St Keverne Primary School

Our School Day

The school day begins at 8:45am and ends at 3.15pm.  Children should arrive at school between 8.35am and 8.45am to be on time for registration at 8:45am.

Assemblies take place throughout the week. These are at 2:45pm, unless when led by other groups, such as Open the Book.

Break time is at 10.45am for fifteen minutes.

Lunch is eaten in the school hall from 12pm-12:30pm. From 12.30pm-1pm the children are on the school field or playground.

Total weekly hours 32.5 
Each class receives 5 hours of teaching time per day, totalling 25 hours per week.

COLLECTIVE WORSHIP (ASSEMBLY)

 

Collective Worship [often referred to as School Assembly] is legally required to take place every school day and ‘shall be wholly or mainly of a broadly Christian character’ (1988 Education Act).

It is generally accepted that Collective Worship should provide pupils with space for reflection and/or should be evocative and challenging. In our school, Collective Worship is a key feature of each school day.  In Collective Worship we explore a range of different ‘themes’ which help our children to understand and appreciate the diverse nature of the world in which we live. 

In our Collective Worship sessions, through a combination of words, still and moving images, sound, active participation from pupils and well-chosen moments of silence and contemplation we make a unique contribution to pupils’ spiritual and moral development and more generally to a positive school ethos.