Times of the School Day

Below is an overview of the Academy day at Sedgefield Hardwick, showing the times of lessons and breaks.

Reception and Key Stage 1

Key Stage 2

Children MUST be in school for 8.50am in order for the first session to start at 9.00am. Teaching time finishes 10 minutes prior to pupil collection to allow children to leave school promptly. For the safety of your children, no pupil will be allowed to leave the building before the regular time unless accompanied by a parent or parents’ named representative. Parents may collect their child from the Main Office. They must be signed off the premises using the signing IN/OUT register.

Length of School Week

Our school week equates to 32.5 hours of compulsory education for our pupils.

Pupil Arrival and Home Time Arrangements

In order to meet the requirements of the Local Authority’s Safeguarding regulations, it is important that we have a clear overview of the arrival and home time arrangements for your child. The Contact/Admission Form that is completed on entry to school and updated at the end of the summer term has an appropriate statement for parents to sign acknowledging their responsibility in this area but we would reiterate the guidance:

Parents must accept responsibility for their child’s journey to and from school, either by making their own way or by being brought/collected. You must ensure that these arrangements have been made clear to your child on a daily basis. Regarding home time procedures, we would also ask you to reinforce the schools safety procedures to your child in the event that the person who should be collecting them does not arrive at school i.e. if no-one is there to collect them, they MUST return to the reception area and inform the staff on duty. It is parental choice as to how a child gets to and from school and we would remind you of your responsibility in this area.