Absence From School - Holiday Requests Update 
Holiday Timetable 2009 - 2010
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Autumn Term 2009
Term Starts: Thursday 3 September 2009
Half Term: Monday 26 October 2009 – Friday 30 October 2009
Term Ends: Friday 18 December 2009
Spring Term 2010
Term Starts: Monday 4 January 2010
Half Term: Monday 15 February 2010– Friday 19 February 2010
Term Ends: Thursday 1 April 2010
Summer Term 2010
Term Starts: Monday 19 Apri 2010
Half Term: Monday 31 May 2010 – Friday 4 June 2010
Term Ends: Friday 23 July 2010
Additional Closures/Holiday Dates
Thursday 3 September 2009 - Staff Training Day
Friday 4 September 2009 - Staff Training Day
Monday 2 November 2009 - Staff Training Day
Monday 4 January 2010 - Staff Training Day
Thursday 1 April 2010 - Staff Training Day
Monday 3 May 2010 - May Bank Holiday
Timetable 
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The School is open and available to students from 8.15 am onwards on the understanding that the official time of commencement is 8.45 am and that before that time no responsibility for the safety of students can be accepted in the event of an accident. (Changing circumstances may make it necessary to amend these times).
The continuous school day does not permit students to leave the premises at mid-day. A cafeteria provides hot and cold snacks for sale mid-morning, and snacks and hot meals are also available during the lunch break. It runs on a pre-payment cashless card system. Students may bring their own packed lunch and eat it on the premises.
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Ofsted report 2010 - Main findings
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Light Hall is a good school that has improved in several key areas since its last inspection. Improvements in the quality of teaching and monitoring of students’ progress have led to improved achievement. Care, guidance and support are now outstanding. The school treats each student as an individual and ensures that they are able to make the best of the opportunities offered by the school. The school has excellent systems and procedures for safeguarding students’ welfare. These improvements since the last inspection demonstrate that the school has a good capacity to improve further.
Students are particularly successful at GCSE, attaining results well above the national average. They leave school prepared well for the transition to college or other training. Attainment in science has improved considerably this year, but remains below other subjects. The school has successfully implemented strategies to improve boys’ achievement and the gap between boys’ and girls’ attainment is beginning to close. Since the last inspection the school has introduced an effective tracking system that monitors students’ progress against suitably challenging targets. Students that are not making as much progress as they could are quickly identified and appropriate support strategies are put in place.
Although teaching is good overall, it ranges from satisfactory to outstanding. The most rapid and secure learning occurs when expectations are clear and students engage in challenging tasks that enable them to think independently. An effective strategy seen in many lessons was when students were encouraged to work in collaboration with their peers. However, a significant minority of lessons were only satisfactory. This was because, despite clear learning intentions, students were not given enough scope to explore ideas using interesting resources. The quality of marking and feedback is inconsistent, both across and within departments. The most effective marking gives students clear written information about what they have achieved and how they can improve.
The headteacher and senior leaders are fully aware of the school’s strengths and areas for development. There has been tangible progress made in tackling inconsistent practice across departments through the introduction of structured self-evaluation processes. However, these have only recently been introduced and their effectiveness is not evident across all departments. Read the full report
Related document: OFSTED Report December 2006
School Uniform
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| Girls - All Years |
Boys - All Years |
| All Years - Sportswear - Girls |
All Years - Sportswear - Boys |
* Please note the school badge is optional on these items.
Whole School Food Policy 
Activity Guides
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