Structure of the school day
Primary School
All schools have control over the structure of their own school day although most will finish at 3.30pm. The statutory Literacy Hour and Numeracy Hour will be a feature of all school timetables. The example below illustrates what you will typically find in a primary school. Teaching Personnel consultants will be able to provide you with further details of the exact timetable in your assigned school for long term placements.
9.00am - Registration
9.10am - School Assembly
9.30am - Literacy Hour
10.30am - Breaktime
10.45am - Numeracy Hour
11.45am - Subject class
12.15pm - Lunch
13.30pm - Afternoon Registration
13.35pm - Classes
14.45pm - Breaktime
15.00pm - Classes
15.30pm - End of school day
Secondary School
A typical day is shown below. However, there is much variation within secondary schools and you will need to speak to your consultant to obtain timetable information for schools. Some secondary schools operate a two-week timetable,
which means that if you are in the school for more than one week you may not be teaching the same class at the same period each week.
09.00am - Registration
09.20am - Period 1
10.00am - Period 2
10.40am - Break
11.00am - Period 3
11.40am - Period 4
12.20pm - Lunch
13.20pm - Registration
13.40pm - Period 5
14.20pm - Period 6
15.00pm - Period 7
15.40pm - School ends