School Day
At Brookdale, our school week amounts to 32.5 hours, in line with DfE expectations.
At the beginning of each day, the school gates and doors will be open from 8.35 am.
Children are not allowed on the school premises before 8.35 am unless they are attending:
- Acorns breakfast club
- An agreed school club
CHILDREN SHOULD BE IN SCHOOL AND IN THEIR CLASSROOMS BY 8.45 am
Children Who Are Late
All external doors are closed at 8.45 am. If a child has missed the 8.45 am cut off, they must access the school via the main entrance and tell office staff, and their names will be added to the class register.
Foundation Stage (F2) & Key Stage 1 (Years 1 and 2)
| Lessons | 8:45 am |
| Morning Break | Children will have a 15 minute morning break time at a time to suit their learning |
| Lessons | |
| Lunch | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm |
| Lessons | 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm |
| Afternoon Break | 2:30 pm - 2:45 pm |
| Lessons | 2:45 pm - 3:10 pm |
| School Finishes | 3:15 pm |
Key Stage 2 (Years 3, 4, 5 and 6)
| Lessons | 8:45 am |
| Morning Break |
10:30 am – 10:45am for Yr3 and Yr5
10:50 am - 11:05 am for Yr4 and Yr6 |
| Lessons | 10:45 am / 11:05 am – 12:15 pm |
| Lunch | 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm |
| Lessons | 1:15 pm - 3:10 pm |
| School Finishes | 3:15 pm |
At home time, children should be taken (by the class teacher or Teaching Assistant) to the playground, where they will be collected. Children must wait with their class teacher until someone collects them.
Any child not collected should be taken to the office where the Headteacher or responsible Senior Teacher will take responsibility for them.
Parents must not enter the school building via class doors or playground doors. If parents need to gain access to the school building, they must do so via the main entrance and MUST report to the office first.