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The School Day

Absence

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

WEST - 01438 744400 EAST - 01438 730876

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.

Assemblies

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

West Campus

Monday - Green House assembly
Tuesday - Red House assembly
Wednesday - Yellow House assembly
Thursday - Blue House assembly
Friday - Purple House assembly

East Campus

Monday - Franklin house assembly
Tuesday Caxton house assembly
Wednesday - Brunel house assembly
Thursday - Sixth Form
Friday - Garrett house assembly

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.

Timings of the School Day