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The School Day

Central to delivering our enhanced curriculum is the need for more contact time with our students, which is why BFS operates an extended school day consisting of over six hours contact time with teachers. 

A longer school day allows us to teach more to our pupils and improves access to education beyond the core curriculum, ensuring that all pupils participate in our full range of opportunities. We realise that when optional after-school activities are organised in most other schools, barriers such as extra fees or transport difficulties mean that there are some students who will not get the chance to take part. By providing this enhanced curriculum as a compulsory part of the school day, we can be sure that all students enrolled at BFS will benefit. 

Timetable  

The school will teach students between 8.30am–4:00pm with facilities available from 8.00am–5.30pm as part of our enhanced curriculum. A longer school day allows us to offer the extra learning opportunities that will lead our students to excellence, as well as providing parents with a better fit between their children’s school-life and work or other commitments.

Here’s what a school week looks like… 

8.00am - 8.24am Pupils arrive/Breakfast available
8.25am  Line up
8.30am - 9.00am

Morning meeting or Tutor time to include:

  • Morning registration
  • Weekly spellings
  • Numeracy
  • Retrieval practice
  • Assemblies
9.00am - 9.50am Lesson 1
9.50am - 10.40am Lesson 2
10.40am - 11.00am BREAK
11.00am - 11.50am Lesson 3
11.50am - 12.40pm Lesson 4
12.40pm - 13.10pm LUNCH 1/DEAR (Drop Everything and Read)
13.10pm - 13.40pm LUNCH 2/DEAR
13.40pm - 14.30pm Lesson 5
14.30pm - 15.20pm Lesson 6 
15.20pm - 16.00pm Prep (students do homework)
16.00pm - 17.30pm

After school support to include:

  • Homework support
  • Revission sessions
  • Drop in tutorials
  • Individual study activities
  • Library and ICT facilities

 

7.45am - 8.24am Pupils arrive/Breakfast available
8.25am Line up
8.30am - 9.00am

Morning meeting/Tutor time to include:

  • Morning registration
  • Weekly spellings
  • Numeracy
  • Retrieval practice
  • Assemblies
9.00am 9.50am Lesson 1
9.50am - 10.40am Lesson 2
10.40am - 11.00am BREAK
11.00am - 11.50am Lesson 3
11.50am - 12.40pm Lesson 4
12.40pm - 13.10pm LUNCH 1/DEAR (Drop Everything and Read)
13.10pm - 13.40pm LUNCH 2/DEAR
13.40pm - 14.30pm Lesson 5
14.30pm - 15.20pm Lesson 6
15.20pm Golden Time
15.20pm - 17.30pm

After school support to include:

  • Homework support
  • Revision sessions
  • Drop in tutorials
  • Individual study activities
  • Library and ICT facilities