School Day & Holidays

Remember, absence affects learning:
Research suggests that 17 missed school days a year equal to a drop in one grade.
One school year at 90% attendance =4 whole weeks of lessons MISSED!

Please refer to the guide below:

90% = 4 weeks
80% = 8 weeks
70% = 12 weeks
60% = 16 weeks
50% = 20 weeks
40% = 24 weeks
30% = 28 weeks

Monday - Thursday	Friday
Registration 8.40 - 8.55	Registration 8.40 - 8.55
Period 1 8.55 - 9.55	Period 1 8.55 - 9.50
Period 2 9.55 - 10:55	Period 2 9.50 - 10:45
BREAK 10.44 - 11.10	BREAK 10.45 - 11.00
Period 3 11.10 - 12.10	Period 3 11.00 - 11:55
Period 4 12.10 - 1.10	Period 4 11.55 - 12.50
BREAK 1.10 - 1:50	BREAK 12.50 - 1:30
Registration 1.50 - 2.00	Registration 1.30 - 1.40
Period 5 2.00 - 3:00	Period 5 1.40 - 2.35

Pre Covid-19

School will end at: 3.00pm Monday – Thursday / 2.35pm Friday

Ruskin Community High School School Holiday Dates 2020/21

Term	Date of Closing	Term
Autumn Term Begins	****	Wednesday 2 September
Autumn Half-Term	Friday 23 October	Tuesday 3 November
Christmas 2020/2021	Friday 18 December	Tuesday 5 January
Spring Half Term	Friday 12 February	Monday 22 February
Easter	Thursday 1 April	Monday 19 April
May Day	Friday 30 April	Tuesday 4 May
Summer Half-Term	Friday 28 May	Monday 7 June
Summer	Wednesday 21 July	****

INSET: Designated staff training/preparation days:

Tuesday 1 September, 2020
Monday 2 November, 2020
Monday 4 January, 2021
2 days to be allocated

Ruskin Community High School School Holiday Dates 2021/22

Term	Date of Closing	Term
Autumn Term Begins	****	tbc
Autumn Half-Term	tbc	tbc
Christmas 2021/2022	tbc	tbc
Spring Half Term	tbc	tbc
Easter	tbc	tbc
May Day	tbc	tbc
Summer Half-Term	tbc	tbc
Summer	tbc	****

INSET: Designated staff training/preparation days:

Download printable 2020/2021 holiday dates (50kb pdf)