Start Time
8:30 am Doors open for class registration
Lunch Time
11:30 -12:30 p.m. – Preschool
11:45 – 12:45 p.m. – Class 1
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. – Classes 2 – 5
End of the Day/ Home time
3:00 p.m. – Preschool and Key Stage 1
3:10 p.m. – Key Stage 2
Total time in a typical week = 32 hours and 30 minutes
Early Morning Learning
At The Pochin School, class teachers open the doors for pupils at 8:30am, so that they can come into school and settle before lessons start at 8:45 am. We do this as it has been proven to support transitions from home to school and help children to regulate prior to engaging in learning.
Between 8:30 and 8.45am, pupils engage in Early Morning Learning. This includes quiet reading, spelling or maths activities, responding to feedback and extending their prior learning.
The member of staff welcoming children into the playground and school will close the gates and ensure the doors are locked at 8:50 a.m. Registers will be taken in class at 8.50a.m. If pupils are not in school by 8:50 a.m., they will need to enter school through the Reception area and sign in.
If you arrive early, please ensure your child or children are not left in the playground unsupervised until a member of staff is on duty. The gates to the school playground will open at 8:30 a.m.
End of Day
The school day ends at 3:00/3:10pm.
Preschool will be collected from the Village Hall at 3:00 p.m.
Class 1 and 2 will be collected from their respective doors on School Lane at 3:00 p.m.
Class 3 will be collected from the small playground at 3:10 p.m.
Class 4 will be collected from the classroom door at 3:10 p.m.
Class 5 will be collected from the small playground at 3:10 p.m.
We understand that sometimes things don’t always go to plan; should you be late to collect your child, they will be walked round to the office by their class teacher or a Teaching Assistant. Regular late collections will be addressed through a meeting with the Head Teacher.
School Gates
The school gates are opened in the morning between 8:30 – 8:50 a.m. and in the afternoon between 2:55 – 3:30 p.m.
