Parent and Carer Information

Organisation of the School Day

8.45

9.15

10.15

11.00

11.40

12.15

12.55

1.00

1.35

2.10

2.40

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9.15

10.15

10.00

11.40

12.15

12.55

1.00

1.35

2.10

2.35

2.45

a.m. Morning Registration/Lesson 1

Lesson 2

Lesson 3 including

breaks, assemblies and PSD

Lesson 4

Lesson 5

Lunch/Supervised Activities

p.m. Afternoon Registration

Lesson 6

Lesson 7

Lesson 8

Assembly/Dismissal

Organisation of the School
In Key Stage 3, students in Years 7, 8, and 9 may be mixed according to needs, which could be social, academic or behavioural. Most students will be with others who are within 12 months of their birth date, but there will be exceptions.
Year 10 and 11 students may be within their own year groups as tutor/class groupings but may also be with other groupings for some practical subjects, eg. PE, Art and Design, Drama, Music and ICT. Children are also placed in different groups to follow different Examination Courses. In both Key Stages 3 & 4, there are identified groups of students with Autistic Spectrum Condition, who are taught according to their highly individual requirements.
In September 2010 there will be a total of 16 classes; 6 classes in Key Stage 3, 5 classes in Key Stage 4, and 5 Resourced classes for children with Autistic Spectrum Condition and 2 groups of Post 16 students where programmes will be delivered in partnership with Ossett School Sixth Form. The timetable is arranged to give a good balance of academic and practical subjects based on recommendations for time/subject distribution identified in the National Curriculum. In certain activities there may be opportunities for most students to be in even smaller groups than the class groupings, allowing the various specialist teachers to give more time and help to each child.

In 2010 we will be working to further develop a model of individual pupil pathways, which is designed to maximise their learning potential in all ways.