Academy Day

Students and Families

Timings of the school day

Year 7

Year 7 Entrance and exit via Grange Road

8.00-8.30	Breakfast club
8.30-8.45	Gates open to students
8.45-8.55	Registration
8.55-9.25	Pastoral Development
9.25-10.25	Lesson 1
10.25-11.25	Lesson 2
11.25-12.25	Lesson 3
12.25-13.15	Lunch
13.15-14.15	Lesson 4
14.15-15.15	Lesson 5
15.15-15.25	Registration

Year 8

Year 8 Entrance via Grange Road and exit via the main gate

8.00-8.30	Breakfast club
8.30-8.45	Gates open to students
8.45-8.55	Registration
8.55-9.25	Pastoral Development
9.25-10.25	Lesson 1
10.25-10.40	Break
10.40-11.40	Lesson 2
11.40-12.40	Lesson 3
12.40-13.15	Lunch
13.15-14.15	Lesson 4
14.15-15.15	Lesson 5
15.15-15.25	Registration

Year 9

Year 9 Entrance and exit via the main gate

8.00-8.30	Breakfast club
8.30-8.45	Gates open to students
8.45-8.55	Registration
8.55-9.25	Pastoral Development
9.25-10.25	Lesson 1
10.25-10.40	Break
10.40-11.40	Lesson 2
11.40-12.40	Lesson 3
12.40-13.15	Lunch
13.15-14.15	Lesson 4
14.15-15.15	Lesson 5
15.15-15.25	Registration

Years 10

Year 10 Entrance and exit via the main gate

8.00-8.30	Breakfast club
8.30-8.45	Gates open to students
8.45-8.55	Registration
8.55-9.25	Pastoral Development
9.25-10.25	Lesson 1
10.25-11.25	Lesson 2
11.25-11.40	Break
11.40-12.40	Lesson 3
12.40-13.40	Lesson 4
13.40-14.15	Lunch
14.15-15.15	Lesson 5
15.15-15.25	Registration

Years 11

Year 11 Entrance and exit via Wilson Road

8.00-8.30	Breakfast club
8.30-8.45	Gates open to students
8.45-8.55	Registration
8.55-9.25	Pastoral Development
9.25-10.25	Lesson 1
10.25-11.25	Lesson 2
11.25-11.40	Break
11.40-12.40	Lesson 3
12.40-13.40	Lesson 4
13.40-14.15	Lunch
14.15-15.15	Lesson 5
15.15-15.25	Registration

Years 12 and 13

Year 12 & 13 Entrance and exit via the main gate

8.00-8.30	Breakfast club
8.30-8.45	Gates open to students
8.45-8.55	Registration
8.55-9.25	Pastoral Development
9.25-10.25	Lesson 1
10.25-11.25	Lesson 2
11.25-11.40	Break
11.40-12.40	Lesson 3
12.40-13.40	Lesson 4
13.40-14.15	Lunch
14.15-15.15	Lesson 5
15.15-15.25	Registration

Total number of compulsory hours in a typical week for Years 7-11 is 33 hours 25 minutes.

Tutor Time

Our Tutor Time programme looks to enhance students’ opportunities and understanding of the wider world outside our Academy. This time allows our students and staff to build strong pastoral relationships that help guide students throughout their time at Shireland, creating foundations of trust and support. 

The core of this programme is dedicated to personal development, languages, current affairs, numeracy, and literacy. The tutor time programme has been tailored specifically to each year group as seen below: 