The SCHOOL DAY
1. AIMS
to organise teaching time to provide a varied and balanced day's work;
to minimise the disruption and lost time which are caused by frequent lesson changes.
2. PREAMBLE
St Peter's teaches a five period day within a ten day (two week) timetable according to the following schedule:
8.50 (Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays) Staff Briefing in the Staff Room;
(Tuesdays) Pastoral Team Briefings in designated classrooms;
(Thursdays) Departmental Team Briefings in designated classrooms.
9.00 Bell for beginning of school. Pupils assemble at form base for registration and form prayers.
9.05 Registration, form prayers, notices.
` 9.15 Period 1; (but see note below)
10.10 Period 2;
11.05 Tannoy announcements and break.
11.25 Period 3;
12.20 Angelus, tannoy announcements, lunch break begins.

1.30 Afternoon registration;
1.40 Period 4;
2.35 Period 5;
3.30 Prayers and notices, homework and uniform checks, followed by Bus Call, over the tannoy.

Note A: Form period occurs at the beginning of each Friday morning session. At this time pupils remain in their form groups until 9.50. They then go to the class scheduled on the timetable for Friday B Period One. This period will last for only thirty minutes, ie until 10.20. Each Friday all subsequent times are ten minutes later, until lunchtime is shortened by ten minutes, finishing, as usual, at 1.30pm.
There are staff duties at the beginning of the day, at break time and at bus-call.
If the weather is bad, pupils will be asked to remain in their rooms during morning break; supervision will remain the responsibility of the break duty team.
Lunchtime duty is voluntary but it is appreciated if staff volunteer for duty, run clubs and sports teams or simply remain on site offering a calming presence.
At the beginning of the academic year, teaching staff will be offered the opportunity of being appointed as Senior Midday Meals Supervisors, who will receive a remuneration for the lunchtime session and be subject to a special contract with the governors.
No pupil in the 11-16 school may leave school between 9.00 am and 3.40 pm except when he/she has lunch at home (as arranged) or permission from his/her head of school.
Pupils arriving late to school must sign in at Reception.

3. OBLIGATIONS REQUIRED BY POLICY v Heads of Department should
ensure work is set for the classes of absent staff.
vii Teachers should
arrive on time for lessons and end them punctually;
be on site at 8.45 am each day;
include supervision at the beginning of the day, at morning breaks and at bus call on their individual timetables;
contact the school appropriately and as soon as possible if they know they are going to be absent;
remain on the school premises throughout the timetabled day (ie from 8.45 am until 12.25 pm and from 1.30 pm until 3.40 pm) unless permission to leave has been given by a member of the senior management group; the school office should also be informed.4. The execution of this policy shall be monitored by SMT.