The school day here at The Fitzroy Academy consists of formal lessons in the mornings delivering learning specific to each pupils personalised curriculum. Afternoon sessions are used for a range of functional and practical activities, and topic-based learning. These sessions include swimming, community participation, mini-enterprise and opportunities to develop life skills and social interaction skills in different environments. 

The times for these sessions are as follows: 

9.30	Start time
9.30 - 9.50	Sensory Circuits/PSHE
9.50 - 10.20	Lesson 1
10.20 - 10.50	Lesson 2
10.50 - 11.05	Break
11.05 - 11.35	Lesson 3
11.35 - 12.05	Lesson 4
12.05 - 12.30	Reading (Literacy activities with a reading focus)
12.30 - 13.10	Lunch time
13.10 - 14.10	Lesson 5 - topic-based learning/community participation
14.10 - 15.15	Lesson 6 - topic-based learning/community participation
15.15 - 15.30	Reflection Time

 

The timetable may look different for individual students and in the classes that follow specific curriculums. The Fitzroy Academy operates a five-day teaching week. Curriculum planning for the academic year is based on the standard thirty-nine-week cycle and weekly timetable of 26 learning hours. The school adheres closely to the Shropshire Local Authority’s school holidays with five INSET days across the year.