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Dixons Croxteth Academy

Our academy day

The table below summarises the academy day for all year groups. The total number of compulsory hours in school each week is 35.4 hours per week. 

Students must be in Morning Meeting by 8:20 am every day. Our school day finishes at 3.30pm Monday to Wednesday and 2.35 pm on Thursday and Friday.

  • All students must arrive at the academy by 8.15 am, ready to start at 8.20 am.
  • All students begin their day with Morning Meeting, which includes: retrieval practice (focused on critical knowledge), literacy and numeracy development, strengthening of school culture, value expectations reset, and appreciation/recognition.
  • For all students, same-day corrections (detentions of up to 1 hour) start at 3.25 pm from Monday to Wednesday and at 2.25 pm from Thursday to Friday.

We have extended the academy day to give students more classroom time to apply their skills and understanding deepening their learning.

Why have we changed the school day?

  • To have a school day that provides the best educational opportunities for students.
  • To have a school day that ensures optimum student and staff well-being. This means finishing earlier at the end of the week than we currently do.
  • To enable students to have a better experience at break and lunch times, less rushed and calm.
  • To allow us to incorporate ‘Morning Meetings’ across the whole school - where students start each morning together as a year group focussing on knowledge acquisition through retrieval practice.The table below summarises the academy day for all year groups. The total number of compulsory hours in school each week is 35.4 hours per week.
Year 7 / 9 / 11 (Monday to Friday)TimeYear 8 / 10 (Monday to Friday)Time
Morning Meeting8.20 - 8.40Morning Meeting8.20 - 8.40
Lesson 18.40 - 9.40Lesson 18.40 - 9.40
Break9.40 - 9.55Lesson 29.40 - 10.40
Lesson 29.55 - 10.55Break10.40 - 10.55
Lesson 310.55 - 11.55Lesson 310.55 - 11.55
Lunch 11.55 - 12.25Lesson 411.55 - 12.55
Lesson 412.25 - 13.25Lunch12.55 - 13.25
Lesson 513.25 - 14.25Lesson 513.25 - 14.25
Lesson 614.25 - 15.25Lesson 614.25 - 15.25