The School Day
Our school day begins with transitions from transport and breakfast club between 8:50am to 9:00am . Structured lessons begin at 9.10am and end at 3:00pm followed by supported transport home.
Our timetabled lessons include, maths, English, ICT, science, history, geography, PSHE, PE, Media, Games and social skills development. These lessons are taught on rotation in small groups, ranging from 6 children to 8 children in a class. Our skilled staff support learners with personalised learning interventions in the core subjects of maths, English and ICT.
Learners can also access therapeutic sessions with a trained counsellor, art therapist, and work with our therapy dog. Pastoral interventions are woven into the school day through whole class, small group work and one-to-one sessions depending on the individual needs of the child.
Each learner at our school has a Personalised Learning Programme, which is tailored to their specific needs and includes things such as developing citizenship, interests such as sports, art, craft, music, and life skills like road safety.
Snack and lunch times are structured and supervised with a focus on healthy eating and independence. Learners are encouraged to join lunchtime clubs that offer extra-curricular learning and an opportunity to socialise with other year groups. Break times are seen as important learning moments to develop social and other skills.
Food at Allerthorpe School
Allerthorpe School provides all meals throughout the school day. This includes breakfast on arrival at school, a choice of main meals at lunchtime and any snacks learners need throughout the day. All our meals are prepared by our onsite cook and provide daily nutritious and delicious meals to support good dietary health for all learners. We offer a main hot lunch option, or a choice of jacket potato with various fillings, a range of different sandwiches, wraps and toasties. Learners are provided with a written and visual menu to support them in making their own food choices for the day. We have an on-site water fountain where learners can access fresh drinking water throughout the day.
Uniform
Learners wear comfortable and appropriate clothing consisting of black or grey joggers or trousers with a white or grey polo shirt, with a black or grey hoodie. Learners can wear trainers or other flat-appropriate footwear. We ask for learners to be dressed appropriately for activity on the days they have PE.
Term Dates
Our term dates for the current academic year can be downloaded for future reference by clicking below.
