The SEND school day
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A typical day at Sunrise Academy:
- 08:30 – 08:45: Registration
- 08:45 – 09:30: Session 1
- 09:30 – 10:15: Session 2
- 10:15 – 10:45: Break
- 10:45 – 11:30: Session 3
- 11:30 – 12:15: Session 4
- 12:15 – 12:45: Lunch
- 12:45 – 13:30: Session 5
- 13:30 – 14:15: Session 6
- 14:15: School finishes
Primary School
- 8:45 – 9:00: Meet and Greet
- 9:00 – 9:35: Form Time (AM Registration/Sensory Circuits/Personal Development)
- 9:35 – 10:30: Lesson/Activity
- 10:30 – 10:45: Break
- 10:45 – 10:50: Transition
- 10:50 – 12:05: Lesson/Activity
- 12:05 – 12:40: Lunch
- 12:40 – 12:45: Transition
- 12:45 – 13:05: PM Registration/Lesson/Activity
- 13:05 – 13:35: Personal Development (Individual/Group Interventions)
- 13:35 – 14:30: Lesson/Activity (Science/PE/Foundation Subjects, including sensory breaks and afternoon snacks)
- 14:30 – 14:45: Reading
- 14:45 – 15:00: Form Time (Daily Reflection/Assembly)
Secondary School
- 8:45 – 9:00: Meet and Greet
- 9:00 – 9:30: Form Time (AM Registration/Sensory Circuits/Personal Development)
- 9:30 – 10:15: Lesson 1
- 10:15 – 11:00: Lesson 2
- 11:00 – 11:10: Break
- 11:10 – 11:15: Transition
- 11:15 – 12:00: Lesson 3
- 12:00 – 12:45: Lesson 4
- 12:45 – 13:15: Lunch
- 13:15 – 14:00: PM Registration/Lesson 5
- 14:00 – 14:45: Lesson 6
- 14:45 – 15:00: Form Time (Daily Reflection)
- 8:40 am – 9:00 am: Pupils begin to arrive
- 9:00 am – 9:05 am: Registration
- 9:05 am – 9:15 am: Assembly
- 9:15 am – 10:00 am: Session 1
- 10:00 am – 10:45 am: Session 2 (Break/Reading for Key Stage 2)
- 10:45 am – 11:30 am: Session 3 (Break/Reading for Key Stages 3, 4 & 5)
- 11:30 am – 12:15 pm: Session 4
- 12:15 pm – 1:00 pm: Session 5 (Break/Lunch for Key Stages 2 & 3)
- 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm: Session 6 (Break/Lunch for Key Stages 4 & 5)
- 1:45 pm – 2:30 pm: Session 7
- 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm: Session 8
- 3:00 pm: School finishes
Primary School
- 8:50 – 9:15: Arrival, Breakfast, Registration, Assembly (Class base)
- 9:15 – 9:55: Lesson 1
- 9:55 – 10:15: Break
- 10:15 – 10:55: Lesson 2
- 10:55 – 11:35: Lesson 3
- 11:35 – 12:05: Dining
- 12:05 – 12:35: Outside Play (KS3 crossover play, KS4 on HS playground)
- 12:35 – 12:55: Reading Carousel
- 12:55 – 13:35: Lesson 4
- 13:35 – 14:15: Lesson 5
- 14:15 – 14:55: Lesson 6 / Break
- 14:55 – 15:00: Tutor/Departure
Secondary School
- 8:50 – 9:15: Arrival, Breakfast, Registration, Assembly (Class base)
- 9:15 – 9:55: Lesson 1
- 9:55 – 10:35: Lesson 2
- 10:35 – 10:55: Break (KS3 Primary Area, KS4 HS Area)
- 10:55 – 11:35: Lesson 3
- 11:35 – 12:15: Lesson 4
- 12:15 – 13:15:
- KS3 Dining
- KS3 Play HS Area
- KS4 Play
- KS4 Dining
- 13:15 – 13:35: Reading Carousel
- 13:35 – 14:15: Lesson 5
- 14:15 – 14:55: Lesson 6
- 14:55 – 15:00: Tutor/Departure
- 08:45: Students start to arrive/Breakfast Club
- 09:00: Form time
- 09:15: Lesson 1
- 09:45: Lesson 2
- 10:30: Break (KS2)
- 10:45: Break (KS3) / Lesson 3 (KS2)
- 11:00: Lesson 3 (KS3)
- 12:20: Lunch
- 13:00: Reading
- 13:30: Lesson 5
- 14:15: Lesson 6
- 15:00: Form
- 15:10: End / Start of residential
Please note: On Fridays, there is an earlier finish to accommodate student travel time.
For students at One Sixth Form College and West Suffolk College Sixth Form, the typical day varies depending on the supported learning course.