The pupils have
a total of 6 hours 45 minutes in each school day. This is arranged
as follows:-
Registration/
Assembly
8:50
a.m - 9.05 a.m
Lesson 1
9:05
a.m - 10.05 a.m
Lesson 2
10:10
a.m - 11:10 a.m
Break
11:10
a.m - 11:25 a.m
Lesson 3
11:25
a.m - 12:25 p.m
Lunch
12:25
p.m - 1.25 p.m
Registration
1:25
p.m - 1.30 p.m
Lesson 4
1:30
p.m - 2:30 p.m
Lesson
5
2:35
p.m - 3.35 p.m
The minimum total time spent on teaching
each day is 5 hours (excluding break, registration, lunch and assembly
times). The total time for which each pupil is taught per week is
25 hours.
Some pupils in
years 9,10 and 11 undertake additional courses in Science, Technology/ICT
& Music and, as a result, attend lessons beyond the normal working
day.
The Government's
recommended minimum teaching time per week is 24 hours.