The Academy Day
Have you ever wondered what an average day at Harris Academy Clapham looks like? This page gives you an overview of what to expect.
Before school
The Academy gates open every morning at 8am with staff at the gate to welcome our students. Our students and staff greet each other politely.
At 8am the canteen start serving breakfast and the library opens, if you want to pick up a new book to read or do some reading before the day starts.
We recommend students arrive by 8:15am to ensure a calm, purposeful start.
Students arriving after 8:25am will receive a punctuality sanction unless an exceptional reason has been communicated by a parent or carer.
If a student arrives after the register closes, they are recorded as U (unauthorised absence) for that session.
Punctuality protects learning time, for your child and for other
Personal development and lessons
At 8.25am the bell goes and we all line up in our tutor groups. By the time the next bell goes at 8.30 we are all already lined up in silence and paying attention to the instructions or messages. All our tutor groups move off swiftly to registration.
Students have personal development every morning for half an hour. During this time, students study our PRSHE (Personal, Relationship, Sex and Health, Economic) education to help prepare them for life beyond the academy.
At 9am students move to the first lesson of the day. All lessons last 80 minutes.
Students get a 20 minute break time and a 40 minute lunch time.
Break and lunch time is a time to catch up with your friends, get something to eat, visit the library, play sports or go to a club. At break and lunch you are allowed in the library, the canteen or outside or in the Sports Hall. You are very welcome to bring your own packed lunch to eat at break or lunchtime.
Remember that we do not want to see you eating big bags of crisps, sweets or cookies. They really are not good for your body or your brain. And we definitely do not want to see you drinking any energy drinks! We are an allergy aware academy, so plan your packed lunch carefully.
After school
The end of the day is at 3:20pm on Monday -Thursday, after which our enrichment clubs start. You are expected to attend at least one enrichment club every week. On a Friday, the academy closes at 2:00pm.
The timetable in full
Monday – Thursday
|
8 25am |
Line-up |
|
8 30am |
Tutor Time |
|
9 00am |
Period 1 |
|
10 20am |
Period 2 |
|
11 40am |
Break |
|
12 00pm |
Period 3 |
|
1 20pm |
Lunch |
|
2 00pm |
Period 4 |
|
3 20pm |
End of day
Extra-curricular activities (strongly encouraged) 1-hour Year 11 Intervention – targeted – 1 hour Year 10 Intervention – targeted – 40 minutes |
Friday
|
8 25am |
Line-up |
|
8 30am |
Tutor Time |
|
9 00am |
Period 1 |
|
10 20am |
Break |
|
10 40am |
Period 2 |
|
12 00pm |
Lunch |
|
12 40pm |
Period 3 |
|
2 00pm |
End of day |