Extended day

At the Greenwich Free School we know that there are no shortcuts to success - in academia or in life. We therefore operate an extended school day, giving our pupils around one-third more time in the classroom with their teachers, and more time for extra-curricular activities.

In concrete terms, our extended day means that our pupils will complete 9.2 'normal' years of learning in the 7 years they are with us - a total of 8778 hours of learning instead of the 6650 they'd receive at a typical secondary school.

This extra 2.2 years of education will help them achieve the high grades we expect of GFS pupils. It will also help them develop into the well-rounded individuals that the top universities and employers are seeking. And we hope they'll have a great time along the way!

Our extended school day operates as follows:

Time	Activity	Description
08:00 - 08:30	Tutor time	Registration with form tutor, including our Wellbeing Curriculum (covering personal, social and health education)
08:30 - 09:30	Lesson 1	Core timetable
09:30 - 10:30	Lesson 2	Core timetable
10:30 - 10:50	Break
10:50 - 11:50	Lesson 3	Core timetable
11:50 - 12:50	Lesson 4	Core timetable
12:50 - 01:40	Lunch
01:40 - 02:40	Lesson 5	Core timetable
02:40 - 03:40	Lesson 6	Core timetable
03:40 - 04:00	Break
04:00 - 04:30	Tutor time	Supervised homework time with form tutor (Tue - Thu)
04:30 - 05:30	Extra-curricular clubs (Tue - Thu)	Compulsory extra-curricular activities, which pupils select from a range of options