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SCHOOL TIMETABLE

We have developed our school day to best suit the educational requirements of all our students.

     

DAILY TIMETABLE

Time   Lesson/Activity
08:30 - 08:50 Registration/assembly
08:50 - 09:50 Period 1
09:50 - 10:50 Period 2
10:50 - 11:05   BREAK
11:05 - 12:05 Period 3
12:05 - 13:05   Period 4
13:05 - 13:45     LUNCH
13:45 - 14:45  

Period 5

14:45 - 14:55 Supervised dismissal
15:00 - 18:00 Extra-curricular activities

TERM DATES & HOLIDAYS

The term dates for the 2010/2011 academic school year including holidays are as
follows :

Autumn Term 2010      
Wed 1st Sept  

Staff Training

Thu 2nd Sept  

Staff Training

Fri 3rd Sept   Staff Training

Mon 6th Sept

  term starts for students

Half term

  25th Oct to 29th Oct

Fri 17th Dec

  term ends
     
(70 Teaching Days)

Spring Term

   
Tues 4th Jan

Staff Training

Wed 5th Jan

term starts for students

Half term

21st to 25th Feb

Fri 8th April

term ends

     
64 days (63 teaching days)

Summer Term

     
Tues 26th April

term starts

Half term

30th May to 3rd June

Fri 1st July  

Staff Training

Wed 21st July

term ends

Thur 22nd July   Staff Training
Fri 23rd July   Staff Training
     
58 days (57 teaching days)

 

Bank Holidays     Dates

Christmas Day

  27th Dec

Boxing Day

  28th Dec

New Years Day

  3rd Jan

Good Friday

  22nd April

Easter Monday

  25th April

May Day

  2nd May

Spring Bank Holiday

  30th May
*Twilight sessions, throught the years, will take the place of INSET days on THURSDAY 22 JULY and FRIDAY 23 JULY. Hence, the term will effectively finish on WEDNESDAY 21 JULY.

 

 

Please note these date may be subject to change. Five training days will be notified during the year.



EXCEPTIONAL LEAVE during term time

Taking holidays in term time will affect your child’s schooling as much as any other absence and we expect parents to help us by not taking children away in school time. Remember that any savings you may make by taking a holiday in school time are offset by the cost to your child’s education. There is no automatic entitlement in law to time off in school time to go on holiday.It is widely known that the link between a student’s attendance and attainment is irrefutable,Early poor attendance habits follow through into secondary school and employment.Graduates earn an average of £15.01p.h. Young people that leave school with no qualifications earn an average of £7.44p.h.All Hillingdon schools are encouraged to adopt a policy of not authorising exceptional leave. Exceptional cases remain in the personal gift of the Headteacher to authorise (max 10 days only).The Headteacher will correspond with every family applying for exceptional leave to stress the importance of good school attendance habits and links between attendance and attainment. Exceptional leave will always be refused between Years 9 and 11.
Exceptional leave will always be refused when a child’s attendance is less than 95% (Primary) and 92.4% (Secondary).
Exceptional leave should always be refused when school is aware of any truancy.
Exceptional leave should always be refused when requests are regular (annual) or patterns become identifiable.

Reasons for Exceptional leave should be logged on the student’s record and shared as part of the transfer/transition process. The Education Welfare Service can issue Fixed penalty Notices for any unauthorised absence.