New Timetable Launch

New Timetable and Academy DayIf only we can be brought to “ We are all better than we know.

realise this, we may never be prepared to settle for anything less� ( Kurt Hahn )

The new Academy Day from July 7th 8.40am Movement bell – move to lesson 1 8.45am Lesson 1 starts 9.45am Lesson 2 starts 10.45am

Tutor Period / Assembly starts

11.05am Break 11.17am

Movement bell – move to lesson 3

11.20am

Lesson 3 starts

12.20pm

Lesson 4 starts

1.20pm Lunch 1.45pm

Movement bell – move to lesson 5

1.50pm Lesson 5 starts 2.50pm

Wider-curricular activities & Lesson 6 for some Post 16

Why we are starting the new timetable early • Gives you more time to get to grips with the new content and demands of the subjects you are studying.

• This means you will be better prepared for tests and exams because you’ve had more time to prepare and learn the content.

• Gives us a chance to iron out any issues with the timetable, option choices or groups before the summer holidays.

• When we come back after a long a restful break we can hit the ground running and make a purposeful and successful start.

• You know what to expect from the next year of your education and we can start helping you to achieve your potential even earlier than before.

Why you start Lesson 1 at 845am and registration is before break • Students and staff are immersed into teaching and learning from the very beginning of the day – resulting in a sharper and more focussed start to each day.

• On rare occasions the timetabling next to break allows for slightly extended assemblies which will not encroach on your curriculum time and disrupt your learning.

• Staff will be expected to meet and greet you a couple of minutes before lessons and ensure standards of uniform and preparation for learning are of the highest quality and that you are ready to learn and be taught at 845am prompt.

• Your tutors will also be able to see you during the day so they can check uniform and equipment, with extra time available immediately during break for dealing with issues that you may have that require an extended time period.

The new Academy Day from July 7th 8.40am Movement bell – move to lesson 1 8.45am Lesson 1 starts 9.45am Lesson 2 starts 10.45am

Tutor Period / Assembly starts

11.05am Break 11.17am

Movement bell – move to lesson 3

11.20am

Lesson 3 starts

12.20pm

Lesson 4 starts

1.20pm Lunch 1.45pm

Movement bell – move to lesson 5

1.50pm Lesson 5 starts 2.50pm

Wider-curricular activities & Lesson 6 for some Post 16

Registration • Your register will be taken at the start of Period 1 which will begin at 8.45am prompt.

• If you are not in your lesson by 8.45am an ‘unknown absence’ text message will be sent home to your parents.

• Anyone not in the classroom at 8.45am will be recorded as ‘absent’ and then ‘late’ if you arrive after 8.45am – with ‘minutes late’ recorded on SIMS. • If you arrive late to Lessons 1 or 2 you will be kept behind at the end of your tutor period for 5 minutes (per late/per lesson) by your tutor, as an immediate sanction.

Movement bells x3 • We will use the three movement bells for an interim period only, the aim being to move to having no bells at all in September and placing an emphasis on your effective time management, which in turn develops your own selfdiscipline.

• At 8.40am a ‘movement bell’ will sound. You are expected to be sat down and ready to learn, with staff beginning your lesson by 8.45am.

• There will be no lesson bells during the day, other than a fire bell if necessary.

There will be a ‘movement bell’ at 11.17am and another at 1.45pm to signal that you need to move to lessons and ensure you are on time.

• Timings for the day will be driven by the network time on staff laptops only and by no other means.

Lesson registration and punctuality • At changeovers between Lessons 1 and 2 and between Lessons 3 and 4, the register for the next lesson will be open for a 5 minute period to allow for movement across the Academy site.

• If you arrive after 9.50am or 12.25pm you will be recorded as late – with ‘minutes late’ recorded on SIMS. • For Lessons 3 and 5, anyone not in the classroom at 11.20am or 1.50pm will be recorded as ‘absent’ and then ‘late’ if they arrive after 11.20am or 1.50pm – with ‘minutes late’ recorded on SIMS. • If you arrive late to Lessons 1 or 2 you will be kept behind at the end of the tutor period for 5 minutes (per late/per lesson)m by your tutor, as an immediate sanction.

• If you arrive late for Lesson 3 you will receive a 5 minute detention at the end of the day at your Year base.

• If you arrive late to Lessons 4 or 5 you will be kept behind by the subject teacher for 5 minutes as an immediate sanction.

• In addition, session lates and ‘minutes late’ will be picked up by the pastoral team and the appropriate detentions will be issued.

• BE ON TIME and you will get rewarded and avoid sanctions!

Students out of lessons • You should not be allowed out of lessons for any reason unless it is unavoidable.

• If it is unavoidable , you will be issued with a signed note from your member of staff, in your planner only, saying what time you left and where you are going, with an expected time of return.

• Only one student will be allowed out at any time.

• If you are late to a lesson because a member of staff has kept you behind for a valid reason, the teacher will provide you with a signed note stating who you were with, at what time and for what reason. In most cases, this will avoid you getting a ‘late’ detention.

Just in case you are not sure why we are changing things‌‌we want to tell you what all these changes WILL create for YOU

Our ACE Vision for you – ‘education without limits’ • The ACE academy as an outstanding place of learning – ‘your Academy of choice’ • Where

and your achievement is at the heart of everything we do.

• We experience our success through your achievements– building legacy and sustainability for YOUR community through being ‘the best that we can be’.

• All of you become successful students with exceptional knowledge, skills, attitudes and moral purpose to significantly contribute to our global society and experience 70+ fantastic years in your own lives.

Your ACE Ethos • A supportive and purposeful place of learning where great people (students and staff) come and achieve great things.

• A non-negotiable belief that every one of YOU can contribute and be more successful than YOU believe possible.

• A relentless focus on achieving and bettering excellence.

ACHIEVE, CONTRIBUTE, EXCEL

Your ACE Core Values – our ‘ACERS’!

•Achievement •Challenge •Enjoyment •Respect •Self-discipline

If anyone can tell me the correct reason for why the butterfly appears throughout the slides you will receive 2 tickets to a Premiership Rugby game next season.

Good luck! (you might need to ask a teacher)