A day in the life of Charlton House
What is a typical day at Charlton House Independent School like for pupils and staff?
At Charlton House, we live out our mission statement to ‘Love One Another’ throughout the school day. It is reflected in everything that staff and pupils do. We are so proud of our school, and that is abundantly obvious from the moment you are welcomed through our doors.
| School Day Timings | |
|---|---|
| Breakfast Care | 7:30 - 8:40 |
| School gates open | 8:40 |
| Registration & Early Morning Work | 8:40 - 9:00 |
| Lesson 1 | 9:00 - 10:00 |
| Lesson 2 | 10:00 - 10:30 |
| Morning Break | 10:30 - 10:50 |
| Lesson 3 | 10:50 - 12:20 |
| Lunchtime | 12:20 - 13:10 |
| Afternoon Registration | 13:20 - 13:30 |
| Assembly | 13:30 - 13:45 |
| Lesson 4 | 13:50 - 14:35 |
| Afternoon Break | 14:35 - 14:50 |
| Lesson 5 | 14:50 - 15:40 |
| School day ends | 15:45 |
| After School Clubs | 15:45 - 16:45 |
| After School Care | 15:45 - 16:45 |
| Enquire further about provision beyond 16:45 |
All pupils spend a minimum of 35 hours and 25 minutes per week at school.
Information
Breakfast Care welcomes pupils from 07:30. The school day starts at 08:40 when children come into classrooms and start early morning activities that are linked to core learning.
Whole school assemblies are an important part of our school day. We meet as a whole school almost every day:
Monday ~ Collective Worship
Tuesday ~ Learning Values Assembly
Wednesday ~ Hymn Practice
Thursday ~ House Assembly
Friday ~ Celebration Assembly
Monday’s Collective Worship leads on from the Sunday Gospel, and our ‘heart value’ for the week is shared with the children. ‘Heart values’ emanate from our mission statement and reflect the different ways we live out our mission statement, demonstrating values such as respect, honesty and integrity.
On a Friday, we gather for our ‘Celebration Assembly’, where certificates are awarded to children who have been demonstrating our core learning values. It is a wonderful time to come together and share all of the achievements from the week.
Our pupils and staff have highly supportive relationships, built upon mutual respect. Children partake in exciting, hands-on and interactive lessons that foster excitement and awe and engender a desire to learn more.
All lessons take place either inside our bright and spacious classrooms and specialist teaching spaces or outside within our extensive grounds. Here, pupils enjoy connecting with nature and bringing a fresh perspective to their learning. Children are given a variety of opportunities to discuss and share their work with others in lessons, through performances and presenting what they have written, building confidence and poise.
The school day finishes at 15:45, and pupils are invited to participate in a wide range of after-school clubs every day of the week. These currently range from Italian to Spanish and ballroom dancing to mindfulness and tennis to netball. Clubs are selected every term to reflect a range of passions and abilities. We aim to cater for long-established interests and pastimes through to modern and contemporary hobbies and skills.
If you need support with childcare beyond 16:45, please contact us.
In everything we do, we think of others, and pupils and parents are very much at the forefront of our minds when we consider the length of our day. Regardless of how long each pupil’s day is, rest assured that every pupil is hugely valued and matters to every member of staff.