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 |
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