Pocklington School : A New Working Week .
We believe that this change will support the School ’ s strategic goal of improving academic outcomes and increasing our pupils ’ independence . Our new working week will see pupils spending more time in academic lessons and making more efficient and effective use of their time in school . It offers the right platform to drive forward improved academic standards along with a curriculum in support of this objective .
This evolution seeks to improve our overall educational product and experience for generations of Pocklington students to come . In addition to the substantial academic benefits , we aim to improve our co-curricular opportunities , sporting options , boarding provision and pastoral care via a 5-day academic week . Furthermore , it is anticipated that this enhancement of our all-round educational package enables us to best respond to pupil well-being and meet the needs of modern family life .
A new working week
All academic lessons in Pocklington School will operate from Monday-Friday via a two-week timetable . This means that pupils will have a different timetable in Week ‘ A ’ and Week ‘ B ’. This allows for increased flexibility in timetabling and results in us being able to maintain our choice-based curriculum and introduce new subjects at different stages of the School . Break , lunch , games lessons , lunchtime clubs and practices will remain at the same time in each week . The two-week timetable will only apply to Pocklington School , and not to the Prep School . Pupils in the Prep School will follow a broadly similar structure to the one displayed here though lunch and break times may be slightly different .
Overall , Pocklington School pupils will gain roughly two weeks of extra academic teaching per year . Prep School pupils will gain an additional six days of teaching . Given the increasingly competitive world our pupils are facing when they leave school , we believe it is right to give them the very best platform to prepare them for whatever pathway their future holds . Longer lessons facilitate independent thinking , the time to reflect and consider problems in more depth , the opportunity to discuss and debate complex ideas and the chance to undertake practical work on a more frequent basis .
Monday - Thursday Activity Friday Activity
08.30 Tutor time / Assembly 08.30 Church
08.55 Lesson 1 09.10 Lesson 1
09.45 Lesson 2 10.00 Lesson 2
10.40 Break 10.55 Break
11.05 Lesson 3 11.20 Lesson 3
11.55 Lesson 4 12.10 Lesson 4
12.50 Lunchtime and activities 13.05 Lunchtime and activities
14.00 Registration ( taken by P5 teacher )
14.00 Registration ( taken by P5 teacher )
14.05 Lesson 5 14.05 Lesson 5
14.55 Lesson 6 14.55 Lesson 6
15.50 End of school day and after school programme
15.50 End of school day and after school programme
16.05 First wave buses depart 16.05 First wave buses depart
17.05 Second wave buses depart 17.05 Second wave buses depart
We also believe this change will better facilitate Pocklington pupils further developing skills they will require in an increasingly competitive university and employment landscape . Longer lessons allow for more creative approaches to teaching and learning and this in turn further empowers our teachers to deeply instil the School ’ s Virtues in our pupils . Our Sixth Form students will have fewer study periods and be busier during the new working week . The overwhelming majority of subjects gain teaching time as a result of this curriculum structure review . We have also broadened our curriculum , investing in new timetabled subjects at Middle School and A level .