The School Day 

Timings

Sandhurst School gates open at 8:00am each morning. The school will not be responsible for students arriving at the school before 8:20am unless students are attending a breakfast club. Students should arrive promptly at their tutor lines at 08:25am. Students must attend school from 8.30am - 3:00pm each day, including break and lunch. In a typical week, students will be in school for 32.5 hours, with 25 hours in lessons.

Homework Club

Homework club is provided for all year groups to support them with homework for all subjects. The students are welcome to come any day from Monday to Thursday for an hour after school in PC4. Help and support is given by a member of staff on each of these days.

Attendance and Punctuality

It is essential that students attend school regularly, punctually, and we stress this with all our students. Where absences or lateness are unavoidable, parents are asked to send a brief note of explanation to the form tutor or telephone the school office.

Unexplained absences or persistent lateness will be investigated by the Education Welfare Officer, who works closely with the school. Parents can report their son/daughter’s illness using the Studybugs App. We will give you more information about the Studybugs App in September.

For more information on attendance, please visit our attendance page.

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Lunch Break

KS3 students remain at school for break and lunchtime.

Year 7 students have a dedicated area for break and lunch in the canteen and outside. Students may bring their own food to school or purchase this from the canteen, see a sample menu below.

tsk menu.pdf

Positive Learning Routines

We expect students to behave in a responsible way at all times and above all to show consideration for other people. At Sandhurst School, we use Positive Learning Routines (PLRs) at the start and end of each lesson.

Positive Learning Routines (PLRs) are a set of specific procedures used at Sandhurst School at the start and end of each lesson. The reason behind these routines is to create a calm and positive start to every lesson, which maximises learning by ensuring all students are ready and focused from the moment they enter the classroom. Please see an overview of the PLRs below: