Dear Parents and Carers,
Following the completion of the statutory consultation process, the Governing Body has now considered the consultation responses and operational considerations relating to the proposed change to the secondary phase school day from September 2026. Having considered the feedback received from pupils, parents and staff, the Governing Body has approved the proposed change to the secondary phase school day from September 2026. The end of the Secondary Phase school day will now be 2:45pm.
The revised arrangements will begin from September 2026. The start of the school day and overall curriculum learning time will remain unchanged.
No changes are being made to the primary phase school day.
During the consultation process, several practical considerations were raised regarding lunchtime
arrangements, vulnerable pupils, traffic flow and families with children across both phases of the school.
These issues will now form part of the implementation planning for September.
This includes:
continued support arrangements for vulnerable pupils;
monitoring of lunchtime and catering arrangements;
discussions with the Local Authority regarding school transport;
supervision arrangements for pupils waiting for siblings at the end of the primary phase school day.
I would like to thank all parents, pupils and staff who contributed to the consultation process.
Kind regards,
Richard Rees
Headteacher
Ysgol Bae Baglan
