Our academy day
At Dixons Newall Green we operate a longer working day. With an extended academy day, students have more time in the classroom to acquire skills, knowledge and understanding, as well as more opportunities to participate in a wide range of co-curricular electives. There are no shortcuts to success.
The Year 7 & 8 school day will run as follows:
| Period | Time | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| | 7.50 – 8.10 | Breakfast / Morning Mastery | Breakfast / Morning Mastery | Breakfast / Morning Mastery | Breakfast / Morning Mastery | Breakfast / Morning Mastery |
| MM | 8.10 – 8.40 | Morning Meeting | Morning Meeting | Morning Meeting | Morning Meeting | Morning Meeting |
| 1 | 8.40- 9.40 | Lessons | Lessons | Lessons | Lessons | Lessons |
| 2 | 9.40- 10.40 | Lessons | Lessons | Lessons | Lessons | Lessons |
| Break | 10.40-10.55 | Break | Break | Break | Break | Break |
| 3 | 10.55- 11.55 | Lessons | Lessons | Lessons | Lessons | Lessons |
| 4 | 11.55- 12.55 | Lessons | Lessons | Lessons | Lessons | Lessons |
| Family Dining | 12.55- 13.25 | Family Dining | Family Dining | Family Dining | Family Dining | Family Dining |
| Robust Reading | 13.25 – 13.55 | Robust Reading | Robust Reading | Robust Reading | Robust Reading | Robust Reading |
| 5 | 13.55- 14.55 | Lessons | Lessons | Lessons | Lessons | Afternoon Meeting (finish 14.10) |
| AM | 14:55- 15.10 | Afternoon Meeting | Afternoon Meeting | Afternoon Meeting | Afternoon Meeting | Correction (14.10- 15.10) |
| Correction | 15.10- 16.10 | Correction | Correction | Correction | Correction | |
| Extra-Curricular | 15.10- 16.10 | Extra-Curricular | Extra-Curricular | Extra-Curricular | Extra-Curricular |
The Year 9 school day will run as follows:
| Period | Time | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| | 7.50 – 8.10 | Breakfast / Morning Mastery | Breakfast / Morning Mastery | Breakfast / Morning Mastery | Breakfast / Morning Mastery | Breakfast / Morning Mastery |
| MM | 8.10 – 8.40 | Morning Meeting | Morning Meeting | Morning Meeting | Morning Meeting | Morning Meeting |
| 1 | 8.40- 9.40 | Lessons | Lessons | Lessons | Lessons | Lessons |
| 2 | 9.40- 10.40 | Lessons | Lessons | Lessons | Lessons | Lessons |
| Break | 10.40-10.55 | Break | Break | Break | Break | Break |
| 3 | 10.55- 11.55 | Lessons | Lessons | Lessons | Lessons | Lessons |
| 4 | 11.55- 12.55 | Lessons | Lessons | Lessons | Lessons | Lessons |
| Robust Reading | 12.55- 13.25 | Robust Reading | Robust Reading | Robust Reading | Robust Reading | Robust Reading |
| Family Dining | 13.25 – 13.55 | Family Dining | Family Dining | Family Dining | Family Dining | Family Dining |
| 5 | 13.55- 14.55 | Lessons | Lessons | Lessons | Lessons | Afternoon Meeting (finish 14.10) |
| AM | 14:55- 15.10 | Afternoon Meeting | Afternoon Meeting | Afternoon Meeting | Afternoon Meeting | Correction (14.10- 15.10) |
| Correction | 15.10- 16.10 | Correction | Correction | Correction | Correction | |
| Extra-Curricular | 15.10- 16.10 | Extra-Curricular | Extra-Curricular | Extra-Curricular | Extra-Curricular |
- All students must arrive at the academy by 8.10am at the very latest (go to their locker and hand in homework); some students will be expected to arrive at the academy as early as 7.40am for catch-up in the EBacc (e.g. Lexia, Morning Mastery). Breakfast is served from 7.50am.
- All students begin their day with Morning Meeting which includes retrieval practice; literacy and numeracy; strengthening of school culture; value expectations reset; and appreciations / recognition.
- Weekly team sport practice will take place during one allocated Family Dining / Robust Reading for those students selected to represent the academy.
- All students finish at 15.10 (3.10pm) on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
- All students finish at 14.10 (2.10pm) on Friday.
- For all students same day corrections (detentions of up to 1 hour) start at 15.10 (3.10pm) on Monday to Thursday; and 14.10 (2.10pm) on Friday.
*Robust Reading - the vision for Robust Reading is to ensure that every student reads high quality and challenging texts so they are instilled with the knowledge to think critically and creatively.
Please note, any variations to this schedule, prior to the opening of the school, will be communicated to families.