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The SEND school day

Browse the typical day by school

Sunrise Academy

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
Duke of Lancaster

Primary School

  • 8:45 – 9:00: Meet and Greet / Breakfast
  • 9:00 – 9:30: Form Time (AM Registration/Sensory Circuits/Personal Development)
  • 9:35 – 10:30: Lesson / Activity
  • 10:30 – 10:45: Break
  • 10:45 – 11:45: Lesson / Activity
  • 11:45 – 12:45: Lunch
  • 12:45 – 13:15: PM Registration / Reading
  • 13:15 – 14:45: Lesson / Activity
  • 14:45 – 15:00: Form Time (Daily Reflection / Assembly)

Secondary School

  • 8:45 – 9:00: Meet and Greet / Breakfast
  • 9:00 – 9:30: Form Time (AM Registration / Communication and interaction time)
  • 9:30 – 10:15: Lesson 1
  • 10:15 – 11:00: Lesson 2
  • 11:00 – 11:15: Break
  • 11:15 – 12:00: Lesson 3
  • 12:00 – 12:30: Lesson 4
  • 12:30 – 13:30: Lunch
  • 13:30 – 14:15: PM Registration / Lesson 5
  • 14:15 – 15:00: Lesson 6
Priory School

Key Stage 2

08:45 – 09:10: Registration
09:10 – 10:05: Lesson 1-2
10:05 – 10:20: Break
10:20 – 11:00: Lesson 3
11:00 – 11:40: Lesson 4
11:40 – 12:20: Lunch
12:20 – 14:55: Lesson 5-8
14:55 – 15:15: Taxi time

Key Stage 3

08:45 – 09:10: Registration
09:10 – 10:30: Lesson 1-2
10:30 – 10:45: Break
10:45 – 12:20: Lesson 3-4
12:20 – 13:00: Lunch
13:00 – 14:55: Lesson 5-7
14:55 – 15:15: Taxi time

Key Stage 4

08:45 – 09:10: Registration
09:10 – 10:55: Lesson 1-2
10:55 – 11:15: Break
11:15 – 13:00: Reading, Lesson 3-4
13:00 – 13:40: Lunch
13:40 – 14:55: Lesson 5-6
14:55 – 15:15: Taxi time

Priory at Thurston

08:40 – 09:20: ILP / Communication
09:20 – 10:00: Lesson One
10:00 – 10:40: Lesson Two
10:40 – 11:00: Break
11:00 – 11:40: Lesson Three
11:40 – 12:20: Lesson Four
12:20 – 13:00: Lunch
13:00 – 13:40: Lesson Five
13:40 – 14:20: Lesson Six
14:20 – 14:55: Lesson Seven
14:55 – 15:00: Taxi Time

Angel Hill College

08:45 – 09:10: Registration
09:10 – 10:30: Lesson 1-2
10:30 – 10:50: Break
10:50 – 12:20: Lesson 3-4
12:20 – 13:00: Lunch
13:00 – 14:55: Lesson 5-7
14:55 – 15:15: Taxi time

Stone Lodge Academy

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
Chalk Hill Academy
  • 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.