1. Some changes for September !

2. The Changes
An early finish every Wednesday
A two week timetable

3. Change 1 : The structure of the school week
On Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
Mentor time / assembly starts at 8.35 (same as now) – if you arrive after you will be LATE
2 * 55 minute lessons then BREAK
2* 55 minute lessons then LUNCH
2 * lessons (1*55 min, 1*50 min) then PM MENTOR
Mentor time will be from 3.10 to (Formal end of school day is 3.25)
PERIOD 7 will run as normal from 3.20 to 4.00

4. Change 1 : The structure of the school week
On Wednesday
Mentor / assembly starts at 8.35 (same as now) – if you arrive after 8.40 you will be LATE
3 * 45 minute lessons then BREAK (hot food available)
2* 45 minute lessons then LUNCH (optional)
12.50 –you can GO HOME
Or stay until 1.30 (end of lunch)
Or stay and work in a supervised ICT room until 3.00

5. What happens on a Wednesday
Lesson 5 ends at after this you can go home
OR You can opt to eat at school and stay until 1.30
OR You can stay in school, supervised, until 3.00
If you stay in school you will go to a year group space (ICT space) where you can study, do homework, revise, get help – what a good idea !!
Your parents will sign for one of these options – you MUST stick to it unless we hear otherwise from your parent.
Parents can contact the school (via attendance line) if a change is needed for a certain week.

6. What does this mean for students ?
Slightly less mentor time each week
Slightly more time in lesson (to help you get better grades)
Be in school ON TIME - after 8.40 means LATE
You can go home at on Wednesday
You do not lose out on “after school clubs / activities”
Certain year groups will get more time to help prepare for GCSE / A levels.
Extra support and interventions will be available on certain Wednesday afternoons throughout the year

7. What does this mean for Parents ?
Ensure your child is at school between 8.30 and 8.35 (no change) (BUT late after 8.40)
Your child CAN leave school at on a Wednesday
Your child will receive MORE teacher led lesson time (25 minutes per week)
You will be asked to tell us what time your child will leave on a Wednesday afternoon, further information to follow

8. Why are we doing it (1)
To enable us to give a better Quality of Education to every child who attends HBHS
Increase lesson planning time resulting in your child receiving HIGHER quality lessons.
To have increased training time to enable staff to perform at the very highest level
To enable us to expand our work with other schools

9. Why are we doing it (2)
Certain year groups will get more time on some Wednesdays to help them prepare for GCSE / A levels.
To enable extra support and interventions to run on Wednesday afternoons
To enable us to run parent consultations, open evenings, school events on Wednesday afternoons and evenings (minimising disruption)
To enable students to have more taught lesson time

10. Change 2 : Your Timetable

11. There will be a 2 week Timetable
This means student timetables will run over a TWO week period NOT ONE week as it does now.
Weeks will be referred to as WEEK A and WEEK B
Monday WEEK A timetable will not be the same as Monday WEEK B
Tuesday WEEK A timetable will not be the same as Tuesday WEEK B and so on

12. WHY are we doing this
To continue to offer a better quality of education and a very broad and wide curriculum to every child.
Less chance of split classes
Better use of part time staff
To re-introduce curriculum areas that are important to whole child development (PSHE in all years from Sept)
To increase time for PE (impact on childhood wellbeing)
To balance the needs of Dance / Drama and Sport
To maintain regularity of contact in all core subjects
To enable most subjects to have MORE curriculum time

13. What does it mean for a Parent
When helping students with work or packing their bag you need to check which week it is
Ensure your child has the right equipment (including Sports / Dance kit) for the correct day / week
Your child will receive a better balance of subjects and education