Parents and Carers
Term Dates
We will follow the Sandwell term dates as outlined below.
Autumn Term 2023
- INSET DAY: Monday 4 September 2023
- Term starts for students: Tuesday 5 September 2023
- Half-term holiday: Monday 30 October to Friday 3 November 2023
- INSET DAY: Friday 17 November 2023
- Term ends: Friday 22 December 2023 (half day)
- Christmas holiday: Monday 25 December 2023 to Friday 5 January 2024
Spring Term 2024
- Term starts: Monday 8 January 2024
- INSET DAY: Friday 26 January 2024 (TBC)
- Half-term holiday: Monday 12 February 2024 to Friday 16 February 2024
- Term ends: Friday 22 March 2024 (full day)
- Easter Holiday: Monday 25 March to Friday 5 April 2024
Summer Term 2024
- Term starts: Monday 8 April 2024
- INSET DAY: Wednesday 10 April 2024 (TBC)
- BANK HOLIDAY: Monday 6 May 2024
- Half-term holiday: Monday 27 May 2024 to Friday 31 May 2024
- Term ends: Friday 19 July 2024 (half day)
Timings of the Day
- Gates open at 8:25am each day.
- Students must be on site no later than 8:40am and must assemble on the playground.
- At 8:40 students should make their way to their form room for registration.
- Students who arrive at registration after 8:45am are classed as late.
- Breakfast club is available from 8:25am (from week 2 in September)
- Afterschool clubs are not generally available in the first few weeks of Autumn term while our extra-curricular provision is still being finalised, but once finalised, can be viewed here.
- Directed Study Support will begin for Year 11 within the first few weeks of term. We will also offer specific intervention and revision sessions to targeted KS4 students during school holidays.
| Year 7, 8 and 9 | Time | Year 10 and 11 | Time | |
| Form | 08:45 – 09:25 | Form | 08:45 – 09:25 | |
| Period 1 | 09:25 – 10:25 | Period 1 | 09:25 – 10:25 | |
| Period 2 | 10:25 – 11:25 | Period 2 | 10:25 – 11:25 | |
| Break | 11:25 – 11:40 | Break | 11:25 – 11:40 | |
| Period 3 | 11:40 – 12:40 | Period 3 | 11:40 – 12:40 | |
| Lunch | 12:40 – 13:15 | Period 4 | 12:40 – 13:40 | |
| Period 4 | 13:15 – 14:15 | Lunch | 13:40 – 14:15 | |
| Period 5 | 14:15 – 15:15 | Period 5 | 14:15 – 15:15 | |
| Form | 15:15 – 15:25 | Form | 15:15 – 15:25 |
Total number of compulsory hours in a typical week for all year groups is 33 hours 20 minutes.
