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The School Day

The school day is divided into six periods, with four in the morning and one in the afternoon for years 8, 9 & 11. Year 7 & 10 have their own lunchtime before the rest of the school, as follows:

  • 08.00 - 08:35: Breakfast Club
  • 08:35 - 08:50: Registration
  • 08:50 - 09:50: Period 1
  • 09:50 - 10:50: Period 2
  • 10:50 - 11:10: Break
  • 11:10 - 12:10: Period 3
  • 12:10 - 13:05: Period 4 Lunch for Year 7 and 10
  • 13:05 - 14:00: Period 5 Lunch for Year 8, 9 and 11
  • 14.00 - 15:00: Period 6 including registration    

Absence

If a student is going to be absent please ring the school as early as possible on :

01438 744400

Or email the school on : absence@barnwell.herts.sch.uk

Lunch Arrangements

Pupils in Years 7 - 11 have the option of:

  • Remaining at school to buy a meal, or bring a packed lunch
  • Going home for lunch
  • No students are allowed out of school (Years 7-11) at lunchtime without a pass to go home. Currently only a handful of students go home at lunchtime the remainder stay, supervised, in school.

Breakfast Club is open from 8.00am every morning in the dining room and offers students a range of healthy items to set them up for the day.

We operate a cashless cafeteria system, with the use of SMART cards. This enables parents to know the choice their children are making and is a secure cashless system, where parents can be assured that children will not be able to purchase food whilst coming to and from school, once their card is loaded with money given to them. A varied menu is offered by Scolarest, who are our catering service provider based upon our commitment to be a Healthy School.

Assemblies

There is one collective assembly each week for each year group.

West Campus

Monday           Yellow House designated house assembly in hall.

Tuesday           Purple House designated house assembly in hall.

Wednesday      Green House designated house assembly in hall.           

Thursday          Blue House designated house assembly in hall.  

Friday              Red House designated house assembly in hall.

East Campus

Monday           Year Group Assembly

Tuesday          Purple House designated house assembly in hall.           

Wednesday     Green House designated house assembly in hall.

Thursday         Blue House designated house assembly in hall.  

Friday              Red House designated house assembly in hall.

Assemblies include a shared act of contemplation, thought provoking stories / plays and opportunities to increase awareness of moral and spiritual education and provide up-to-date information about school activities. They are also used as opportunities to develop our collective identities, recognise a range of achievements and to give everybody a sense of the pleasure of success.