The School Day

8:40

Gates & Doors Open

Children enter the school and get organised for the day ahead.

8:50

Registration

The register is taken.  Start of day activity (SODA).

9:00 – 9:45

Session 1

Reading:  VIPERS or Freshstart.

9:45 - 11:00

Session 2

Typically, classes will use this session for Arithmetic and Maths.

11:00 – 11:15

Tuck & Playtime

All tuck is encouraged to be healthy.

11:15 – 12:15

Session 3

Typically, classes will use this session for English.

12:15 - 1:15

Lunchtime

Children will enjoy time to eat their lunch, as well as time to spend on the playground.  Classes eat and play on a rotation basis.

1:15 – 1:45

Interventions

As per the requirements of each class, teachers plan and deliver intervention sessions to ensure children keep up, not catch up.

1:45 -3:20

Session 4

Depending on year groups and rotas, the longer lesson length is ideal for Science investigations and curriculum work. Computing time is used throughout the school on a rota basis, as is the indoor hall for PE.

Each week, all classes are timetabled to enjoy two 1-hour P.E. lessons.  There are also timetabled sessions for assembly.