School opening hours
Our school hours are 8.45 a.m. – 3.15 p.m. The total time this amounts to is 32.5 hours per week.
School hours are at:
Little Clarences (Two-year-old Provision)
Morning session: 8.45a.m. – 11.45a.m.
Nursery Provision
Morning session: 8.45a.m. – 11.45a.m.
Nursery 30 hours Provision (depends on eligibility)
We offer the following timings: (with a 45-minute lunch time). The children will Monday to Friday 8.45a.m. – 3.15p.m.
The Government’s Childcare entitlement (from the term after their third birthday) to 30 hours per week for working families, depends on eligibility.
Am I eligible?
To qualify, you and any partner must expect to earn on average:
• At least 16 hours per week at national minimum wage or national living wage.
• Less than £100,000 per year individually.
Families where one or both parents do not work will not usually be eligible unless:
• Both parents are employed but are temporarily away from workplace (maternity, paternity, adoption leave or sick leave).
• One parent is employed and one parent has substantial caring responsibilities based on specific benefits received for caring or is disabled based on receipt of specific benefits.
Eligibility can be checked at https://www.gov.uk/30-hours-free-childcare
Reception, Classes 2, 3 and 4
On a morning the school gate will be open at 08:30 children can attend Wake up and Shake up ‘Just Dance’ in the school hall.
School begins at 8.45 a.m.
School ends at 3.15 p.m.
Lunch time:
12.15 – 1.00pm
Absence
If your child is unwell and has to stay off school, you must inform the school before 9.00 a.m. of the reason of the absence tel: 01642 561237 email: highclarence@highclarenceacademy.org
If your child is absent and we have not had a reason by 9.00 a.m. we are required to phone you to check up on the reason why your child is not in school.