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Our term dates reflect national requirements. Holidays are not permitted during term time and if taken, the family could be issued a fine and an unauthorised absence will be recorded on the student’s permanent record. Only under exceptional circumstances may permission be granted, at the discretion of the Headteacher.
First half: Wednesday 1st September – Friday 22nd October
Half term: Monday 25th October – Friday 29th October
Second half: Monday 1st November – Friday 17th December
Students in Year 7 and 12 ONLY on Friday 3rd September.
INSET Days
Wednesday 1st September 2021
Thursday 2nd September 2021
*Tuesday 21st September 2021
First half: Tuesday 4th January – Friday 11th February
Half term: Monday 14th February – Friday 18th February
Second half: Monday 21st February – Friday 1st April
INSET Days
Tuesday 4th January 2022
Friday 25th March 2022
First half: Tuesday 19th April – Friday 27th May
Half term: Monday 30th May – Friday 3rd June
Second half: Monday 6th June – Friday 22nd July
*assumes Open Evening Monday 20th September 2021
All dates are subject to change – alterations will be posted to the website and published in EBS News.
Punctuality is important both at the start of the school day and to every lesson.
| Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri | Wednesday | ||
| 08:40 | Gates open | 08:40 | Gates open |
| 08:45 – 08:50 | Line up | 08:45 – 08:50 | Line up |
| 08:50 – 08:55 | Enter building | 08:50 – 08:55 | Enter building |
| 08:55 – 09:00 | Registration | 08:55 – 09:35 | Y11 Period Zero PSHEE KS Assembly |
| 09:00 – 09:15 | Form time | 09:35 – 10:35 | Lesson 1 |
| 09:15 – 10:15 | Lesson 1 | 10:35 – 10:55 | Break |
| 10:15 – 11:15 | Lesson 2 | 10:55 – 11:55 | Lesson 2 |
| 11:15 – 11:35 | Break | 11:55 – 12:45 | Lunch (Y7, 9 & 11) |
| 11:35 – 12:35 | Lesson 3 | 11:55 – 12:55 | Lesson 3 (Y8, 10 & 12/13) |
| 12:35 – 13:25 | Lunch (Y7, 9 & 11) |
12:45 – 13:45 | Lesson 3 (Y7, 9 & 11) |
| 12:35 – 13:35 | Lesson 4 (Y8, 10, & 12/13) |
12:45 – 13:45 | Lunch (Y8, 10 & 12/13) |
| 13:25 – 14:25 | Lesson 4 (Y7, 9 & 11) |
13:45 – 14:45 | Lesson 4 |
| 13:35 – 14:25 | Lunch (Y8, 10, & 12/13) |
14:45 | Dismissal |
| 14:25 – 15:25 | Lesson 5 | ||
| 15:25 | Dismissal | ||
| 15:25 – 16:25 | After school clubs | ||
Main Entrances: Year 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11 enter through the main gate and Year 12 & 13 enter through the side gate.
Line up: Year 7, 8, 9 & 12/13 on the Astroturf and Year 10 & 11 on the MUGAs.
Building Entrance: Year 8, 9, 10 & 11 enter building through main student entrance (rear of building) and Year 7, 12 & 13 enter the building on Level 2 (north corridor).
Dismissal: All students exit via the main gate.
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