Structure of the Day

A large part of your time will be taken up with timetabled lessons as we give you extensive contact time with your subject teachers, more than you may get elsewhere.  We do this to ensure that students can obtain the best possible grades, and that they outperform.

‘Free’ lessons are filled with chilling out in the common room, chatting in the internet café/coffee bar area, working individually in one of the dedicated sixth form study rooms (all with networked computers), popping into town, shooting some baskets in the large sports hall, playing some tennis or football with friends, jamming or practising or composing in the music department, or doing some work experience or an enrichment activity.

The day starts at 8.40am every morning and finishes at 4pm.  Many stay until 5 pm if they attend an activity, or if they are receiving extra help from a teacher, or if they are on the school minibus.  Games is part of the week, and all sixth form academic lessons are an hour long, although you may have double lessons.

A full three course lunch is available every day and sixth form students have first choice, but sixth formers are able to go out for lunch if they wish. There are three one-hour lessons before lunch and two after lunch.  There is also a first break.  However, sixth form timetables mean that you have other ‘frees’ at different times of the day, so your day is hugely individual and flexible.

 

 

 

 

8.20                 All staff on site Tues/Thurs/Fri; Mon and Wed staff briefing 8.20am

8.30                 All pupils on site

8.35                 All staff and pupils in form rooms

8.40:                Registration

8.50                 Lesson 1 starts

9.50                 End L1

9.55                 Start lesson 2

10.55               Break

11.20               Start lesson 3

12.20               End L3

12.25               Afternoon registration

12.35               Assembly or Extended form period

12.55               Lunch

1.55                 L4 starts

2.55                 L4 end

3.00                 L5 start

4.00                 L5 end

4.20                 Activities begin

5.00                 Activities end

5.10                 Latest leaving time for buses