The College Day
College Hours
- Doors Open at 8:45am
- College Starts at 9:00am, students arriving after 9:10am will be marked in the register as late
- Morning break –10:40am to 10.55am
- Lunchtime –12:30pm to 1:30pm
- College Ends at 3:15pm
The beginning and end of the day are very important times in our College and all students are based in their form rooms with their class tutor and support staff until 9:10am. Registers are marked, pupils choose their lunch, if they are having a school meal, and the morning sessions allow for focused intervention and preparation for the coming day. Any problems, worries or issues can be resolved before they impact on teaching time.
Notes and messages from home are also dealt with during this time. Your young person will follow their timetable through the school day until returning to the form room where home-school messages, after-school club and transport arrangements are made.
Attendance
What to do if your young person is ill or cannot attend College
If your young person is absent from College, you must notify us via Arbor, our online communication tool. If you are unable to access the app, parents should ring: 0161 518 7155 to report the absence. Please report the absence by 9.30am at the latest.
We also request that you inform school each subsequent day that your young person is absent from College until their return. If we have not heard from you, we are obliged to investigate your child’s absence. Your child’s absence is a safeguarding issue until we have confirmation of why they are absent. If your young person is ill for a length of time, you may be asked for medical evidence of the illness. For example, a doctor’s note.
Attendance is monitored in school and by the Local Authority. Satisfactory attendance is classed as 96% over the school year. If your young person’s attendance falls below this figure, then you may be contacted by an Attendance Welfare Officer.
What to do if your young person is refusing to attend College
If your young person is refusing to attend, you must contact the Pastoral Coordinator who will then support you and your family.
