Secondary School Day: Session 2024/2025

Tuesday 30th April 2024

I am sharing an Outcome Report relating to the recent school day alignment consultation held over February and March.   Over 2000 responses were submitted and on Thursday 25th April the Midlothian Business Transformation Strategic Group approved the proposal.

This means that from Monday 3rd of June 2024 all Midlothian secondary schools, including our school, will begin classes at 8.40am, (Monday through Friday).  In each secondary school classes will finish at 3.25pm, (Monday through Thursday).  On a Friday classes in each secondary school will finish at 12.15pm.

For those who travel by school transport we are working with providers to move to a morning drop-off no earlier than 8.20am.  I’ll keep you informed as that work progresses.

It means that the overall length of the pupil/student week for all Midlothian secondary schools will be the same and organised across 32 x 50 minute periods.  This is no change for LHS.  All 32 periods, Monday Period 1 through to Friday Period 4, will start and end at the same time in each school.

Lunch in all schools will be set at 40 minutes,  this is a reduction of 10 minutes for LHS, with a commitment to review this in autumn 2025 for possible revision in school session 2026/27.   All schools are committed to reviewing this as the ‘result’ in the consultation was very close between those who agreed with the 40 minute proposal and those who didn’t.

Additional detail is contained in the Outcome Report, click here.

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