| Activity | Start time | Finish time |
|---|---|---|
| Doors open for early lessons / Clubs / Breakfast Club | 8.00 | |
| Registration for early morning lessons / Clubs | 8.05 | |
| Arrival (for other pupils) | 8.30 | |
| Registration | 8.40 | |
| Quiet Time (for reflection and meditation) | 8.50 | |
| Period 1 | 9.05 | 9.55 |
| Period 2 | 10.00 | 10.50 |
| Break | 10.50 | 11.10 |
| Period 3 | 11.15 | 12.05 |
| Period 4 | 12.10 | 1.00 |
| Lunch / Clubs / Clinics | 13.00 | 13.45 |
| Quiet Time / Form Time / Assembly | 13.50 | 14.20 |
| Period 5 | 14.25 | 15.15 |
| Period 6 | 15.20 | 16.10 |
| Dismissal from lessons | 16.10 | |
| After-school Clubs | 16.30 |
“On Wednesdays, I start my day with choir, which I really enjoy. My first lesson is Drama and second lesson is Study, which is convenient as I have some free time to do work. We have a 25-minute break to gather books, play with friends and have a snack. For the next two periods, we have double sport. When we get back from the sports grounds, we are just in time for lunch. As it is House Lunch, we sit with other year groups in the same house as us. The lunches are delicious! My last two periods are Latin and music. After school, I have cooking club and it is extremely fun as we make things like sushi and cinnamon buns.”
–Pola, Year 8
“On Monday, I have a full day of school, and in the afternoon, I help coach netball with Year 8 and 9 pupils!”
–Gina, Year 11
The Pause
At St James, we feel it is important to introduce our pupils to stillness and allow them to discover how to be inwardly free and deeply at ease within themselves. A short period of 5-10 minutes at the beginning and middle of every day is allocated to quietude in which pupils may meditate, contemplate or simply be still – according to their own spiritual inclinations.