The School Day
From September 2023, our gates will open at 08:30 and all pupils will need to arrive by 08:40 when our learning will commence. Our learning finishes at 15.10, a total of 32 hours and 30 minutes. This keeps us in line with Government expectations outlined in the white paper Opportunity for all: Strong schools with great teachers for
your child .
Morning Playtimes
Lower KS2 Break - 10:15– 10:30
Upper KS2 Break - 10:35 – 10:50
Lunch
Lunchtime is from 12.00 to 13.00.
Valuables
The school is unable to take responsibility for the wearing of watches. Please ensure your child does not bring any valuable or precious items to school.
Mobile phones ideally should not be brought to school. However, if you do require your child to have a phone for safety purposes they need to be left in the office and collected at the end of the day. Tablets and other valuables must not be brought in.
When sending in money please place in a sealed marked envelope. No responsibility can be taken for money left in the corridors.
Garland Junior School
Garland School is the continuation of Mrs Bland’s Parochial School, opened in 1873 on the site of the present Bland’s Court in Reading Road. The school moved to Mrs Bland’s School's present location in 1962. In June 1966 the junior section of Mrs Bland’s School left the Infants and moved to our Clayhill Road site.
The two schools aim to function as a primary school sharing the same philosophies of education and in 2023 Blands and Garland federated, creating a joined up and coherent team. We have close curricular and pastoral links with Mrs Bland’s Infant School and The Willink. The Headteachers work very closely together with the staff to ensure the continuation of education from 4-18 years.
The main school has a central hall with four corridors leading from it. Each corridor contains two classrooms and its own cloakroom facilities. Classrooms are large and equipped with an Interactive whiteboard, access to the internet and a wide range of stimulating resources. There is a dedicated ELSA room, a library area and two smaller classrooms which are used by groups of children working with Teaching Assistants and volunteer helpers.
In 2023, we completed renovations to The Bungalow, and are pleased to add 'The Hub' to our school facilities. The Hub provides three new amazing spaces for our school community to learn and grow together. It is a friendly, relaxing space in which children can get the support they need to build resilience. The Experience Room is a bright welcoming space for Funzone and other curriculum activites such as Music, the Nurture Room is a calm space for ELSA sessions and finally The Learning Room which is set up as a small classroom for small group work, helping all our pupils to achieve their full potential. To read the news article and find out more, check out 'The Hub' page on our site.