The school day starts at 8.45am. Children should not be on the premises before 8.35am, when staff supervision is in place. The Dorrells Road gates will be locked at 8.50am for security purposes.

The school day ends at 3.30pm for all year groups.

The teaching time for pupils varies with the age of the child, so the school day is divided differently for Key Stage 1 (KS1) and Key Stage 2 (KS2) as follows:

                                     Morning Session         Lunch                        Afternoon Session
EYFS & KS1 (4-7+)      8.45am – 12pm            12pm – 1pm              1pm – 3.30pm
KS2 (7-11)                    8.45am – 12.15pm       12.15pm – 1.15pm     1.15pm – 3.30pm

All children have a 15 minute break in the morning (10.30am - 10.45am).

Children in KS1 have an additional 15 minute break in the afternoon (2.10pm – 2.25pm).

The minimum weekly teaching time (excluding break times, registration and collective worship) is 23 hours 30 minutes for KS1 and 24 hours 45 minutes for KS2.

A typical day at Longwick is as follows:

EYFS

8.35am                       Staff on playground duty

8.45am – 9am            Registration and organising belongings

9am – 9.20am            Collective Worship 

9.20am – 9.40am       Phonics

9.40am – 9.50am       Snack

9.50am –11.10am      Independent learning

11.10am – 11.20am   Tidy up time

11.20am – 11.40am   Maths

11.40am 11.45am      Get ready for lunch

11.45am-12.45pm     Lunch

12.45pm –12.55pm   Registration

12.55pm – 1.15pm    English/ Topic 

1.15pm – 2.30pm      Independent learning

2.30pm – 2.40pm      Tidy up time

2.40pm – 3pm           Story time

3pm – 3.30pm           Getting ready for end of the day

(The children will have 1 hour of PE 2 afternoons a week)

Key Stage 1 
8.35am                       Staff on playground duty
8.45am – 9am            Registration and Early work
9am – 9.20am            Collective Worship (20 minutes)
9.20am –10.30am      Session 1 Phonics and English (70 minutes)
10.30am – 10.45am   Break 

10.45am – 11.45am   Session 2 – Maths (60 minutes)
11.45am – 12pm       Session 3 (15 minutes)
12pm – 1pm              Lunch (1 hour)
1pm – 1.10pm           Registration
1.10pm – 2.10pm      Session 4 (1 hour)
2.10pm – 2.25pm      Break (15 minutes)
2.25pm – 3:30pm      Session 5 (55 minutes)
(Actual teaching time – 5 hours, 35 minutes)

Key Stage 2
8.35am                       Staff on playground duty
8.45am – 9am            Registration and Early work
9am – 9.20am            Collective Worship (20 minutes)
9.20am –10.30am      Session 2 (1 hour 10 minutes)
10.30am – 10.45am   Break (15 minutes)
10.45am – 11.45am   Session 2 (1 hour)
11.45am –12.15pm    Session 3 (30 minutes)
12.15pm – 1.15pm    Lunch (1 hour)
1.15pm – 1.20pm      Registration
1.20pm – 2.20pm      Session 4 (1 hour)
2.20pm – 3.30pm      Session 5 (55 minutes)
(Actual teaching time – 5 hours, 50 minutes)