly 100 children from KS2 took part in an afternoon of rounders on the field in the sunshine.

 

Y10 Mock Exam Timetable

Below is the timetable for the forthcoming Y10 mock exams during w/c 22 June and w/c 29 June.

Date	Start Time	Exam / Subject
Monday 22 June	09:00	Biology/Combined Biology
	13:30	English Literature
Tuesday 23 June	09:00	Physics/Combined Physics
	13:30	Maths (Calculator)
Wednesday 24 June	09:00	History / Music / PE
	13:30	English Language
Thursday 25 June	09:00	Chemistry/Combined Chemistry
	13:30	Spanish Listening & Reading
Friday 26 June	09:00	D&T / Drama (coursework)
	13:30	Geography
Monday 29 June	09:00	Art (all day) / Engineering / Hospitality & Catering / French Listening & Reading
	13:30	Art (all day)
Tuesday 30 June	09:00	Maths (Calculator)
	13:30	Spanish Writing / French Writing
Wednesday 1 July	09:00	Computer Science / Religious Studies / Catch up session
	13:30	Psychology / Catch up session

 

Y9 Music

Our wonderful Y9 students are preparing their performances of Film Music and these will be assessed at the end of June. If your young person has chosen to performance using the GCSE Music criteria (booklets are available from Mrs Machan), these will be assessed in lesson by Friday 19 June. 

Y10 GCSE Music

For the upcoming mock exams, our Y10 students will all record a solo or ensemble piece on their chosen instrument. Most will record these in their instrumental lessons. Please remind them to bring a copy of the sheet music so Mrs Machan can assess and provide feedback. The deadline for this is Friday 3 July. 

Music & Mayhem

Our annual Music and Mayhem extravaganza is due to take place on Saturday 27 June from 10am - 2pm. If your young person would like to perform, please ask them to email Mrs Machan (jmachan@chorustrust.org) by Friday 5 June with as much information as possible. If using a backing track, please send a link. 

PTFA Meeting – Tuesday 9 June 2026

Our PTFA are meeting in school on Tuesday 9 June 2026 from 6pm – 7pm. They are still looking for willing volunteers to join the team and take on roles next academic year to ensure it continues. Our PTFA provides school with valuable funds and this year their target is to raise £25,000 to improve our sports facilities and equipment. If you are interested, please pop along and meet the team and find out more about them.

Y11 Students

Please could we politely request that school meal accounts are kept in credit as we approach the final few weeks of Y11 students being in school. Can you also ensure that any school library books are returned to the library or to reception before their last day.

The English Faculty would be very grateful to receive donations of CGP revision guides for English Literature and English Language that are no longer required by Y11 students.

Boots donations

We are working with a local company on a dry-stone wall project and are in need of 5 pairs of steel toe capped boots for students to wear. We would be very grateful for any donations – any size!

Open Evening for current Y5 students

Our Open Evening will take place on Thursday 24 September – this is aimed at current Y5 students, who will join us in Year 7 in September 2027. Please share this date with friends and family who may have a young person in Y5. To book a place please use the following link: https://HopeValleyOpenEve2026.eventbrite.co.uk

 

Dates for Your Diary

Friday 22 May – Study leave begins for Y11 students, Break for half term

Monday 1 June – Back to school

Saturday 27 June – Music and Mayhem PTFA event

w/c 13 July – Y10 work experience week / Y8 PGL trip / Y9 DofE practice expedition

Monday 20 July – Sponsored walk

Tuesday 21 July – Sports Day

Wednesday 22 July – Break for summer

 

Thank you for reading our communication. Here are some helpful email addresses, should you need to contact us:

• attendance@hopevalley.chorustrust.org to report a child’s absence
• enquiries@hopevalley.chorustrust.org for general enquiries
• pastoral@hopevalley.chorustrust.org for any issue with a child’s wellbeing
• headteacher@hopevalley.chorustrust.org to contact the Headteacher
• safeguarding@hopevalley.chorustrust.org to report safeguarding concerns. If a child or any young person is in imminent danger, then please report this to the police.
• ptfahv@hopevalley.chorustrust.org to contact the PTFA

Kind regards

 

Debbie Petts

Headteacher