The school day at HNS starts with breakfast at 07.30 for those who like to have breakfast at school; otherwise, students arrive by 7:55am for line up followed by registration. You can look at our Curriculum in more detail.

Sample timetable

KS3	KS4
BREAKFAST CLUB - 7.30 - 8.00
MORNING LINE UP - 8.05
8.05 - 8.10 Registration	8.05 - 8.10 Registration
8.15 - 9.15 Lesson 1	8.15 - 9.15 Lesson 1
9.20 - 10.20 Lesson 2	9.20 - 10.20 Lesson 2
BREAK - 10.20 - 10.35
BREAK TIME LINE UP - 10.35
10.40 - 11.40 Lesson 3	10.40 - 11.40 Lesson 3
11.45 - 12.45 Lesson 4	11.45 - 12.45 Lesson 4
12.45 - 13.05 KS3 Lunch (1st Sitting)	12.45 - 13.25 Lesson 5
13.05 - 13.25 KS3 Lunch (2nd Sitting)
13.25 - 13.45 KS3 Prep	13.25 - 13.45 KS4 Lunch
AFTERNOON BREAK - 13.45 - 14.05
AFTERNOON BREAK LINE UP - 14.05
14.10 - 15.05 Lesson 5	14.10 - 15.05 Lesson 6
15.05 - 16.00 Lesson 6	15.05 - 16.00 Lesson 7
16.00 - 17.00 Enrichment/Intervention	16.00 - 17.00 Enrichment/Intervention

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We divide the school day into a “Teaching Day” and a “Study Afternoon” divided by an extended lunchtime. This works as follows:

• Teaching Day: We have six 60-minute lessons during the day with movement breaks in between until staggered lunches from 12.45-1.45pm. Morning break of 30 minutes enables students to fill their water bottles, eat fresh fruit, spend time outside, play table tennis, practise their musical instruments or use their Chromebooks. The form rooms contain the Chromebook charging stations where each student’s personal Chromebook charges overnight ready for the next day’s lessons. Students also have their individual lockers in their form rooms.
• Lunch and Break: Before, or after, lunch, students have reading time. Reading may be individual or as a form activity with Friday being the day for writing reviews and taking comprehension tests. Lunch is followed by activities in teacher-led clubs from 2.30-3.15pm. These ??? (Lunch) are used for sport and other forms of exercise such as yoga or dance, as well as a range of music activities. Other clubs such as cooking, drama and animation cater for a wide range of student interests.
• Study Afternoon: From 4pm until 5pm pupils study, do their homework, have individual and small group music lessons and engage in various Enrichment and Intervention activities. The idea is to use this time for practice, thinking and revision. Children do not sit at a desk all the time – the afternoon is broken up into various units of activity to keep everyone engaged, motivated and interested. We also use this time for mentoring, house activities and personalised learning sessions. Students may stay until 6pm to practice their musical instrument or work with individual teachers on specific curriculum areas.

Our current students are enjoying and responding to our extended day because it is providing structure, an opportunity to learn from each other, and time to practice and learn (as well as plenty of time to do sports). By the time the students leave for the day their work is done and they can enjoy the evening with their family.

At HNS we celebrate talent and encourage our students to develop their interests in a range of activities. We have pupils who are training with professional sports clubs, playing in borough and national orchestras, acting in professional productions and singing in a variety of choirs. Where a student is really committed to an activity, and is supported by parents or carers, we will agree an earlier release time from school as long as the student is performing well in school both academically and behaviourally.