Our School Day
The Barden School day
For all children in Reception through to Year 6, the length of the school day is a statutory 6.5 hours per day, totalling 32.5 hours per week.
For all children at Barden, the school day begins at 8:35am and finishes at 3:05pm.
For children attending 'The Nest @ Barden' children may arrive/leave slightly earlier or later than the times stated above due to the varying needs of the pupil cohort and the particular operational challenges they may face on a day to day basis.
The way our school day is timetabled ensures that there is a substantive high-quality morning and afternoon session in every school day. Alongside this, there is a daily 15 minute morning break and a 1 hour lunchtime.
Here are some examples of how a typical day at Barden Primary is timetabled...
EYFS (Reception)
| 8:35 |
8:40- |
8:50- |
9:15-10:00 | 10:00-10:45 | 10:45-11:30 | 11:30-12:30 | 12:30-13:30 | 13:30-14:30 | 14:30-14:45 | 14:45-15:05 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Registers submitted | Assembly (M,Th,F) | RWI | Lesson | Lesson | LUNCH | Lesson | Lesson | Snack | Story time |
KS1 (Year 1 and 2)
| 8:35 | 8:40- 8:45 |
8:50- 9:15 |
9:15-10:00 | 10:00-10:15 | 10:15-11:00 | 11:00-12:00 | 12:00-13:00 | 13:00-14:00 | 14:00-14:45 | 14:45-15:05 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Registers submitted | Assembly (M,Th,F) | Eng or Maths | BREAK | Eng or Maths | RWI | LUNCH | Lesson | Lesson | Story time |
KS2 (Y3, 4, 5 & 6)
| 8:35 | 8:40- 8:45 |
8:50- 9:15 |
9:15-10:00 | 10:00-10:15 | 10:15-11:15 | 11:15- 12:00 |
12:00-13:00 | 13:00-14:00 | 14:00-14:45 | 14:45-15:05 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Registers submitted | Assembly (M,Th,F) | Eng or Maths | BREAK | Eng or Maths | Guided Reading | LUNCH | Lesson | Lesson | Story time |