Academic calendar
School Year 2026-2027 runs Sep 1, 2026 – Jul 20, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- School Year 2026-2027Relevant now
Campus language
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C
- Canteen
- The general term used by students for the main food service area in the school building.
G
- Grab and Go
- The secondary catering outlet designed for quick service snacks, sandwiches, and drinks.
H
- House Points
- The rewards system where students earn credits for their assigned House (Ash, Beech, Cedar, Elm, Oak, or Rowan).
I
- Internal
- Short for 'Internal Exclusion,' a disciplinary measure where a student is removed from regular classes but stays on site.
P
- PSA
- Parent Staff Association; the organization that coordinates fundraising and school community events.
S
- SEN
- Special Educational Needs; the department or staff responsible for supporting students with learning requirements.
- Sixth Former
- A student in the final two years of school (Years 12 and 13) who typically wears a different uniform (suits).
- SLT
- Senior Leadership Team; the group of top-level administrators including the Headteacher and deputies.
T
- TBS
- Common abbreviation for The Broxbourne School used in internal communications and social media.
- The House System
- The organizational structure that divides the student body into competitive groups named after trees.
- The Refectory
- The primary dining hall where hot meals and seated lunch are provided.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Biometric
- The fingerprint scanning system used at the till points in the Refectory to pay for food via WisePay accounts.
- Satchel:one
- The digital platform (formerly Show My Homework) used by students to track assignments and by parents to monitor progress.
- school_dining_hall
- School Dining Hall
- The 3G Pitch
- The floodlit, all-weather synthetic turf sports field used for PE and community hire.
- The School Day
- The official schedule running from 8:40 am to 3:10 pm, consisting of five 60-minute periods.
- The Sixth Form Centre
- A dedicated wing and social area specifically for Year 12 and Year 13 students.
- The Sports Hall
- The indoor facility housing the gymnasium and indoor courts, separate from the main classroom blocks.
- WisePay
- The online payment portal used by parents and students to pay for school meals, trips, and equipment.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- School Year 2026-2027 runs Sep 1, 2026 – Jul 20, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 11 approved campus terms and 8 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.