Elm Academy

The School Day

Gates open: 8:40 (registers taken by 8:45)

Break: 10:30-10:45

Lunch: Between 11:45 – 13:00 (year group dependant)

Home Time: 15:15

Total Hours per week: 32.5 hours

Across the school, Early Years pupils will be welcomed with a range of morning activities whilst Years 1-6 will all have a vocabulary activity to complete. Throughout the morning pupils will learn Phonics (Years R-2), Whole Class Reading – VIPERS (Years 2-6), Writing and then Maths.

In the afternoon pupils with broaden their curriculum knowledge by learning a range of skills from the following subjects:

  • Science
  • History
  • Geography
  • Art
  • Design Technology (DT)
  • Physical Education (PE)
  • Religious Education (RE)
  • Computing
  • Physical, Social, Health & Economic (PSHE) & Relationship and Sex Education (RSE)
  • Modern Foreign Languages (MfL)
  • Music

Assemblies: 

Pupils will attend a weekly Celebration Assembly, Key Stage Assembly and Year Group Assembly,  covering a wide range of topics linked to events happening that week. These include: Black History Month, World Book Day, NSPCC, sporting events and Safer Internet Day.