Students and Families
Timings of the school day
8.00-8.30 | Breakfast club |
8.30-8.45 | Gates open to students |
8.45-8.55 | Registration |
8.55-9.25 | Pastoral Development |
9.25-10.25 | Lesson 1 |
10.25-11.25 | Lesson 2 |
11.25-12.25 | Lesson 3 |
12.25-13.15 | Lunch |
13.15-14.15 | Lesson 4 |
14.15-15.15 | Lesson 5 |
15.15-15.25 | Registration |
8.00-8.30 | Breakfast club |
8.30-8.45 | Gates open to students |
8.45-8.55 | Registration |
8.55-9.25 | Pastoral Development |
9.25-10.25 | Lesson 1 |
10.25-10.40 | Break |
10.40-11.40 | Lesson 2 |
11.40-12.40 | Lesson 3 |
12.40-13.15 | Lunch |
13.15-14.15 | Lesson 4 |
14.15-15.15 | Lesson 5 |
15.15-15.25 | Registration |
8.00-8.30 | Breakfast club |
8.30-8.45 | Gates open to students |
8.45-8.55 | Registration |
8.55-9.25 | Pastoral Development |
9.25-10.25 | Lesson 1 |
10.25-10.40 | Break |
10.40-11.40 | Lesson 2 |
11.40-12.40 | Lesson 3 |
12.40-13.15 | Lunch |
13.15-14.15 | Lesson 4 |
14.15-15.15 | Lesson 5 |
15.15-15.25 | Registration |
8.00-8.30 | Breakfast club |
8.30-8.45 | Gates open to students |
8.45-8.55 | Registration |
8.55-9.25 | Pastoral Development |
9.25-10.25 | Lesson 1 |
10.25-11.25 | Lesson 2 |
11.25-11.40 | Break |
11.40-12.40 | Lesson 3 |
12.40-13.40 | Lesson 4 |
13.40-14.15 | Lunch |
14.15-15.15 | Lesson 5 |
15.15-15.25 | Registration |
8.00-8.30 | Breakfast club |
8.30-8.45 | Gates open to students |
8.45-8.55 | Registration |
8.55-9.25 | Pastoral Development |
9.25-10.25 | Lesson 1 |
10.25-11.25 | Lesson 2 |
11.25-11.40 | Break |
11.40-12.40 | Lesson 3 |
12.40-13.40 | Lesson 4 |
13.40-14.15 | Lunch |
14.15-15.15 | Lesson 5 |
15.15-15.25 | Registration |
8.00-8.30 | Breakfast club |
8.30-8.45 | Gates open to students |
8.45-8.55 | Registration |
8.55-9.25 | Pastoral Development |
9.25-10.25 | Lesson 1 |
10.25-11.25 | Lesson 2 |
11.25-11.40 | Break |
11.40-12.40 | Lesson 3 |
12.40-13.40 | Lesson 4 |
13.40-14.15 | Lunch |
14.15-15.15 | Lesson 5 |
15.15-15.25 | Registration |
Total number of compulsory hours in a typical week for Years 7-11 is 33 hours 25 minutes.
Tutor Time
Our Tutor Time programme looks to enhance students’ opportunities and understanding of the wider world outside our Academy. This time allows ourÌýstudentsÌýand staff to build strong pastoral relationships that help guideÌýstudentsÌýthroughout their time at Shireland, creating foundations of trust and support. Ìý
The core of thisÌýprogramme is dedicated toÌýpersonalÌýdevelopment, languages, current affairs,Ìýnumeracy,Ìýand literacy.ÌýThe tutor time programme has been tailored specifically to each year group as seen below: 
8.00-8.30 | Breakfast club |
8.30-8.45 | Gates open to students |
8.45-8.55 | Registration |
8.55-9.25 | Pastoral Development |
9.25-10.25 | Lesson 1 |
10.25-11.25 | Lesson 2 |
11.25-12.25 | Lesson 3 |
12.25-13.15 | Lunch |
13.15-14.15 | Lesson 4 |
14.15-15.15 | Lesson 5 |
15.15-15.25 | Registration |
8.00-8.30 | Breakfast club |
8.30-8.45 | Gates open to students |
8.45-8.55 | Registration |
8.55-9.25 | Pastoral Development |
9.25-10.25 | Lesson 1 |
10.25-10.40 | Break |
10.40-11.40 | Lesson 2 |
11.40-12.40 | Lesson 3 |
12.40-13.15 | Lunch |
13.15-14.15 | Lesson 4 |
14.15-15.15 | Lesson 5 |
15.15-15.25 | Registration |
8.00-8.30 | Breakfast club |
8.30-8.45 | Gates open to students |
8.45-8.55 | Registration |
8.55-9.25 | Pastoral Development |
9.25-10.25 | Lesson 1 |
10.25-10.40 | Break |
10.40-11.40 | Lesson 2 |
11.40-12.40 | Lesson 3 |
12.40-13.15 | Lunch |
13.15-14.15 | Lesson 4 |
14.15-15.15 | Lesson 5 |
15.15-15.25 | Registration |
8.00-8.30 | Breakfast club |
8.30-8.45 | Gates open to students |
8.45-8.55 | Registration |
8.55-9.25 | Pastoral Development |
9.25-10.25 | Lesson 1 |
10.25-11.25 | Lesson 2 |
11.25-11.40 | Break |
11.40-12.40 | Lesson 3 |
12.40-13.40 | Lesson 4 |
13.40-14.15 | Lunch |
14.15-15.15 | Lesson 5 |
15.15-15.25 | Registration |
8.00-8.30 | Breakfast club |
8.30-8.45 | Gates open to students |
8.45-8.55 | Registration |
8.55-9.25 | Pastoral Development |
9.25-10.25 | Lesson 1 |
10.25-11.25 | Lesson 2 |
11.25-11.40 | Break |
11.40-12.40 | Lesson 3 |
12.40-13.40 | Lesson 4 |
13.40-14.15 | Lunch |
14.15-15.15 | Lesson 5 |
15.15-15.25 | Registration |
8.00-8.30 | Breakfast club |
8.30-8.45 | Gates open to students |
8.45-8.55 | Registration |
8.55-9.25 | Pastoral Development |
9.25-10.25 | Lesson 1 |
10.25-11.25 | Lesson 2 |
11.25-11.40 | Break |
11.40-12.40 | Lesson 3 |
12.40-13.40 | Lesson 4 |
13.40-14.15 | Lunch |
14.15-15.15 | Lesson 5 |
15.15-15.25 | Registration |
Tutor time is a 45-minute session each morning that enables students meet with their form group and tutor. Along with an extensive range of pastoral activities tutors will also monitor the following areas:
- Epraise points
- Strive for Five
- Attendance and Punctuality
- Devices/ chargers
- Uniform
Heads of Year are available each morning to support students and tutors.