The school day
8:40 - school gate opens
8:45 - children enter school - registration taken
9:00 - first session starts
10:15 - morning break
10:30 - second session starts
12:00 - lunch
12:45 - afternoon registration and reading
1:00 - third session starts
2:00 - fourth session starts
3:00 - reading
3:15 - end of the school day
1 x day = 6 hours 20 minutes
1 x week = 31 hours 40 minutes
'In March 2022, the Government introduced a non-statutory expectation of a 32.5 hour minimum core school week by September 2023. In July 2023 the deadline to meet this expectation was deferred to September 2024 at the latest, in recognition of the pressures facing schools.'
DfE, Length of the school day, July 2023
We are currently deciding how this will impact our school and what we will need to do to meet the minimum requirement. We will share this with you as soon as we know more.