School Day
School Begins: 8.50am for school transport
9.00am for home transport
Morning Break: 10.15-10.45am (Primary School)
10.30-11.00am (Secondary School)
Lunch Time
Personal & Social Education Period: 12.00-12.45pm (Primary School)
12.45-1.30pm (Secondary School)
Lunch Break: 12.45pm-1.15pm (Primary School)
12.15-12.45pm (Secondary School)
End of School: 3.00pm for school transport
3.00pm for home transport as soon as school transport has left
The School Day
Due to the amount of transport entering and leaving our small school site the beginning and end of the day are slightly staggered. For all children the day begins as soon as they enter school. Independent skills are worked on and ILP activities are set up in class. Lessons begin at 9.10am. At the end of the day children on school transport are taken out to the buses first before children on home transport come out.
The school is open to pupils from 8.50am to 3.10pm with all children receiving 6.10 hours a day, equating to 30.50 hours a week.
Arrival
Staff will be on duty at the front of school from 8.45am to welcome and collect children from school transport. Parents/escorts arrive at 8.50 onwards and children are met by a member of staff either by being collected from vehicles or at the front of school, for those that walk. All children are taken to their classes by staff where they are encouraged to sort their coats and bags as independently as possible. Learning begins as soon as children come into school
After 9.10am parents bringing children into school will need to sign their child into school at reception and office staff will call a staff member to come and collect children to take them to class.
Breaktimes
The first part of break is a valued communication learning time when pupils have a snack and a drink. This is then followed by time outside unless the weather is unsuitable. In this case pupils can take part in a variety of indoor activities. Once students are in the college they are encouraged to make their own choices on how to spend their break times.
Lunchtimes
The school lunch time is 12.00 – 1.30; Primary School have their lunch first and then go out to play, returning to class for reading time. The Secondary School have extended lesson time followed by play and then their lunch.
Pupils are supported by staff to make progress on their personal and social skills during this time. The Early year and key stage one classes and college eat in their classes while everyone else eats in the school hall. Those children that are able to, line up at the hatch with their plate and select their meal from the wide variety of choices available. Specialist diets are catered for. They are encouraged to sit and wait until their whole table has finished eating and then clear away after themselves.
End of Day
Pupils are escorted to the school transport by staff. Pupils on home transport are collected from the front entrance or will be taken to cars by a member of staff.